Reviewing the source it looks to be stalling in partman/finish.d/apt_clone_save
I added 'set -x' to top of that file in the live system and captured the following in its syslog. Looks like there's a failure to create the root-fs directory structure and so there is no mountpoint for the /var/ file-system: xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ ls -latr /tmp/tmp.GRbQsIC1FI/ total 20 drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Apr 8 17:02 lost+found drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 8 17:02 . drwxrwxrwt 20 root root 500 Apr 8 21:06 .. --- syslog --- Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + db_progress START 0 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: 1 ubiquity/install/title Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + _db_cmd PROGRESS START Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: 0 1 ubiquity/install/title Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + _db_internal_IFS= #011 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + printf %s\n PROGRESS START 0 1 ubiquity/install/title Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + read -r _db_internal_line Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= #011 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + RET=OK Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + return 0 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + db_progress INFO ubiquity/install/apt_clone_save Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + _db_cmd PROGRESS INFO ubiquity/install/apt_clone_save Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + _db_internal_IFS= #011 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + printf %s\n PROGRESS INFO ubiquity/install/apt_clone_save Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + read -r _db_internal_line Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + IFS= #011 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + RET=OK Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + return 0 Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + mount /dev/mapper/ELLOE00-rootfs /tmp/tmp.GRbQsIC1FI Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + [ -n /dev/mapper/ELLOE00-var ] Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu kernel: [ 3188.701770] EXT4-fs (dm-2): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null) Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: + mount /dev/mapper/ELLOE00-var /tmp/tmp.GRbQsIC1FI/var Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity: mount: /tmp/tmp.GRbQsIC1FI/var: mount point does not exist. Apr 8 20:01:02 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: debconffilter_done: ubiquity.components.partman_commit (current: ubi-timezone) Apr 8 20:01:04 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: switched to page timezone Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: debian-installer/language preseeded to 'en_GB:en' (seen: false) Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: debian-installer/country preseeded to 'GB' (seen: true) Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: debian-installer/locale preseeded to 'en_GB.UTF-8' (seen: true) Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Preseeded language ignored: unknown language code Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Language = 'en' Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: line=en;0;US;en_US.UTF-8;;console-setup Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/language = 'en' Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Default country = 'US' Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Default locale = 'en_US.UTF-8' Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/consoledisplay = 'console-setup' Apr 8 20:01:06 xubuntu localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/country = 'GB' Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/locale = 'en_GB.UTF-8' Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu localechooser: info: System locale (debian-installer/locale) = 'en_GB.UTF-8' Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/language = 'en_GB:en' Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: Not installing yet, partitioned: False, timezone_set True Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: debconffilter_done: ubi-timezone (current: ubi-timezone) Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: Step_before = stepLocation Apr 8 20:01:07 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: switched to page usersetup Apr 8 20:01:28 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: debconffilter_done: ubi-usersetup (current: ubi-usersetup) Apr 8 20:01:28 xubuntu ubiquity[24878]: Step_before = stepUserInfo ** Description changed: Trying to install the Xubuntu 20200408 amd64 ISO from USB, Try (safe graphics mode) on Lenovo E495 (AMD Ryzen 7 mobile CPU) - not sure if the CPU might have something to do with this but probably not. Nothing obvious in the logs I've checked. Currently the system has been sitting idle for almost 2 hours with the ubiquity GUI showing "Saving installed packages...". + + I'm doing a custom partitioning that I've done for years. + + Before the installer is started I use gdisk to create the EFI-SP and 2 + dm-crypt partitions for /boot/ and LVM respectively. + + I use cryptsetup luksFormat --type=xxx ... on the partitions then open + them as LUKS_BOOT and LUKS_VG respectively. + + I create the VG and several LVs for rootfs, var, home, usr_local. + + I format each as ext4 with labels matching the LV name, and format + LUKS_BOOT as well. + + I format the EFI-SP as vfat with FAT16. + + In partman's "Something Else" I then select each LV and set its + mountpoint and do not choose to format it (again) since I wish to retain + the labels. + + I get passed the User Info questions then it idles whilst showing + "Saving installed packages...". The root file-system directory structure hasn't been created: root@xubuntu:~# mount | grep rootfs /dev/mapper/ELLOE00-rootfs on /tmp/tmp.woX6753mbL type ext4 (rw,relatime) root@xubuntu:~# find /tmp/tmp.woX6753mbL/ /tmp/tmp.woX6753mbL/ /tmp/tmp.woX6753mbL/lost+found ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubiquity 20.04.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu24 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.443 Date: Wed Apr 8 19:36:52 2020 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200408) ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm-256color - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=C.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm-256color + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=C.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871689 Title: Installer hangs idle before populating root-fs with directories, "Saving installed packages..." 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