[Bug 601189] [NEW] package linux-image-2.6.32-23-server failed to install/uppgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tristan Moody]

Public bug reported:

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.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug grub-pc kconfig lucid needs-upstream-testing regression-update

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package linux-image-2.6.32-23-server failed to install/uppgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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