** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Jenish patel (jenishpatel1999)
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Installing from USB drive writes
This bug affects Ubuntu 10.10, Maverick Meerkat. Maverick has reached
end-of-life and is no longer supported, so I am closing the bugtask for
Maverick. Please upgrade to a newer version of Ubuntu.
More information here:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2012-April/000158.html
it appears that the kubuntu 11.10 desktop 32bit iso put onto a cd using
startdisk creator in 11.10 has a similar problem.
It just never boots, It dumps me into a busybox shell. Linux Mint 12 also
does this to me. (only on my netbook)
The same media works on 2 other computers.
Could it be
** Branch linked: lp:ubiquity
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/ubiquity
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I've just tested and can confirm the new version of ubiquity fixes this
problem for me.
Thanks for the work on this - and again apologies for the wrong log
files last night
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The logs you attached do not appear to be from an install attempt. May
I please ask that you try again, being sure to attach
/var/log/installer/debug and /var/log/syslog from the install
environment, following the directions above as well as the following:
I managed to reproduce this locally by booting with 'break=top', running
'modprobe usb-storage', and then continuing with boot; this forced the
USB disk to be /dev/sda. Evan and I then pair-programmed a fix.
Uploaded.
** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Maverick)
Importance: Critical
Apologies...I thought I had added the right logs.
If you want me to test the new fix with the hardware configuration
mentioned let me know and I will be happy to do so tonight.
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This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.4.7
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[ Evan Dandrea, Colin Watson ]
* Fix code to ensure that GRUB isn't installed to the installation device
when it's a USB stick; this was a combination of the installation device
This affects d-i too, so I've added a grub-installer task. We aren't
going to be able to squeeze this into 10.10, but we can deal with it for
natty.
Vincem: yes please! We should have fresh daily CD images in a few
hours.
** Also affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
** Patch added: 630529.patch
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/630529/+attachment/1672796/+files/630529.patch
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Okay, I have a patch that should hopefully at least solve the surface
level problem for you. Could you please run the install one last time
for me, following these instructions:
Press Try Ubuntu at the first screen. When the desktop appears, connect to
the Internet, open a terminal window,
** Tags added: patch
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Unfortunately it still failed and requires the pen drive to boot. I am
attaching the log files requested from the install
** Attachment added: Debug file from failed install - patch testing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/630529/+attachment/1673883/+files/debug
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** Attachment added: Syslog file from failed install - patch testing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/630529/+attachment/1673884/+files/syslog
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I forgot to add that I had to run sed with sudo as I was getting
permission denied errors without this
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I just tried again and noticed that during the process there was a not
running grub install /dev/sda. Since sda is the pen drive (mounted as
/cdrom) then this is writing grub to the pen drive and not the internal
hdd.
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apport information
** Tags added: apport-collected
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: ubiquity
When installing 10.10 beta 1 from a USB pen drive (created using startup
disk creator in 10.04) and selecting any of the automatic partition
setup modes, the MBR/Boot Sector is
On 29/09/10 17:43, Evan Dandrea wrote:
Vincem,
Unfortunately, I'm unable to reproduce this myself using the latest
daily-live CDs. However, I think I may have found the root of your bug.
Just for my sanity, could I ask that you run through the installer one
more time, but in debug mode,
I have uploaded to logs as requested but can confirm using the live CD
from last night I still have the same problem where I need to boot off
the pen drive as the boot sector appears to have been written to this
and not the hard drive.
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Vincem,
Unfortunately, I'm unable to reproduce this myself using the latest
daily-live CDs. However, I think I may have found the root of your bug.
Just for my sanity, could I ask that you run through the installer one
more time, but in debug mode, using the latest daily-live CD
I have uploaded the log files requested using the same kit I logged the
fault on.
** Attachment added: Log files as requested
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/630529/+attachment/1561964/+files/live%20logs.tar.gz
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Can you please boot into the live environment with that exact hardware
configuration, and attach the output of the follow commands to this bug
report:
sudo grub-mkdevicemap --no-floppy -m -
cat /proc/mounts
udevadm info --export-db
Thanks!
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Importance:
Adding installer logs which do not appear to have uploaded with the
initial report
** Attachment added: Installer logs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/630529/+attachment/1544546/+files/installer.tar.gz
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Also to add
This is on an Acer Aspire One 533 netbook
USB Pendrive is a Kingston Traveller 8GB which is detected as a USB HDD
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