package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Joe]

I was trying to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.10. I initiated the following commands:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Until there were no more packages to install. After rebooting the computer told me that there was a new release, and I should do a

sudo do-release-upgrade

So I did and I think I had to execute this twice. The final time I did this I got an error which I've attached via the commandline prompt to report a bug.

I have no issue with rebuilding my machine from scratch, but I am reporting this bug in the event the community finds the information useful.

Thanks
Joe

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aplay'
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'arecord'
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/dsp3', '/dev/dsp2', '/dev/dsp1', '/dev/dsp', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D2c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D4p', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC29', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer', '/dev/sequencer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA:
 country CN:
  (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5735 - 5835 @ 40), (N/A, 30)
Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'amixer'
Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'amixer'
Card29.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'amixer'
Card29.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'amixer'
Date: Sat Nov 24 09:49:01 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=15168dde-1e47-4ca5-8091-28349d78ac41
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-23 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: IBM 183222U
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.00-7ubuntu11
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill'
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-24 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: IBM
dmi.bios.version: 1RETDRWW (3.23 )
dmi.board.name: 183222U
dmi.board.vendor: IBM
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: IBM
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIBM:bvr1RETDRWW(3.23):bd06/18/2007:svnIBM:pn183222U:pvrThinkPadR50p:rvnIBM:rn183222U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnIBM:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 183222U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R50p
dmi.sys.vendor: IBM

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[Joe (josephpford)]

Please see this command/output. I'm guessing this may be related, no?

I am running this on a IBM ThinkPad R50p which has a Intel Pentium M 1.6 processor in it, which I KNOW does not work with 12.10 because of the non-pae bug.

Again, I don't care if this bug gets fixed or not, just adding information that may be useful for the community.

jford@ubuntu:/$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gcc-4.6-base libapt-inst1.4 libboost-iostreams1.46.1
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-3.5.0 linux-source-3.5.0 linux-tools
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/11.5 MB of archives.
After this operation, 25.0 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 72899 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic (from .../linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.29_i386.deb) ...
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.29_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.5.0-18-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.5.0-18-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic_3.5.0-18.29_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jford@ubuntu:/$