ARM - daily install to SDCARD

Elfy ub.untu at btinternet.com
Wed Aug 15 10:16:24 UTC 2012


On 15/08/12 09:56, Elfy wrote:
> On 15/08/12 00:56, C de-Avillez wrote:
>> On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:36:29 +0100
>> Elfy<ub.untu at btinternet.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Trying to install to sdcard - it sees the free space - allows me to
>>> create partition/s as required.
>>>
>>> Then the install fails after trying to unmount /cdrom
>>>
>>> As far as mount is concerned the image is mounted on /cdrom
>>>
>>> Not sure how to proceed with this.
>>>
>>> Created this bug
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1036742
>>>
>>> But I'm pretty sure I've seen this trying to install with usb medium
>>> and alternate cd
>>>
>>> Elfy
>>>
>> Hi Elfy,
>>
>> Unfortunately there is no hard data on the bug to allow me to say
>> anything:
>>   * we do not have any of the logs for the install (syslog, partman,
>>     Ubiquity debug;
>>   * we do not know what Ubuntu version you were trying;
>>   * we do not know the Ubiquity version.
>>
>> You could try to run 'ubuntu-bug ubiquity' on the failing ARM install,
>> and open a bug with the results; alternatively, you can repeat the
>> install, and run 'apport-collect 1036742', which would collect this
>> basic info.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> ..C..
>>
>>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1036988
>
> If it is impossible to actually install to the sdcard that the install 
> medium is on then that's fine - need to know one way or the other though.
>
> If nothing else the wiki will need editing to reflect that.
>
>
Unsurprisingly - it's a duplicate - unfixed.

Seems that if you start the install rolling and then change to a tty and

sudo umount -l -r -f /cdrom

and ignore any messages you then get it installs :)

Possibly need to add that to the wiki for people not installing to USB

Elfy
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