[Bug 1630017] Re: Ubuntu 16.10 installation with root as JFS file system fails
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre
mathieu.tl at gmail.com
Tue Jan 10 16:50:12 UTC 2017
** Changed in: partman-prep (Ubuntu)
Milestone: None => ubuntu-17.01
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Title:
Ubuntu 16.10 installation with root as JFS file system fails
Status in partman-prep package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
---Problem Description---
Ubuntu 16.10 installation with root as JFS file system fails.
---Boot type---
Net boot
Machine Type = Power8
---Steps---
From petitboot menu pass kick off installation of Ubuntu 16.10
kernel-->http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/yakkety/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/vmlinux
initrd -->http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/yakkety/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/initrd.gz
Boot arguments-->netcfg/disable_dhcp=true netcfg/confirm_static=true netcfg/choose_interface=98:be:94:05:63:10 netcfg/get_ipaddress=9.47.69.255/20 netcfg/get_gateway=9.47.79.254 netcfg/get_nameservers="9.12.16.2"
Choose JFS as file system for root
?????????????????????????? [!!] Partition disks ???????????????????????????
? ?
? This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount ?
? points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount ?
? point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to ?
? initialize its partition table. ?
? ?
? > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE ?
? > #1 7.3 MB K ? ?
? > #2 959.7 GB K jfs / ? ?
? > #3 40.5 GB K swap swap ? ?
? > 728.6 kB FREE SPACE ? ?
? SCSI5 (0,0,0) (sdk) - 1.0 TB ATA ST1000NX0313 ? ?
? > 1.0 TB FREE SPACE ? ?
? ? ?
? Undo changes to partitions ?
? Finish partitioning and write changes to disk ?
? ?
? <Go Back> ?
? ?
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
And continue with the installtion.
Installtion fails with below message.
<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
?? [!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk ??
???????????? ? ?????????
? ? Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sdj1 ? ?
? ? Executing 'grub-install /dev/sdj1' failed. ? ?
? ? ? ?
? Running "? This is a fatal error. ? ?
? ? ? ?
???????????? <Go Back> <Continue> ? ?????????
? ?
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
????????? [!!] Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk ??????????
? ?
? Installation step failed ?
? An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item ?
? again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The ?
? failing step is: Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk ?
? ?
? <Continue> ?
? ?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons
I see in the following that /dev/sdj1 is reportedly being "wiped"
Oct 3 09:46:30 grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sdj2: gpt
Oct 3 09:46:30 grub-installer: info: Wiping PReP partition /dev/sdj1
and then later you see
Oct 3 09:46:33 in-target: grub-install: error: unknown filesystem.^M
Oct 3 09:46:33 in-target: Failed: grub-install --target=powerpc-ieee1275 /dev/sdj1^M
Oct 3 09:46:33 in-target: WARNING: Bootloader is not properly installed, system may not be bootable^M
and then towards the end
Oct 3 09:46:33 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sdj1
Oct 3 09:46:34 kernel: [ 2476.418986] hfsplus: unable to load nls for utf8
Oct 3 09:46:34 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb on mounted /dev/sdj2
Oct 3 09:46:34 os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro on mounted /dev/sdj2
Oct 3 09:46:34 os-prober: debug: /dev/sdj3: is active swap
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '/dev/sdj1'
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: info: grub-install does not support --no-floppy
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install --force "/dev/sdj1"
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: Installing for powerpc-ieee1275 platform.
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: grub-install: error: unknown filesystem.
Oct 3 09:46:34 grub-installer: error: Running 'grub-install --force "/dev/sdj1"' failed.
It isn't clear to me that JFS has much to do with this but will mirror
this to Ubuntu installer folks. It is also odd that /dev/sdj1 doesn't
show any filesystem on the "Partition disks" panel as the partman log
shows ext2.
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