Changing my netboot preseed configuration from "d-i pkgsel/upgrade select full-upgrade" to "d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none" was enough to get around this problem.
Hopefully the installation process still apply the security updates. It seems to do it later in time so it's probably why it doesn't fall into this very specific initrd.img symlink race condition case anymore. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317602 Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: while installing an update ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden: 'iw' Date: Thu May 8 19:11:23 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic:3.13.0-24.46:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=56bc50ae-9d55-42ad-9ff5-6ece8d748bb3 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-03 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: It Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cde:0006 Z-Com XG-300 802.11b Adapter Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c018 Logitech, Inc. Optical Wheel Mouse Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO L Series ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=/dev/mapper/it--vg-root 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. RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.46 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 11/25/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.bios.version: 1.0G-0031-0812 dmi.board.name: AMILO L7300 dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:bvr1.0G-0031-0812:bd11/25/2005:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnAMILOLSeries:pvr:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnAMILOL7300:rvrNone:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: AMILO L Series dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1317602/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
