Having problems with the linux-firmware (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AapoL@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@sopuli.xyz

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debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend requires a screen at least 13 lines tall and 31 columns wide.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic
cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
 installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-firmware
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This happens when trying to update things in apt in PopOS. Tell me if more info is needed. I hope I posted to the right community.>>>

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[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

OK, this is concerning. Try downloading the installer and installing it manually:

sudo apt download initramfs-tools
sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools.whatever.is.the.actual.name.deb

[-] AapoL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

aapo@pop-os:~$ sudo dpkg -i initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb
(Reading database ... 292735 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack initramfs-tools_0.140ubuntu13.2_all.deb ...
Unpacking initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) over (0.140ubuntu13.2) ...
Setting up initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu13.2) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic
cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--install):
 installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 initramfs-tools

Yea the problem's pretty bad it seems.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

OK, so that did not trigger the reinstallation of the missing file. Try reinstalling libklibc:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibc

[-] AapoL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

aapo@pop-os:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall libklibc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 169 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/45.6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up linux-firmware (20230629.gitee91452d-0ubuntu1+system76~1689594960~22.04~9d563bf) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic
cp: cannot stat '/lib/klibc-*.so': No such file or directory
E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/klibc-utils failed with return 1.
update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-6.2.6-76060206-generic with 1.
dpkg: error processing package linux-firmware (--configure):
 installed linux-firmware package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-firmware
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Tried that already. The installation tries to run but the problem blocks it from running.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

Try downloading the deb and installing it manually using dpkg -i. Maybe that will allow it to skip this dependency.

[-] AapoL@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! That worked.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

So glad to hear! This is probably my first ever attempt at helping a fellow stranger and actually getting to the solution!

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