Recovery mode won't allow recovery after manually installing the OS incorrectly
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If one manually installs Ubuntu but doesn't install a boot partition, the recovery mode doesn't work.
The expectation (perhaps naively) is that the recovery mode is bootable and allows one to fix the situation.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k4.4.0-31-generic.
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/hwC0D2', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/
Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-04 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. 4-port hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.157.2
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Tags: xenial
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 05/03/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: PYBSWCEL.
dmi.board.name: NUC5CPYB
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: H61145-407
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCor
According to https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/Bugs/ FindRightPackag e#During_ boot this bug should be filed against the Linux kernel.