calamares wants to install to 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (& boot loader will get written to /dev/fd0 if sda selected)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Calamares |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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calamares (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Lubuntu 20.04 QA-test install on
dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e6850, 5gb, amd/ati radeon rv516/x1300/x1550)
testcase: install with existing partition (sda8 is existing /home, sda9 will be used for /)
Expected :
System has only a single HDD, so I'd expect to select my partitions from hdd, and not have any options for /dev/fd0
Actual :
The systems seems to want to install to my 3.5" floppy ??
It's a 3.5" 1.44MB one too, but it's reporting ~1920GB??
If I select HDD partitions, the install will fail because boot loader will be attempted to be written to /dev/fd0 (maybe that would work if floppy is in drive & box actually booted floppy)
Detail:
This issue ONLY occurs if a floppy is in the drive during boot. If no floppy is in drive install works flawlessly (#3, #10), but as noted in comment #8 if floppy is in drive during boot, even if selected partition is /dev/sda it seems to want to install boot loader to /dev/fd0 (see also https:/
The floppy was only recently enabled in BIOS because of an ask.ubuntu support request, so prior installs on this box wouldn't have seen the FDD
I'll look at this when I can.. I'll provide pic & calamares log (haven't exited or run install yet). The floppy could be corrupted & creating the issue (it contains some word perfect files from 1994 only; and happened to be left in drive from ask.ubu support use).
(( Also all play I did with floppy was in 18.04 system as that was what OP on ask.ubu was using ))
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: calamares 3.2.20-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-21-generic x86_64
.etc.calamares.
---
restartNowMode: user-checked
restartNowCommand: "systemctl -i reboot"
.etc.calamares.
efiSystemParti
enableLuksAuto
userSwapChoices: none
drawNestedPart
defaultFileSys
.etc.calamares.
---
dontChroot: true
timeout: 30
script:
- calamares-
.etc.calamares.
---
unpack:
- source: "/cdrom/
sourcefs: "squashfs"
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CasperVersion: 1.445
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Thu Apr 16 14:11:01 2020
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200415)
RelatedPackageV
calamares-
calamares-
xfsprogs 5.3.0-1ubuntu2
btrfs-progs 5.4.1-2
SourcePackage: calamares
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
summary: |
- calamares seems to want to install to ~1920GB 3.5" 1.44MB floppy + calamares wants to install to 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (& boot loader will + get written to /dev/fd0 if sda selected) |
Changed in calamares: | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in calamares: | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Changed in calamares (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
no install was completed
I switched from FDD to HDD & back a few times..