I was in the process of installing updates using System Update, when it failed initially with /var/lib/pkg/status complaining about corrupt fields in the openjdk-6-jre-lib pkg. Aptitiude, Synaptics, and apt-get all failed. I tried editing the file to repair, but it would just fail on another field of the same pkg record. Finally I used a backup copy from a few days earlier, copying it to /var/lib/pkg/status and tried to re-install the same Kernel and other updates. That's when I received the /var/cache/archives/linux-image-2.6.28-generic_2.6.32-28.55_i386.deb: subprocess dpkg-deb--fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2.
I then used apt-get clean and autoclean to clear the cache, apt-get update and Aptitiude run and find no broken packages. I also can reboot, but, I have not yet tried to re-install.
Paul
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic (not installed)
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-27.49-generic 2.6.32.26+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-27-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: A5451 [ALI 5451], device 0: ALI 5451 [ALI 5451]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: mosteika 1268 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'A5451'/'ALI 5451 at 0x1000, irq 5'
Mixer name : 'Conexant Cx20468 rev 1,Conexant Cx20468 rev 1'
Components : 'AC97a:43585429 AC97m:43585429'
Controls : 25
Simple ctrls : 18
Date: Tue Feb 1 11:28:27 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=649e6157-27ed-42d1-9ff4-7c5b42df6b61
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lsusb:
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 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ze8500 (DH939U)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=35de474b-ee09-48bb-85a7-1629511380c2 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.3
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 10/26/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: KF_KH.F.24
dmi.board.name: 0850
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: NS570 Version PQ1B60
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrKF_KH.F.24:bd10/26/2004:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPavilionze8500(DH939U):pvrKH.F.24:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0850:rvrNS570VersionPQ1B60:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Pavilion ze8500 (DH939U)
dmi.product.version: KH.F.24
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
I noticed some WLAN0 errors. Later I tried a wired ethernet connection and retried the update (or re-installation), which reproduced the same Kernel tar file error. I shutdown and powered down the system.
Today, I started system update to attempt to take other (security) updates. Much to my surprise, I found only Java/JRE updates and that 2.6.32-28 was installed!
$ uname -a
Linux mosteika-nx9010 2.6.32-28-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 21:21:01 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
Apparently it installed during the first update, according to file timestamps, even though System Update had its status as re-install during the second attempt:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 2011-02-01 15:15 initrd.img -> boot/initrd.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 30 2011-02-01 15:15 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-