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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic 5.4.0-56.62 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Bug #1906473 reported by Shitong Chai on 2020-12-02

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 3 people

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

Bug Description

this problem occurs when I'm updating with `sudo apt full-upgrade`

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic 5.4.0-56.62
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-54.60-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-54-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: stchai 1235 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: stchai 1235 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Dec 2 11:24:21 2020
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b48c Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13d3:3408 IMC Networks
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 24ae:1100 RAPOO Rapoo 2.4G Wireless Device
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X550JX
ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-54-generic root=UUID=a61fc5f1-1f73-4cc2-aa33-b909b5fdd8b6 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.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.7
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic 5.4.0-56.62 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: 04/02/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X550JX.203
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: X550JX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX550JX.203:bd04/02/2015:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX550JX:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX550JX:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: X
dmi.product.name: X550JX
dmi.product.sku: ASUS-NotebookSKU
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

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Shitong Chai (chaihahaha) wrote on 2020-12-02:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (37.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (764 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (328 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (99.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (652 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (99.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (7.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (544 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (37.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci-vt.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-t.txt Edit (545 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb-v.txt Edit (31.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (9.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (4.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (6.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (112 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (206.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (585.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
acpidump.txt Edit (579.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2020-12-04:

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 2023-08-14:

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.