update-grub fails on custom kernel

[Don Porter]

Binary package hint: grub

Hi,

I am trying to build a custom 2.6.34 kernel on 10.04.1, and I cannot get it to interoperate with the automatic grub updating scripts. I am using grub 1.

When I try to install the make-kpkg'd kernel package (called -unmod here), I get this output:

porterde@yorke:/boot/grub$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.34-unmod (1) ...
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.34-unmod /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-server
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-server
Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.34-unmod (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.34-unmod
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I spent a fair bit of time searching similar bug reports, and I came up empty handed.

I can work-around the problem by manually running update-grub, but I'd like to be able to automatically update my menu.lst.

Any advice on how to resolve this problem would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Don

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: grub 0.97-29ubuntu60
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-server 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 21 21:40:29 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_CTYPE=POSIX
SourcePackage: grub

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 03:47:59AM -0000, Don Porter wrote:
> I am trying to build a custom 2.6.34 kernel on 10.04.1, and I cannot get
> it to interoperate with the automatic grub updating scripts. I am using
> grub 1.
>
> When I try to install the make-kpkg'd kernel package (called -unmod
> here), I get this output:
[...]
> User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20

Can you try this with:

  sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get -f install

[Don Porter (porterde)]

On 09/22/2010 08:22 AM, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 03:47:59AM -0000, Don Porter wrote:
>
>> I am trying to build a custom 2.6.34 kernel on 10.04.1, and I cannot get
>> it to interoperate with the automatic grub updating scripts. I am using
>> grub 1.
>>
>> When I try to install the make-kpkg'd kernel package (called -unmod
>> here), I get this output:
>>
> [...]
>
>> User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20
>>
> Can you try this with:
>
> sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get -f install
>
>
Sure: Here's the relevant portion of the output:

Setting up linux-image-2.6.34-unmod (1) ...
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
linux-image-2.6.34-unmod
debconf (developer): starting
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.34-unmod.config configure 1
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): starting
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.34-unmod.postinst configure 1
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.34-unmod
/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
debconf (developer): <-- update-initramfs: Generating
/boot/initrd.img-2.6.34-unmod
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-olf
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-server
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-server
Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
debconf (developer): <-- X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE
/var/lib/dpkg/info/grub.templates grub
User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20
debconf (developer): --> 0
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.34-unmod (--install):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
  linux-image-2.6.34-unmod
porterde@yorke:~$

Thanks!
Don

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 02:23:11PM -0000, Don Porter wrote:
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.34-unmod
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
> debconf (developer): <-- update-initramfs: Generating
> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.34-unmod

The bug is here; this line should not be being sent to debconf. Could
you attach your copy of /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs?

[Don Porter (porterde)]

Attached. I wanted my kernel package to generate an initramfs, which it
wasn't doing by default, so I copied

/usr/share/doc/kernel-package/examples/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs

following some notes I found on the internet. The script is otherwise
unmodified.

Did I err in copying this, or perhaps the example script has a bug?

Thanks,
Don

On 09/22/2010 11:37 AM, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 02:23:11PM -0000, Don Porter wrote:
>
>> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.34-unmod
>> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.34-unmod
>> debconf (developer):<-- update-initramfs: Generating
>> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.34-unmod
>>
> The bug is here; this line should not be being sent to debconf. Could
> you attach your copy of /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs?
>
>

[Stengah (makhataev)]

Sorry, did you solve this problem?
When i try "sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get -f install", i get this output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela (2.6.38.6-candela-10.00.Custom) ...
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela.config configure
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela.postinst configure
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2.0
debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
debconf (developer): <-- CAPB backup
debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/force-build-link 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
debconf (developer): <-- update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38.6-candela
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/yaird 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
debconf (developer): <-- X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub.templates grub
User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20
debconf (developer): --> 0
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

p.s. sorry for my bad english=(

[Don Porter (porterde)]

I never solved this problem.

On 05/22/2011 02:16 PM, Stengah wrote:
> Sorry, did you solve this problem?
> When i try "sudo DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer apt-get -f install", i get this output:
>
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela (2.6.38.6-candela-10.00.Custom) ...
> debconf (developer): frontend started
> debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela
> debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela.config configure
> debconf (developer):<-- VERSION 2.0
> debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
> debconf (developer): starting /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela.postinst configure
> debconf (developer):<-- VERSION 2.0
> debconf (developer): --> 0 2.0
> debconf (developer):<-- CAPB backup
> debconf (developer): --> 0 multiselect escape backup
> Running depmod.
> Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/force-build-link 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> debconf (developer):<-- update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38.6-candela
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/yaird 2.6.38.6-candela /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> Running postinst hook script update-grub.
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
> Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
> Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
> Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38.6-candela
> Found GRUB 2: /boot/grub/core.img
> Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
> debconf (developer):<-- X_LOADTEMPLATEFILE /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub.templates grub
> User postinst hook script [update-grub] exited with value 20
> debconf (developer): --> 0
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 128
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> linux-image-2.6.38.6-candela
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> p.s. sorry for my bad english=(
>

[dino99 (9d9)]

Lucid is no more a supported version; and grub legacy upstream is also stopped, only receiving possible random fixes locally