package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jeff Lane ]

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

During an upgrade from 10.04 LTS to 10.10 on AMD64, a popup dialog opened saying:

Could not install 'initramfs-tools'

The upgrade will continue but the initramfs-tools package may not be in a working state. Please consider submitting a bug report about it.

subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: initramfs-tools 0.98ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 1 14:12:09 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Could you please attach whatever logs you have available? /var/log/apt/term.log and /var/log/dpkg.log should be a decent start.

[Jeff Lane  (bladernr)]

Here are the files requested, Colin...

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks. This is the same as bug 603053 - unfortunately the failure is due to a third-party package which isn't shipped in Ubuntu so we can't fix it.

[Jeff Lane  (bladernr)]

This seems to have been this bug: 603053 and this is apparently the fix to that issue (iscan complains about hooks and causes initramfs-tools to choke)... I have not tested this as I have other problems to worry about now, but putting the debian bug post here in case someone else needs it.

From: Alesh Slovak <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: Updated iscan-data packages released
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:56:29 +0900

Hello,

Just letting everyone know that we've released updated iscan-data packages
(1.0.1) that should fix this issue.

Announcement:
http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/news/id000840.php

Download page:
http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone who helped track down and fix this problem.

Happy scanning,
--
Alesh Slovak Linux Team -- AVASYS Corporation
<email address hidden> http://avasys.jp