Activity log for bug #857954

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-09-24 02:31:53 bcbc bug added bug
2011-09-24 02:44:52 bcbc summary 11.10 wubi i386.tar.xz No /etc/fstab 11.10 wubi i386.tar.xz No /etc/fstab and no SWAP
2011-09-24 02:50:08 bcbc description Wubi installed from downloaded image i386.tar.xz There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM Wubi installed from downloaded image i386.tar.xz There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1
2011-09-24 02:51:37 bcbc description Wubi installed from downloaded image i386.tar.xz There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1 Wubi installed from wubi-r234.exe. It downloaded image i386.tar.xz. There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1
2011-09-28 16:15:32 bcbc tags 11.10 beta 11.10 beta oneiric
2011-09-29 17:50:13 Ubuntu QA Website tags 11.10 beta oneiric 11.10 beta iso-testing oneiric
2012-05-23 05:17:35 bcbc summary 11.10 wubi i386.tar.xz No /etc/fstab and no SWAP Wubi standalone install from tar.xz image: UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM
2012-05-23 05:20:20 bcbc description Wubi installed from wubi-r234.exe. It downloaded image i386.tar.xz. There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1 -------- Update ---------------------------- This bug was originally reported in 11.10 development testing. This is still an issue in 12.04: the /etc/fstab now has a swap.disk entry (although different to that of a normal wubi install from an ISO), but it still is missing the ' / ' root.disk entry ---------------------------------------------- Wubi installed from wubi-r234.exe. It downloaded image i386.tar.xz. There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1
2012-05-23 05:20:32 bcbc tags 11.10 beta iso-testing oneiric 11.10 12.04 beta iso-testing oneiric precise
2012-05-23 05:33:12 bcbc description -------- Update ---------------------------- This bug was originally reported in 11.10 development testing. This is still an issue in 12.04: the /etc/fstab now has a swap.disk entry (although different to that of a normal wubi install from an ISO), but it still is missing the ' / ' root.disk entry ---------------------------------------------- Wubi installed from wubi-r234.exe. It downloaded image i386.tar.xz. There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1 -------- Update ---------------------------- This bug was originally reported in 11.10 development testing. This is still an issue in 12.04: the /etc/fstab now has a swap.disk entry (although different to that of a normal wubi install from an ISO), but it still is missing the ' / ' root.disk entry It seems like this issue is benign, but it's a little confusing. ---------------------------------------------- Wubi installed from wubi-r234.exe. It downloaded image i386.tar.xz. There is no /etc/fstab file (or rather nothing in it) bcbc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ cat /etc/fstab # UNCONFIGURED FSTAB FOR BASE SYSTEM There is therefore no swap enabled either and the system performs sluggishly on a low spec computer. The /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk is not even formatted as swap. cbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk swapon: /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk: read swap header failed: Invalid argument bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkswap /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262140 KiB no label, UUID=ce397786-f0d5-425b-85da-0832527923e3 bcbc@ubuntu:~$ sudo swapon /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk bcbc@ubuntu:~$ swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk file 262140 120 -1