Public bug reported: After updating Xubuntu 23.10 to version 24.04, during boot, after selecting the Xubuntu version from the Grub screen, I get the error:
"error: sparse file not allowed 452: out of range pointer: 0x54b42620 Aborted. Press any key to exit". Searching online it seems that this problem is linked to btrfs file systems, but I only have Ext4 file systems. Some online guides suggest editing the /etc/default/grub file by placing entries GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=false GRUB_DEFAULT=0 and then run "update-grub", but this solution didn't work. When the error appears, pressing a key will boot the system normally. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.04.16 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat May 11 11:42:18 2024 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader Symptom: release-upgrade UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.default.apport: # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it # you can temporarily override this with # sudo service apport start force_start=1 enabled=0 mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2015-03-14T11:03:48.280895 mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2024-05-08T16:33:52.778333 ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade noble ** Description changed: After updating Xubuntu 23.10 to version 24.04, during boot, after selecting the Xubuntu version from the Grub screen, I get the error: "error: sparse file not allowed + 452: out of range pointer: 0x54b42620 + Aborted. Press any key to exit". - press a key to continue". - - - Searching online it seems that this problem is linked to btrfs file systems, but I only have Ext4 file systems. + Searching online it seems that this problem is linked to btrfs file + systems, but I only have Ext4 file systems. Some online guides suggest editing the /etc/default/grub file by placing entries GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=false GRUB_DEFAULT=0 and then run "update-grub", but this solution didn't work. When the error appears, pressing a key will boot the system normally. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.04.16 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1 Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat May 11 11:42:18 2024 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader Symptom: release-upgrade UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.default.apport: - # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it - # you can temporarily override this with - # sudo service apport start force_start=1 - enabled=0 + # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it + # you can temporarily override this with + # sudo service apport start force_start=1 + enabled=0 mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2015-03-14T11:03:48.280895 mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2024-05-08T16:33:52.778333 ** Summary changed: - During boot, after grub selection screen, it appears "error: sparse file not allowed" + During boot, after grub selection screen, it appears "error: sparse file not allowed - Aborted. Press any key to exit." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2065476 Title: During boot, after grub selection screen, it appears "error: sparse file not allowed - Aborted. Press any key to exit." To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2065476/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs