package linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic 3.13.0-73.116 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

[Mark Rice]

Received error on boot after last update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic 3.13.0-73.116
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-73.116-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-73-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: mark 2186 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: mark 2186 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Fri Dec 18 13:13:47 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic:3.13.0-73.116: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
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: MSI MS-7635
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-73-generic root=/dev/sda1 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~beta2-9ubuntu1.6
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic 3.13.0-73.116 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: 02/02/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.3
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: H55M-ED55 (MS-7635)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.3:bd02/02/2010:svnMSI:pnMS-7635:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnH55M-ED55(MS-7635):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7635
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

From the logs, we have a failure i the vdfuse hook:

  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-73-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-73-generic
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-73-generic
  E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/vdfuse failed with return 1.
  update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-73-generic with 1.
  run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1