3.16 EOL, please feel free to open a new bug if you're still encounter this issue with newer releases.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1414224 Title: package linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: After a do-release-upgrade from 14.04 to 14.10, and after fighting with grub installer, which mysteriously started working again on its own, I get this.. Setting up grml-rescueboot (0.4.5) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/grub.d/42_grml ... INFO: ISOs found inside /boot/grml, invoking update-grub: Generating grub configuration file ... Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported. Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-lowlatency Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-lowlatency Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-44-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin Found Grml ISO image: /boot/grml/xubuntu-14.10-desktop-i386.iso done Setting up grub2 (2.02~beta2-15) ... Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic linux-image-extra-3.16.0-29-generic linux-image-generic linux-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) cat /proc/version_signature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt12 lspci log attached ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-lowlatency 3.13.11-ckt12 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-lowlatency i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jan 23 17:03:16 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic:3.16.0-29.39:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=18ed8b4f-e99e-4b78-a7ac-409907a5d19a MachineType: Acer Aspire M5100 ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-44-lowlatency root=UUID=b2b782a0-3dc7-43a4-a6d9-a7800aa53508 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-15 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux Title: package linux-image-3.16.0-29-generic 3.16.0-29.39 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-01-23 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/10/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG dmi.board.name: F690GVM dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd10/10/2007:svnAcer:pnAspireM5100:pvrR01-A3:rvnAcer:rnF690GVM:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: Aspire M5100 dmi.product.version: R01-A3 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1414224/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp