I had a similar problem, but it might be subtly different. The upgrade hung after printing:
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic After a half hour of no discernible activity, I aborted the process with Ctrl+C on the terminal. There was an error message, followed by notification that the module was upgraded, but the post-installation tool did not run. I believe the kernel did not actually upgrade, but will settle for the minor victory of booting to a working desktop. $ uname -a Linux boatVPM-Linux 3.0.0-17-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 8 17:34:21 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Prior to this, boot attempts left the terminal, still in text mode, looping on: task modprobe:639 blocked ... Completing the previously aborted install with 'dpkg --configure -a' brought the system to the conditions noted above. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991604 Title: package initramfs-tools 0.99ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/991604/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
