Upgrade failed - /boot full

[Alligator]

The upgrade failed, below is the list. Don't understand, there are only 2 files that are not rc.


ron@Cronluath:~$ uname -r
4.4.0-93-generic
ron@Cronluath:~$ sudo dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==================================-======================-======================-================================================== ========================
un linux-image <none> <none> (no description available)
un linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic <none> <none> (no description available)
rc linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic 4.4.0-28.47 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic 4.4.0-31.50 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic 4.4.0-34.53 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-36-generic 4.4.0-36.55 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-38-generic 4.4.0-38.57 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-42-generic 4.4.0-42.62 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic 4.4.0-43.63 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic 4.4.0-45.66 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-47-generic 4.4.0-47.68 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-51-generic 4.4.0-51.72 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic 4.4.0-59.80 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic 4.4.0-62.83 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic 4.4.0-63.84 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-64-generic 4.4.0-64.85 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-65-generic 4.4.0-65.86 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-66-generic 4.4.0-66.87 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-70-generic 4.4.0-70.91 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-71-generic 4.4.0-71.92 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-72-generic 4.4.0-72.93 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-75-generic 4.4.0-75.96 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic 4.4.0-91.114 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-93-generic 4.4.0-93.116 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic 4.4.0-96.119 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.2.0-34-generic 4.2.0-34.39 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-28-generic 4.4.0-28.47 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-31-generic 4.4.0-31.50 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-34-generic 4.4.0-34.53 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-36-generic 4.4.0-36.55 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-38-generic 4.4.0-38.57 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-42-generic 4.4.0-42.62 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-43-generic 4.4.0-43.63 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-45-generic 4.4.0-45.66 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-47-generic 4.4.0-47.68 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-51-generic 4.4.0-51.72 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-59-generic 4.4.0-59.80 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-62-generic 4.4.0-62.83 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-63-generic 4.4.0-63.84 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-64-generic 4.4.0-64.85 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-65-generic 4.4.0-65.86 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-66-generic 4.4.0-66.87 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-70-generic 4.4.0-70.91 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-71-generic 4.4.0-71.92 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-72-generic 4.4.0-72.93 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-75-generic 4.4.0-75.96 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-77-generic 4.4.0-77.98 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic 4.4.0-79.100 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-81-generic 4.4.0-81.104 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-83-generic 4.4.0-83.106 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-87-generic 4.4.0-87.110 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-89-generic 4.4.0-89.112 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-91-generic 4.4.0-91.114 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-93-generic 4.4.0-93.116 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-4.4.0-96-generic 4.4.0-96.119 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 4.4.0.96.101 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
ron@Cronluath:~$ sudo apt remove linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
ron@Cronluath:~$


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ron@Cronluath:~$ cd /boot
ron@Cronluath:/boot$ ls -la
total 246500
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 6144 Sep 20 07:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Sep 20 07:24 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1247269 Aug 11 17:40 abi-4.4.0-93-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1249161 Sep 12 11:59 abi-4.4.0-96-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190356 Aug 11 17:40 config-4.4.0-93-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190517 Sep 12 11:59 config-4.4.0-96-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 8192 Sep 20 07:37 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967188 Sep 8 12:29 initrd.img-3.13.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967074 Sep 8 12:29 initrd.img-3.13.0-58-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967090 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-59-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967060 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-61-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967207 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967061 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-63-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967058 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-65-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967062 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-66-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967200 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967184 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-68-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967187 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-74-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967057 Sep 8 12:28 initrd.img-3.13.0-76-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967093 Sep 8 12:27 initrd.img-3.13.0-79-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967075 Sep 8 12:27 initrd.img-3.13.0-83-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9967039 Sep 8 12:27 initrd.img-4.4.0-45-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38227272 Sep 8 12:27 initrd.img-4.4.0-93-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38226395 Sep 20 07:37 initrd.img-4.4.0-96-generic
drwx------ 2 root root 12288 May 31 2011 lost+found
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182704 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184380 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184840 Jan 28 2016 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root 3885811 Aug 11 17:40 System.map-4.4.0-93-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3886723 Sep 12 11:59 System.map-4.4.0-96-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7097296 Aug 11 17:40 vmlinuz-4.4.0-93-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7101968 Sep 12 11:59 vmlinuz-4.4.0-96-generic
ron@Cronluath:/boot$

[oldfred]

Have you run this?
-s is simulate so you can see what it will do, then run without -s
sudo apt-get -s autoremove

But if you did not do that before upgrade, you may have all those old kernels & related files for all the old install that now are not in dpkg to normally remove. Then there are multiple places to houseclean files besides just /boot.

Is this an LVM or full drive encrypted install?

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2361761
/boot full or Not enough disk space on updates
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2308938&p=13418808#post13418808
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RemoveOldKernels

[ajgreeny]

Let's see the output of command
df -h which may give us a few more clues.
It may also be useful to see output from
df -i as I wonder if you have a lot of linux-headers packages that have not been removed; these use a huge number of inodes of the filesystem so it's possible you may have run out of inodes rather than space.

Finally have you tried command
sudo apt autoremove which, even if it is unsuccessful, will tell us a lot about what is in your filesystem but probably ought to be removed.

[ian-weisser]

Those 14 initrd.img-3* files in /boot seem a likely culprit.
If you are running a 4.* kernel, then those 3.* initrd files can be safely deleted.

Normally, I would recommend against using 'rm' on anything in /boot...but you have already done the dilligence.

[Alligator]

ron@Cronluath:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev
tmpfs 785M 18M 767M 3% /run
/dev/md0 720G 317G 367G 47% /
tmpfs 3.9G 39M 3.8G 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sdb1 331M 248M 66M 80% /boot
cgmfs 100K 0 100K 0% /run/cgmanager/fs
tmpfs 785M 116K 785M 1% /run/user/1001
tmpfs 785M 80K 785M 1% /run/user/1000
/dev/sdb2 661G 5.1G 656G 1% /media/ron/Data
ron@Cronluath:~$ df -i
Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on
udev 998898 552 998346 1% /dev
tmpfs 1003984 905 1003079 1% /run
/dev/md0 47947776 1153099 46794677 3% /
tmpfs 1003984 69 1003915 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 1003984 6 1003978 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 1003984 18 1003966 1% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sdb1 88352 323 88029 1% /boot
cgmfs 1003984 14 1003970 1% /run/cgmanager/fs
tmpfs 1003984 51 1003933 1% /run/user/1001
tmpfs 1003984 41 1003943 1% /run/user/1000
/dev/sdb2 0 0 0 - /media/ron/Data




ron@Cronluath:~$ sudo apt autoremove
[sudo] password for ron:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[oldfred]

If you have to manually delete old kernels you need to check multiple places.

Use dpkg -S to see which .dkms files were not placed by the package manager
dpkg -S /full/path/to/file
Only use rm on files not in dpkg
dpkg -S /lib/modules | sed s/:.\*//
uname --kernel-release
Did you also check /var/cache/apt/archives? You may have the old .deb's taking up space.
/var/cache/apt/archives
kernel house clean
/usr/src/*
http://askubuntu.com/questions/301466/files-are-piling-up-in-usr-src-how-can-i-stop-this
in /boot by version: abi, config, initrd.img, vmlinuz

[Alligator]

Not sure what to do with the above, need more details. I've forgotten far too much. Also, a light came on, I have a RAID 1 system, mirroring linux on a second 1T hd. That may be the problem?

[Alligator]

I'm back. I read the links and made a couple of changes to auto updates and to 50unattended-upgrades. Thank you.

[asgharisajjad]

Hi @Alligator,
I have almost the same error, Could you please let me know what changes you made?
Thank you,
Best.