package linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.37 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Steve White]

This was doing an update from an 11.10 system.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: VT82xx [HDA VIA VT82xx], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: swhite 1633 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'VT82xx'/'HDA VIA VT82xx at 0xfd400000 irq 67'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC272'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,144dc04e,00100001'
   Controls : 17
   Simple ctrls : 9
Date: Wed May 9 14:12:29 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=46194f9d-9495-4b1b-bb66-820c9945507c
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. NC20/NB20
ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=3e239564-3bae-4ea0-8986-66db90012f13 ro 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
Title: package linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.37 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-09 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/22/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: 09MQ
dmi.board.name: NC20/NB20
dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr09MQ:bd04/22/2009:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pnNC20/NB20:pvr08MQ:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnNC20/NB20:rvr:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: NC20/NB20
dmi.product.version: 08MQ
dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

   run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-24-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
   Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic.postinst line 110.
   dpkg: error processing linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic (--configure):

   Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic.postinst line 110.
   dpkg: error processing linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
   dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
    linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic; however:

     Package linux-headers-3.2.0-24-generic is not configured yet.
   dpkg: error processing linux-headers-generic (--configure):
    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

[Steve White (stevan-white)]

I don't see that this had any serious effects.
I ran "fix broken packages" from synaptic. No sign it did anything.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Steve White (stevan-white)]

Hi,

This report was auto-generated due to some problem. I'm not sure even what it was complaining about.

Anyway, upgrades seem now to be working OK, so I'll mark it "invalid".
(Man, "invalid" is such a demeaning and inappropriate term -- I wish there were other categories.)