I think the issue disappeared after a recent updating, with the latest
kernel is 4.4.x.

Jing Zhang
On 4/02/2016 8:16 AM, "Andy Whitcroft" <email address hidden> wrote:

> This looks like a failure in the plymouth hook:
>
>   run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
> 4.3.0-5-generic /boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-5-generic
>   update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-5-generic
>   sed: can't read
> /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth: No such file
> or directory
>   E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth failed with return 2.
>   update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.3.0-5-generic with 2.
>   run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return
> code 2
>   Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic.postinst line 1025.
>
> ** Package changed: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu Xenial) => plymouth (Ubuntu
> Xenial)
>
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> Title:
>   package linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic 4.3.0-5.16 failed to
>   install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
>   exited with return code 2
>
> Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
> Status in plymouth source package in Xenial:
>   Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>   hung during the boot time , after many retries.. it came back to the
>   login prompt
>
>   ProblemType: Package
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic 4.3.0-5.16
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-5.16-generic 4.3.3
>   Uname: Linux 4.3.0-5-generic i686
>   ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2
>   Architecture: i386
>   AudioDevicesInUse:
>    USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
>    /dev/snd/controlC0:  sysadmin   2731 F.... pulseaudio
>    /dev/snd/controlC1:  sysadmin   2731 F.... pulseaudio
>   Date: Thu Jan  7 23:24:23 2016
>   ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited
> with return code 2
>   HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0aaeb789-574f-4293-b953-3f84f02fe743
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-22 (139 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422)
>   Lsusb:
>    Bus 003 Device 031: ID 04f3:0111 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
>    Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
>    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
>    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E7440
>   ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.3.0-5-generic
> root=UUID=d3dfa265-52b0-4d9e-88c9-211a0272d159 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 2.02~beta2-32ubuntu1
>   SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
>   Title: package linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic 4.3.0-5.16 failed to
> install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited
> with return code 2
>   UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-01-08 (0 days ago)
>   dmi.bios.date: 05/01/2014
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: A09
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: 562268
>   dmi.board.name: 085VV3
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A00
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 562268
>   dmi.chassis.type: 9
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/01/2014:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn085VV3:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440
>   dmi.product.version: 01
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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