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package linux-firmware 1.187.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1905195 reported by Lucien SAMUEL
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Bug Description

Upgrade from Ubuntu 18-04 (LTS) to 20.04 (LTS).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.187.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-125.128-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-125-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: gdm 1660 F.... pulseaudio
                      ba03346 13324 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: gdm 1660 F.... pulseaudio
                      ba03346 13324 F.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sun Nov 22 13:51:18 2020
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=bdfb5b60-2f66-45e6-a1fc-7c87d5f3867d
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-20 (1190 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-125-generic root=UUID=66854b36-6a3e-46f6-930d-2c9ca2f26faf ro
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc N/A
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.187.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/22/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0906
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: STRIX Z270E GAMING
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0906:bd03/22/2017:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnSTRIXZ270EGAMING:rvrRev1.xx:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Lucien SAMUEL (ba03346) wrote :
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Lucien SAMUEL (ba03346) wrote :

Upgrade from Ubuntu 18-04 (LTS) to 20.04 (LTS).

Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Seth Forshee (sforshee) wrote :

From the dpkg terminal log:

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-125-generic
Fatal: raid_setup: stat("/dev/disk/by-id/ata-TOSHIBA_MK5055GSX_Z9K8SF7NS")
run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//runlilo exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
 installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

So the error is coming from a lilo script run when generating the initramfs. I'm not sure what reason you might have for having lilo installed, but if it's not needed you might consider removing it.

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Seth Forshee (sforshee) wrote :

Added lilo as an affected package.

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