In comparing /var/log/installer/syslog with a working installation using a 4k/512e disk and my non-working installation, I see that there are places where the installer has problems with 4096-byte sectors (not sure if this is a factor or not):
Jul 23 20:05:59 main-menu[764]: (process:13955): mount: mounting /dev/sdb3 on /tmp/tmp.v1Bp6T failed: Invalid argument Jul 23 20:05:59 main-menu[764]: (process:13955): mount: mounting /dev/sdb3 on /tmp/tmp.yQNN5g failed: Invalid argument Jul 23 20:05:59 main-menu[764]: (process:13955): ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:06:00 main-menu[764]: DEBUG: resolver (ext2-modules): package doesn't exist (ignored) Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): Volume group "sdb" not found Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): Skipping volume group sdb Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:09 main-menu[764]: (process:53636): ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:14 anna-install: Installing os-prober-udeb Jul 23 20:17:14 finish-install: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:14 finish-install: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:14 finish-install: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Jul 23 20:17:14 finish-install: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. Full log attached from failed 13.10 attempt on a 4k/4k disk. ** Attachment added: "syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/1065281/+attachment/3746940/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065281 Title: Installer crashed when trying to partition 4k/4k sector hard disks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell-poweredge/+bug/1065281/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
