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. ************---------------*************** 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 ********************++++++++++++************** usern...@inspiredx:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 9.10 Release: 9.10 ********************++++++++++++************** 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 ********************++++++++++++************** I was just doing an update/upgrade and got this error ********************++++++++++++************** 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 -- I was just doing an apt-get update/upgrade. 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