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ubiquity package

hirsute qa-test; attempted install alongside crashed

Bug #1922167 reported by Chris Guiver
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Bug Description

Ubuntu daily (hirsute) QA-install on
- dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)

crashed.

Prior installation was a QA-test install of Lubuntu hirsute, it was full disk. I decided to install alongside of this

When I initially started the installer I selected the options for full disk install (erase & install; sorry I'm normally using calamares so my terminology is likely wrong). I backed out and opted instead to use the auto-resize or install-alongside option.

Installer crashed prior to asking me to enter my details (name, username, password etc) without error appearing on screen

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: ubiquity 21.04.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-13.14-generic 5.11.7
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu61
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.461
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Apr 1 15:23:14 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210331.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :
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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

likely not needed; but uploaded from /var/crash/

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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote :

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1922167

tags: added: iso-testing
Chris Guiver (guiverc)
description: updated
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity[1821]: switched to page usersetup
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: Traceback (most recent call last):
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 769, in <module>
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: install = Install()
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 69, in __init__
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: assert os.path.ismount(self.target), \
Apr 1 04:21:14 ubuntu ubiquity: AssertionError: Failed to mount the target: /target

Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-21.04
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Chris Guiver (guiverc) wrote :

I repeated this install process

- install lubuntu hirsute daily (full disk install)
- install ubuntu hirsute daily (install alongside)

this time NO ISSUES at all

IDENTICAL box, identical thumb-drives; I didn't confirm the testcase on lubuntu was identical (but internet/no-internet, swap/noswap etc shouldn't make a difference given no partition change as it's swapfile..)

I suspect the difference is this time I didn't enter full.disk/erase.disk.and.install a possible a couple of screens, then BACK out to switch to install.alongside/auto(resize)..

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Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) wrote :

Yes, that is quite possible. Ubiquity is not very robust in going back from certain steps, especially after selecting the partition layout.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
milestone: ubuntu-21.04 → none
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
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