Public bug reported: ---uname output--- 4.8.0-32-generic Machine Type = 8286-42A ---boot type--- Network boot ---bootloader--- grub ---Kernel cmdline used to launch install--- NIM server: /nim/build_net/tools/pushit beesnest.aus.stglabs.ibm.com linuxUbuntu16.04_GA noprompt default Auto Auto no chrp_mp mksysb ---Bootloader protocol--- unsure ---Install repository type--- Local repository ---Install repository Location--- Linux install images are in /nim/install/linuxUbuntu16.04_GA on iofnim.aus.stglabs.ibm.com ---Point of failure--- Other failure during installation (stage 1)
Several attempts to install 16.10 fail after the 'Select and install software' step (details below). latest 16.10 (4.8.0-32-generic) fails to install, older 16.04 (4.4.0-31-generic) installs successfully **on the same Hardware** ========================================================================== 16.10 FAILED INSTALLATION The following partitions are going to be formatted: partition #2 of SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) as ext4 partition #3 of SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) as swap Write the changes to disks? 1: Yes 2: No [*] Prompt: '?' for help, default=2> 1 Partitions formatting ... 33% Partitions formatting OF stdout device is: /vdevice/[email protected] 35.19MiB 100% 2.09MiB/s ] Preparing to boot Linux version 4.8.0-22-generic (buildd@bos01-ppc64el-027) (gcc vers ion 6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12) ) #24-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 8 09:14:41 UTC 2 016 (Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0) Detected machine type: 0000000000000101 Max number of cores passed to firmware: 256 (NR_CPUS = 2048) Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... TFTP BOOT --------------------------------------------------- Server IP.....................9.3.80.16 Client IP.....................9.3.139.141 Gateway IP....................9.3.139.129 Subnet Mask...................255.255.255.128 ( 1 ) Filename................./ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/powerpc-ieee1275/core.elf TFTP Retries..................5 Block Size....................512 FINAL PACKET COUNT = 301 FINAL FILE SIZE = 153628 BYTES GNU GRUB version 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu8 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |*Install | | Rescue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, `e' to edit the commands before booting or `c' for a command-line. The highlighted entry will be executed automatically in 1s. If you need to use a HTTP proxy to access the outside world, enter the proxy information here. Otherwise, leave this blank. The proxy information should be given in the standard form of "http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/";. HTTP proxy information (blank for none): Prompt: '?' for help, default=software.linux.c> software.linux.ibm.com Checking the Ubuntu archive mirror Loading additional components ... 10%... 20%... 30%... 40%... 50%... 60%... 70%... 8 0%... 90%... 100% Generating SSH host key Detecting disks and all other hardware ... 95%... 100% Loading additional components ... 12%... 25%... 37%... 50%... 62%... 75%... 87%... 1 00% Starting up the partitioner ... 13%... 21%... 30%... 43% ... 91%... 100% Partition disks --------------- The installer can guide you through partitioning a disk (using different standard schemes) or, if you prefer, you can do it manually. With guided partitioning you will still have a chance later to review and customise the results. If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk, you will next be asked which disk should be used. Partitioning method: 1: Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde) and use freed space, 2: Guided - resize SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv) and use freed space, 3: Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde), 4: Guided - reuse partition, SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv), 5: Guided - use entire disk, 6: Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde), 7: Guided - use entire partition, SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv), 8: Guided - use the largest continuous free space, 9: Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM, 10: Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM, 11: Manual, Prompt: '?' for help> 5 --------------- The installer can guide you through partitioning a disk (using different standard schemes) or, if you prefer, you can do it manually. With guided partitioning you will still have a chance later to review and customise the results. If you choose guided partitioning for an entire disk, you will next be asked which disk should be used. Partitioning method: 1: Guided - resize SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde) and use freed space, 2: Guided - resize SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv) and use freed space, 3: Guided - reuse partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde), 4: Guided - reuse partition, SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv), 5: Guided - use entire disk, 6: Guided - use entire partition, SCSI1 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sde), 7: Guided - use entire partition, SCSI2 (2,4,0), partition #2 (sdv), 8: Guided - use the largest continuous free space, 9: Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM, 10: Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM, 11: Manual, Prompt: '?' for help> 5 Note that all data on the disk you select will be erased, but not before you have confirmed that you really want to make the changes. Select disk to partition: 1: SCSI1 (2,0,0) (sda) - 2.3 TB IBM IPR-5 69002400, 2: SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 3: SCSI2 (2,10,0) (sdab) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 4: SCSI2 (2,11,0) (sdac) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 69002400, 5: SCSI2 (2,12,0) (sdad) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 6: SCSI2 (2,13,0) (sdae) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 7: SCSI2 (2,14,0) (sdaf) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 8: SCSI2 (2,15,0) (sdag) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 9: SCSI2 (2,16,0) (sdah) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 10: SCSI1 (2,1,0) (sdb) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 69000500, 11: SCSI1 (2,2,0) (sdc) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 69000500, 12: SCSI1 (2,3,0) (sdd) - 2.6 TB IBM IPR-5T2 5EC45000, 13: SCSI1 (2,4,0) (sde) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 14: SCSI1 (2,5,0) (sdf) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 15: SCSI1 (2,6,0) (sdg) - 1.3 TB IBM IPR-10T25EC45000, 16: SCSI1 (2,7,0) (sdh) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 5EC45000, 17: SCSI1 (2,8,0) (sdi) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 69002400, 18: SCSI1 (2,9,0) (sdj) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 19: SCSI1 (2,10,0) (sdk) - 177.8 GB IBM IPR-0 69000800, 20: SCSI1 (2,11,0) (sdl) - 1.1 TB IBM IPR-0 69002400, Next choices are available with '+' Prompt: '?' for help> 2 Guided partitioning ... 20%... 40%... 60%... 80% If you continue, the changes listed below will be written to the disks. Otherwise, you will be able to make further changes manually. The partition tables of the following devices are changed: SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) The following partitions are going to be formatted: partition #2 of SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) as ext4 partition #3 of SCSI2 (2,9,0) (sdaa) as swap Write the changes to disks? 1: Yes 2: No [*] Prompt: '?' for help, default=2> 1 Partitions formatting ... 33% Partitions formatting Installing the base system ... 17%... 20%... 30%... 40%... 50%... 60%... 70%... 83%. .. 90% Install the base system ----------------------- !! ERROR: Unable to install the selected kernel An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the target system. Kernel package: 'linux-generic'. Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details. [Press enter to continue] !! ERROR: Installation step failed An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Install the base system [Press enter to continue] hardware summary shows - lsmod: usb_storage 74715 0 df: Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on df: none 2089472 3392 2086080 0% /run df: devtmpfs 10393344 0 10393344 0% /dev df: /dev/sdaa2 162895708 619660 153931728 0% /target free: total used free shared buffers free: Mem: 20894272 2906944 17987328 256704 243136 free: -/+ buffers: 2663808 18230464 free: Swap: 7069632 0 7069632 dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sds. dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdc. dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdt. dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sda. dmraid -s: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdr. dmraid -s: no raid disks dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdb. dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sds. dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdc. dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdt. dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sda. dmraid -r: ERROR: unsupported sector size 4096 on /dev/sdr. dmraid -r: no raid disks dmsetup table: No devices found Syslog shows Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: Signature made Thu Oct 13 13:29:09 2016 UTC Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: using DSA key Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: Good signature from "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>" Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: Signature made Thu Oct 13 13:29:09 2016 UTC Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: using RSA key Jan 9 07:43:58 debootstrap: gpgv: Good signature from "Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key (2012) <[email protected]>" Jan 9 07:44:09 debootstrap: mknod: /target/dev/null: File exists Jan 9 07:44:09 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/debootstrap-failed Jan 9 07:44:27 main-menu[373]: WARNING **: Configuring 'bootstrap-base' failed with error code 1 Jan 9 07:44:27 main-menu[373]: WARNING **: Menu item 'bootstrap-base' failed. ------------------------ ** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: Taco Screen team (taco-screen-team) Status: New ** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-150173 severity-high targetmilestone-inin--- ** Tags added: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-150173 severity-high targetmilestone-inin--- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654977 Title: Ubuntu 16.10 installation fails after the 'Select and install software' step To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1654977/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
