The /boot directory is limited size; Use of update-initramfs overfills it; Boot directory full error
Bug #1698417 reported by
Doc
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
The /boot directory is limited to around 250 MB. When update-initramfs is used to create the ram image I would expect the software to be aware of the /boot directory size limitations inherent in the design of the operating system and not try to overfill it.
What happens when update-initramfs is runit tries to produce 40 MB files for the last ten or fifteen installations when updating linux firmware. Before it finishes a Directory Full error occurs crashing the installation. Because it produces such large files it should already know it is going to produce more files than the directory can contain.
There are many complaints about the poor amount of message information when the /boot directory gets filled.
Revision history for this message
| Doc (blaha-invent) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.