jockey-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking()

1) Lucid Lynx - Alpha 2

2) jockey-gtk 0.5.6-0ubuntu2

3) To check for new updates

4) Update Manager does not work now. Followed directions to fix it (sudo apt-get install -f and got this message: run sudo dpkg --configure -a, and received this message:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.92bubuntu64) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
cpio: ./lib/udev/firmware.sh: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-12-generic
dpkg: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
sef@sefmeg:~$ )

ProblemType: Crash
.var.log.jockey.log:
 2010-02-10 12:56:40,808 DEBUG: updating <jockey.detection.LocalKernelModulesDriverDB instance at 0x2821b48>
 2010-02-10 12:56:40,809 DEBUG: reading modalias file /lib/modules/2.6.32-11-generic/modules.alias
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 99b5eeec5c67d3139a8cafec670cdb05
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Wed Feb 10 12:56:41 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/jockey-gtk
InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info'
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.6-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-12-generic root=UUID=8f574b58-fff6-4850-88b3-82908dea9abe ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/jockey-gtk -c
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.17-generic
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/jockey-gtk', '-c']
SourcePackage: jockey
Title: jockey-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking()
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 06/03/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 0G848F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd06/03/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.