[Touch-packages] [Bug 1876562] Re: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 798414 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798414 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 798414 update-initramfs should produce a more helpful error message when there isn't enough free space--or provide an automatic tool for removal of old files -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876562 Title: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the end of the upgrade process to 20.04 I got a message about mkinitramfs. It said I should consider submitting a bug. Now after a re-boot I get: $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned erro r exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 $ apt-cache policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools: Installed: 0.136ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.136ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.136ubuntu6 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 3 02:11:32 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-16 (1994 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-03 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1876562/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1876562] Re: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876562 Title: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the end of the upgrade process to 20.04 I got a message about mkinitramfs. It said I should consider submitting a bug. Now after a re-boot I get: $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned erro r exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 $ apt-cache policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools: Installed: 0.136ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.136ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.136ubuntu6 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 3 02:11:32 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-16 (1994 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-03 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1876562/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1876562] Re: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio
That error message does not mean an unbootable system, fortunately, in most cases. I just upgraded from Bionic Beaver (18.04 LTS) to Focal Fossa (20.04 LTS) today, and yes, it is a free space thing, specifically in /boot. The above link worked for me. The problem seems to be with systems that were originally installed with a smaller /boot partition, per some advice we were given for security reasons some years ago. Many of us still make a smaller /boot partition for this reason, especially on servers. It also is a good way to LUKS-encrypt / for security and still be able to boot the box (I think /boot still needs to be unencrypted). In my case, /boot was 256 MB in size. In the past, I would keep the current running kernel and the previous kernel and apt-purge (or through Synaptic, get rid of) the older ones. Before any subsequent kernel upgrade, I'd delete the oldest one, thus leaving one kernel (the running one), and thus there'd be no problem with space on /boot. The problem is that kernel binaries, and especially their initrds, have been getting bigger as the years have gone on, and now with the new 5.4.0 kernel, we've kinda hit critical mass. Therefore, whatever script or other program does space-checking to see if there's enough apparently has a "cushion" built into its check so that even if there's enough, it throws an error if space is kinda close. This can happen when you have two kernels on the system when /boot is 256MB or so. That condition happens at the end of the upgrade during initrd generation, because I now had both 4.15.0-99 and the new 5.4.0-29 kernel; I was now down to 84% on /boot, and the error popped up. Fortunately, since in the case of a 256MB partition and this upgrade, there *is* actually sufficient space, we get a bootable system. First, check to see that there's a 5.4.0-29 initrd first! If there is--and there should be--then go right ahead and reboot; you'll be fine. That's what I did. After rebooting and thus verifying that 5.4.0-29 and the rest of the system is A-OK (it is), then go ahead and apt-purge the 4.15.0-99 kernel. I'd also recommend getting rid of linux-headers, linux-modules, and linux-modules-extra (all for 4.15.0-99, of course). This way you not only free up space on /, you also make sure to get rid of the System-map file in /boot for 4.15.0-99. Hopefully this helps clear things up some more. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876562 Title: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At the end of the upgrade process to 20.04 I got a message about mkinitramfs. It said I should consider submitting a bug. Now after a re-boot I get: $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned erro r exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 $ apt-cache policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools: Installed: 0.136ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.136ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.136ubuntu6 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 3 02:11:32 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-16 (1994 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-03 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to:
[Touch-packages] [Bug 1876562] Re: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio
This fixed my problem: sudo apt purge linux-image-4.15.0-99-generic from: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1207958/error-24-write-error-cannot-write-compressed-block Usually if it's a freespace thing, I'll get a popup about /boot not having enough space. That happened during upgrade process, but I wasn't able to purge old space, and it hasn't happened since finishing the upgrade. There is usually enough space for the current and previous kernel in /boot as well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to initramfs-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876562 Title: Upgrade to 20.04 LTS errors - mkinitramfs failure cpio Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: At the end of the upgrade process to 20.04 I got a message about mkinitramfs. It said I should consider submitting a bug. Now after a re-boot I get: $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.136ubuntu6) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic Error 24 : Write error : cannot write compressed block E: mkinitramfs failure cpio 141 lz4 -9 -l 24 update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-28-generic with 1. dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned erro r exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: initramfs-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Release: 20.04 $ apt-cache policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools: Installed: 0.136ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.136ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.136ubuntu6 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.136ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun May 3 02:11:32 2020 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-16 (1994 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-03 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1876562/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
