[Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Declined nominations for karmic/lucid since that was fixed a long time ago... Please open a new bug if you experience the same symptoms on karmic/lucid. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 04:25:43AM -, QuentinHartman wrote: > @Colin King: > > On my machine I have hpet, acpi_pm, jiffies, and tsc as available clock > sources. hpet seems to be the default. Here are my results using the > daily from the 21st (I think...) > > hpet: stalls > acpi_pm: stalls (perhaps worse than hpet) > jiffies: Works! If this does not eliminate the stalls, it at least makes them > so short they are easily confused with normal processing > tsc: stalls really badly, worse than hpet or acpi_pm > > I'm going to test jiffies a couple more times, but the one run though > worked great! Remember that this is on real hardware, not KVM! The problem originally described in this bug report has been isolated, and found to be specific to KVM, thus yours is not the same bug. Please move discussion of your problem back to the bug report you filed (#217849) to avoid confusion. -- - mdz -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
@Colin King: On my machine I have hpet, acpi_pm, jiffies, and tsc as available clock sources. hpet seems to be the default. Here are my results using the daily from the 21st (I think...) hpet: stalls acpi_pm: stalls (perhaps worse than hpet) jiffies: Works! If this does not eliminate the stalls, it at least makes them so short they are easily confused with normal processing tsc: stalls really badly, worse than hpet or acpi_pm I'm going to test jiffies a couple more times, but the one run though worked great! Remember that this is on real hardware, not KVM! -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
This bug was fixed in the package kvm - 1:62+dfsg-0ubuntu7 --- kvm (1:62+dfsg-0ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low * Revert sighandler.patch and virtio_hang.patch. Fixes hang in installer and likely other places, too. (LP: #217815) -- Soren Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:09:33 +0200 ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Target: ubuntu-8.04.1 => ubuntu-8.04 -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Setting to High and moving to 8.04.1. " heno: yes, if it's in kvm we should mark it as 8.04.1 now" ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical => High Target: ubuntu-8.04 => ubuntu-8.04.1 -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I get this problem on real hardware, _not_ KVM. In my comment above I list the model and specs for reference. I also reference that in bug #217849. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Changing package to kvm as it seems we've isolated the offending patch now. ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: linux => kvm Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 4:26 AM, Colin King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It maybe worth booting with clocksource set to one of the alternative > clocksources available on your machine. One can see which clocksources > are available using: > > cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource > > and then boot with clocksource=xxx (where xxx is one of the > clocksoures). > > I cannot test this as I don't have the ability to run kvm on my hardware > setup here. Can somebody try this and checks if it helps or not. > I'll try using different clock sources tonight. -- -Regards- -Quentin Hartman- ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13825761/unnamed -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
It maybe worth booting with clocksource set to one of the alternative clocksources available on your machine. One can see which clocksources are available using: cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource and then boot with clocksource=xxx (where xxx is one of the clocksoures). I cannot test this as I don't have the ability to run kvm on my hardware setup here. Can somebody try this and checks if it helps or not. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 09:19:23PM -, Colin Watson wrote: > Derek: There's no screensaver in d-i. Screen blanking is a distant > possibility, though. The default screen blanking interval set by the > kernel is 10 minutes, and d-i doesn't change this; if the failure > happens after 10 minutes (or nearby, to allow for possible clock skew > inside kvm) then that would provide some circumstantial support for > this. If that were the case, I'd expect the progress bar to jump if it was paused for a few minutes, though no one has mentioned that. -- - mdz -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:16 PM, Soren Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If further testing reveals that disabling the tsc actually helps, I've > prepared a kernel patch that will fix it for us: > > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=soren/ubuntu- > hardy.git;a=commit;h=c472835957c7bce42c56aa2c57caa2e80a5bdb1a > > Mind you, the code is completely untested (it's getting rather late > here), but it looks plausible. > Well I tested this on my machine here and I still see the problem, though with notsc it seems less frequent. I'm concerned that may be wishful thinking on my part. I have noticed a new behavior where the install red-screen fails during the "selecting and installing packages" bit towards the end of the install. I get a stall like before, but this time when I hit a key to continue, rather than carrying it, it drops me out to the red screen. Even if I go go back a few steps in the install process, it keeps giving me a red screen "A installation step has failed" or the like. I need to do some more testing and see if I can get it to reliably correlate to something I'm changing, but as you pointed out, it's getting late here too... -- -Regards- -Quentin Hartman- ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13777800/unnamed -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
If further testing reveals that disabling the tsc actually helps, I've prepared a kernel patch that will fix it for us: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=soren/ubuntu- hardy.git;a=commit;h=c472835957c7bce42c56aa2c57caa2e80a5bdb1a Mind you, the code is completely untested (it's getting rather late here), but it looks plausible. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Er... What I meant to say was, that with "notsc", Lars did an install that did *NOT* trigger this bug. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Lars just did an install with "notsc" on the kernel command line, which did trigger this bug. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Looking at the various syslog files we have, it seems we always get messages similar to those : Apr 21 23:02:11 kernel: [ 1072.770546] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 182801418122 ns) Apr 21 23:02:11 kernel: [ 1072.774264] Time: acpi_pm clocksource has been installed. Those usually appear at the same time as the installer get stuck. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
... actually on a second run it got stuck in the package install phase, and stgraber reports it getting stuck in his ramdisk installs too. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
next data point: install to a ram disk I first installed to a 2gb disk image and got hangs as usual. I then created a ram disk with 'mount -t ramfs none ram/ -o maxsize=300' and copied the 2gb image file to it. When I re-ran the installation to the store-in-ram version it completed without hangs. The physical box has 8GB RAM, and there was no disk caching. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Some more data points: * I've tested extensively with the i386 version now (though I haven't seen any reports of it there). I ran 3 alt i386 installs with LVM+crypto in virtualbox at the same time on a 4-core box without getting any hangs. * I ran both the i386 and amd64 versions in qemu Without the kvm HW acceleration, with no hangs. * I ran two 64 bit installs /w LVM+crypto at the same time, one allocated 384MB RAM and one allocated 2GB, both with an 8GB disk. They both seemed to stop at the same time and very frequently, every 3-4% of progress. I killed the 2GB RAM version and let the smaller one continue -- and it would stop less often every 8-10% perhaps. Running the smaller RAM version again by itself, it stalls at about every 20% (as was usual before) -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Derek: There's no screensaver in d-i. Screen blanking is a distant possibility, though. The default screen blanking interval set by the kernel is 10 minutes, and d-i doesn't change this; if the failure happens after 10 minutes (or nearby, to allow for possible clock skew inside kvm) then that would provide some circumstantial support for this. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Just a thought - is it trying to load a screensaver / blank screen, but not actually changing the screen - therefore the moving of the mouse / pressing a key cancels the failing attempt and continues the installation? -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I do not have this problem either with the 20080421 image. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I do not have a hang in the disk erase with the 20080421 image, as disk erase has been removed, but I just got a stall in "Installing the base system" within KVM... Pressing a key made the process move forward, as previously. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:13 AM, davmor2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no fault on the test I just ran using the image 20080421 on > hardware. If possible could the original report please test and see if > he still has the issue with the new cd? > I am downloading the that ISO now, I will run it on my problem machine and report back tonight. -- -Regards- -Quentin Hartman- ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13653944/unnamed -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
There is no fault on the test I just ran using the image 20080421 on hardware. If possible could the original report please test and see if he still has the issue with the new cd? -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Up to date hardy with kvm 1:62+dfsg-0ubuntu6 still hangs. Note that this time I tried it with the same command as I did in my last comment (eg, kvm/xtightvncviewer and not virt-manager). Last few times it stopped in 'Erasing data on SCSI1...'. Getting back to Soren's comment on default_idle-- whenever the install hangs, CPU utilization on the host by the guest goes to '0'. Normally during the installer it is around 100% on one of the host CPUs (when not waiting for a response from the user). Also note that if not using virt-manager and gtkvnc (ie you use xtightvncviewer or possibly other vnc clients), it seems all you have to do to get it unhung is drag the mouse over the window (the window does not need to be the active window either). This must be a difference between vnc implementations. So when testing this, be *very* careful about mouse movements over the installer window. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 10:21:46AM -, Colin King wrote: > A couple of points worth mulling over to corner this one.. > > 1. Is the "hanging" a function of memory size - for example, the buffer > cache filling up after a certain amount of time and then pdflush kicking > in very aggressively doing dirty data writing backs as fast as it can. > In which case, one may see the system resume again after a (long) period > of time once pdflush is complete. It may be worth tweaking with the > /proc/sys/vm/dirty* options to see if this trips the problem more > frequently. Also, it may be worth seeing if doing the install with small > memory kvm virtual machines shows this problem earlier than large memory > virtual machines just to see if it is a buffer cache write back cpu > starvation issue. > > 2. From my understanding dd is being used to zero the encrypted disk. > Does changing the dd block size to a very large size trip this bug > earlier as one gets more throughput than the normal (small) block size > default? It's a custom program, actually, blockdev-wipe (in the partman-crypto package). > 3. Is the hanging resumed by an external interrupt (keyboard, mouse) > because of the scheduler boosts interactive sessions temporarily and > hence interfering (in a positive way) to the balancing of the encryption > kernel space thread, dd and pdflush? Note also that there are reports of similar behaviour in other parts of the installer, which aren't necessarily as I/O intensive. -- - mdz -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
A couple of points worth mulling over to corner this one.. 1. Is the "hanging" a function of memory size - for example, the buffer cache filling up after a certain amount of time and then pdflush kicking in very aggressively doing dirty data writing backs as fast as it can. In which case, one may see the system resume again after a (long) period of time once pdflush is complete. It may be worth tweaking with the /proc/sys/vm/dirty* options to see if this trips the problem more frequently. Also, it may be worth seeing if doing the install with small memory kvm virtual machines shows this problem earlier than large memory virtual machines just to see if it is a buffer cache write back cpu starvation issue. 2. From my understanding dd is being used to zero the encrypted disk. Does changing the dd block size to a very large size trip this bug earlier as one gets more throughput than the normal (small) block size default? 3. Is the hanging resumed by an external interrupt (keyboard, mouse) because of the scheduler boosts interactive sessions temporarily and hence interfering (in a positive way) to the balancing of the encryption kernel space thread, dd and pdflush? -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
During my kvm/qemu testing, even before Gutsy was released, I had similar problem - guest operating system would stall (both windows and linux) randomly when I would switch workspaces in GNOME, shift focus from application to application, etc... As soon as I would move focus back to qemu/kvm window, everything would continue. Sometimes even that wouldn't help. But, I never had those problems on my workstation, only on my laptop. Workstation has Intel E6400 CPU, while laptop is occupied with Intel T2400. True, I didn't do so many tests on workstation, as I did on laptop... At the moment, I'm doing encrypted setup of server's release candidate, with hardy's qemu+kqemu, and I didn't have problems (I'm at 15% of wiping partition). -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
To see if this was a problem with the hardware kvm is presenting, I recompiled kvm 1:28-4ubuntu2 (from gutsy) on hardy and used the following: $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 a1.img 4G $ kvm -M pc -m 128 -smp 1 -boot d -cdrom /srv/vms/isos/hardy/hardy-server-amd64.iso -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:1 -hda /home/jamie/a1.img (and connected with 'xtightvncviewer localhost:1') I used lvm+encrypt and after 4 times did not get any hangs. kvm 1:28-4ubuntu2 uses qemu 0.9.0 while kvm in hardy uses 0.9.1. I will continue to do installs and will report back if I get a hang with this version of kvm. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Update: it repentantly starts working again 5 minutes after while i was writing last comment -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I forgot, i'm using alternate CD. On 2nd try it hangs, there was no movement on tty1 or tty4 even if i press a key -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I have had the same problem using KVM, the tty1 stops on "Retrieving cpio", but as i go to the tty4 it was installing all the packages, so it wasn't hang, just appears to be. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I finished installing 6 more gutsy installs (for a total of 7), with no preseeding. I used the same setup as above, except I chose lvm+encrypt and there were no hangs. There appears to be an installer regression on (at least) kvm hardware. I should note all tests are with the server iso. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 06:24:50PM -, Rick Clark wrote: > I think we can consider kvm a hardware type for these purposes. Only if the bug is in the guest kernel. This could be an issue with KVM itself, or with the host side. -- - mdz -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
I think we can consider kvm a hardware type for these purposes. So I think we have found bugs on two hardware types that present the same way, but may, or may not have the same cause. We could have two hardware platforms that themselves have identical bugs. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13559865/unnamed -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Dustin Kirkland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So thinking much earlier in the installer, anything come to mind? > Particularly something that might have been added since Gutsy as we now > believe this is a regression? > > The only thing I can think of that should be relying on entropy would be the lvm-crypt and disk-wiping stuff that goes along with it, and this problem gets triggered even when those aren't in use. -- -Regards- -Quentin Hartman- -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
Re: [Bug 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Current thinking is that there are probably two separate issues here: 1. A problem specific to the KVM virtual environment 2. A problem specific to a particular hardware type. As such, I've un-duped bug 217849. -- - mdz -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Stéphane Graber's comment about entropy got me thinking... Is there anywhere in the installation that depends on entropy (/dev/random or /dev/urandom)? Something like openssh-server would, of course, for key generation. But that's not a default package, and the installation/configuration thereof comes long after the point at which most of you are triggering this bug. So thinking much earlier in the installer, anything come to mind? Particularly something that might have been added since Gutsy as we now believe this is a regression? :-Dustin -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
This does appear to be a regression from 7.10 as I couldn't trigger the bug in the 7.10 installer. I will continue several more times and report back if 7.10 installs hang. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
For people trying Gutsy or earlier CDs in kvm, you have to update the iso. See: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KvmVirtManagerEtc#head-80f0e334a1de270252f62ac69183da2ed58edf3f -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Regarding 7.10 regression, I haven't tried gutsy installs with my vm, but I will and will post back. As for where it stalls, it is random places. I've seen it stall in 'Scanning for CD-ROM', different packages, pretty much anywhere between setting up the keyboard and the partitioner. I did see the hang in the partitioner as well. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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 217815] Re: Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed
Jamie, where does it stall for you, if not during the erase stage? My tests have all been on a Core 2 Duo T7500 and I haven't been able to reproduce the problem at all despite several test installations using alternate install CDs. Is this specific to the server kernel? ** Summary changed: - When selecting LVM Crypt, erase never ends + Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed ** Description changed: - LATEST BUILD TESTED: - 20080416 - - Using Hardy Server 64bit - - Select Guided partioning LVM Crypt - - Erasing the partition never ends (stuck at 27%) and there no more disk activity (waited 10 minutes) - - One can press cancel and the installation continues... - - Test done under KVM (if it has an impact) + There are several reports, both in KVM and on real hardware, of a + problem where the installation process will stall, and no further + progress is made until a key is pressed. This is believed to be a + kernel issue, which is resolved by initiating some interrupt processing + activity. -- Installation stalls randomly until a key is pressed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/217815 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
