Activity log for bug #1687332

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-04-30 23:13:19 Alberto Salvia Novella bug added bug
2017-04-30 23:13:32 Alberto Salvia Novella nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2017-04-30 23:13:42 Alberto Salvia Novella ubiquity (Ubuntu): status New Triaged
2017-04-30 23:15:24 Alberto Salvia Novella description STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 1. On an installed system, install the "ubiquity-frontend-gtk" package. 2. Connect an external USB drive. 3. Using the "Install RELEASE" application, try to install Ubuntu into the drive. RESULT: The installation crashes. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-75.96-generic 4.4.59 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-75-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 1 01:08:56 2017 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-02 (363 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 1. On an installed system, install the "ubiquity-frontend-gtk" package. 2. Connect an external USB drive. 3. Using the "Install RELEASE" application, try to install Ubuntu into the drive. RESULT: - The installation crashes. RELEVANT INFORMATION: - The usefulness of this process is being able to create writable USB drives easily, which is very valuable when testing Ubuntu releases on bare metal. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-75.96-generic 4.4.59 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-75-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 1 01:08:56 2017 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-02 (363 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) JournalErrors:  Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.        Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to        turn off this notice.  No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2017-04-30 23:15:37 Alberto Salvia Novella ubiquity (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2017-05-01 00:22:32 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot ubiquity (Ubuntu): status Triaged Incomplete
2017-05-01 00:37:02 Alberto Salvia Novella ubiquity (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Triaged
2017-05-04 17:57:21 Phillip Susi ubiquity (Ubuntu): importance High Wishlist
2017-05-04 17:58:07 Phillip Susi summary Ubiquity crashes if you try to install Ubuntu from an installed system into an USB drive Ubiquity can not be used from an installed system ( non casper ) to install to another drive