I got an error while installing an update for my Kernel in Karmic. It seems it had an problem processing linx-generic linux-image-generic and linux-image-2.6.31-1-generic.
Also, it seems to have frozen on /usr/sbin/update-grub
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 5 13:42:23 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 137
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=47239e63-d0a5-416c-a7b5-d0b89be89010
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-1-generic 2.6.31-1.14
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-10-generic root=UUID=d7d1b4a7-5313-41c5-bc0e-36a387075c65 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-10.12-generic
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-backports-modules-2.6.30-10-generic N/A
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.31-1-generic 2.6.31-1.14 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 137
Uname: Linux 2.6.30-10-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 08/02/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: MS-6570
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd08/02/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-6570:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
Hi Taylor,
Can you comment if this is still an issue for you? The exit status 137 seems to be from the update-grub process being terminated:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.
Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/
Killed
User postinst hook script [/usr/sbin/
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 137