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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: Confirmed => 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/982514 Title: update-initramfs stuck in hooks/framebuffer (linux- image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 failed to install/upgrade) Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: update-initrafs is stuck with 0% CPU usage. (the exit status is because I killed it manually to make the installation complete) This is a piece pasted from htop's tree. └─ apt-get dist-upgrade └─ /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 77 --configure libglib2.0-data:all libglib2.0-0:amd64 libglib2.0-bin:amd64 libglib2. └─ /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/initramfs-tools.postinst triggered update-initramfs └─ /bin/sh /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u └─ /bin/sh /usr/sbin/mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-21-generic.new 3.2.0-21-generic └─ /bin/sh /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/framebuffer └─ /bin/sh /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/framebuffer ├─ awk /^insmod/ { print $2 } └─ modprobe --set-version=3.2.0-21-generic --ignore-install --quiet --show-depends vesafb This happened during a routine upgrade of precise today, with last dist-upgrade about one week ago. The error persists with subsequent "apt-get -f install" runs. Setting up initramfs-tools (0.99ubuntu12) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic (3.2.0-23.36) ... Running depmod. update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later) The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/blcr/0.8.2/build/make.log for more information. run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-23-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic The blcr make.log file is attached. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Apr 15 20:34:23 2012 ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 143 SourcePackage: initramfs-tools Title: package linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 143 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-12 (34 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/982514/+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
