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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.4.0-47-generic 5.4.0-47.51 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1895416 reported by Chuck Mattice on 2020-09-12

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 4 people

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

Bug Description

This occurred doing a cli apt upgrade. May be due to /boot being too full, may not. Saw write permission problems on the screen.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-47-generic 5.4.0-47.51
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: lkp_Ubuntu_5_4_0_42_46_generic_70
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: chuck 3514 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Sep 12 17:46:20 2020
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=53b045cd-14a6-40e2-bda3-8b25923c8c21
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-19 (2519 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Lsusb-t:
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/6p, 5000M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/8p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-42-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.3
RfKill:

SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.4.0-47-generic 5.4.0-47.51 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-24 (50 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH

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Chuck Mattice (ctmattice) wrote on 2020-09-12:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (17.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (6.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (468 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (52.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (821 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (52.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (12.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (42.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (145 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (6.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (721 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (7.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (839 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (100.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (78.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2020-09-21:

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

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

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Randall Whitman (ubuntu-whizman) wrote on 2023-01-25:

Cross-reference, among others:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1988299
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1355026
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1360556

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote on 2023-08-14:

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.