can't reinstall ubuntu 20.04 from dvd (have done it before w/no problems) but lately 20.04 did not want to update, upgrade etc.

[wayne williams]

can't reinstall ubuntu 20.04 from dvd (have done it before w/no problems) but lately 20.04 did not want to update, upgrade etc, or boot up w/o going into my 2nd recovery mode?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.445.1
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu May 26 14:30:02 2022
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[wayne williams (williamsgojadeorg)]

Solved-- wrote 0's to HD and reinstalled--works

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Beattie" <email address hidden>
To: "w williams" <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 11:54:52 AM
Subject: [Bug 1975871] Re: can't reinstall ubuntu 20.04 from dvd (have done it before w/no problems) but lately 20.04 did not want to update, upgrade etc.

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears
to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security
issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to
cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy.
Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

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Title:
  can't reinstall ubuntu 20.04 from dvd (have done it before w/no
  problems) but lately 20.04 did not want to update, upgrade etc.

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  can't reinstall ubuntu 20.04 from dvd (have done it before w/no
  problems) but lately 20.04 did not want to update, upgrade etc, or
  boot up w/o going into my 2nd recovery mode?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu May 26 14:30:02 2022
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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