Public bug reported: The hd-media installer fails to load packages from an ISO image on a hard drive in xubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.
As seen in the /var/log/syslog below, the ISO image is correctly recognized and loaded, but it fails to load any packages from the ISO. For example: ... Nov 10 22:55:28 iso-scan: Detected ISO with 'karmic' (karmic) distribution ... Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: (process:1330): FATAL: Module loop not found. Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't exist (ignored) ... Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. ... Test setup: * /dev/sda3:/boot/vmlinuz [1] * /dev/sda3:/boot/initrd.gz [1] * /dev/sda3:/boot/xubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso [2] [1] from: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ [2] "Check disk for defects" runs correctly, and md5sum is correct. GRUB setup: title ISO Installer root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz initrd /boot/initrd.gz /var/log/syslog: Nov 10 22:55:24 iso-scan: First pass: Look for ISOs near top-level of each filesystem. Nov 10 22:55:24 iso-scan: Waiting for /dev/sda1 to possibly get ready.. Nov 10 22:55:27 iso-scan: Mounted /dev/sda2 for first pass Nov 10 22:55:27 kernel: [ 16.940762] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds Nov 10 22:55:27 kernel: [ 16.940772] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. Nov 10 22:55:27 iso-scan: Failed mounting /dev/sda2 Nov 10 22:55:27 iso-scan: Mounted /dev/sda3 for first pass Nov 10 22:55:27 kernel: [ 17.484420] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds Nov 10 22:55:27 kernel: [ 17.484429] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. Nov 10 22:55:28 iso-scan: Found ISO boot/xubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso on /dev/sda3 Nov 10 22:55:28 kernel: [ 17.551283] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3 Nov 10 22:55:28 kernel: [ 17.557778] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A Nov 10 22:55:28 iso-scan: Detected ISO with 'karmic' (karmic) distribution Nov 10 22:55:28 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-mirror-setup for later installation Nov 10 22:55:28 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-cdrom-setup for later installation Nov 10 22:55:28 anna-install: Queueing udeb karmic-support for later installation Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: (process:1330): FATAL: Module loop not found. Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't exist (ignored) Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored) Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored) Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb Nov 10 22:55:28 main-menu[358]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' selected Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find universe/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find universe/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find multiverse/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:28 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find multiverse/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/karmic/Release. Nov 10 22:55:33 init: starting pid 340, tty '/dev/tty2': '-/bin/sh' Nov 10 22:57:40 kernel: [ 150.115060] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds Nov 10 22:57:40 kernel: [ 150.115540] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal Nov 10 22:57:40 kernel: [ 150.115544] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- hd-media installer fails to install from ISO media https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480368 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
