[Bug 601189] Re: package linux-image-2.6.32-23-server failed to install: grub-probe throws out-of-memory error

[Po-Hsu Lin]

Closing this bug with Won't fix as this kernel / release is no longer supported.
Please feel free to open a new bug report if you're still experiencing this on a newer release (Bionic 18.04.3 / Disco 19.04)
Thanks!

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  package linux-image-2.6.32-23-server failed to install: grub-probe
  throws out-of-memory error

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  When trying to install new kernel:
  grub-probe throws "out of memory" error, causing update-grub to fail with exit status 1.

  Apt transcript follows:

  Log started: 2010-07-02  14:38:12
  Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-23-server (2.6.32-23.37) ...
  Running depmod.
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-server
  Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: out of memory.
  User postinst hook script [/usr/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-23-server (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-server:
   linux-image-server depends on linux-image-2.6.32-23-server; however:
    Package linux-image-2.6.32-23-server is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-server (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-server:
   linux-server depends on linux-image-server (= 2.6.32.23.24); however:
    Package linux-image-server is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-server (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-2.6.32-23-server
   linux-image-server
   linux-server
  Log ended: 2010-07-02  14:38:30

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: linux-image-2.6.32-23-server 2.6.32-23.37
  Regression: Yes
  Reproducible: Yes
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-server x86_64
  AlsaDevices: Error: command ['ls', '-l', '/dev/snd/'] failed with exit code 2: ls: cannot access /dev/snd/: No such file or directory
  AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Date: Fri Jul  2 14:30:48 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 003: ID 413c:2005 Dell Computer Corp. RT7D50 Keyboard
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical Wheel Mouse
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  PciMultimedia:
   
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server root=UUID=1bff9174-0c2d-4050-94cb-c765ebe896a6 ro quiet
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: linux
  dmi.bios.date: 07/26/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 080010
  dmi.board.name: TYAN High-End Dual AMD Opteron, S2882
  dmi.board.vendor: TYAN
  dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080010:bd07/26/2006:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnTYAN:rnTYANHigh-EndDualAMDOpteron,S2882:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

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