package linux-image-2.6.32-31-generic 2.6.32-31.61 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Horrace Foster]

What do you want me to say I dont know what happened!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-31-generic 2.6.32-31.61
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC2: horrace 2381 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: horrace 2381 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf9d78000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP78 HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:10de0002,10de0101,00100000'
   Controls : 4
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card0.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [off]
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x47f0xad01'/'USB Device 0x47f:0xad01 at usb-0000:00:04.1-3.2, full speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB047f:ad01'
   Controls : 5
   Simple ctrls : 3
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xfebfc000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Creative CA0110-IBG'
   Components : 'HDA:1102000a,11021006,00100000'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 11
Date: Fri Apr 22 00:29:33 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Frequency: This has only happened once.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0e20568d-2ec3-4651-9d94-8d7c6fff7cf8
InstallationMedia: Oz Unity Debut - Release i386
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth1 no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: MSI MS-7375
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=4d3f96c9-6803-482c-b092-8b2d181bdcaa ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.7
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-31-generic 2.6.32-31.61 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V2.8
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: K9N2 Diamond (MS-7375)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV2.8:bd10/12/2010:svnMSI:pnMS-7375:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnK9N2Diamond(MS-7375):rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: MS-7375
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From VarLogDistUpgradeApttermlog.gz:

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.32-31-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic^M
Traceback (most recent call last):^M
  File "/usr/bin/nvidia-detector", line 8, in <module>^M
    a = NvidiaDetection(printonly=True)^M
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 85, in __init__^M
    self.printSelection()^M
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 408, in printSelection^M
    driver = self.selectDriver()^M
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/NvidiaDetector/nvidiadetector.py", line 328, in selectDriver^M
    choice = self.driversForCards[self.driversForCards.keys()[0]][0]^M
IndexError: list index out of range^M
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 1^M

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Reassigning to nvidia-common since the crash occurs in nvidia-detector.