Updating remote system (testing) through aptitude - non-bootable ... was it intel-microcode?

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Subject: Updating remote system (testing) through aptitude - non-bootable ... was it intel-microcode?
From: Johannes Graumann <johannes_graumann@web.de>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:35:19 +0300
Message-id: <[🔎] kr0uon$leb$1@ger.gmane.org>
Hi,

I administer a remote server running testing and updated it yesterday (apt 
history and dpkg log below). After that the system wouldn't reboot. I have 
access through the hosting companies "rescue system" and can rummage around, 
but am at a loss how to trouble shoot this, as messages,dmesg etc seem empty 
- the system just wont boot the upgraded debian installation.

Can anyone point out what might have been the problem from the logs below? 
How about the microcode update? Could that lead to this?

Any ideas on how to proceed?

thanks for any hints.

Joh

apt history

 Start-Date: 2013-07-02  17:31:24
    Install: libpython2.7:amd64 (2.7.5-5, automatic)
    Upgrade: libsystemd-login0:amd64 (44-11, 44-12),
        multiarch-support:amd64 (2.17-3, 2.17-6),
        hostname:amd64 (3.12, 3.13),
        libc-bin:amd64 (2.17-3, 2.17-6),
        libc6:amd64 (2.17-3, 2.17-6),
        python-libxml2:amd64 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1, 2.9.1+dfsg1-2), 
        curl:amd64 (7.30.0-2, 7.31.0-2),
        initramfs-tools:amd64 (0.112, 0.113),
        libxml2:amd64 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1, 2.9.1+dfsg1-2),
        libcurl3:amd64 (7.30.0-2, 7.31.0-2),
        intel-microcode:amd64 (1.20130222.1, 1.20130222.4),
        locales:amd64 (2.17-3, 2.17-6),
        libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 (7.30.0-2, 7.31.0-2)
 End-Date: 2013-07-02  17:32:07

dpkg log

2013-07-02 17:31:24 startup archives unpack
2013-07-02 17:31:24 upgrade hostname:amd64 3.12 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:24 status half-configured hostname:amd64 3.12
2013-07-02 17:31:24 status unpacked hostname:amd64 3.12
2013-07-02 17:31:24 status half-installed hostname:amd64 3.12
2013-07-02 17:31:25 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:25 status half-installed hostname:amd64 3.12
2013-07-02 17:31:25 status unpacked hostname:amd64 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:25 status unpacked hostname:amd64 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:25 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:25 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:26 status installed man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:27 startup packages configure
2013-07-02 17:31:27 configure hostname:amd64 3.13 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:27 status unpacked hostname:amd64 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:27 status half-configured hostname:amd64 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:27 status installed hostname:amd64 3.13
2013-07-02 17:31:28 startup archives unpack
2013-07-02 17:31:28 upgrade libc-bin:amd64 2.17-3 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:28 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:28 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:28 status half-installed libc-bin:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:28 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:29 status half-installed libc-bin:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:29 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:29 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:29 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:29 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:31 status installed man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:31 startup packages configure
2013-07-02 17:31:31 configure libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:31 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:31 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 status unpacked libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:32 startup archives unpack
2013-07-02 17:31:33 upgrade libc6:amd64 2.17-3 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:33 status half-configured libc6:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:33 status unpacked libc6:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:33 status half-installed libc6:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:34 status half-installed libc6:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:34 status unpacked libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:34 status unpacked libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:35 startup packages configure
2013-07-02 17:31:35 configure libc6:amd64 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:35 status unpacked libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:35 status unpacked libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:35 status half-configured libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:36 status installed libc6:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:36 status triggers-pending libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:37 trigproc libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:37 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:37 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:37 startup archives unpack
2013-07-02 17:31:38 upgrade libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-configured libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status unpacked libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-installed libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-installed libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status unpacked libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status unpacked libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 upgrade curl:amd64 7.30.0-2 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-configured curl:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status unpacked curl:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-installed curl:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status half-installed curl:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:38 status unpacked curl:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status unpacked curl:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 upgrade libcurl3:amd64 7.30.0-2 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status half-configured libcurl3:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status unpacked libcurl3:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status half-installed libcurl3:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status half-installed libcurl3:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status unpacked libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status unpacked libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 upgrade libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.30.0-2 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status half-configured libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:39 status unpacked libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status half-installed libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status half-installed libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.30.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status unpacked libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status unpacked libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:40 install libpython2.7:amd64 <none> 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status half-installed libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status unpacked libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:40 status unpacked libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:41 upgrade libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-11 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-configured libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-11
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-11
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-installed libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-11
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-installed libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-11
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:41 upgrade multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-3 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-configured multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-installed multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-installed multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status unpacked multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:41 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:41 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:43 status installed man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:44 startup packages configure
2013-07-02 17:31:44 configure multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:44 status unpacked multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:44 status half-configured multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:44 status installed multiarch-support:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:45 startup archives unpack
2013-07-02 17:31:45 upgrade locales:all 2.17-3 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:45 status half-configured locales:all 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:45 status unpacked locales:all 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:45 status half-installed locales:all 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:46 status triggers-pending man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status half-installed locales:all 2.17-3
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status unpacked locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status unpacked locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:47 upgrade initramfs-tools:all 0.112 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status half-configured initramfs-tools:all 0.112
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.112
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status half-installed initramfs-tools:all 0.112
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status half-installed initramfs-tools:all 0.112
2013-07-02 17:31:47 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:48 upgrade python-libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1 
2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status half-configured python-libxml2:amd64 
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status unpacked python-libxml2:amd64 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status half-installed python-libxml2:amd64 
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status half-installed python-libxml2:amd64 
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status unpacked python-libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status unpacked python-libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:48 upgrade intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.1 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:48 status half-configured intel-microcode:amd64 
1.20130222.1
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.1
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status half-installed intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.1
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status half-installed intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.1
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:49 trigproc man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:49 status half-configured man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:50 status installed man-db:amd64 2.6.3-7
2013-07-02 17:31:50 startup packages configure
2013-07-02 17:31:50 configure libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:50 status unpacked libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:50 status half-configured libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status installed libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status triggers-pending libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:51 configure libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status unpacked libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status half-configured libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status installed libcurl3:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 configure curl:amd64 7.31.0-2 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status unpacked curl:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status half-configured curl:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status installed curl:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 configure libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status unpacked libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status half-configured libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status installed libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 7.31.0-2
2013-07-02 17:31:51 configure libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status unpacked libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:51 status half-configured libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status installed libpython2.7:amd64 2.7.5-5
2013-07-02 17:31:52 configure libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status unpacked libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status half-configured libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status installed libsystemd-login0:amd64 44-12
2013-07-02 17:31:52 configure locales:all 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status unpacked locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status unpacked locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:52 status half-configured locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status installed locales:all 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:55 configure initramfs-tools:all 0.113 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status half-configured initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status installed initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status triggers-pending initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:31:55 configure python-libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status unpacked python-libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status half-configured python-libxml2:amd64 
2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:55 status installed python-libxml2:amd64 2.9.1+dfsg1-2
2013-07-02 17:31:56 configure intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status unpacked intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status half-configured intel-microcode:amd64 
1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status installed intel-microcode:amd64 1.20130222.4
2013-07-02 17:31:56 trigproc libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.17-6
2013-07-02 17:31:56 trigproc initramfs-tools:all 0.113 <none>
2013-07-02 17:31:56 status half-configured initramfs-tools:all 0.113
2013-07-02 17:32:06 status installed initramfs-tools:all 0.113
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