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Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017. See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it anymore. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in. ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1112770 Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143 Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I was running the command "sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel- source" as part of the procedures here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome- nettool/+question/220688 ------- output ----------------- Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: bcmwl-kernel-source* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 3,656 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 636963 files and directories currently installed.) Removing bcmwl-kernel-source ... Removing all DKMS Modules Done. update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Purging configuration files for bcmwl-kernel-source ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-37-generic --------- end output -------------- It had hung there for in excess of 45 minutes, at which time I aborted it (killed the process with "sudo kill processnum") and the error report started. My Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) wireless and my Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) both failed after the updates today (2013-02-01) to kernel "Ubuntu 3.2.0-37-generic", which is why I was following the troubleshooting path in the article above. Ubuntu Release is 12.04 LTS initramfs-tools: Installed: 0.99ubuntu13.1 Candidate: 0.99ubuntu13.1 Version table: *** 0.99ubuntu13.1 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.99ubuntu13 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-37.58-generic 3.2.35 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-37-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 AptOrdering: bcmwl-kernel-source: Purge Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Feb 1 10:39:11 2013 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 143 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (276 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1112770/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
