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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17

Bug #298511 reported by steveo on 2008-11-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #292159: MASTER update-initramfs is disabled since running on a live CD but it is running from a flash drive. . Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

system crashed will not boot

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
LsUsb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.gz quiet splash --
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.14-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17

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steveo (loulou68) wrote on 2008-11-15:

BootDmesg.gz Edit (13.4 KiB, application/x-gzip)
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (9.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.gz Edit (35.9 KiB, application/x-gzip)
HalComputerInfo.txt Edit (2.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (34.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuInfo.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2008-11-17:

Thanks for your report.

Are you trying to upgrade from a live cd or a memory stick ?

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ALuchuk (aluchuk) wrote on 2008-11-18:

i am working from a 8Gb sdhd card in an adapter, but I booted from a starter CD because my system does not support boot from USB

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2008-11-18:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 292159, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.