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Unable to install Ubuntu 17.10 on P9 due lsvpd failure

Bug #1719549 reported by bugproxy
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lsvpd (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

== Comment: #0 - Aline Manera <> - 2017-09-25 09:20:00 ==
Ubuntu 17.10 installation fails due lsvpd package installation failure.

Sep 25 14:03:24 in-target: Setting up xml-core (0.17) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:25 in-target: Setting up friendly-recovery (0.2.36) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:25 in-target: Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/friendly-recovery.service ? /lib/systemd/system/friendly-recovery.service.^M
Sep 25 14:03:25 in-target: Setting up libkeyutils1:ppc64el (1.5.9-9ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:25 in-target: Setting up bsdmainutils (9.0.12+nmu1ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:26 in-target: update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/bsd-write to provide /usr/bin/write (write) in auto mode^M
Sep 25 14:03:26 in-target: update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/bsd-from to provide /usr/bin/from (from) in auto mode^M
Sep 25 14:03:26 in-target: Setting up ca-certificates (20170717) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:26 in-target: Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...^M
Sep 25 14:03:28 in-target: 148 added, 0 removed; done.^M
Sep 25 14:03:28 in-target: Setting up irqbalance (1.1.0-2.3ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: Running in chroot, ignoring request.^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of start.^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: Setting up command-not-found-data (0.3ubuntu17.10.0) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: Setting up xdg-user-dirs (0.15-3ubuntu3) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: Setting up libapparmor-perl (2.11.0-2ubuntu17) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:29 in-target: Setting up libnih1:ppc64el (1.0.3-6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Setting up libx11-data (2:1.6.4-3) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Setting up libxau6:ppc64el (1:1.0.8-1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.16.0-1ubuntu9) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Running in chroot, ignoring request.^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of try-restart.^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Setting up libip6tc0:ppc64el (1.6.1-2ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:30 in-target: Setting up popularity-contest (1.64ubuntu2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up libpcap0.8:ppc64el (1.8.1-4ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up libk5crypto3:ppc64el (1.15.1-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up libidn2-0:ppc64el (2.0.2-5) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up libnetfilter-conntrack3:ppc64el (1.0.6-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up libisc160:ppc64el (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:31 in-target: Setting up ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/ureadahead.service ? /lib/systemd/system/ureadahead.service.^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: Setting up lsvpd (1.7.8-0ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 09:03:32 lsvpd[43205]: vpdupdate: Constructing full devices database
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::ios_base::failure[abi:cxx11]'^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: what(): basic_filebuf::underflow error reading the file: iostream error^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 kernel: [ 2163.936654] mpt3sas 0032:03:00.0: invalid short VPD tag 00 at offset 1
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: Aborted^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: dpkg: error processing package lsvpd (--configure):^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134^M
Sep 25 14:03:32 in-target: Setting up python3-commandnotfound (0.3ubuntu17.10.0) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:33 in-target: Setting up libpsl5:ppc64el (0.18.0-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:33 in-target: Setting up apparmor (2.11.0-2ubuntu17) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:39 in-target: Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/apparmor.service ? /lib/systemd/system/apparmor.service.^M
Sep 25 14:03:39 in-target: update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults^M
Sep 25 14:03:39 in-target: diff: /var/lib/apparmor/profiles/.apparmor.md5sums
Sep 25 14:03:39 in-target: : No such file or directory^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up command-not-found (0.3ubuntu17.10.0) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up tcpdump (4.9.2-1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up libdrm2:ppc64el (2.4.82-1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up plymouth (0.9.2-3ubuntu17) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up libisccc140:ppc64el (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ppc64-diag:^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: ppc64-diag depends on lsvpd; however:^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Package lsvpd is not configured yet.^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: dpkg: error processing package ppc64-diag (--configure):^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured^M
Sep 25 14:03:40 in-target: Setting up iptables (1.6.1-2ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:41 in-target: Setting up wget (1.19.1-3ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:41 in-target: Setting up man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:41 in-target: Building database of manual pages ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: Setting up libkrb5-3:ppc64el (1.15.1-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: Setting up libxcb1:ppc64el (1.11.1-1ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard:^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: ubuntu-standard depends on ppc64-diag; however:^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: Package ppc64-diag is not configured yet.^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-standard (--configure):^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured^M
Sep 25 14:03:49 in-target: Setting up ufw (0.35-5) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: Creating config file /etc/ufw/before.rules with new version^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: Creating config file /etc/ufw/before6.rules with new version^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: Creating config file /etc/ufw/after.rules with new version^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: ^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: Creating config file /etc/ufw/after6.rules with new version^M
Sep 25 14:03:50 in-target: Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ufw.service ? /lib/systemd/system/ufw.service.^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: Setting up plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text (0.9.2-3ubuntu17) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: update-alternatives: using /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth to provide /usr/share/plymouth/themes/text.plymouth (text.plymouth) in auto mode^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: Setting up libx11-6:ppc64el (2:1.6.4-3) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: Setting up libxmuu1:ppc64el (2:1.1.2-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: Setting up libgssapi-krb5-2:ppc64el (1.15.1-2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:51 in-target: Setting up openssh-client (1:7.5p1-10) ...^M
Sep 25 09:03:52 groupadd[51811]: group added to /etc/group: name=ssh, GID=112
Sep 25 09:03:52 groupadd[51811]: group added to /etc/gshadow: name=ssh
Sep 25 09:03:52 groupadd[51811]: new group: name=ssh, GID=112
Sep 25 14:03:52 in-target: Setting up libdns162:ppc64el (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:52 in-target: Setting up libxext6:ppc64el (2:1.3.3-1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up libcurl3-gnutls:ppc64el (7.55.1-1ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up libisccfg140:ppc64el (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up xauth (1:1.0.9-1ubuntu2) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up libbind9-140:ppc64el (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up bind9-host (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up apt-transport-https (1.5~rc4) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:53 in-target: Setting up dnsutils (1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-12.6ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:54 in-target: Setting up python3-update-manager (1:17.10.10) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:54 in-target: Setting up python3-distupgrade (1:17.10.6) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:54 in-target: Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (1:17.10.6) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:55 in-target: Setting up update-manager-core (1:17.10.10) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:55 in-target: Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.26-0ubuntu1) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:55 in-target: Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.125ubuntu11) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:55 in-target: Processing triggers for systemd (234-2ubuntu10) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:55 in-target: Processing triggers for sgml-base (1.29) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Processing triggers for ca-certificates (20170717) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: 0 added, 0 removed; done.^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Running hooks in /etc/ca-certificates/update.d...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: done.^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.16.0-1ubuntu9) ...^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Running in chroot, ignoring request.^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: invoke-rc.d: policy-rc.d denied execution of try-restart.^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: Errors were encountered while processing:^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: lsvpd^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: ppc64-diag^M
Sep 25 14:03:56 in-target: ubuntu-standard^M
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: tasksel: apt-get failed (100)
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: Setting up lsvpd (1.7.8-0ubuntu1) ...
Sep 25 09:03:57 lsvpd[52708]: vpdupdate: Constructing full devices database
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::ios_base::failure[abi:cxx11]'
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: what(): basic_filebuf::underflow error reading the file: iostream error
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: Aborted
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dpkg: error processing package lsvpd (--configure):
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ppc64-diag:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: ppc64-diag depends on lsvpd; however:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: Package lsvpd is not configured yet.
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dpkg: error processing package ppc64-diag (--configure):
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-standard:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: ubuntu-standard depends on ppc64-diag; however:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: Package ppc64-diag is not configured yet.
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-standard (--configure):
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: Errors were encountered while processing:
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: lsvpd
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: ppc64-diag
Sep 25 14:03:57 in-target: ubuntu-standard
Sep 25 14:03:58 main-menu[1422]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Sep 25 14:03:58 main-menu[1422]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Sep 25 14:04:05 main-menu[1422]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium'
Sep 25 14:04:05 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium
Sep 25 14:04:14 main-menu[1422]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected

- Steps to reproduce:
Start a net install using kernel and initrd from http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/artful/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/
- Go to normal installation process and wait. It will fail on "Select and Install Software". By the way, I have selected no software to install.

If I skip that part and move to "Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk" it also fails due the same problem.

Please, find the full logs attached

== Comment: #1 - Aline Manera <> - 2017-09-25 09:20:37 ==

== Comment: #4 - Ananth Narayan M G <> - 2017-09-25 20:39:51 ==
There is no mention of what system you were trying to install on. lsvpd is supported only on FSP based systems.

== Comment: #6 - Ankit Kumar <> - 2017-09-26 00:38:59 ==
Below patch is needed to fix this issue.

commit c36b20b7dc2e787f7285e459851df1a74368e8e3
Author: Vasant Hegde <>
Date: Wed Sep 20 16:52:35 2017 +0530

    lsvpd: Add workaround for std::ios_base::failure' issue

    Recently on P9 we started seeing below error.

    #vpdupdate
    terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::ios_base::failure'
    what(): basic_filebuf::underflow error reading the file
    Aborted (core dumped)

    It turns out that we needed c++ fix. Lets add workaround so that we
    don't crash.

    Signed-off-by: Vasant Hegde <email address hidden>
    Reviewed-by: Ankit Kumar <email address hidden>

~Ankit

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : syslog
  • syslog Edit (441.4 KiB, application/octet-stream)

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tags: added: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-159198 severity-high targetmilestone-inin1604
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : partman

Default Comment by Bridge

Changed in ubuntu:
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage (ubuntu-power-triage)
affects: ubuntu → lsvpd (Ubuntu)
Andrew Cloke (andrew-cloke)
Changed in ubuntu-power-systems:
importance: Undecided → High
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Comment bridged from LTC Bugzilla

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-09-26 08:39 EDT-------
Ankit, please check if Ubuntu is missing a bugfix and update.

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-09-26 08:41 EDT-------
Ignore my previous comment... I see you've found the root cause

Andrew Cloke (andrew-cloke)
Changed in ubuntu-power-systems:
assignee: nobody → Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : lsvpd: Add workaround for std::ios_base::failure' issue

------- Comment (attachment only) From <email address hidden> 2017-09-26 13:34 EDT-------

bugproxy (bugproxy)
tags: added: targetmilestone-inin1710
removed: targetmilestone-inin1604
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The provided patch says that it's a workaround for a libstdc++ issue, and references <https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=250545>. Is that a pointer to the fix, and if so, should we not take the fix to libstdc++ instead of working around it in lsvpd?

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Comment bridged from LTC Bugzilla

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-09-29 00:43 EDT-------
(In reply to comment #12)
> The provided patch says that it's a workaround for a libstdc++ issue, and
> references <https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=250545>.
> Is that a pointer to the fix, and if so, should we not take the fix to
> libstdc++ instead of working around it in lsvpd?

That fix is not yet in .. So lets get lsvpd changes.

-Vasant

Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in lsvpd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lsvpd - 1.7.8-0ubuntu2

---------------
lsvpd (1.7.8-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium

  * d/p/0001-lsvpd-Add-workaround-for-std-ios_base-failure-issue.patch:
    Add workaround for std::ios_base::failure' issue. Thanks to Vasant
    Hegde <email address hidden>. LP: #1719549.

 -- Steve Langasek <email address hidden> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:45:43 -0400

Changed in lsvpd (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Frank Heimes (fheimes)
Changed in ubuntu-power-systems:
status: New → Fix Released
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2017-10-03 09:42 EDT-------
The fix is already available for 17.10. I could install a system without problems.

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