[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-22 Thread sudodus
sigh -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2059907 Title: missing option to erase and use the whole drive To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-08 Thread sudodus
Before starting Calamares I unmounted it (of course), and there was no swap partition (only zram). There was a live Lubuntu system on the target drive, and obviously this was recognized by Calamares. The running live system was booted from another drive, but Calamares either 'assumed' that

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-07 Thread sudodus
Well, today I found a case, where unmounting and swapping off does not help. I had to wipe the first mibibyte. In my Toshiba Satellite Pro c850-19w I connected a target SSD with a current daily live Lubuntu system, and it was not identified as a target device (until I wiped the partition table).

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-03 Thread sudodus
@ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl), Yes, unmount what can be unmounted (unless when using the boot option 'toram', I think some partition(s) on the live drive should be left mounted (not be forced to be unmounted)). And swapoff everything except the zram. I think that would squash this bug. -- You

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-02 Thread sudodus
Why struggle to understand why the partition on the target drive is mounted? Maybe because the target SSD is connected via USB (and not via SATA). During these tests there is no internal drive in my Toshiba, only two SSDs, the live drive and the target drive. In the case of these tests with my

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-01 Thread sudodus
1. Fresh boot into iso in (UEFI mode). 2. The partition on the target drive is mounted automatically. I unmount it now. This should be done automatically by Calamares. 3. I leave the zram swap on (I don't think it must be swapped off; I want to check that.) 4. Fix for 2054795 and start the

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-01 Thread sudodus
I can try in another computer (not the Toshiba). But the zram swap should not be linked to any SSD or HDD; it resides in RAM. When trying to reproduce, did you manually unmount all partitions on the target drive before starting Calamares? I don't think that beginners will do that. But when I

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-01 Thread sudodus
No, I shut down the computer after installing in BIOS mode, cold boot into the installed system, shut down again, boot in UEFI mode into the Lubuntu Noble live. The problem is *not* caused by running the installer twice in one session. But I agree, that it would be a good idea to run the umount

[Bug 2059907] Re: missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-01 Thread sudodus
See also this link https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/report-about-iso-testing-and-two- questions-about-reporting-or-not-reporting-bugs/4793 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2059907 Title:

[Bug 2059907] [NEW] missing option to erase and use the whole drive

2024-04-01 Thread sudodus
Public bug reported: After installing in BIOS mode there was an MSDOS partition table with a single partition. When trying to install in UEFI mode onto the same target drive (an SSD), the only option was ‘Manual partitioning’. This can be an obstacle, at least for beginners, who want to use an

[Bug 2047295] Re: Keyboard layout is ignored

2024-03-19 Thread sudodus
See also Bug #2058375 reported by Miguel Angel Noguera 53 minutes ago https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/2058375 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2047295 Title:

[Bug 2058375] Re: Kubuntu noble Try/Install main screen

2024-03-19 Thread sudodus
I think this bug is closely related to Bug #2047295 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-installer- prompt/+bug/2047295 where I asked (in vain) for comments from other users. Unfortunately few people who have problems with English (dialogue and keyboard) might take part in this

[Bug 1842320] Re: Out of Memory on boot with 5.2.0 kernel

2022-05-22 Thread sudodus
If you have problems to boot live systems (from USB), I think it can be solved with mkusb https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb because it makes the live system use GFXMODE set to 800x600 except when cloning. So select 'live-only' and in the next menu 'dus-iso2usb' ... Please report the

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-20 Thread sudodus
Congratulations Thomas (for theory) and Chris (for experiments). This is like development of physics ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1922342 Title: Impish live session takes ages

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-16 Thread sudodus
I agree with Thomas about the problems to boot some old computers. I'm continuing to develop/tweak dus-iso2usb, added an extra (optional) parameter 'boot-flag' that can be added when mkusb partition table is selected. It helps HP computers, but may spoil booting some other computers. So I think

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-15 Thread sudodus
@ guiverc, I think you have suitable hardware and the best experience of us to answer the question in comment # 99. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1922342 Title: Impish live session

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-15 Thread sudodus
At https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ you find the amd64 iso file and its sha256sum, and at http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/22.04/release/ you find the corresponding Lubuntu files. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-15 Thread sudodus
Hi again Thomas, The grub comes from a compressed tarball, that is extracted onto the target drive. This makes it independent of the current operating system and its version of grub. So in order to look at it, use dus-iso2usb, or if you want only the basics, extract only the tarball, in this

[Bug 1922342] Re: Impish live session takes ages to boot on BIOS systems

2022-05-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas Schmitt, > I wonder what is meant by "add some tweaks". 1. Made grub use UUID instead of device name to identify partition where to find the grub files --- # create grub.cfg to match iso file's name echo -e "$inversvid tweak grub ...$resetvid" # tweak 3: search by UUID sleep 2

[Bug 1931493] Re: usb-creator fails to pick .iso extension files, but picks them if renamed to .img extension

2022-04-29 Thread sudodus
There is a check for an Ubuntu signature in order to accept iso files, but no corresponding check to accept img files. @ Canonical, It should be easy to fix, if you want to do it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1955471] Re: Why is Extended Maintenance needed for apps in Ubuntu 20.04.x LTS in 2021?

2022-01-14 Thread sudodus
I think your patch is helpful, Renan :-) I will ask at the Ubuntu Forum thread, https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=240=3=14075403#post14075403 if the people there agree that this suffices. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1955471] Re: Why is Extended Maintenance needed for apps in Ubuntu 20.04.x LTS in 2021?

2021-12-21 Thread sudodus
Unfortunately, until [re]solved, several people are suspecting that there is a security hole here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955471 Title: Why is Extended Maintenance needed

[Bug 1955471] [NEW] Why is Extended Maintenance needed for apps in Ubuntu 20.04.x LTS in 2021?

2021-12-21 Thread sudodus
Public bug reported: There seems to be a misleading, incorrect message in ubuntu-security-status ESM wouldn’t be needed (or even enabled) until 20.04 is EOL, in 2025. --- See this link: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/why-is-extended-security-maintenance-

[Bug 1860411] Re: The Startup Disk Creator is glitchy when I try to use non-Ubuntu iso files

2021-10-13 Thread sudodus
You can trick the Startup Disk Creator to clone non-Ubuntu iso files, because it is willing to clone 'any' image file with the extension img. So make a symbolic link, for example $ ln -s debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.iso debian-live-11.0.0-amd64-standard.img $ ls -ltr total 924676

[Bug 1940749] Re: Hardinfo 'storage' output not showing devices

2021-08-22 Thread sudodus
I can confirm this bug, tested in a Lenovo V130 running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS There is an internal nvme drive, but hardinfo cannot see it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1940749 Title:

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-08-19 Thread sudodus
@ Julian Andres Klode (juliank), Please explain: How does this bug affect the old versions Xenial and Bionic? And how should we test that our computers are affected? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-08-17 Thread sudodus
I tested the current Lubuntu Impish live also in a Dell Precision M4800. It works in UEFI mode too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1937115 Title: Unable to boot/install Impish daily

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-08-17 Thread sudodus
Tested the current Lubuntu Impish iso file dated 2021-08-17 17:22 "impish-desktop-amd64.iso" Booting a cloned USB drive works [not only in BIOS mode but also] in UEFI mode in a Dell Latitude E7240 :-) So I can confirm that the bugfix works also to boot Lubuntu Impish in my Dell. -- You

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-08-16 Thread sudodus
Booted the current Ubuntu iso files from the iso testing web-site -rw--- 2,9G2021-08-16 08:21 "focal-desktop-amd64.iso" -rw--- 2,9G2021-08-16 08:30 "impish-desktop-amd64.iso" in a Dell Latitude E7240 in UEFI mode. The impish iso file fails :-( Then I

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-08-05 Thread sudodus
When will the bugfixed impish iso file be uploaded and available for us to test? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1937115 Title: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-30 Thread sudodus
Requested debug data for Dell Latitude E7240: --- $ efibootmgr -v BootCurrent: 0012 Timeout: 0 seconds BootOrder: 0007,0001,000E,0006,000A,0003,,0010,0012,0013,0002,0004,0011,0005 Boot* ubuntu

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-29 Thread sudodus
A USB drive with Impish made by Rufus 'UEFI only' & GPT fails in my Dell Latitude E7240 with the same message as a cloned drive. @juliank, Where (in which operating system) and when (at what stage) should we run efibootmgr -v tar -cvf boot-debug,tar /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/Boot* Maybe I'm

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-29 Thread sudodus
@leok, Thanks again :-) Now we can conclude that the booting problem is only affecting the live system, maybe only a cloned live system (we have not yet tested systems made with Rufus; probably such systems will work too). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-29 Thread sudodus
@leok, Thanks for testing :-) I think it could be interesting if you have time to test in one of your Dell Optiplex computers, if it is possible to *install Lubuntu Impish* from a persistent live session, and that the installed system can boot. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-29 Thread sudodus
I should add, that I installed in a Toshiba, http://www.toshiba.se/laptops/satellite-pro/c850/satellite-pro-c850-19w/ and then moved the [internal] SSD to a USB3 to SATA adapter and booted my Dell Latitude E7240 and it works in UEFI mode. I don't want to overwrite the internal M2 drive of my

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-29 Thread sudodus
I can report about a workaround: The current Lubuntu Impish file, impish-desktop-amd64.iso, dated 2021-07-28 17:22 worked for me this way: - Create a persistent live drive with mkusb-dus. - Verify that it can boot both in UEFI and legacy BIOS mode. - Install Lubuntu in UEFI mode (there was no

[Bug 1937115] Re: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot mode

2021-07-28 Thread sudodus
This bug affects my Dell Latitude E7240 in UEFI mode (but booting works in BIOS mode). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1937115 Title: Unable to boot/install Impish daily in UEFI boot

[Bug 1884538] Re: Removing debian-installer from groovy

2020-11-21 Thread sudodus
The link in comment #17 works only for you, Norbert. remove the tail '?u=norbert' to make it work for us too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1884538 Title: Removing debian-installer

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-17 Thread sudodus
I tested also the current Xubuntu Groovy version dated Okt 17 02:07 from zsync, Conclusion: This bug seems squashed with casper version 1.455 :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899308

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-17 Thread sudodus
The current Ubuntu Desktop (standard Ubuntu) Groovy version dated Okt 17 08:30 from zsync, - '20201017' in the testing tracker ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2942062592 okt 17 08:30 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, The output of the partition editor commands is in the attached file. ** Attachment added: "p-ed-commands.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1899308/+attachment/5422669/+files/p-ed-commands.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, 1. Yes, the software in the ISO fiddles with the USB stick partitioning. I think this was introduced in Ubuntu 19.10. I think it is used to log the installer (to help debug failures) and to store crash dumps. (I would be happy to turn it off.) Please tell me which partition editor

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
@ everybody, In the light of the lasts findings, questions and suggestions, I did some more tests, this time with yesterday's Xubuntu Groovy iso file, that failed booting yesterday. I think I started testing the cloned USB drive in the Lenovo V130 (which worked), and continued testing in the HP

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
@ Thomas, 1. I know that it can improve things to start from a wiped drive, but I don't know why. I know that before you got involved and started to improve the booting, the systems could not create the ext4 partition in my computers, unless the USB drive was wiped, and I *think* this was

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
@ Steve, Booting 'nopersistent' is a mild tweak, and it seems to improve things a lot. Please consider if this should be the default (in other words modify the iso file accordingly). At least now for Groovy, so that we can release a set of iso files, that work in the [amd64] computers, that we

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi again Jags Desai, I'm glad that you managed to boot when using mkusb. When you want to install Ubuntu-MATE, please read the tips at this link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/persistent#Installing_- _using_the_Install_icon_on_the_desktop -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Chris, 1. In the meantime I tested the current Lubuntu Groovy iso file in the HP Elitebook 8560p. It boots when I made a nopersistent live drive using mkusb-plug, and I could repeat it. 2. I don't know if the error that you see at shutdown causes failure at the next boot (when there is an

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
You need the package 'usb-pack-efi' too. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa # and press Enter sudo apt update sudo apt install mkusb usb-pack-efi -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Jags Desai, Yes, mkusb-dus (alias dus) is part of the mkusb package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899308 Title: failure to boot groovy daily (again) To manage notifications

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Jags Desai, It is possible that your problem depends on the graphics, if there is nvidia graphics. Have you tried to boot in recovery mode or with the boot option 'nomodeset'? But if your HP does not even reach grub, you may need a workaround for the boot process. Please try to install mkusb

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-15 Thread sudodus
Hi Chris, There seems to be a difference between the first boot and the subsequent boots in your hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290) It might depend on the creation of the ext4 partition behind the image of the iso file, which happens only in the first attempt to boot. Another

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-14 Thread sudodus
Thanks for all the improvements, Thomas and Steve :-) Although we feel frustrated now, we must remember that the Groovy iso files have improved a lot and can boot many more computers than when we started. -o- There are workarounds to make also the remaining computers boot: for example to make a

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-14 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, > All Ubuntu flavors use the same bootloader logic; there is no > distinction here. > > And I have checked that the latest xubuntu image has the same > partition setup. ... > So a failure to boot Xubuntu where Ubuntu works is not explained > by missing/different xorriso options.

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-14 Thread sudodus
The current Ubuntu Desktop (standard Ubuntu) Groovy version dated Okt 14 08.30 from zsync, - '20201014' in the testing tracker $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 20b9b69600470e6641406a6ab975f985903bde4555b552f3155693aa10a862a1 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso when cloned to USB can boot an old HP

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-14 Thread sudodus
@ Steve Langasek (vorlon), The current Ubuntu Desktop (standard Ubuntu) Groovy version dated Okt 13 08:36 from zsync, - '20201013.1' in the testing tracker $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2894153728 okt 13 08:36 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-14 Thread sudodus
Hi Chris, Please test Ubuntu Desktop (standard Ubuntu) Groovy version dated Okt 13 08:36 from zsync, - '20201013.1' in the testing tracker $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2894153728 okt 13 08:36 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-13 Thread sudodus
The current Lubuntu Groovy iso file $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 1894162432 okt 13 16:56 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 2bc2b6bf2a14a4a293ce5280e754ed9ef4913873a529c99bfe0bcfe222aff2b5 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso when cloned does

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-13 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, > > Please notice that the option -compliance no_emul_toc may cause problems. > Do you have any tangible indications for this (beyond the fact that MBR > table does not work for the Lenovos) ? I wrote maybe (which includes maybe not). I may have drawn faulty conclusions when I

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-13 Thread sudodus
It seems I was too early to test the new current daily Ubuntu Desktop iso file. Now I found this one: $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2894153728 okt 13 08:36 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-13 Thread sudodus
The current daily Ubuntu Desktop iso file -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2938152960 okt 13 06:25 groovy-desktop- amd64.iso $ sha256sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso a1ee702fd38036ac3b22a34657c94a9f1f7cb476bc13b4712ee34dad20499fc2 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ md5sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-13 Thread sudodus
@ Chris, I was almost sure, that the bug was squashed. But I cannot see anything wrong with what you describe in comment #19, so it seems there more to do until we have iso files that can boot all our computers (if at all possible before the release of 20.10). Anyway, I look forward to both your

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-12 Thread sudodus
Hi Steve, I hope there is still time to improve booting of Groovy iso files, to make also it work in old HP computers in BIOS mode. Thomas Schmitt suggested a modification of the iso files, and according to my tests, it works without destroying anything for other computers. -- You received this

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-12 Thread sudodus
You are a wizard Thomas, This tweak: original=groovy-desktop-amd64_20201010_gpt.iso test -f test_mbr.iso && rm test_mbr.iso xorriso \ -indev "$original" \ -outdev test_mbr.iso \ -boot_image any replay \ -boot_image any appended_part_as=gpt \ -boot_image any

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-12 Thread sudodus
@guiverc, > The dc7700 has no booting OS on it; last a failed xubuntu qa-test install but > I bet > it'd legacy/BIOS/MBR, and I know the dc7900 has legacy/MBR (no GPT) as my > boxes are > mostly 80-160GB disks & I don't bother with GPT The problem is that the current Groovy *iso files contain

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-12 Thread sudodus
This morning (CET) I tested a cloned system from a modified iso file according to Thomas Schmitt; original=groovy-desktop-amd64_20201010_gpt.iso test -f test_mbr.iso && rm test_mbr.iso xorriso \ -indev "$original" \ -outdev test_mbr.iso \ -boot_image any replay \

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-11 Thread sudodus
I could get a signal to an external screen from the HP Elitebook 8560p. As I expected, it failed to boot to the current Lubuntu Groovy iso file. In mkusb's settings menu for a persistent live drive I selected - MSDOS partition table - usb-pack-efi and I could boot to this persistent live

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-11 Thread sudodus
typo fix in comment #6 this bug needed MSDOS partition table ---> this computer needed MSDOS partition table -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899308 Title: failure to boot groovy

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-11 Thread sudodus
I have access to one old and slow HP computer, a Probook 6450b with an Intel i5-M520 CPU. But it seems to be too new to be affected by this bug. It boots in BIOS mode with this new Groovy iso file. My son has another and older HP Elitebook, and this bug needed MSDOS partition table to boot via

[Bug 1899308] Re: failure to boot groovy daily (again)

2020-10-11 Thread sudodus
@ Chris, This bug might correspond to an observation, that I made years ago with persistent live drives made by mkusb. Some old (at that time maybe middle-aged) HP computers refuse to boot . in BIOS mode - from a USB drive - via grub - in a GUID partition table (GPT). That made me add an entry

[Bug 1895329] Re: when booting cloned live drive 3rd partition is created without file system

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
I tested also with the current daily Lubuntu Groovy iso file (dated 2020-10-10) and when cloned to a USB pendrive and booted, a 'writable' partition is created as it should. This is a third indication that this bug is squashed. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
I have tested the current daily (2020-10-10) Xubuntu and Lubuntu iso files too. When cloned to a USB drive, they can also boot the Lenovo V130 in UEFI mode (and secure boot). It seems that bug #1895329 is squashed too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1895329] Re: when booting cloned live drive 3rd partition is created without file system

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
I zsynced the current daily Xubuntu Groovy iso date (dated 2020-10-10), and when cloned to a USB pendrive and booted, a 'writable' partition is created as it should. This system was cloned directly after testing a larger Ubuntu Groovy system, and with earlier iso files, it was likely to fail to

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
More tests - here is a list of all computers tested by me with the Ubuntu Groovy system $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2936969216 okt 9 21:15 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ md5sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 00cbcce8855c00dd2231077e3a01aebc groovy-desktop-amd64.iso

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
I can report *success* from testing with the current daily Ubuntu Groovy iso file $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2936969216 okt 9 21:15 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ md5sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 00cbcce8855c00dd2231077e3a01aebc groovy-desktop-amd64.iso After

[Bug 1895329] Re: when booting cloned live drive 3rd partition is created without file system

2020-10-10 Thread sudodus
The first test results from the current daily Ubuntu Groovy iso file $ ls -l groovy-desktop-amd64.iso -rw--- 1 sudodus sudodus 2936969216 okt 9 21:15 groovy-desktop-amd64.iso $ md5sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 00cbcce8855c00dd2231077e3a01aebc groovy-desktop-amd64.iso indicate

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
Thanks Thomas for your insight in booting from a cloned image of an iso file and the efficient method to find how to squash this bug :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886148 Title:

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
Hi Leo, This sounds good, but please tell us if you tested a system - cloned or - persistent live made by mkusb or - made some other way. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886148

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
Now I have tested how mkusb can create persistent live drives with Thomas Schmitt's modifications with the xorriso command line. It is still working when using usb-pack-efi (and the default GPT) - in the Lenovo V130 in UEFI mode with secure boot and - in the Dell Precision M4800 both in BIOS

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
@ Leó Kolbeinsson (leok), Now I have uploaded my modified Groovy iso file and the corresponding md5sum to https://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/alpha-beta/groovy/ $md5sum -c groovy-desktop-amd64_2020-10-08_fixed-by-xorriso.iso.md5 groovy-desktop-amd64_2020-10-08_fixed-by-xorriso.iso: OK Good

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, 1. There was a name error, wrong name of the input iso file - easy to understand and fix, but I asked before thinking twice. There was also an ownership/permission error, the file was owned by root and there were not enough permissions for the standard user (because I had copied it

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
@ Thomas, There was a problem with permissions. I fixed it ... @ everybody, This test.iso file modified according to comment #181, when cloned, makes USB drive that can boot the Lenovo V130 in UEFI mode with secure boot. Now there is a temporary boot option 'Linpus Lite' again (and it works).

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, I failed according to your instructions at comment #174. $ xorriso \ > -indev groovy-desktop-amd64.iso \ > -outdev test.iso \ > -boot_image any replay \ > -boot_image any appended_part_as=gpt \ > -boot_image any mbr_force_bootable=off xorriso 1.5.2 : RockRidge

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
@ Leó Kolbeinsson (leok), I am surprised, that what works in my Lenovo does not work in yours. But the computers are different, and we can only guess what works before we have tested. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-09 Thread sudodus
@ Leó Kolbeinsson (leok), I am not sure what test you reported in comment #175. Maybe I am too late, but this morning I uploaded my minimal iso file and the corresponding md5sum to https://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/alpha-beta/groovy/ $ md5sum -c bug-1886148_comment-172-173.iso.md5

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
Booting this minimal device behaves differently in the Lenovo V130 in UEFI mode. Linpus Lite is *not* activated, but in the temporary menu there is an entry EFI USB device () 1. Secure boot stops further booting, so the Lenovo will not reach to a grub prompt. 2. When I turn off secure boot, the

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
Thanks Steve :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886148 Title: failure to boot groovy daily To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
Hi Thomas, I tried to make a minimal grub iso file, but failed. After installing xorriso too, I had the following error: $ sudo grub-mkrescue -o output.iso minimal grub-mkrescue: error: `mformat` invocation failed . I tried in an Ubuntu Groovy system. What is mformat? What should I add to make

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
If the Ubuntu iso file according to comment #163 is the one you want us to test, I'm sorry, but it is still failing when cloned. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886148 Title: failure

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
The Ubuntu Groovy iso file dated Oct 8 13.02 $ md5sum groovy-desktop-amd64.iso 0ca0a6242caffcb7c67497fc659f2b8c groovy-desktop-amd64.iso is still affected by this bug. Maybe you should ask the manufacturer what they are looking for instead of this trial and error game? -- You received this

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
So you want us to test only USB boot drives with the live system *cloned* from the iso file? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886148 Title: failure to boot groovy daily To manage

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
@ Steve Langasek (vorlon), Would you be able to ask the manufacturer, either Lenovo or InsydeH2O, what they are looking for in their "Linpus Lite" boot option (in order to boot in UEFI mode)? In my computer, on the 'title line' of the BIOS information page is written: InsydeH2O Setup Utility

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
I tested the current daily Ubuntu Desktop Groovy iso file with the Lenovo V130. The results match those of comments #155-156. After that I made persistent live drives with mkusb (using usb-pack- efi), and they worked as before. So I can confirm the results by Leó Kolbeinsson (leok). -- You

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
The same current daily Lubuntu Groovy iso file, when cloned, boots as it should in a Dell Precision M4800. But cloned drives are still affected by bug #1895329. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-08 Thread sudodus
I tested the current daily Lubuntu Groovy iso file with the Lenovo V130. When cloned to a USB drive, it does not boot in UEFI mode (the same problem as before) :-( When extracted to a FAT32 partition with boot and esp flags in a USB drive, it boots in UEFI mode :-) -- You received this bug

[Bug 1895131] Re: Groovy Desktop *BREAKS* the most common method of creating UEFI bootable drives for Ubuntu installation

2020-10-04 Thread sudodus
@ Akeo, If I understand correctly, this bug is fixed in the current daily Groovy iso files. These files are newer than the Groovy beta iso files. http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/413/builds I can extract the content of an iso file to a FAT32 partition and get a USB boot drive, that

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-03 Thread sudodus
@ Steve Langasek (vorlon), Yes, it is a regression vs 20.04. The early Groovy iso files worked too, until you made the big modification of the boot structure near the beginning of July. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1895329] Re: when booting cloned live drive 3rd partition is created without file system

2020-10-02 Thread sudodus
This bug is still alive in the current Ubuntu Desktop Groovy daily iso file dated October 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895329 Title: when booting cloned live drive 3rd

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-02 Thread sudodus
Wrong reference to the other bug. It should be bug #1895329 http://launchpad.net/bugs/1895329 "when booting cloned live drive 3rd partition is created without file system" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1886148] Re: failure to boot groovy daily

2020-10-02 Thread sudodus
Lubuntu --- I started testing the current daily Lubuntu Groovy iso file (faster to zsync) with the Lenovo V130. 1. When cloned to a USB drive, it does not boot in UEFI mode (the same problem as before). 2. When extracted to a FAT32 partition with boot and esp flags in a USB drive, it boots

[Bug 1886129] Re: xubuntu : displays have become blank & unusable

2020-10-02 Thread sudodus
This bug is still alive in the current Ubuntu Desktop Groovy daily iso file dated October 2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886129 Title: xubuntu : displays have become blank &

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