package linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1 -> I/O error

[Smeet]

Unable to install the package.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: smeet 1817 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Tue Dec 6 09:46:25 2016
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=e0452b32-85ea-4b59-8c8a-2a31d97b13c8
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-03 (306 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta i386 (20150805)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System Manufacturer System Product Name
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-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~beta2-36ubuntu3.2
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-30 (128 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080012
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: LG-95C
dmi.board.vendor: www.abit.com.tw
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: System Enclosure Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080012:bd09/13/2007:svnSystemManufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnwww.abit.com.tw:rnLG-95C:rvr1.0:cvnSystemEnclosureManufacturer:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Benjamin Drung (bdrung)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The relevant dpkg terminal log says:

cp: error reading '/sbin/e2fsck': Input/output error

dmesg shows:

[39600.144088] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0
[39600.144097] ata3.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[39600.144103] ata3.00: failed command: READ DMA
[39600.144114] ata3.00: cmd c8/00:00:80:fe:b1/00:00:00:00:00/e1 tag 0 dma 131072 in
                        res 51/40:00:75:ff:b1/00:00:00:00:00/e1 Emask 0x9 (media error)
[39600.144120] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[39600.144124] ata3.00: error: { UNC }
[39600.255501] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133
[39600.255532] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[39600.255541] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor]
[39600.255547] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed
[39600.255554] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 CDB: Read(10) 28 00 01 b1 fe 80 00 01 00 00
[39600.255560] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 28442485

So generating the initramfs fails because of your device /dev/sda having (hardware) problems. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.