Ubuntu PS3 Port

ps3-kboot fails to find rootfs so cannot boot system

Bug #285231 reported by Dan Munckton on 2008-10-17

	Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
Ubuntu PS3 Port	Fix Released	Critical	Dan Munckton	Ubuntu PS3 Port ubuntu-8.10
kboot-installer (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Colin Watson	Ubuntu ubuntu-8.10
Intrepid	Fix Released	High	Colin Watson	Ubuntu ubuntu-8.10

Bug Description

After a fresh install of Intrepid on PS3, ps3-kboot fails to automatically find and mount the target partition /dev/ps3da1. The problem can be worked around by using e2label to set the filesystem lable to "/":

e2label /dev/ps3da1 "/"

Once this has been done ps3-kboot correct finds the target partition and the system can be booted.

This used to work in previous versions of Ubuntu for PS3, so something has changed, most likely in the installer.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/kboot-installer

Dan Munckton (munckfish) on 2008-10-17

Changed in ubuntu-ps3-port:
assignee:	nobody → munckfish
importance:	Undecided → Critical
milestone:	none → ubuntu-8.10
status:	New → Confirmed

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2008-10-18:

I don't recall changing anything even somewhat related to partition labels ...

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2008-10-18:

Ah, I think I see it. This was a partman-base change that kboot-installer didn't keep up with.

Changed in kboot-installer:
assignee:	nobody → kamion
importance:	Undecided → High
milestone:	none → ubuntu-8.10
status:	New → Fix Committed

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2008-10-18:

This bug was fixed in the package kboot-installer - 0.0.1ubuntu7

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kboot-installer (0.0.1ubuntu7) intrepid; urgency=low

* Adjust partman/update.d/21kboot_sync_label for move of definitions.sh to
lib/base.sh (LP: #285231).

-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:33:49 +0100

Changed in kboot-installer:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Dan Munckton (munckfish) on 2008-10-23

Changed in ubuntu-ps3-port:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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robbybroon (robbybroon) wrote on 2008-11-02:

I am using the released version of 8.10 in a fresh install, and am getting this same issue, I am just stuck in an infinite loop in the kboot prompt. What do I need to type in which prompt (kboot/ash) to fix this and implement this workaround? When will it actually be fixed? I am surprised that we have a release of 8.10 which can't even boot after installation, that's a really bad start for lots of people trying Linux on their PS3 for the first time.

Robin

description:

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Dan Munckton (munckfish) wrote on 2008-11-03:

Hi robbybroon

This has been fixed in the released version. I suspect you're experiencing a different issue. Please check through the list of bugs here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ps3-port/+bugs

If you can't find one which matches your exact symptoms please start a thread on our mailing list and we'll try to help you identify the problem:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-cell

Cheers

Dan