[Bug 1040393] [NEW] omap netboot partition too small for flash-kernel backup procedure

[Adam Conrad]

Public bug reported:

Undecided if this should be fixed in flash-kernel-installer to be less
broken when failing to create backups, or debian-installer to make the
SD partition a bit (or a lot) larger.  Probably d-i's fault, as our
CD/preinstall images use a 72MB SD boot partition, and d-i appears to
use something closer to 32MB.

At any rate, current precise on omap3 fails like so, and it's only a
matter of time before the omap4 initrd gets large enough to cause the
same issue, I suspect:

Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: Using u-boot partition: /dev/mmcblk0p1
Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: /usr/lib/u-boot/omap3_beagle/MLO is already installed in the boot partiti
on. 
Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: /usr/lib/u-boot/omap3_beagle/u-boot.bin is already installed in the boot 
partition.
Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: Creating backups of boot files ...
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: cp:
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: writing `/tmp/tmp.gOpwSqxTIj/uInitrd.bak'
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: : No space left on device
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target:
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: cp:
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: failed to extend `/tmp/tmp.gOpwSqxTIj/uInitrd.bak'
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: : No space left on device
Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target:
Aug 23 03:00:10 flash-kernel-installer: error: bootloader installation failure

-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         43648 Aug  3 18:37 MLO
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           265 Aug  3 18:37 boot.scr
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        340628 Aug  3 18:37 u-boot.bin
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       3833296 Aug  3 18:37 uImage
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       3833296 Aug 23 03:00 uImage.bak
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      11746823 Aug  3 18:37 uInitrd
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      11571200 Aug 23 03:00 uInitrd.bak

/dev/mmcblk0p1           29.9M     29.9M      2.0K 100% /mnt

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Adam Conrad (adconrad)
         Status: New

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Adam Conrad (adconrad)
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing

** Also affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu Precise)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

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Title:
  omap netboot partition too small for flash-kernel backup procedure

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “debian-installer” source package in Precise:
  New

Bug description:
  Undecided if this should be fixed in flash-kernel-installer to be less
  broken when failing to create backups, or debian-installer to make the
  SD partition a bit (or a lot) larger.  Probably d-i's fault, as our
  CD/preinstall images use a 72MB SD boot partition, and d-i appears to
  use something closer to 32MB.

  At any rate, current precise on omap3 fails like so, and it's only a
  matter of time before the omap4 initrd gets large enough to cause the
  same issue, I suspect:

  Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: Using u-boot partition: /dev/mmcblk0p1
  Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: /usr/lib/u-boot/omap3_beagle/MLO is already installed in the boot partiti
  on. 
  Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: /usr/lib/u-boot/omap3_beagle/u-boot.bin is already installed in the boot 
  partition.
  Aug 23 03:00:05 in-target: Creating backups of boot files ...
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: cp:
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: writing `/tmp/tmp.gOpwSqxTIj/uInitrd.bak'
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: : No space left on device
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target:
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: cp:
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: failed to extend `/tmp/tmp.gOpwSqxTIj/uInitrd.bak'
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target: : No space left on device
  Aug 23 03:00:06 in-target:
  Aug 23 03:00:10 flash-kernel-installer: error: bootloader installation failure

  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         43648 Aug  3 18:37 MLO
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           265 Aug  3 18:37 boot.scr
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root        340628 Aug  3 18:37 u-boot.bin
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       3833296 Aug  3 18:37 uImage
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root       3833296 Aug 23 03:00 uImage.bak
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      11746823 Aug  3 18:37 uInitrd
  -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      11571200 Aug 23 03:00 uInitrd.bak

  /dev/mmcblk0p1           29.9M     29.9M      2.0K 100% /mnt

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