Kernel/dpkg/apt problem upon Karmic upgrade

[The_Pheonix_Project]

Everytime I install a new package or update via command line or in this case try to fix broken packages I get the following errors-it's saying my kernel image is unconfigured but I ran
sudo dpkg --configure -a and this is what I get:


root@Admin:~# dpkg --configure -a
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-386
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image:
linux-image depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.31-22-386
linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
linux-image

GETTING FRUSTRATED--WHAT CAN I DO?

[The_Pheonix_Project]

Furthermore:

guest@Admin:~$ sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
ant ant-gcj ant-optional ant-optional-gcj bash-completion
5 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 3,941kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main bash-completion 1:1.0-3ubuntu2.1 [104kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ant-optional 1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1 [648kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ant 1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1 [1,299kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ant-gcj 1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1 [1,220kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ant-optional-gcj 1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1 [669kB]
Fetched 3,941kB in 30s (131kB/s)
(Reading database ... 346962 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bash-completion 1:1.0-3ubuntu2 (using .../bash-completion_1%3a1.0-3ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement bash-completion ...
Preparing to replace ant-optional 1.7.1-4 (using .../ant-optional_1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ant-optional ...
Preparing to replace ant 1.7.1-4 (using .../ant_1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ant ...
Preparing to replace ant-gcj 1.7.1-4 (using .../ant-gcj_1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ant-gcj ...
Preparing to replace ant-optional-gcj 1.7.1-4 (using .../ant-optional-gcj_1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ant-optional-gcj ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-386
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image:
linux-image depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up bash-completion (1:1.0-3ubuntu2.1) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

Setting up ant (1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up ant-optional (1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up ant-gcj (1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...

Setting up ant-optional-gcj (1.7.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...

Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.31-22-386
linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
linux-image
[ Rootkit Hunter version 1.3.4 ]
File updated: searched for 154 files, found 131
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


???????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[The_Pheonix_Project]

cAN ANYONE HELP ME?

[nothingspecial]

Have you tried
sudo apt-get install -f

[The_Pheonix_Project]

I did that--sudo apt-get install -f and this is what I get:

guest@Admin:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for guest:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 38 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-386
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-386 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (2.6.31-22.60) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
Could not find postinst hook script [update-grub].
Looked in: '/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin'
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image:
linux-image depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.31.22.35); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.31-22-386
linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-generic
linux-image

[dino99]

which kernel is used now ?

retry after rebooting

[The_Pheonix_Project]

which kernel is used now ?

retry after rebooting

2.6.28-19-generic #61-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 26 23:35:15 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
that is the kernel and I have rebooted and tried several times I also tried installinga new kernel but synaptic nor apt-get will install anything because it's saying that the kernel is unconfigured...

[The_Pheonix_Project]

Tried installing a new kernel now as well-still no good..submitted bug report...I know quite a bit about linux but not enough to figure out what would mess up the kerbel like that-when I tried booting into the alternative kernel which was an older one that came with karmic like 2.6.31.17 I think: it said my x server was running in low graphics mode-could my nvidea card be the cause of all of this?

[dino99]

sometimes ago ive read that users have had issues causing either by plymouth or flashplugin-installer: remove/purge them into synaptic (right click)

[The_Pheonix_Project]

tried that still no good