Re-started another boot & completed install without issue. Just as in comment #3 (which could have been clearer), if there is no floppy in the drive on boot, the installer works perfectly.
If a floppy is in the drive during boot, it'll try and install boot loader to floppy drive. System needs to boot without floppy in drive. ** Description changed: Lubuntu 20.04 QA-test install on dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550) testcase: install with existing partition (sda8 is existing /home, sda9 will be used for /) Expected : System has only a single HDD, so I'd expect to select my partitions from hdd, and not have any options for /dev/fd0 Actual : The systems seems to want to install to my 3.5" floppy ?? It's a 3.5" 1.44MB one too, but it's reporting ~1920GB?? + If I select HDD partitions, the install will fail because boot loader + will be attempted to be written to /dev/fd0 (maybe that would work if + floppy is in drive & box actually booted floppy) + Detail: - The floppy was only recently enabled in BIOS because of an ask.ubuntu - support request, so prior installs on this box wouldn't have seen the - FDD + This issue ONLY occurs if a floppy is in the drive during boot. If no + floppy is in drive install works flawlessly (#3, #10), but as noted in + comment #8 if floppy is in drive during boot, even if selected partition + is /dev/sda it seems to want to install boot loader to /dev/fd0 (see + also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/1873168) + + + The floppy was only recently enabled in BIOS because of an ask.ubuntu support request, so prior installs on this box wouldn't have seen the FDD I'll look at this when I can.. I'll provide pic & calamares log (haven't exited or run install yet). The floppy could be corrupted & creating the issue (it contains some word perfect files from 1994 only; and happened to be left in drive from ask.ubu support use). (( Also all play I did with floppy was in 18.04 system as that was what OP on ask.ubu was using )) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: calamares 3.2.20-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-21.25-generic 5.4.27 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-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: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CasperVersion: 1.445 CurrentDesktop: LXQt Date: Thu Apr 16 14:11:01 2020 LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200415) RelatedPackageVersions: calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:20.04.2 calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:20.04.2 xfsprogs 5.3.0-1ubuntu2 btrfs-progs 5.4.1-2 SourcePackage: calamares UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Summary changed: - calamares seems to want to install to ~1920GB 3.5" 1.44MB floppy + calamares wants to install to 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (& boot loader will get written to /dev/fd0 if sda selected) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1873128 Title: calamares wants to install to 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (& boot loader will get written to /dev/fd0 if sda selected) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares/+bug/1873128/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
