package linux-firmware 1.157.14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Luana Barreto]

no

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.157.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-52.86+bdw1-generic 3.13.11-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 6 20:20:20 2017
Dependencies:

DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-05 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.157.14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Forshee (sforshee)]

One of the scripts which is run while generating the initramfs is returning an error.

E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/casper-memdisk failed with return 1.

I don't know what package that comes from, but the problem is with that script and not a problem in linux-firmware itself.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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