Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubiquity-casper
I have set up a PC as a netboot (bootpd), tftp and nfs server. I have
tried to install the unpacked Hardy desktop CD iso onto 2 PCs, and both
fail late in the installation process. I have monitored the processes
and kept almost all logs. Key info from them follows.
The PCs boot into the live desktop ok, using the casper kernels. When I
start the install via the desktop icon df -h reports
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 363M 16M 347M 5%
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile
tmpfs 363M 16M 347M 5%
/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile
varrun 363M 100K 363M 1% /var/run
varlock 363M 0 363M 0% /var/lock
udev 363M 52K 363M 1% /dev
devshm 363M 12K 363M 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 363M 16K 363M 1% /tmp
gvfs-fuse-daemon 363M 70M 294M 20% /home/ubuntu/.gvfs
After the packages are installed the gvfs-fuse-daemon filesystem
suddenly fills, eg
gvfs-fuse-daemon 363M 363M 0 100% /home/ubuntu/.gvfs
At this time the relevant parts of ps -ef are:
ubuntu 10214 10212 3 21:52 ? 00:00:43 /usr/bin/python
/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity gtk_ui
root 29652 10214 0 22:04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w
/usr/bin/debconf-communicate -fnoninteractive ubiquity
root 29654 10214 0 22:04 ? 00:00:00 log-output -t ubiquity
--pass-stdout /usr/share/ubiquity/install.py
root 29655 29654 21 22:04 ? 00:01:33 /usr/bin/python
/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py
root 30323 29655 27 22:10 ? 00:00:16 log-output -t ubiquity
--pass-stdout /usr/share/ubiquity/apt-setup
root 30324 30323 0 22:10 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -e
/usr/share/ubiquity/apt-setup
root 30341 30324 0 22:10 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/lib/ubiquity/apt-setup/apt-setup /target
root 30367 30341 0 22:10 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/lib/ubiquity/apt-setup/generators/50cdrom /target/tmp/filewYJNvx
root 30369 30367 4 22:10 ? 00:00:02 apt-cdrom add -o
Dir::Etc::SourceList=/tmp/filecmbRrA
I think that the last process is looping and filling the squashfs. It
might be something to do with it trying to register a real CDROM as a
source for apt, when the iso image is actually coming via this line in
the netboot file.
LABEL live
kernel ubuntu-8.04-desktop/casper/vmlinuz
append initrd=ubuntu-8.04-desktop/casper/initrd.gz boot=casper
netboot=nfs nfsroot=192.168.0.42:/mnt/u01/tftpboot/i386/ubuntu-8.04-desktop --
ie, its getting its packages via nfs, not from a real CD device.
/var/log/syslog, messages & user.log are >80mB each, so apt-cdrom must be
looping and writing the following error in those logs, repeatedly :
Jul 4 22:13:47 ubuntu ubiquity: Name: ''
Jul 4 22:13:47 ubuntu ubiquity: That is not a valid name, try again.
Jul 4 22:13:47 ubuntu ubiquity: Please provide a name for this Disc, such as
'Debian 2.1r1 Disk 1':
This repeated error loop writing to these logs is filling up the
squashfs.
** Affects: casper (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Live installer hangs at 82% and fills the squashfs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/245519
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