I have exactly the same error here. I tried to build my own kernel. All is ok, but when I try to install the *.deb, I get the error during the package configuration.
There is my configuration :
- Ubuntu 8.10. Installed from scratch, no upgrades from a previous version.
- Nvidia Driver version : 177.80 (from official Ubuntu repositories)
- Kernel sources from official Ubuntu repositories, with the phc patch
There is my error :
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Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 20
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27custom.postinst line 1181.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.27custom (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.27custom
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-2.6.27custom (2.6.27custom-10.00.Custom) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
initrd.img(/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27custom
) points to /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27custom
(/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27custom) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27custom.postinst line 583.
vmlinuz(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27custom
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27custom
(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27custom) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27custom.postinst line 583.
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.4.old
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.4
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27custom
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 20
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.27custom.postinst line 1181.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.27custom (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.27custom
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I have exactly the same error here. I tried to build my own kernel. All is ok, but when I try to install the *.deb, I get the error during the package configuration.
There is my configuration :
- Ubuntu 8.10. Installed from scratch, no upgrades from a previous version.
- Nvidia Driver version : 177.80 (from official Ubuntu repositories)
- Kernel sources from official Ubuntu repositories, with the phc patch
There is my error : postinst. d. postinst. d/dkms postinst. d/nvidia- common postinst. d/nvidia- common exited with return code 20 postinst. d at /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-image- 2.6.27custom. postinst line 1181. 2.6.27custom (--configure): image-2. 6.27custom 2.6.27custom (2.6.27custom- 10.00.Custom) ... img(/boot/ initrd. img-2.6. 27custom img-2.6. 27custom initrd. img-2.6. 27custom) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-image- 2.6.27custom. postinst line 583. /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.27custom 2.6.27custom vmlinuz- 2.6.27custom) -- doing nothing at /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-image- 2.6.27custom. postinst line 583. 2.6.27. 4.old 2.6.27. 4 2.6.27custom 2.6.27- 7-generic +.bin
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Examining /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-image-
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
initrd.
) points to /boot/initrd.
(/boot/
vmlinuz(
) points to /boot/vmlinuz-
(/boot/
Running postinst hook script update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Examining /etc/kernel/ postinst. d. postinst. d/dkms postinst. d/nvidia- common postinst. d/nvidia- common exited with return code 20 postinst. d at /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-image- 2.6.27custom. postinst line 1181. 2.6.27custom (--configure): image-2. 6.27custom
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: /etc/kernel/
Failed to process /etc/kernel/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-
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Has anybody an idea about this bug?
Regards