Hi there, The filesystem was FAT32. Unfortunately I cannot provide anymore information as the HD was reformatted and Ubuntu 8.0.4 which reinstalled fine.
Thank you Michael On 16 Oct 2008, at 21:31,Jean-Baptiste Lallement <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > What is the type of the filesystem on which /boot is ? > > Can you please provide the output of the following command: > $ mount > > Thanks. > > ** Summary changed: > > - package grub 0.97-29ubuntu37 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess > post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > + package grub failed to install/upgrade: creating hard link `/boot/ > last-good-boot.tmp/vmlinuz' => `/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-6-generic': > Operation not permitted > > ** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu) > Sourcepackagename: None => grub > > -- > package grub failed to install/upgrade: creating hard link `/boot/ > last-good-boot.tmp/vmlinuz' => `/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-6-generic': > Operation not permitted > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280891 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “grub” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > E: /var/cache/apt/archives/memtest86+_2.01-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb: > unable to make backup link of `./boot/memtest86+.bin' before > installing new version > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: amd64 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error > exit status 1 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Package: grub 0.97-29ubuntu37 > SourcePackage: grub > Title: package grub 0.97-29ubuntu37 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Uname: Linux 2.6.27-6-generic x86_64 -- package grub failed to install/upgrade: creating hard link `/boot/last-good-boot.tmp/vmlinuz' => `/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-6-generic': Operation not permitted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280891 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
