[Bug 1913500] Re: package linux-firmware 1.187.8 failed to install/upgrade: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Benjamin Drung]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. The relevant dpkg terminal log says:

E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth failed with return 1.

Sadly there is no error message explaining the exit code 1. Can you edit
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth and add "set -x" (without the
quotes) to the script and then run update-initramfs to get more log
output?

sudo nano /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth
sudo update-initramfs -u

Please attach the output to the bug report then.

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package linux-firmware 1.187.8 failed to install/upgrade: installed
  linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned
  error exit status 1

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This happened a little while back and it other than not being able to
  boot into the new kernel, it hasn't been a problem (at least for the
  old  5.4.0-58) It exits on the plymouth hook

  Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6.3

  I expected the update-initramfs to rebuild the installed kernel and
  finish the update but instead it failed during the plymouth hook.

  Other package updates that failed because of this:
   linux-firmware
   linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04
   linux-generic-hwe-20.04
   linux-image-5.8.0-38-generic
   linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic
   linux-image-5.4.0-59-generic
   linux-image-5.8.0-36-generic

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: linux-firmware 1.187.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-58.64-generic 5.4.73
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-58-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: lkp_Ubuntu_5_4_0_58_64_generic_74 zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  egon       9806 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  egon       9806 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:   egon       9806 F...m pulseaudio
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Wed Jan 27 20:08:29 2021
  Dependencies:
   
  ErrorMessage: installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-08 (111 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook Folio 9480m
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-58-generic root=UUID=0741ccf4-941c-43b4-9413-fa78aee3b5f1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  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: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
  RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.8
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package linux-firmware 1.187.8 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: 08/08/2018
  dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.bios.version: M85 Ver. 01.46
  dmi.board.name: 22DA
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: KBC Version 92.17
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG52944SB
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrM85Ver.01.46:bd08/08/2018:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBookFolio9480m:pvrA3009DD10303:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn22DA:rvrKBCVersion92.17:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
  dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN G=N L=BUS B=HP S=ELI
  dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook Folio 9480m
  dmi.product.sku: K2Y11US#ABA
  dmi.product.version: A3009DD10303
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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