[Bug 581796] Re: grub-installer ignores grub2/linux_cmdline_default in preseed

2018-12-11 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
The documentation for bionic mentions the new option, "debian-installer/add-kernel-opts": https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/amd64/apbs04.html Note however that there is a mention of "if supported by the bootloader installer". Andrew: can you post full preseed file? There is also a

[Bug 1615068] Re: only lo interface is available

2018-01-17 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
@iGadget: Ended up here for the exact same reason. Removing iptraf completely from the repos would have made me search for it. I guess I would have found iptraf-ng. We could also tag iptraf-ng as providing iptraf. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1573095] Re: 16.04 cloud image hangs at first boot

2017-08-21 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Any update on when the updated kernel parameters can make it to official cloud images? Also worth noting, OpenStack image docs [1] also indicate ttyS0 at 115200n8. 1: https://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/openstack-images.html#ensure- image-writes-boot-log-to-console -- You received this bug

[Bug 1570915] Re: installing syslinux doesn't provide /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0

2016-06-06 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
xenial's pxelinux provides "/usr/lib/PXELINUX/pxelinux.0" instead. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1570915 Title: installing syslinux doesn't provide /usr/lib/syslinux/pxelinux.0 To

[Bug 790747] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 578M in Xenserver / Xen

2011-06-14 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I can confirm that the following kernel boots fine with 2048M allocated to the virtual machine: # uname -a Linux testlucid 2.6.32-33-generic-pae #66-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 7 20:02:23 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux # dpkg -l | grep linux-image-2.6.32-33 ii linux-image-2.6.32-33-generic-pae 2.6.32-33.66

[Bug 790747] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 578M in Xenserver / Xen

2011-06-05 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Looks highly related to Debian bug report 621072: http://bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=621072 Bastian over there reverted commit 67e87f0a1c5cbc750f81ebf6a128e8ff6f4376cc (https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/252321/) and it worked for them. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker

[Bug 790747] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 512M in Xenserver

2011-06-02 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
This bug also affects 2.6.32-32 for Lucid. It is also easily reproduced using Debian Squeeze + Xen 4.0. Here is a list of what we tested: Ubuntu Lucid VM on 2.6.32-31, 2G RAM -- Works Ubuntu Lucid VM on 2.6.32-32, 2G RAM -- Fails Ubuntu Lucid VM on 2.6.32-32, 500MB -- Works Steps to reproduce:

[Bug 790747] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 512M in Xenserver / Xen

2011-06-02 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
The value for my setup is not 512MB. Here are my test results using a Ubuntu Lucid VM on 2.6.32-32: 512MOK 576MOK 578MOK 579MBAD 580MBAD 584MBAD 592MBAD 608MBAD 640MBAD 768MBAD 1024M BAD 2048M BAD -- You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 790747] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 512M in Xenserver / Xen

2011-06-02 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Exact same results (579MB = no boot) on a different distro (custom built) for the host and a freshly installed Ubuntu Lucid on 2.6.32-32. ** Summary changed: - Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 512M in Xenserver / Xen + Ubuntu 10.04 freeze on boot when using more than 578M in

[Bug 379882] Re: mdadm installs postfix

2011-04-26 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
When mdadm is installed from the CD during install or upgrade, it does not pull in any MTA, only when it is manually added later. I have to disagree with you there. If I install mdadm during the installation postfix gets pulled in. I can easily reproduce it (see my earlier post). However, if

[Bug 581796] Re: grub-installer ignores grub2/linux_cmdline_default in preseed

2010-09-10 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Note to anyone trying to make this work, we are using these lines in preseed/late_command: sed -i 's/\(GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=\).*/\1\\/g' /target/etc/default/grub; \ in-target bash -c 'update-grub'; \ To set GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT to . I read in another bug that the intended

[Bug 581796] Re: grub-installer ignores grub2/linux_cmdline_default in preseed

2010-09-10 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I just noticed LP truncated my line in 2. Make sure both are on individual lines and there is not space next to the backslash. -- grub-installer ignores grub2/linux_cmdline_default in preseed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-06-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Dennis, This problem only appears when partitioning the hard disk drive using the new Ubuntu. If you are upgrading from an earlier version using the supported method (update manager), then the problem is probably somewhere else. However, if you completely reinstalled using the new CD, you could

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-06-14 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Hi Scar, The problem/feature made it into the release installer, but it has been noted in the release notes. Consider yourself lucky to be able to change it to IDE mode and clean the partitions. To confirm this is the problem you have described, try installing Ubuntu from a preseed file

[Bug 563953] [NEW] preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: grub-installer Installing newest Ubuntu Lucid using latest netboot image. Using a preseed file to setup a software RAID system. A specific question gets asked (see screenshot) : Do you want to boot your system if your RAID becomes degraded? This

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Attachment added: Screen shot 2010-04-14 at 6.23.23 PM.png http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44286490/Screen%20shot%202010-04-14%20at%206.23.23%20PM.png -- preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563953 You received this bug notification

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Attachment added: lucid-public-preseed http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44286738/lucid-public-preseed -- preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I'd like to confirm that this fixes the problem on all symptomatic systems I have used here. Thanks a lot for fixing this in such a short time! -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I now understand why the preseeding did not take effect :) I installed using the special debug boot parameter, I attached the installer syslog. ** Attachment added: ubuntulucidraiddebug-syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44309805/ubuntulucidraiddebug-syslog -- preseeded

[Bug 379882] Re: mdadm installs postfix

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
The recommended automatically installs postfix in a preseeded alternate cd installation (or netboot installer) where you have software raid (mdadm gets installed, and recommends are automatically installed). -- mdadm installs postfix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379882 You received this bug

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I think I should preseed the answer to mdadm/boot_degraded to true (testing it ATM) I think it's related to bug 268580. -- preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Confirmed! This fixes the question! Thanks for your time Colin! -- preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 379882] Re: mdadm installs postfix

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Sorry I should have been clearer, I used lucid's latest netboot, with the preseed file I attached. ** Attachment added: ubuntu-lucid-raid-preseed.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/44352396/ubuntu-lucid-raid-preseed.txt -- mdadm installs postfix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379882 You

[Bug 379882] Re: mdadm installs postfix

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Excerpt of installer's syslog with debconf debugging turned on: Apr 15 17:15:31 in-target: debconf (developer): starting /usr/bin/debconf-apt-progress --no-progress --logstderr -- apt-get -q -y --no-remove install mdadm Apr 15 17:15:31 in-target: debconf (developer): -- GET debconf/priority Apr

[Bug 563953] Re: preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- preseeded grub-installer/bootdev ignored by grub-installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 318893] Re: libdata-validate-ip-perl / libdesktop-notify-perl not available for 8.04 but .deb from 8.10 works

2010-04-15 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
We can forget about this request, last point release for 8.04 passed and it is not really backport-worthy ** Changed in: hardy-backports Status: New = Incomplete ** Changed in: hardy-backports Status: Incomplete = Invalid -- libdata-validate-ip-perl / libdesktop-notify-perl not

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-04-14 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I can confirm that the setup works on my ASUS M4A78-EM with the SATA controller set to SATA mode (which is listed as 00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]) and in AHCI mode (which is listed as [AHCI mode]). The disks are detected fine. The module

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-13 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Adding the line to my preseed file *WORKED* on my main affected test machine. I'm going to test all other affected systems tomorrow to make 100%, but I'm pretty sure that fixed the problem! -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-04-12 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
The easiest way would be to check using a working system (say from 9.10 or a working 10.04 install). I think I can still have access to an ASUS M4A78-EM motherboard, using the AMD780 chipset. I'll get back to you soon. -- most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-12 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Next to Marcos' article, I decided to try the Gigabyte 965GM-S2 motherboard and can confirm it is also affected (only when connected to the Intel ICH8 controller). I did not expect this from an Intel AHCI BIOS. See attached screenshot. ** Attachment added: Screen shot 2010-04-12 at 9.27.37 AM.png

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-12 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Sure! Thanks! -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 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

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-12 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
You said to boot the installer with this option, does that mean I *must* provide this as a kernel boot option or I can provide it in my preseed file like this: d-i partman/alignment select cylinder (I guessed select by your commit to partman-base at

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-04-10 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Have you updated your kernel + initrd files on your PXE server? As soon as the files were rebuilt they worked for me (using the AHCI module). I think some modules might not work correctly? Try switching to a terminal and type modprobe modulename. -- most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-07 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Used Fedora 13 installation's fdisk (from util-linux 2.71.1), switched the DOS compatibility flag to off (as recommended per the prompt) and the units to sectors (again, recommended). -Booted Fedora 13 installation CD. -At the disk partitions step, switched to console 1 or 2 and started fdisk.

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-07 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Here's the partition table listing from fdisk using the flags mentioned in the previous post (dos compatibility flag off, units to sectors). This is from a working 10.04 system installed using the preseed recipe: Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-07 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I guess that would be the error message on a Gigabyte. Tomorrow I'll try to see if we have any old pentium 4 gigabyte motherboards laying around to test it! -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-04-01 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Great read but here my drives are not using 4 KiB sectors. The page says Fedora 13 uses the new libparted, supporting 4KiB sectors. I will install it on this machine to see if it's affected too. Thanks Marcos -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Package changed: ubuntu = partman-base (Ubuntu) -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Manual install with my custom partitions gave me the same thing... primary /boot 200M logical swap 2G logical /tmp 2G logical / rest I think this has something to do with the BIOS and the MBR... -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
More updates... Copying the first 446 bytes (GRUB 2 in the MBR) onto a fresh disk passes the BIOS. Copying the first 512 bytes (GRUB 2 + partition table) onto a fresh disk makes it hang. The problem is related to the partition table. Here's the output for my partition recipe on Ubuntu 8.04 vs

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Here's parted list command, using stock versions (so 1.7.1 for 8.04 and 2.2 for 10.04): 8.04: (parted) print Disk /dev/sda: 160GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End SizeType

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Possibly related to #530071 ? -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 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

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Added Colin to subscribers since this is related to a recent update. Don't hesitate to unsubscribe if this is unrelated, but I somehow think it is. -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 530071] Re: Lucid Default live-cd install fails with 4K sector / Advanced Format drives

2010-03-31 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Older boards might not like the new partitioning, see bug 551965 -- Lucid Default live-cd install fails with 4K sector / Advanced Format drives https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/530071 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I can confirm this fixes the problem. Thanks again Colin! -- most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546929 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 551965] [NEW] BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Public bug reported: I am preparing for deployment of Ubuntu 10.04 on servers. We deploy Ubuntu using the netboot image, on a PXE server. Two particular systems have been troublesome for us. Note that we are using the latest netboot image (dated from this morning). Steps to reproduce: -Boot on

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Attachment added: Preseed file used for installation http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42529398/ubuntu-lucid-plain.pxe -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
** Attachment added: BIOS hung at disk detection http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42529326/Screen%20shot%202010-03-30%20at%202.46.06%20PM.png -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
*update* Installing without preseed, using guided defaults and all default settings *works* fine. Now, what in my preseed file make it fail on older boards and work on newer ones? -- BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551965 You received this bug

[Bug 551965] Re: BIOS hang - Unable to boot after installation

2010-03-30 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Switched to ext4 and added these lines before grub-install/only_debian: d-i grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy boolean true d-i grub-installer/make_active boolean true Still not working. I can't find what's wrong with my preseed... The weirdest part is that the preseed works

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-03-29 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
Tomorrow I'll test and let you know. Thanks for the great work Colin! -- most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546929 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 546929] Re: most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot

2010-03-26 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I can confirm this affects the ahci module too. -- most PATA/SATA modules missing in Lucid netboot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546929 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 506297] Re: Graphical Ubuntu logo enabled on servers, no more login prompt

2010-03-05 Thread Mathieu Mitchell
I agree with #19. We need more verbose in a server environment in case things go wrong. -- Graphical Ubuntu logo enabled on servers, no more login prompt https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506297 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to