[Bug 964957] Re: Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-05-17 Thread Sgifford
I tried testing out the final release of Precise Pangolin, and instead of this issue, I encountered another error with root on LVM, which I have reported as bug #1000770. I am not sure of a straightforward way to test out the fix in Debian's git tree. I am familiar with using git and compiling so

[Bug 1000770] Re: In Ubuntu installer, LVM device nodes are not created in time

2012-05-17 Thread Sgifford
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of problem" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000770/+attachment/3150560/+files/untunu-lvm-install-error.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000770 T

[Bug 1000770] Re: In Ubuntu installer, LVM device nodes are not created in time

2012-05-17 Thread Sgifford
Here is a screenshot of the workaround as well. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of workaround" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto-lvm/+bug/1000770/+attachment/3150570/+files/ubuntu-lvm-install-workaround.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 1000770] [NEW] In Ubuntu installer, LVM device nodes are not created in time

2012-05-17 Thread Sgifford
Public bug reported: This is similar to bug #964957, but requires a different workaround, so I am reporting it as a new issue. When install Ubuntu with root and swap on LVM, the installer sometimes warns, "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory". Selecting Re

[Bug 964957] Re: Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-03-28 Thread Sgifford
** Description changed: - When I try to install Ubuntu Precise Pangolin using LVM for my - filesystems, it gives me this warning: + When I try to install Ubuntu Precise Pangolin with my filesystems on LVM + volumes, it gives me this warning: - Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root -

[Bug 964957] Re: Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
Here is a short video demonstrating the problem and the fix. ** Attachment added: "ubuntu-964957.mp4" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto-lvm/+bug/964957/+attachment/2938346/+files/ubuntu-964957.mp4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 964957] Re: Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
The fix that worked for me was to add: sleep 1 after both of the "lv_create" commands in "/bin/perform_recipe_by_lvm". With that fix, the error goes away, and everything seems to work properly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 922438] Re: Installation with preseeding gives warnings when /boot is on LVM

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
The first warning is solved by adding this to my preseed file: d-i partman-auto-lvm/no_boot boolean true The second warning occurs whether I try to boot from LVM or not. I have moved it into bug #964957. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bu

[Bug 964957] Re: Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
I originally reported this as part of bug #922438, but investigation revealed it to be a separate issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964957 Title: Installer warns "Could not stat d

[Bug 964957] [NEW] Installer warns "Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory", works after retry

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
Public bug reported: When I try to install Ubuntu Precise Pangolin using LVM for my filesystems, it gives me this warning: Could not stat device /dev/mapper/hostname-root - No such file or directory. If I select "Retry", everything works. It appears that the LVs are created, but their entries

[Bug 964940] [NEW] generator 90services-select fails if restricted and multiverse are both disabled

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
Public bug reported: Debugging a problem with a preseeded custom installation of Ubuntu Precise Pangolin, I saw this error report in my installation log: apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/90services-select returned error code 1; discarding output Troubleshooting the error, I fo

[Bug 964930] [NEW] apt-setup generator 50mirror.ubuntu writes to wrong file, fails to update

2012-03-25 Thread Sgifford
Public bug reported: In the process of setting up a preseed file to load Ubuntu Precise Pangolin from a local mirror, I ran into a problem where the installation would fail. The logs reported it could not find most of the packages on my mirror to install, but if I ran "in-target apt-get update" ev

[Bug 922438] [NEW] Installation with preseeding gives warnings when /boot is on LVM

2012-01-26 Thread Sgifford
Public bug reported: Hello, I'm using preseeding to automatically install Precise onto a pure LVM system, with root and /boot on LVM. LVM booting is officially supported by Grub 2, and works fine as far as I can tell. When I'm installing, I get one warning about having /boot on LVM. I also get t