Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic
During the latest security upgrade in Feisty, the upgrade of the package
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic failed during its
configuration phase:
Setting up linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic (2.6.20.5-16.28) ...
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
linux-restricted-modules-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic
linux-restricted-modules-generic
linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I've narrowed the segfault down to the postinst script which calls:
depmod -a -q -F /boot/System.map-2.6.20-16-generic 2.6.20-16-generic
And, indeed, running that command in the terminal causes depmod to
segfault. Just running "depmod -a" works fine though.
The result of this upgrade failure is that the system won't start the
next reboot since the kernel won't boot. Grub was already updated and
the only way to boot is to hit ESC after the bios and select the older
kernel.
** Affects: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Upgrade of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic failed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117782
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