[Bug 1911789] Re: package linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
iPadGuy
1911789 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Jan 16 03:24:12 UTC 2021
I did a routine `sudo apt-get update` that resulted in the same error.
When I attempted to fix it with `sudo apt-get install -f`, I got the
following output:
sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.3) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6.3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-38-generic
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/mdadm failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-38-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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Title:
package linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 failed to
install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
exited with return code 1
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Upon upgrading the following error has been observed. I am not sure
what caused this error. So i am attaching the whole list of things
happened just before the error observed.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38 linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-generic-hwe-20.04 linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 linux-libc-dev
4 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 78.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 372 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic amd64 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 [15.0 MB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic amd64 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 [9,500 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic amd64 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 [40.1 MB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-generic-hwe-20.04 amd64 5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23 [1,932 B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 amd64 5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23 [2,624 B]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38 all 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 [11.3 MB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic amd64 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 [1,237 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 amd64 5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23 [2,516 B]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-libc-dev amd64 5.4.0-62.70 [1,116 kB]
Fetched 78.4 MB in 2min 19s (564 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic.
(Reading database ... 239086 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic.
Preparing to unpack .../1-linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic.
Preparing to unpack .../2-linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../3-linux-generic-hwe-20.04_5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) over (5.8.0.36.40~20.04.21) ...
Preparing to unpack .../4-linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04_5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) over (5.8.0.36.40~20.04.21) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38.
Preparing to unpack .../5-linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38 (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic.
Preparing to unpack .../6-linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic_5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../7-linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04_5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) over (5.8.0.36.40~20.04.21) ...
Preparing to unpack .../8-linux-libc-dev_5.4.0-62.70_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.4.0-62.70) over (5.4.0-60.67) ...
Setting up linux-modules-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.4.0-62.70) ...
Setting up linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
I: /boot/vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to vmlinuz-5.8.0-36-generic
I: /boot/initrd.img.old is now a symlink to initrd.img-5.8.0-36-generic
I: /boot/vmlinuz is now a symlink to vmlinuz-5.8.0-38-generic
I: /boot/initrd.img is now a symlink to initrd.img-5.8.0-38-generic
Setting up linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-38 (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Setting up linux-headers-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.8.0-38-generic
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
applying patch disable_fstack-clash-protection_fcf-protection.patch...patching file Kbuild
Hunk #1 succeeded at 85 (offset 14 lines).
Building module:
cleaning build area.....
unset ARCH; [ ! -h /usr/bin/cc ] && export CC=/usr/bin/gcc; env NV_VERBOSE=1 'make' -j4 NV_EXCLUDE_BUILD_MODULES='' KERNEL_UNAME=5.8.0-38-generic IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 SYSSRC=/lib/modul
es/5.8.0-38-generic/build LD=/usr/bin/ld.bfd modules.......................................
Signing module:
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-38-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-modeset.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-38-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-drm.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-38-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-uvm.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-38-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia.ko
Secure Boot not enabled on this system.
cleaning build area...
DKMS: build completed.
nvidia.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-modeset.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-drm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-uvm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-38-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod...
DKMS: install completed.
...done.
Setting up linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
Setting up linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) ...
Setting up linux-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.38.43~20.04.23) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic (5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.8.0-38-generic
...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-38-generic
sync: error syncing '/boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-38-generic': Input/output error
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic (--configure):
installed linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Jan 14 22:31:39 2021
ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-29 (16 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic 5.8.0-38.43~20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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