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  1. Bug #1871885
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Activity log for bug #1871885

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2020-04-09 17:04:45 Iain Lane bug added bug
2020-04-09 17:04:45 Iain Lane attachment added screenshot of the failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871885/+attachment/5350479/+files/argh.png
2020-04-09 17:05:07 Iain Lane attachment added /var/log/installer tarball https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1871885/+attachment/5350480/+files/installer.tar.xz
2020-04-09 17:12:41 Iain Lane description Whenever I do a normal "Erase disk" install, I end up with an unbootable system. I get dropped to an initramfs prompt with the message "ALERT! /dev/vda5 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!" But when I do "ls /dev/vda5", it is there... In the attached logs, I was using the 20200409 image with Ubiquity 20.04.9. Whenever I do a normal "Erase disk" install, I end up with an unbootable system. I get dropped to an initramfs prompt with the message "ALERT! /dev/vda5 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!" But when I do "ls /dev/vda5", it is there... I tried adding "rootdelay=30", but that just made the boot wait for 30 seconds longer before failing in the same way. In the attached logs, I was using the 20200409 image with Ubiquity 20.04.9.
2020-04-23 08:43:11 Didier Roche-Tolomelli ubiquity (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed