[Bug 562312] Re: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz.

2010-12-12 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Description changed: [Problem] + When dragging the "How much" slider all the way to the right, it may leave very little room left for system file updates. This can produce errors when trying to a) do a system update, b) install kernel drivers, c) anything else that requires system space o

[Bug 562312] Re: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz.

2010-12-11 Thread Bryce Harrington
It may be that the UI is a bit confusing, in that it's a bit non- intuitive that moving the slider all the way to the right could make the stick not work properly. The wording "persistence" could be interpreted to mean that it provides persistent space for system updates including kernel installs

[Bug 562312] Re: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz.

2010-12-10 Thread Bryce Harrington
I think partly there may be some confusion in the UI. The slider doesn't really make it clear that in involves a tradeoff of space allocation between the system boot files, and the installation. So maybe it could use something that turns red or shows a warning if you drag above some threshold (90

[Bug 562312] Re: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz.

2010-12-10 Thread Bryce Harrington
Focusing this bug report on item #2 in my previous comment. ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: usb-creator (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => natty-alpha-2 -- You received this b

[Bug 562312] Re: initramfs-tools failed to install/upgrade, due to all space on usb key reserved for persistent storage. No space left to write initrd or vmlinuz.

2010-12-10 Thread Bryce Harrington
I think there are several things that need to be done to address this class of bugs: 1. Jockey needs to be more attentive to the lack of space on the root device. This will be the focus for bug #685017. It should detect the situation and give the user an error message dialog, without trying to