[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 132311 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132311 During a version upgrade, it is critical to check the space on /boot before starting, because a failure will be catastrophic (as it was for me). It is not enough to delete old kernel versions, because: 1. It is possible that /boot could be just slightly larger than the size of the one current kernel, or 2. /boot could be huge but could be full of other non-kernel files. So an "auto remove" will not really fix this issue. Therefore, as far as I can tell, this bug should not be merged with 199086, There may be some other bug out there that it is a duplicate of, but I haven't seen it yet. I have no idea if it should be marked triaged or confirmed. I just know that it actually happened to me, as described, in 2007, and I'm trying to avoid it happening to anyone else. -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 132311 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/132311 ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 199086 update manager /boot fills up with kernel ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 132311 update-manager should suggest removing old kernels -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 199086 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199086 I see your point, the causality of both this and 199086 are the same, /boot is full, preventing kernel-package from installing (which is what I was going on). I assumed that the fix to both problems would be the same. If you want this bug report to stand alone again, fine by me. But it does seem that the Kernel Team is working on a scheme to auto- remove kernels using a 'last-good-boot' mechanism, thereby fixing both of these bugs by never allowing /boot to fill up. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/removing-old-kernels. I guess the question is, if this fix gets implemented, can it be disabled? And if so do you still need a fail-safe check of free space in /boot either by kernel-package or by update-manager? Both? Also can this bug, duplicate or not, be considered triaged? Can be considered confirmed? -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 199086 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199086 This bug is *NOT* quite a duplicate, as far as I can tell. The other bug (199086) discusses methods of trimming the list of kernels either because the list is too long, or because update-manager fails during a normal kernel upgrade. This bug is because a VERSION UPGRADE fails in the middle, and MAKES THE SYSTEM UNUSABLE and unrecoverable by anyone without high technical skills. Whether or not the kernel list is pruned, the version upgrade process needs to avoid leaving the system in an unusable state. Which, as far as I can tell, would mean checking /boot before the upgrade even starts. -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 199086 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/199086 A duplicate bug report has been confirmed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kernel-package/+bug/199086 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 199086 update manager /boot fills up with kernel -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
[Bug 120489] Re: Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: debian-installer => update-manager -- Upgrade failed because /boot ran out of disk space https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/120489 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
