[Bug 603202] [NEW] [Maverick] Unable to install: linux-generic

[Anouar Mansour]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-generic

Cannot install today's iso in the lab
Build is i386

Getting the following:
Unable to install the selected kernel
An error as returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system.

Kernel package: "linux-generic'

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from syslog:

Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/section/install_kernel_package SUBST0 linux-generic
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: Adding [SUBST0] -> [linux-generic]
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO base-installer/section/install_kernel_package
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> GET base-installer/install-recommends
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 true
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> GET mirror/protocol
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 http
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> GET mirror/http/proxy
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: --> GET debian-installer/locale
Jul  8 13:43:49 debconf: <-- 0 en_US
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: Reading package lists...
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: Reading state information...
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: or been moved out of Incoming.
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target:   linux-generic: Depends: linux-image-generic (= 2.6.35.7.8) but it is not going to be installed
Jul  8 13:43:50 in-target: E: Broken packages
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET base-installer/kernel/headers
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 true
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> PROGRESS SET 131
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/section/install_kernel_package SUBST0 linux-headers-generic
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: Adding [SUBST0] -> [linux-headers-generic]
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO base-installer/section/install_kernel_package
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET base-installer/install-recommends
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 true
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET mirror/protocol
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 http
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET mirror/http/proxy
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: --> GET debian-installer/locale
Jul  8 13:43:50 debconf: <-- 0 en_US
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: Reading package lists...
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: Building dependency tree...
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: Reading state information...
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: or been moved out of Incoming.
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: 
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target:   linux-headers-generic: Depends: linux-headers-2.6.35-7-generic but it is not installable
Jul  8 13:43:51 in-target: E: Broken packages
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> GET base-installer/kernel/backports-modules
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: <-- 0 
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> PROGRESS SET 133
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/kernel/failed-install KERNEL linux-generic
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: Adding [KERNEL] -> [linux-generic]
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: <-- 0
Jul  8 13:43:51 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-install
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> PROGRESS stop
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/kernel/failed-install
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Jul  8 13:43:51 debconf: --> GO

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


** Tags: pcert

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[Maverick] Unable to install: linux-generic
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