"Loading partman-xfs failed for unknown reasons. Aborting" error in trusty server installations
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
|
Stefan Bader |
Bug Description
With 20140117 (containing kernel 3.13.0-4-generic) trusty server images the above error message dialog appears during the installation and the following could be seen in the install syslog:
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 83ubuntu1
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-target]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: corrupted status flag!!: 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 53
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/install_failed PACKAGE partman-xfs
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> INPUT critical anna/install_failed
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> GO
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 ok
Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-cdrom' failed with error code 8
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-cdrom' failed.
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> CAPB
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-terminal plugin-
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> METAGET debian-
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 Load installer components from CD
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SUBST debian-
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Load installer components from CD]
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
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The steps to reproduce:
Install ubuntu server from the the ISO image of 20140117
Impacted jobs are:
http://
and
http://
The installer syslog is attached
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Stefan Bader (smb) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
It's running out of space in /. Exactly why is unclear, though; when I unpack coreutils into a subdirectory of /run and use its df and du utilities, df reports / at ~100% use of 240MiB, while du reports only 95MiB used.