Ubuntu keeps to many old kernel-images and initrd within /boot. Space is exausted and it fails to delete old unused kernels before creating a new initrd failing building an initrd for the newly installed kernel.
A workaround is to delete all old unused kernels and then try it again. It will succeed. -- 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/798414 Title: update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space Status in initramfs-tools: Confirmed Status in Ubuntu Software Center: Invalid Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: initramfs-tools When installing a kernel, /boot may become full during execution of post-installation script typically when update-initramfs is creating or updating an initrd.img file. This is resulting in kernel installation error. For example: Setting up initramfs-tools (0.98.8ubuntu3) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic dpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Ideal behavior: Give a more helpful error message when this unfortunate situation occurs so that user can fix the broken system and keep it going. Workaround: As the bug reporting system forwards user to this bug report, such instructions can be given here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/initramfs-tools/+bug/798414/+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
