package linux-generic 3.2.0.24.26 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Tijn Boissevain]

Just upgraded from an up to date 11.10 to 12.04 using regular update manager

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-generic
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.29-generic 3.0.20
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: tijn 2227 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country DE:
  (2400 - 2483 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5150 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20), NO-OUTDOOR
  (5250 - 5350 @ 40), (N/A, 20), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS
  (5470 - 5725 @ 40), (N/A, 26), DFS
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6960000 irq 45'
   Mixer name : 'Intel IbexPeak HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d76d5,1028040a,00100104 HDA:80862804,80860101,00100000'
   Controls : 19
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Sun May 6 17:39:54 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=db54d608-c0e2-4121-8e3f-ef81100567e5
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6410
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic root=UUID=3e4417b3-61ea-4a5d-aa15-451d43ada594 ro splash quiet quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3
SourcePackage: linux-meta
Title: package linux-generic 3.2.0.24.26 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-06 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0667CC
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd07/08/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6410:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0667CC:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6410
dmi.product.version: 0001
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

   dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
    linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic; however:
     Package linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic is not configured yet.

[Tijn Boissevain (tijn-boissevain)]

In bug #995555 Brian Murrey suggested a syntax-error in /etc/default/grub

I did not ever edit or even open /etc/default/grub but did now and i found a missing double-quote in the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" only by comparing it to an other machine. In /etc/default I also found a file called grub.ucf-old and the line there said GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" splash quiet" The upgrade-script of 12.04 LTS must have garbled it.