I have repeated the installation procedure and captured logging. flash-
kernel exits with exit code 3:
2020-09-30 07:28:57,452 DEBUG subiquitycore.utils:83 arun_command
['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install'] exited with code
3
2020-09-30 07:28:57,453 ERROR root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install: FAIL: Command
'['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false',
'--identifier=curtin_log.2566', '/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m',
'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
2020-09-30 07:28:57,452 DEBUG subiquitycore.utils:83 arun_command
['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install'] exited with code
3
2020-09-30 07:28:57,453 ERROR root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install: FAIL: Command
'['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false',
'--identifier=curtin_log.2566', '/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m',
'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
and that gives the following logging in curtin:
2020-09-30 07:19:55,807 DEBUG root:39 start:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install/cmd-install/stage-curthooks/builtin/cmd-curthooks/installing-kernel:
installing kernel
2020-09-30 07:28:56,459 DEBUG root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install/cmd-install/stage-curthooks/builtin/cmd-curthooks/installing-kernel:
SUCCESS: Status.FAIL
2020-09-30 07:28:56,480 DEBUG root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install/cmd-install/stage-curthooks/builtin:
SUCCESS: Status.FAIL
2020-09-30 07:28:56,483 DEBUG root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install/cmd-install/stage-curthooks:
SUCCESS: Status.FAIL
2020-09-30 07:28:57,452 DEBUG subiquitycore.utils:83 arun_command
['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install'] exited with code
3
2020-09-30 07:28:57,453 DEBUG subiquity.lockfile:44 unlocking exclusive
/run/subiquity/installing
2020-09-30 07:28:57,453 ERROR root:39 finish:
subiquity/InstallProgress/install/curtin_install: FAIL: Command
'['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false', '--identifier=curtin_log.2566',
'/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
2020-09-30 07:28:57,455 ERROR subiquitycore.controller.installprogress:145
curtin_error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File
"/snap/subiquity/1972/lib/python3.6/site-packages/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py",
line 304, in install
await self.curtin_install(context=context)
File
"/snap/subiquity/1972/lib/python3.6/site-packages/subiquitycore/context.py",
line 142, in decorated_async
return await meth(self, **kw)
File
"/snap/subiquity/1972/lib/python3.6/site-packages/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py",
line 281, in curtin_install
self.logged_command(curtin_cmd), check=True)
File
"/snap/subiquity/1972/lib/python3.6/site-packages/subiquitycore/utils.py", line
85, in arun_command
raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(proc.returncode, cmd)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['systemd-cat', '--level-prefix=false',
'--identifier=curtin_log.2566', '/snap/subiquity/1972/usr/bin/python3', '-m',
'curtin', '--showtrace', '-c',
'/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-install.conf', 'install']' returned
non-zero exit status 3.
2020-09-30 07:28:57,458 DEBUG subiquity.core:470 generating crash report
2020-09-30 07:28:57,462 INFO subiquity.core:487 saving crash report 'install
failed crashed with CalledProcessError' to
/var/crash/1601450937.461412191.install_fail.crash
2020-09-30 07:28:57,465 DEBUG subiquity.core:511 show_error_report
'1601450937.461412191.install_fail'
This time, the initrd image _is_ created: