Public bug reported: Binary package hint: debian-installer
Steps to reproduce: 1) Do a network install using http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/installer-sparc/20070308ubuntu33/images/sparc64/netboot/2.6/boot.img 2) "Go Back" at an appropriate point and Switch to "low" priority 3) Partition drives normally (my normal config includes RAID drives, but I tested this with non-raided and met the same hang). 4) When the installer gets to the "Install SILO Boot Loader" step of the install, it hangs (possibly indefinitely). 5) From another console, I killed '/usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/siloconfig', and the installer complained of the failure. 6) I then proceeded with "finish installation without boot loader", at which point it hung again, 7) I listed the processes again and noticed that something launched the SILO installer again. I killed it again and it completed the install 8) Upon reboot, it doesn't look like SILO got installed correctly. This system doesn't have a CD-ROM, so I can't test the CD-ROM based installer to see if I have similar issues. Syslog is attached. Note in the attached syslog that I've killed the PID for '/usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/siloconfig' after letting it sit for 5 minutes or so with no activity. You'll see several attempts along these lines. ** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Installer hangs trying to install SILO boot loader https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/203947 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
