The Live-CD is supposed to be used on a read-only media and thus the
upgrade may not fully function even if it is used on a write-able USB
storage. The /usr/sbin/update-initramfs is replaced with a simple shell
script outputting a warning instead of actually performing the desired
operation on a
Yes, thats the same I experienced. I created a Live-CD, based on 8.10.
In the main menu System - Administration there is the option to create
a USB startup disk which I did (8 GB). Then I performed the an update
with the update manager, it ended with the described error message.
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package
I installed Ubuntu on an USB stick with the builtin procedure of the
live CD and got this error after updating the szstem on the stick.
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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20267919/BootDmesg.txt
** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20267920/CurrentDmesg.txt
** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20267921/Dependencies.txt
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I take it you are trying to install ubuntu? You should post
information about the layout of your harddrive.
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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305817
I have Ubuntu running on an 8GB flash drive. Getting that to work was
frustrating. Installing on a 2GB drive was straightforward but when
following instructions the
8GB drive gave me a message invalid or damaged bootable partition.
Searching
the forum I found anecdotes solving similar problems
well, I'm pretty sure that I won't be able to help you, but there is
still a question you have not answered, which is, what are you trying to
do? You say that you have Ubuntu booting off of a USB drive. Thats
working. What is leading to this error that you are getting? I assumed
you were
o, and, good luck!
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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 17
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305817
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From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
| Setting up linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic (2.6.27-7.16) ...
| Running depmod.
| update-initramfs is disabled since running on a live CD
| Failed to symbolic-link
Sorry, I skipped the obvious (to me). I had just finished making the 8GB
startup disk and had gone to the update manager. I came back hours
later the the error in the dump was a direct result of a failure there.
I just presumed that update manager would be the only source of this
error but I can
Well, maybe I'm catching on a little. The contents of
/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf are:
#
# Configuration file for update-initramfs(8)
#
#
# update_initramfs [ yes | all | no ]
#
# Default is yes
# If set to all update-initramfs will update all initramfs
# If set to no disables
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