package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[drewp]

trying 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 8 18:30:23 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic root=UUID=3efdfb1e-397e-4c2a-ab46-8ec5a1a382d9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-09 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[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)]

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]