[Bug 1221356] [NEW] hd-media installer rejects official raring ISO

[Nathan Dorfman]

Public bug reported:

Following the Ubuntu 13.04 Installation Guide's USB install instructions
for amd64 at https://help.ubuntu.com/13.04/installation-
guide/amd64/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-flexible doesn't work, it seems. I
guess not many people are using the hd-media + ISO install method? The
ISO is located and mounted successfully, then rejected due to missing
items in the Packages file.

What I did:

1) Downloaded vmlinuz and initrd.gz to a USB drive from
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/

2) Set up syslinux to boot those two

3) Downloaded to the same flash drive ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso

4) Booted from the flash drive.

After the ISO is located and mounted, the installer errors out and is
unable to proceed. The log says:

Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: ISOS_FOUND='[sdf1]
/isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso (raring - 13.04)'
Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Selected ISO:
/isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso on /dev/sdf1
Sep  2 17:24:55 kernel: [   50.033763] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft
Joliet Level 3
Sep  2 17:24:55 kernel: [   50.036768] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Detected ISO with 'raring' (raring) distribution
Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Detected ISO with distribution 'raring' (raring)
Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-mirror-setup for later
installation
Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-cdrom-setup for later
installation
Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb raring-support for later
installation
Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: (process:1616): libkmod:
kmod_lookup_alias_from_builtin_file: could not open builtin file
'/lib/modules/3.8.0-19-generic/modules.builtin.bin'
Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: (process:1616): [sdf1]
isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso (raring - 13.04)
Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package
doesn't exist (ignored)
Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' selected
Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages in
/cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz in
/cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
restricted/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages in
/cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
restricted/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz in
/cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
Sep  2 17:25:00 anna[3819]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
Sep  2 17:25:00 main-menu[423]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' succeeded
but requested to be left unconfigured.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  hd-media installer rejects official raring ISO

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

Bug description:
  Following the Ubuntu 13.04 Installation Guide's USB install
  instructions for amd64 at https://help.ubuntu.com/13.04/installation-
  guide/amd64/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-flexible doesn't work, it seems. I
  guess not many people are using the hd-media + ISO install method? The
  ISO is located and mounted successfully, then rejected due to missing
  items in the Packages file.

  What I did:

  1) Downloaded vmlinuz and initrd.gz to a USB drive from
  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/

  2) Set up syslinux to boot those two

  3) Downloaded to the same flash drive ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso

  4) Booted from the flash drive.

  After the ISO is located and mounted, the installer errors out and is
  unable to proceed. The log says:

  Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: ISOS_FOUND='[sdf1]
  /isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso (raring - 13.04)'
  Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Selected ISO:
  /isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso on /dev/sdf1
  Sep  2 17:24:55 kernel: [   50.033763] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft
  Joliet Level 3
  Sep  2 17:24:55 kernel: [   50.036768] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
  Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Detected ISO with 'raring' (raring) distribution
  Sep  2 17:24:55 iso-scan: Detected ISO with distribution 'raring' (raring)
  Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-mirror-setup for later
  installation
  Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-cdrom-setup for later
  installation
  Sep  2 17:24:55 anna-install: Queueing udeb raring-support for later
  installation
  Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: (process:1616): libkmod:
  kmod_lookup_alias_from_builtin_file: could not open builtin file
  '/lib/modules/3.8.0-19-generic/modules.builtin.bin'
  Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: (process:1616): [sdf1]
  isos/ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso (raring - 13.04)
  Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package
  doesn't exist (ignored)
  Sep  2 17:24:55 main-menu[423]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' selected
  Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
  main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages in
  /cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
  Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
  main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz in
  /cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
  Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
  restricted/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages in
  /cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
  Sep  2 17:24:55 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find
  restricted/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz in
  /cdrom/dists/raring/Release.
  Sep  2 17:25:00 anna[3819]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
  Sep  2 17:25:00 main-menu[423]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' succeeded
  but requested to be left unconfigured.

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