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[Question #78599]: E: linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2

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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:52:06 -0000
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I'm trying to install the new kernel and i receive the following error

sudo aptitude install linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
linux-generic linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic linux-headers-generic
linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic linux-image-generic
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic
linux-restricted-modules-generic
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
Writing extended state information... Done
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic (2.6.28-14.47) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic.postinst line 1002.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic:
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic; however:
Package linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-restricted-modules-gNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
eneric:
linux-restricted-modules-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic; however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-restricted-modules-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 2.6.28.14.19); however:
Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
linux-generic depends on linux-restricted-modules-generic (= 2.6.28.14.19); however:
Package linux-restricted-modules-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic (2.6.28-14.47) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic; however:
Package linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic
linux-image-generic
linux-restricted-modules-generic
linux-generic
linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic
linux-headers-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic (2.6.28-14.47) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common
run-parts: /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common exited with return code 10
Failed to process /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d at /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic.postinst line 110.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic; however:
Package linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing linux-headers-generic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic (2.6.28-14.47) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-13-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

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