[Bug 1942955] Re: Ubuntu MATE 20.04.3 installer crashed

[Robert Pearson]

After it crashed, I shut down the system and then restarted. Enough had
been installed to boot and then I updated and reinstalled my apps. The
reason the first partition is W95Fat32 is that the drive was originally
blank (no partition table). The installer could not handle a blank drive. I
know that the UEFI System Partition has to be a FAT file system, but
neither gparted now Disks has a "Bootable" partition type.

 I do know that Disk Image Writer created Windows type media for small
drives (MBR not GUID PT, EFI Compatibility Partition for the code that
won't fit in the MBR). I believe that is because whoever created the iso
does not believe in UEFI.

When I boot, the ASUS A88MX-A firmware offers me a choice of UEFI or no
UEFI. The UEFI choice does not work. The no UEFI choice does.

I did have trouble with the Software Boutique. PlayOnLinux could not
install because the version in the Boutique relies on Python 2 which has
been discontinued instead of Python 3. VirtualBox could not install because
the version in Ubuntu requires that Ubuntu MUST be installed with a CD and
demands that the CD be inserted in /cdrom. I installed it from the Oracle
site.

I do thank you for responding. During the last 3 years, I have only gotten
4 responses. 1 really tried to help! I am still working on the issue.

I would like to help improve the Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE installer. I am a
Unix System V expert, not Ubuntu. But at least I can help move from BIOS
booting (pre 1998) to UEFI booting. And the limited "Something else" can be
updated using gparted and Disks - and bootable partition type can be added
with the correct GUID.

Again. Thank you for responding.

Robert Pearson

On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 12:45 AM I-Cat <1942955 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> There is 5 People in charge of Ubuntu mate
>
> https://github.com/orgs/ubuntu-mate/people
>
> It took me a few hours to read this log.
> I Do suspect a driver issue.
> I Would like to know What Your System is as it is saying Two Different
> things.
> I also Know that the Partition setup is Wrong.
>
> ---------------
> /dev/sda1
> partType W95Fat32
> Should be Marked as Bootable
> ------------------------
>
> Fill dis =>
>
> OS:
> Desktop: ?
> Laptop: ?
> ripi: ?
> Other:
> Brand: ?
>
> tnx
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
>   Ubuntu MATE 20.04.3 installer crashed
>
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Where to start. Apparently the .iso (ubuntu-mate-20.04.3-desktop-
>   amd64.iso) assumes every computer runs Windows and has small disks (2
>   TB or smaller). The "Disk Image Writer" formats the jump drive as MBR
>   with a bootable partition, a EFI partition for Windows compatibility
>   and the rest of the drive (59GB) as unusable.
>
>   I purchased a 1TB WD Blue SATA SSD and tried to install in it. The
>   first five times failed. The drive was initially blank and the
>   installer disabled the Install button. I used 18.04 to create the GUID
>   partition table and create the UEFI System Partition, the Ubuntu MATE
>   partition, the Linux swap partition, and a NTFS data partition.
>
>   I was at least able to start the installation. Then the installer
>   crashed.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
>   Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17 [modified:
> lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
>   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
>   Date: Tue Sep  7 21:28:16 2021
>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
> file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
>   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64
> (20210819.1)
>   SourcePackage: ubiquity
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Title:
  Ubuntu MATE 20.04.3 installer crashed

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Where to start. Apparently the .iso (ubuntu-mate-20.04.3-desktop-
  amd64.iso) assumes every computer runs Windows and has small disks (2
  TB or smaller). The "Disk Image Writer" formats the jump drive as MBR
  with a bootable partition, a EFI partition for Windows compatibility
  and the rest of the drive (59GB) as unusable.

  I purchased a 1TB WD Blue SATA SSD and tried to install in it. The
  first five times failed. The drive was initially blank and the
  installer disabled the Install button. I used 18.04 to create the GUID
  partition table and create the UEFI System Partition, the Ubuntu MATE
  partition, the Linux swap partition, and a NTFS data partition.

  I was at least able to start the installation. Then the installer
  crashed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  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
  Date: Tue Sep  7 21:28:16 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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