Public bug reported:
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Ensure that the target disk has an existing partition on it
2. Run Calamares
3. For partitioning, choose to erase the disk
EXPECTED RESULTS
Installation proceeds normally.
ACTUAL RESULTS
Shortly after starting the install, an error dialog is created saying that the
"installation failed" and that "the installer failed to create a partition
table" with with `sfdisk` command (see attached).
NOTES
* Fails with BIOS or EFI.
* Succeeds with other types of partitioning, including manual.
* Succeeds if the disk does not have an existing partition on it.
WORKAROUND
Delete the partitions before starting the installer.
OR
Rename/move/delete `os-prober`.
===
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: calamares 3.2.17.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-12.15-generic 5.4.8
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-12-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.modules.finished.conf:
---
restartNowMode: user-checked
restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.modules.partition.conf:
efiSystemPartition: "/boot/efi"
enableLuksAutomatedPartitioning: true
userSwapChoices: none
drawNestedPartitions: true
defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
.etc.calamares.modules.shellprocess_logs.conf:
---
dontChroot: true
timeout: 30
script:
- calamares-logs-helper @@ROOT@@
.etc.calamares.modules.unpackfs.conf:
---
unpack:
- source: "/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs"
sourcefs: "squashfs"
destination: ""
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.438
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Thu Jan 30 15:49:42 2020
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200130)
RelatedPackageVersions:
calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:20.04.1
calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:20.04.1
xfsprogs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
btrfs-progs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: calamares
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Affects: calamares (Ubuntu)
Importance: Critical
Status: Triaged
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
** Attachment added: "installation failed error dialog"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1861465/+attachment/5324302/+files/failed%20to%20create%20partition%20table.jpg
** Bug watch added: Calamares Issues #1170
https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1170
** Also affects: calamares via
https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1170
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Description changed:
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
- 1. Ensure that the target disk has an existing partition on it
- 2. Run Calamares
- 3. For partitioning, choose to erase the disk
+ 1. Ensure that the target disk has an existing partition on it
+ 2. Run Calamares
+ 3. For partitioning, choose to erase the disk
EXPECTED RESULTS
Installation proceeds normally.
ACTUAL RESULTS
Shortly after starting the install, an error dialog is created saying that
the "installation failed" and that "the installer failed to create a partition
table" with with `sfdisk` command (see attached).
NOTES
- * Fails with BIOS or EFI.
- * Succeeds with other types of partitioning, including manual.
- * Succeeds if the disk does not have an existing partition on it.
+ * Fails with BIOS or EFI.
+ * Succeeds with other types of partitioning, including manual.
+ * Succeeds if the disk does not have an existing partition on it.
WORKAROUND
Delete the partitions before starting the installer.
+ OR
+ Rename/move/delete `os-prober`.
+
+
+ ===
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: calamares 3.2.17.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-12.15-generic 5.4.8
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-12-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.modules.finished.conf:
- ---
- restartNowMode: user-checked
- restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
+ ---
+ restartNowMode: user-checked
+ restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.modules.partition.conf:
- efiSystemPartition: "/boot/efi"
- enableLuksAutomatedPartitioning: true
- userSwapChoices: none
- drawNestedPartitions: true
- defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+ efiSystemPartition: "/boot/efi"
+ enableLuksAutomatedPartitioning: true
+ userSwapChoices: none
+ drawNestedPartitions: true
+ defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
.etc.calamares.modules.shellprocess_logs.conf:
- ---
- dontChroot: true
- timeout: 30
- script:
- - calamares-logs-helper @@ROOT@@
+ ---
+ dontChroot: true
+ timeout: 30
+ script:
+ - calamares-logs-helper @@ROOT@@
.etc.calamares.modules.unpackfs.conf:
- ---
- unpack:
- - source: "/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs"
- sourcefs: "squashfs"
- destination: ""
+ ---
+ unpack:
+ - source: "/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs"
+ sourcefs: "squashfs"
+ destination: ""
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.438
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Thu Jan 30 15:49:42 2020
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200130)
RelatedPackageVersions:
- calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:20.04.1
- calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:20.04.1
- xfsprogs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
- btrfs-progs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
+ calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:20.04.1
+ calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:20.04.1
+ xfsprogs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
+ btrfs-progs 5.2.1-1ubuntu1
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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