Public bug reported: PROBLEM: On install, the boot partition has the size 244.0 MiB or 499,712 sectors
SYMPTOM: This causes apt-get upgrade to fail at a later time with messages like: apt-get --yes dist-upgrade … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-57-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-57-generic with 1. run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic: linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic; however: Package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic is not configured yet. … Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-generic linux-generic linux-signed-image-generic linux-signed-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) - status code: 100 FIX: usually want multiple of 2,048 sectors / 1 MiB One kernel revision is 56 MiB Miscellaneous files is 28 MiB File system overhead is 11 MiB Typically there are 3 kernels: is the running, the latest and the second to latest 56 * 3 + 28 = 196 MiB A system upgrade requires 120 MiB free So /boot should be at least 196 + 11 + 120 = 327 MiB in 1 MiB increments A power of 2 would be 512 MiB or 1,048,576 sectors ** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652469 Title: Boot partition too small, apt-get upgrade fails Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: PROBLEM: On install, the boot partition has the size 244.0 MiB or 499,712 sectors SYMPTOM: This causes apt-get upgrade to fail at a later time with messages like: apt-get --yes dist-upgrade … update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-57-generic gzip: stdout: No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 gzip 1 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-57-generic with 1. run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic: linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic; however: Package linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic is not configured yet. … Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-generic linux-generic linux-signed-image-generic linux-signed-generic E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) - status code: 100 FIX: usually want multiple of 2,048 sectors / 1 MiB One kernel revision is 56 MiB Miscellaneous files is 28 MiB File system overhead is 11 MiB Typically there are 3 kernels: is the running, the latest and the second to latest 56 * 3 + 28 = 196 MiB A system upgrade requires 120 MiB free So /boot should be at least 196 + 11 + 120 = 327 MiB in 1 MiB increments A power of 2 would be 512 MiB or 1,048,576 sectors To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1652469/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp