Comment 74 for bug 798414

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PcB Computer Support (pc-t) wrote : Re: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error when there isn't enough free space

ere my solution for UBUNTU whit simple install of one ubuntu 15.4

Error of Bootintrams Update

1. Open a terminal

2. Then check what for kernel u use : enter „cat /proc/version“ in Terminal
OUTPUT something like:
Linux version x.xx.x-XX-generic …

3.open Filemanager with Root rights in Terminal Ubuntu Nautilus
Tipe in terminal „gksudo nautilus“
or kdesudo dolphin,gksudo thunar, gksudo pcmanfm, gksudo caja
then enter

4. The Nautilus open with root rights (attention now)
got to /Boot folder

5. select and kill all file beginning with
abi AND config AND initrt AND system.map AND vmlinuz
but only the file where have not the right system number verified with cat /proc/version before (Linux version x.xx.x-XX-generic) and ATTENTION LEFT all files abi AND config AND initrt AND system.map AND vmlinuz with these number and left all the other files with memtest

6. then go to terminal and set
A: sudo update-grub (ENTER)
B: sudo apt-get update (ENTER)
C: sudo apt-get upgrade (ENTER)

7. Rebot the system

IT works fine and now everytime i got the intram error i do the same again and it works

but could someone help us to enlarge the boot sector?

or to create a repair file to go step by step to resolve the problem
and implementing next release to get bigger boot sector ?? With best regards
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