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initramfs-tools package

package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139

Bug #1418416 reported by Ákos Maróy on 2015-02-05

This bug affects 1 person

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

Bug Description

I got this automatic error when starting / logging in my 14.10 box

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
AptOrdering:
linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic: Remove
linux-image-3.16.0-28-generic: Remove
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC3: akos 3406 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC2: akos 3406 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: akos 3406 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: akos 3406 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Thu Feb 5 09:54:45 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic:(not installed):run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c2aeb827-01db-4309-a6db-4f26829ab7fd
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-06 (425 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-OC
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic root=UUID=c1624646-d712-484b-8c55-a62a417463f3 ro quiet splash
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~beta2-15
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-01-04 (31 days ago)
WifiSyslog:

dmi.bios.date: 03/14/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F3
dmi.board.name: X58A-OC
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF3:bd03/14/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-OC:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-OC:rvr:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: X58A-OC
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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Ákos Maróy (akos-maroy) wrote on 2015-02-05:

AlsaInfo.txt Edit (62.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (67.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CRDA.txt Edit (203 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (628 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (79.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (1.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (782 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (52.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (1.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (6.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (221.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (454.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2015-02-05

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

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

Removing linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic (3.16.0-28.38) ...
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 3.16.0-28-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.16.0-28-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.16.0-28-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-28-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-28-generic
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-28-generic with 139.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 139
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-28-generic (--remove):
subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

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

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