subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[replicant1]

FYI, there is another thread on github with the same issue: https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/2769

[mahmoud.a]

Hi, here's my solution to the error message when I tried installing a firmware for my wifi. I am using an HP Mini, Intel Atom processor system with 1gig ram. I was testing "SparkyLinux", which is Debian based and wireless connectivity was not working, as it had been "hardware disabled". This is a bug in some Debian Linux versions.

# sudo rfkill list all

# sudo lsmod | grep -e hp -e wireless

# sudo modprobe -r hp-wmi

# sudo rfkill list all

# sudo echo hp-wireless >> /etc/modules

# sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

# sudo lsusb

# sudo lspci -nnk | grep 0280 -A2



Anway, when it came to updating the firmware, I got the error "
subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

when I used :
# sudo dpkg --install linux-firmware*.deb

I was able to solve the problem, and install the firmware using the "--force" option:

# sudo dpkg --install --force-overwrite linux-firmware*.deb

There were a few warnings, but they were just that. I hope this helps.

dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/s2250.fw', which is also in package firmware-misc-nonfree 20161130-3
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/s2250_loader.fw', which is also in package firmware-misc-nonfree 20161130-3
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/ti-connectivity/wl1271-nvs.bin', which is also in package firmware-ti-connectivity 20161130-3
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/ti-connectivity/wl12xx-nvs.bin', which is also in package firmware-ti-connectivity 20161130-3
Setting up linux-firmware (1.169.3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-8-686
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-6-686
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...