Installer gives unhelpful error messages when it can't read from the CD
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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debian-installer (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I recently received my brand new Ubuntu cds from Shipit and was going to once
again start spreading the word. I did however decide to install a new Ubuntu
installation on my test machine from the new cds, but was unsuccessful.
I tried form three different cds and every single one of the fails at the same
point of installation, every time. The given alert is:
"Base system installation error
The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1).
Check /var/log/messages os see virtual console 3 for details."
console 3 tells me right after failing to load a module for floppy drive (my
machine doesn't have one):
"File descriptor 3 left open
File descriptor 4 left open
File descriptor 5 left open
File descriptor 6 left open
No matching physical volumes found
File descriptor 3 left open
File descriptor 4 left open
File descriptor 5 left open
File descriptor 6 left open
No volume groups found
Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
cp: Read error: Input/output error"
Then there is nothing to be done :(
Now what I do know is that my hardware is ok. I tested the memory and tried to
install Ubuntu from an older pressed Hoary cd and a cd I burned right after
Hoary was released. Both installed OK, so the problem is only with the newer cds
or at least with the batch I got.
Changed in debian-installer: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
I too tried to install from the pressed CD's and encountered the same error, I w/wireless- tools/libiw27_ 27-1ubuntu1_ i386.deb
did some looking and found that this was the file causing the problems
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(In reply to comment #0)
> I recently received my brand new Ubuntu cds from Shipit and was going to once
> again start spreading the word. I did however decide to install a new Ubuntu
> installation on my test machine from the new cds, but was unsuccessful.
>
> I tried form three different cds and every single one of the fails at the same
> point of installation, every time. The given alert is:
>
> "Base system installation error
> The debootstrap program exited with an error (return value 1).
> Check /var/log/messages os see virtual console 3 for details."
>
> console 3 tells me right after failing to load a module for floppy drive (my
> machine doesn't have one):
> "File descriptor 3 left open
> File descriptor 4 left open
> File descriptor 5 left open
> File descriptor 6 left open
> No matching physical volumes found
> File descriptor 3 left open
> File descriptor 4 left open
> File descriptor 5 left open
> File descriptor 6 left open
> No volume groups found
> Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
> cp: Read error: Input/output error"
>
> Then there is nothing to be done :(
>
> Now what I do know is that my hardware is ok. I tested the memory and tried to
> install Ubuntu from an older pressed Hoary cd and a cd I burned right after
> Hoary was released. Both installed OK, so the problem is only with the newer cds
> or at least with the batch I got.