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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-3.13.0-71-generic 3.13.0-71.114 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1522501 reported by Stephen Hobbie on 2015-12-03

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #798414: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

/boot has insufficient free space errors out package.. get this error regularly with updates.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-71-generic 3.13.0-71.114
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-71.114-generic 3.13.11-ckt29
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-71-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC3: btas 2520 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC2: btas 2520 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: btas 2520 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: btas 2520 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Wed Dec 2 15:20:24 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-71-generic:3.13.0-71.114:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=58ac00c5-e186-4a69-bfa4-39033d10ef1f
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-04 (273 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H55M-USB3
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-71-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root 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 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-71-generic 3.13.0-71.114 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F6
dmi.board.name: H55M-USB3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF6:bd02/12/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnH55M-USB3:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnH55M-USB3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: H55M-USB3
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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Stephen Hobbie (stephenhobbie) wrote on 2015-12-03:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (51.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (68.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (257 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (639 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (72.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (7.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (48.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (757 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (172.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (372.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (113.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2015-12-15

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2015-12-15:

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

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-07-17:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 798414, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.