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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 137

Bug #1233081 reported by Mark Koczwara on 2013-09-30

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Software update locked the computer - after 2 hours performed hard reset (feels like: http://goo.gl/r1u6n)
Now I get notifications that there are some sort of errors...

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: mk 2088 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Mon Sep 30 09:59:14 2013
Df:

Dmesg:

DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic:(not installed):run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 137
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 137
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=36e0eda4-6d04-43fb-9113-509574ab90d7
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-06 (235 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M90
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root 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 2.00-13ubuntu3
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 137
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-15 (138 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/19/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A04
dmi.board.name: 0YD632
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd10/19/2006:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM90:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YD632:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision M90
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Mark Koczwara (mk-c) wrote on 2013-09-30:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (19.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
AptOrdering.txt Edit (709 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (59.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (257 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (11.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
HookError_cloud_archive.txt Edit (500 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
IwConfig.txt Edit (543 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (32.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (731 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
RfKill.txt Edit (112 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (129.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (299.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
WifiSyslog.txt Edit (240.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2013-09-30

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote on 2015-08-16:

It seems the system ran out of ram during the install:

update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.8.0-31-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.8.0-31-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic
/usr/sbin/dkms: fork: Cannot allocate memory
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.8.0-31-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-31-generic
Killed
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 137
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.8.0-31-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Triaged

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