** Description changed: [Problem] This bug appears because on live systems, new initrds are written to /cdrom/casper/initrd.lz.new (see special treatment of live systems in /usr/sbin/update-initramfs starting from line 9). If you create a persistent live system via Startup Disk Creator and pull the "How much" slider to the right as far as possible (what seems sensible for most cases and users), all space not used for the system is allocated for that documents-and-settings-ext2-file and there is no space left on /cdrom. Therefore update-initramfs fails with that cryptic lzma error code. Perhaps Startup Disk Creator should leave some spare space on the live medium even if the user chooses "use all remaining space available for my live medium". + See also bug #685017 which describes one (unfortunately common) end + result of this. Installation of a binary driver can overrun the + available space and thus error (and potentially render the usb key + useless). [Original Report] Binary package hint: initramfs-tools Can not install Broadcom STA wireless driver package "bcmwl-kernel- source" in a fresh install of Lucid Beta 2 because there is an error in installing initram-fs (bcmwl-kernel-source is correctly detected as a wireless card hardware driver) ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu71 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686 AptOrdering: initramfs-tools: Configure bcmwl-kernel-source: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Apr 13 13:59:53 2010 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100406.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: initramfs-tools Title: package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu71 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
** Summary changed: - package initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu71 [modified: usr/sbin/update-initramfs] failed to install/upgrade: lzma: Encoder error: -2147467259 + initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562312 Title: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
