Error updating generic kernel on Ubuntu

morrolan · 02-27-2011, 09:06 AM

Hi,

I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 - fresh install 2 days ago, I marked all packages for upgrade in Synaptic, everything upgraded except 'linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic' kernel image.

Now everytime I use apt-get or synaptic it takes ages as it tries to update the kernel image every time.

The error I am receiving is as follows:

Code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 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 linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic (2.6.35-22.35) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.35-22.33 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled 
(2.6.35-22.33 was configured last, according to dpkg)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.35-22-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.35-22-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.35-22-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.35-22-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.35-22-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic (2.6.35-25.44) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.35-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common 2.6.35-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 2.6.35-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 2.6.35-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.35-25-generic /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
 linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic; however:
  Package linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.35.25.32); however:
  Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
      No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic
 linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic
 linux-image-generic
 linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

I've tried marking it for re-installation, and I cannot figure out what the dependency problem is?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

amani · 02-27-2011, 09:22 AM

#sudo apt-get check
#sudo apt-get clean

#sudo apt-get upgrade
or upgrade kernel from synaptic

morrolan · 02-27-2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amani

#sudo apt-get check
#sudo apt-get clean

#sudo apt-get upgrade
or upgrade kernel from synaptic

I have already tried this with exactly the same result.

Code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get clean
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 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 linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic (2.6.35-22.35) ...

Is there a way I can find out which those 4 packages are?

snowday · 02-27-2011, 02:04 PM

Try:

Code:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

since "sudo apt-get upgrade" alone does not install kernel upgrades.