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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic 4.15.0-36.39 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2

Bug #1796180 reported by ELDRIDGE MOUNT on 2018-10-04

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1568071: package initramfs-tools 0.122ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2: Cannot fork. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

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

Bug Description

This is nearly identical to bug #1795678, but I note that errno 2 is returned, not 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic 4.15.0-36.39
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: gdm 1638 F.... pulseaudio
emount 2667 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Thu Oct 4 16:20:25 2018
Df:

Dmesg:

ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-15 (322 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9560
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-34-generic root=UUID=ad47f34e-3e20-4f5d-9f96-d5ecbad7848f ro quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0 vt.handoff=1
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc N/A
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic 4.15.0-36.39 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/23/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.9.4
dmi.board.name: 05FFDN
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.9.4:bd04/23/2018:svnDellInc.:pnXPS159560:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn05FFDN:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9560
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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ELDRIDGE MOUNT (emount) wrote on 2018-10-04:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (43.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (3.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (289 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (96.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (6.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (24.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DuplicateSignature.txt Edit (801 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (538 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (44.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (416 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (10.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (6.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (8.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (113 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (224.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (164.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2018-10-04

tags:

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote on 2018-10-09:

Processing triggers for linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic (4.15.0-36.39) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-36-generic
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/framebuffer: 84: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/framebuffer: Cannot fork
/usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 777: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: Cannot fork
/usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: 181: /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs: Cannot fork
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs: 165: /usr/sbin/update-initramfs: Cannot fork
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-4.15.0-36-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-12-15:

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 1568071, 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.