PS3 desktop installer: drops to busybox prompt "Can not mount /dev/loop0"

[Dan Munckton]

Binary package hint: casper

Using the 'install_nosplash' option at the ps3-kboot prompt (because usplash needs to be disabled see bug #285218), screen clear and within seconds I'm dropped to "initramfs" busy box prompt and the install does not proceed. Error messages output are (full debug enabled log attached):

/init: line 1: cannot open /dev/sr0: no such file
/init: line 1: cannot open /dev/sr0: no such file
mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: No such device
Can not mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on //filesystem.squashfs

CD image taken from Intrepid daily build 2008-10-24 (just after the 'rc' milestone).

[Dan Munckton (munckfish)]

Marking with 'medium' importance - although this is a major showstopper for the desktop CD it's not a showstopper for Intrepid on PS3 as we do have a working alternate CD.

[Dan Munckton (munckfish)]

Not sure whether it's worth adding a release note for this or not as the desktop CD will simply not be published (alternate will). Still here's my suggested text:

"The PS3 'desktop' install CD flavour will not be published for Intrepid because it's broken. However the alternate installer works fine."

[Tiago Faria (gouki)]

Doesn't do any harm :)

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On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 13:22 +0000, Dan Munckton wrote:
> Not sure whether it's worth adding a release note for this or not as the
> desktop CD will simply not be published (alternate will). Still here's
> my suggested text:
>
> "The PS3 'desktop' install CD flavour will not be published for Intrepid
> because it's broken. However the alternate installer works fine."
>
> ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>

[Dave Walker (davewalker)]

Intrepid release notes have long since passed, marking the task as Invalid.

Thanks.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

I'm setting this bug to Won't Fix as the PS3 port of Ubuntu is no longer supported.