ARM - daily install to SDCARD

[Elfy]

On 15/08/12 17:49, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
> On 08/15/2012 06:16 AM, Elfy wrote:
>> 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
>>
>>
>
>
> Elfy, are you prepping your sd in advance with a target partition to 
> install on, before attempting installation? As mentioned, you can't 
> on-the-fly resize your currently running filesystem :-)
>
> Nicholas
>
>
Yep - still needed to sudo umount -l -r -f /cdrom to let it carry on.
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