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initramfs-tools package

package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143

Bug #951303 reported by RdeWit
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Bug Description

update-initramfs tried to grep some data from /proc/modules which had been rendered dead by a kernel oops during upgrade.
This forced me to kill the process for update-manager to continue.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initramfs-tools
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 10 13:49:07 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-10 (0 days ago)

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RdeWit (rdewit) wrote :
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RdeWit (rdewit) wrote :

See also related kernel oops bug: #951300

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

From the logs:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-030200-generic
Terminated
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-030200-generic with 143.

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