[Bug 212840] [NEW] package initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu34 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 - system won't boot with 2.6.24-15

[Vassilis Pandis]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

On current gutsy:


 pandis at pandis-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for pandis: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu34) ...
/etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This renders my system unbootable with kernel 2.6.14-15 . Grub doesn't have an 
'initrd' entry and /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-15-generic does not exist. During installation, 
ubiquity for some reason didn't add an 'initrd' entry either so I had to edit the grub 
entry manually. The latter is probably a separate bug but I'm  mentioning it just in case. 

This is a brand new install from beta that I tried to update to current.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr  6 16:48:26 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Package: initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu34
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
Title: package initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu34 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686

** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu34 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 - system won't boot with 2.6.24-15
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