Steve Langasek wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and help to improve > Ubuntu. > > The log shows: > > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic > Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub. > Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub > Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default > Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst > Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-12-generic > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic > Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin > /usr/share/debconf/confmodule: line 42: printf: write error: Broken pipe > User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 1 > dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic (--configure): > subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > > This suggests that you were prompted whether to keep or overwrite local > changes that you had made to /boot/grub/menu.lst. Do you remember this > being the case?
I didn't see a prompt, I was browsing the web while the update did its stuff in the background. First I was aware of it was the bug report. I have seen the prompt in some recent updates and I have always opted to keep the original file. -- James Kemp see Alexander at http://www.ajkemp.org/gallery/ or my games at http://www.full-moon.info/ -- package linux-image-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.54 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495710 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
