package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jay]

upgrade problem and this error showed up. I was originally trying to reinstall grub, but this got in the way. Now what do I do?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic-pae 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Thu Nov 22 10:05:55 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.initramfs.tools.initramfs.conf: 2012-10-15T20:21:07

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

From the logs:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-30-generic-pae
/cow: No such file or directory
mkinitramfs: for root /cow missing /cow /sys/block/ entry
mkinitramfs: workaround is MODULES=most