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ops0603 (mike-perkins) wrote : RE: [Bug 388923] Re: package linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.44 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10

Folks,

This problem can easily be resolved - and I have eliminated all the errors that previously appeared when attempting to apt-get update

Remove the other kernel versions - keep only the 2.6.28-13

It solved the problem immediately.

Cheers,
M.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of Charlie
Sent: June-29-09 10:26 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 388923] Re: package linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.44 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10

I have tried to change the menu.lst to point to the new kernel (from
2.6.28-12 to 2.6.28-13 in this case). When I tried to boot to the new
kernel, I got a "kernel panic" error message and my machine was frozen.

The command "sudo ls -la /boot" gives me the following output:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 529118 2009-04-17 10:41 abi-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 528128 2009-05-02 04:34 abi-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 528128 2009-06-02 16:41 abi-2.6.28-13-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96795 2009-04-17 10:41 config-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96768 2009-05-02 04:34 config-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96768 2009-06-02 16:41 config-2.6.28-13-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-29 09:39 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7539528 2009-05-06 13:43 initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7549063 2009-05-19 02:17 initrd.img-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 128796 2009-03-28 00:15 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1456232 2009-04-17 10:41 System.map-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1449762 2009-05-02 04:34 System.map-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1449762 2009-06-02 16:41 System.map-2.6.28-13-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1074 2009-04-17 10:43 vmcoreinfo-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1074 2009-05-02 04:36 vmcoreinfo-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1074 2009-06-02 16:42 vmcoreinfo-2.6.28-13-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3501776 2009-04-24 15:56 vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3487792 2009-05-02 04:34 vmlinuz-2.6.28-12-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3487792 2009-06-02 16:41 vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic

Any ideas on how to solve this problem?

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Status in �linux� package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
Ubuntu 9.04, Release 9.04

linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic:
  Installed: 2.6.28-13.44
  Candidate: 2.6.28-13.44
  Version table:
 *** 2.6.28-13.44 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

On running update manager, the following files are downloaded but do not install:

E: linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10
E: linux-backports-modules-2.6.28-13-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-backports-modules-jaunty-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-backports-modules-jaunty: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-image-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-restricted-modules-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: linux-generic: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a90270a2-355e-4237-9924-fd0aa77cdb9b
MachineType: Lenovo INVALID
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.44
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=76220dad-3c11-49ff-87d6-da4190a1c0f3 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic 2.6.28-13.44 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 10