crash on run after apt-get install

[Jeff Abrahamson]

$ sudo apt-get install powertop
$ sudo powertop
<kernel panic follows>

Hypothesis: something is set on install so that on next reboot the kernel is ready to deal with powertop? In this case, propose either powertop checks on start if it can run or else, if that's not possible, install emits a warning.

If the hypothesis is false, I can't add much more to the bug, I'm afraid, but to note that it happened.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: powertop 1.97-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 1 14:29:56 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook-Remix 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.4)
SourcePackage: powertop
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-30 (92 days ago)

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Hi Jeff,
   I reckon that given you're getting a kernel panic it's probably right for this to be against the kernel (even if it's triggered by powertop). You'll probably get some requests to run apport-collect to collect kernel logs now.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 970788

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

Closing this bug with Won't fix as this kernel / release is no longer supported.
Please feel free to open a new bug report if you're still experiencing this on a newer release (Bionic 18.04.3 / Disco 19.04)
Thanks!