package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic 3.5.0-18.29 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[fhein]

grub-mkconfig hangs the installer.. "Details" contains the following:

Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-18-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-17-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
Found Ubuntu 11.04 (11.04) on /dev/sda3

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic 3.5.0-18.29
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: johan 2037 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: johan 2037 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Date: Wed Nov 7 19:19:13 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d0ecfaf8-794a-4728-992e-825594e9e9b5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-15 (389 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 eth1 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-DS4
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=ec8b2963-1343-4b74-9351-f697d7aa9b62 ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.00-7ubuntu11
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic 3.5.0-18.29 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-03 (3 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/11/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F8b
dmi.board.name: EP45-DS4
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8b:bd07/11/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP45-DS4:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP45-DS4:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP45-DS4
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[fhein (johan-oljud)]

Somehow the floppy kernel module causes "linux-boot-probler /dev/sda3" to freeze (I don't have a floppy, but syslog indicated that something was trying to read fd0). After disabling floppy in BIOS I can now run grub-mkconfig normally again.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

3.5 EOL,
please feel free to open a new bug if you're still encounter this issue with newer releases.