Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic
usern...@inspiredx:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Setting up linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (2.6.31-16.53) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
/usr/sbin/update-grub: line 85: /usr/bin/awk: cannot execute binary file
Cannot determine root device. Assuming /dev/hda1
This error is probably caused by an invalid /etc/fstab
/usr/sbin/update-grub: line 85: /usr/bin/awk: cannot execute binary file
/usr/sbin/update-grub: line 373: /usr/bin/awk: cannot execute binary file
User postinst hook script [/sbin/update-grub] exited with value 126
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 126
Setting up gdm (2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1) ...
/usr/bin/awk: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
dpkg: error processing gdm (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic
gdm
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
usern...@inspiredx:~$
************---------------***************
On the fstab question above, I even tried changing the fstab to have the normal
mount points rather than the UUID's. That didn't work either.
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usern...@inspiredx:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
#proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
UUID=0bbd73cd-be4e-4eb1-9a28-9ccce36cbcc0 / ext3
relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
#/dev/sda5 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
UUID=4d570c8f-ad47-4abc-bfd6-5e92aafd8131 none swap sw
0 0
#/dev/sda6 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda2 /mnt/cdrive ntfs auto,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=0002 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid=123,devmode=664 0 0
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usern...@inspiredx:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
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usern...@inspiredx:~$ apt-cache policy gdm
gdm:
Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1
Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1
Version table:
*** 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.28.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
usern...@inspiredx:~$ apt-cache policy linux
Display all 172 possibilities? (y or n)
usern...@inspiredx:~$ apt-cache policy linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic
linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic:
Installed: 2.6.31-16.53
Candidate: 2.6.31-16.53
Version table:
*** 2.6.31-16.53 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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I was just doing an update/upgrade and got this error
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usern...@inspiredx:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 064e:a102 Suyin Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
usern...@inspiredx:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) (rev
07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH
Poulsbo) Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) HD
Audio Controller (rev 07)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) PCI
Express Port 1 (rev 07)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) PCI
Express Port 2 (rev 07)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo)
USB UHCI #1 (rev 07)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo)
USB UHCI #2 (rev 07)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo)
USB UHCI #3 (rev 07)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo)
USB EHCI #1 (rev 07)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) LPC
Bridge (rev 07)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo)
IDE Controller (rev 07)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E
PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless
Network Adapter (rev 01)
usern...@inspiredx:~$
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 9 22:08:40 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
status 2
Package: gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: gdm
Title: package gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-package i386
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I was just doing an apt-get update/upgrade. That is all.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495061
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