[Bug 1944009] Re: ubiquity is just looping - ubuntu impish

[Chris Guiver]

Repeated this exact type of install using Lubuntu impish (20210916) to
same partition, with no-format of partition

Install as expected is good; see
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/424/builds/236888/testcases/1701/results/

(I may zsync my ubuntu desktop daily & re-try over this same sda5
partition later today)

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Title:
  ubiquity is just looping - ubuntu impish

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  A series of QA-test installs were made on
  - hp dc7700 (c2d-e6320, 5gb, nvidia quadro nvs 290)

  in exploration of
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1942603

  The install was left to run overnight; journalctl starts at 07:11 and
  is not at 23:30 with ubiquity install still running (no progress).

  ** background on system

  dc7700 started with 2 lubuntu impish installs
  (1) one was replaced with ubuntu impish; http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/424/builds/236863/testcases/1302/results/ ; no issues

  (2) the issue I was exploring had three installs; so I performed a
  auto-resize
  (http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/424/builds/236863/testcases/1301/results/)
  ; no issues

  (3) this install; I attempted to replace partition, alas did NOT use
  FORMAT (which would have been quicker) but it should still have
  worked.. HERE THE INSTALL THAT JUST LOOPED

  ** Expected result

  Install completes; I reboot & find a lubuntu & 2x ubuntu  impish
  installs; one with changes and one clean (no history, screens wrongly
  positioned).

  (normally for this install I add a package or two to see they get re-
  installed; but didn't do that; I was trying to explore replace)

  ** Actual result

  It's still just sitting there, no feedback and been running for 15+
  hours..

  ** Comments

  I've been unable to see issue, only

  [24519.919619]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 >

  types of messages are filling the logs..

  Given this exploration as looking at
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1942603 maybe
  they are related??

  Either way - I don't think this is a fixable issue; maybe a quirk in
  this box which is getting rather old..

  I wonder though if they are related; but still don't think a Ubuntu
  concern, unless the issue is confirmed on a different box !

  ** filing this report

  Attempts to file this bug with `ubuntu-bug ubiquity` just result in
  502 errors... the gathering of info takes a LONG time and I think this
  causes timeouts...  so it was filed online & then apport-collect
  executed (twice as first time just hung... it's still the same
  session).

  ---
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu68
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.465
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Alpha amd64 (20210916)
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  Package: ubiquity 21.10.5
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=C.UTF-8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-16.16-generic 5.13.13
  Tags:  impish ubiquity-21.10.5 ubuntu
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  ---
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu68
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.465
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Alpha amd64 (20210916)
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  Package: ubiquity 21.10.5
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=C.UTF-8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-16.16-generic 5.13.13
  Tags: third-party-packages impish ubiquity-21.10.5 ubuntu
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True

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