(L)Ubuntu 24.04 Daily install fails when XFS is selected

[Dan Simmons]

Lubuntu Noble install on Proxmox VM with EFI
4G RAM 32G disk 2CPU cores
XFS Erase disk automatic partitioning selected.

** expected result
Install proceeds using the XFS filesystem and completes without error; reboot into the new system

** actual result
Install fails with error -
2023-11-25 - 16:08:25 [1]: ERROR: Installation failed: "Bootloader installation error"
2023-11-25 - 16:08:25 [6]: .. - message: "Bootloader installation error"
2023-11-25 - 16:08:25 [6]: .. - details: The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command <pre>grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=ubuntu --force</pre> returned error code 1.

Booting into the new system fails.

An installation with EXT4 proceeds and works as expected on the same VM configuration.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: calamares 3.3.0-alpha6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-9.9-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.modules.after_bootloader_context.conf:
 ---
 dontChroot: false
 timeout: 120
 firmwareType:
     "*": "-rm ${ROOT}/home/${USER}/Desktop/lubuntu-calamares.desktop"
.etc.calamares.modules.finished.conf:
 ---
 restartNowMode: user-checked
 restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.modules.fstab.conf:
 crypttabOptions: luks,keyscript=/bin/cat
 efiMountOptions: umask=0077
.etc.calamares.modules.shellprocess_logs.conf:
 ---
 dontChroot: true
 timeout: 30
 script:
     - calamares-logs-helper ${ROOT}
.etc.calamares.modules.unpackfs.conf:
 ---
 unpack:
     - source: "/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs"
         sourcefs: "squashfs"
         destination: ""
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.487
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Sat Nov 25 16:40:22 2023
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231124)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 calamares-settings-ubuntu-common 1:24.04.8
 calamares-settings-lubuntu 1:24.04.8
 xfsprogs 6.5.0-1
 btrfs-progs 6.3.2-1
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dan Simmons (kc2bez)]

Attaching the Calamares session.log

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Confirmed - tested daily ISO 25-11-2023 barebone machine - AWOW NY41 – Int.Cel. J4125, 8GB, 128GB SSD,Intel UHD Graphics 600Dual Band WiFi,Ethernet,BT5.1

Running in UEFI+secure boot mode xfs selected with swap file

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

performed second test same machine as in comment # 4 with EXT4 selected and no error.

[Mate Kukri (mkukri)]

The same has been reported on a BIOS system too (arraybolt3 #lubuntu-devel):

> grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --force /dev/sda
> Installing for i386-pc platform.
> grub-install: error: unknown filesystem.

[Aaron Rainbolt (arraybolt3)]

This appears to be a GRUB issue - trying to install Lubuntu *or* Ubuntu Desktop gives me an "unknown filesystem" error when GRUB attempts to install. Attached is the screenshot from a failed Ubuntu Desktop installation.

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

xfsprogs 6.5 enables new feature flags which we do not yet support in grub. We'll be enabling them in grub once the patches have been merged but in either case the new features should be reverted in 24.04 such that 22.04 grub can still read it.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

grub reference: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/commit/?id=aa7c1322671eef48ba72d3b733da37e63eb37328

We plan on picking this up in December.

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

The xfsprogs fix works with the latest Lubuntu daily. Next step is checking the main Ubuntu Desktop ISO.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xfsprogs - 6.5.0-1ubuntu1

---------------
xfsprogs (6.5.0-1ubuntu1) noble; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/revert-mkfs-enable-large-extent-counts-by-default.patch:
    Revert large extent counts feature for noble (LP: #2044623)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:27:22 +0100

[Leó Kolbeinsson (leok)]

Confirm bug fixed after testing Lubuntu Noble daily ISO dated 05-12-2023

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

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/2044623

[Mate Kukri (mkukri)]

I believe grub2 2.12-1ubuntu1 added the necessary XFS feature support, so I am closing this as "Fix Released" in grub2 too.