package linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic 3.2.0-29.46 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[hareesh gowtham]

error while upgrading from 10.04 amd 64 to 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC269VC Analog [ALC269VC Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hareesh 1872 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xf7f10000 irq 45'
   Mixer name : 'Intel PantherPoint HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,104d6800,00100202 HDA:80862806,104d6800,00100000'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 11
CurrentDmesg: [ 29.269328] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Date: Sun Sep 2 11:25:51 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20120214.2)
MachineType: Sony Corporation SVE14116GNB
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=01CD7E3EFE2CBF70 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: rts_pstor mei
Title: package linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic 3.2.0-29.46 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-09-02 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/26/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R0180E7
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0180E7:bd03/26/2012:svnSonyCorporation:pnSVE14116GNB:pvrC60AFHXN:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: SVE14116GNB
dmi.product.version: C60AFHXN
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

   This looks like a Grub issue rather than a kernel issue.
   /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub/locale.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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