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flash-kernel package

package flash-kernel 3.103ubuntu1~20.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed flash-kernel package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1914712 reported by Gurdeep Singh
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This bug affects 20 people
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flash-kernel (Ubuntu)
Expired
Undecided
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Bug Description

unable to install packages due to this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: flash-kernel 3.103ubuntu1~20.10.1
Uname: Linux 5.4.73v64 aarch64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Feb 5 09:14:00 2021
DuplicateSignature:
 package:flash-kernel:3.103ubuntu1~20.10.1
 Setting up u-boot-rpi:arm64 (2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.10.1) ...
 Error: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it?
 dpkg: error processing package u-boot-rpi:arm64 (--configure):
  installed u-boot-rpi:arm64 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed flash-kernel package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ImageMediaBuild: 20201022
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.5ubuntu2
 apt 2.1.10ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: flash-kernel
Title: package flash-kernel 3.103ubuntu1~20.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed flash-kernel package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Gurdeep Singh (gurdeep1986) wrote :
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Avital Ostromich (avital) wrote : Bug is not a security issue

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

information type: Private Security → Public
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in flash-kernel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Matt Walton (hackedlivesmatter)
Changed in flash-kernel (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Matt Walton (hackedlivesmatter)
assignee: Matt Walton (hackedlivesmatter) → nobody
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Jeff Green (jeffgreen53) wrote :

Might have something to do with a Berryboot installation on a SSD

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Dave Jones (waveform) wrote :

From DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

Warning: root device does not exist
Ignoring old or unknown version 5.4.73v64 (latest is )

This strongly suggests a non-standard kernel setup. flash-kernel uses "linux-version list" to determine available kernel versions; if your kernel installation is not listed by "linux-version list", then flash-kernel will fail. Could you confirm if this is still an issue, and whether your kernel version appears in the output of "linux-version list"?

Changed in flash-kernel (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for flash-kernel (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in flash-kernel (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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