image upgrades not working

[RogerM]

The linux images are no longer upgrading.

This is the summary at the end of a long output:

linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-image
linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I tried the usual recommendations:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

to no avail.

Any more suggestions?

[Zorael]

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

No other specifics?

Also see if there's anything of interest at the end of /var/log/apt/term.log.

[RogerM]

Sorry, there is quite a bit more:


Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic (3.2.0-26.41) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
The link /initrd.img is a dangling linkto /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-27-generic
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-26-generic
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/watershed failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-26-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic (3.2.0-27.43) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-27-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-27-generic
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/watershed failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-27-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic.postinst line 1010.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.2.0-27-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-3.2.0-26-generic; however:
Package linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image:
linux-image depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.26.28); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.2.0.26.28); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--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-3.2.0-26-generic
linux-image-3.2.0-27-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-image
linux-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[dino99]

looks like you does not got the kernel headers, or these downloads are corrupted

is it a genuine ubuntu kernel ?

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux

[RogerM]

Yes, somehow I had unintentionally installed 12.10 so I recently downloaded Kubuntu 12.04 do CDROM which was a pain to install but after about many tries and about 6 hours it got installed except for this problem.

I am hoping to fix this without another install. This problem or something similar appears to be experienced by others but as I said the usual:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a

does nothing to help.

Somehow the linux-image stuff is corrupted but still running okay except for these updating issues.

[dino99]

you need to clean the system as much as you can: clean/autoclean/autoremove/bleachit (as root) and also /lib/modules/theBorkedKernelFolders

[RogerM]

Thanks, I can do all the apt-get & bleachit but I don't know what I need to do for:

/lib/modules/theBorkedKernelFolders

What files can I safely delete and which ones are needed?

[Zorael]

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.2.0-26-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-26-generic
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/watershed failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-26-generic with 1.
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic.postinst line 1010.

That there is your issue.

Package: watershed
Priority: extra
Section: admin
[...]
Description-en: reduce superfluous executions of idempotent command
 watershed may be run around a command such that any further attempts to
 run the command while another copy is running will only result in one
 initial further attempt.

Is this watershed something you're actually using? It looks to be LVM-related.

Regardless, for whatever reason its update-initramfs hook exits with errors. Looking at said script, the only way I can see that happening is if the /lib/udev/watershed file is missing or otherwise cannot be read.

• To manually run update-initramfs with (hopefully interesting) verbose output of what's happening;
  

  $ sudo update-initramfs -vuk 3.2.0-26-generic

• To (reversibly) disable watershed being copied into initramfs;
  

  $ sudo chmod -x /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/watershed

[RogerM]

Thanks Zorael, I used:

$ sudo chmod -x /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/watershed

then

$ sudo apt-get install -f

and now everything appears to be okay.

I have no idea why watershed was there it was not indicated as 'installed' by Synaptic.

Thanks again,
Roger

P.S. I would mark it SOLVED but I don't see where that is done?

[Zorael]

Cheers. :3

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