[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-11-27 Thread Geoff Williams
Latest (k)ubuntu installer checks for free space on /boot and aborts the upgrade if there isn't enough space -- thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173468 Title: release upgrade d

Re: [Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Bruce Miller
The same problem appears to have occurred during the upgrade from 3.8.0-19 to 3.8.0-21. In other words, this bug appears to be of broader scope than just the release upgrade. I worked around the problem by deleting the abi, initrd.img and System.map files for 3.8.0-19. I did so with much trepidati

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:0.195 --- ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:0.195) saucy; urgency=low [ Dustin Kirkland ] * debian/release-upgrade-motd: LP: #1173209 - recheck release upgrade once-a-day, even if stamp file is already populated

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu-release-upgrader -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173468 Title: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot To manage notificati

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-17 Thread Brian Murray
When update-initramfs is ran a backup of the initrd for the kernel being installed is made, while the new one is being generated. Hence, the need for additional free space. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-14 Thread Brian Murray
>From what I can tell it looks like update-initramfs is run two times, once by linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic and a second time by linux-image- extra-3.8.0-19-generic. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1173468] Re: release upgrade doesn't properly calculate free space needed for /boot

2013-05-14 Thread Brian Murray
Running through this process myself I discovered the following in my boot partition at the time of the failure: 16M initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic 16M initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic.dpkg-bak 0M initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic.new So it seems that the new kernel image is getting created multiple times du