[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-07-06 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/7436

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-05-07 Thread Michał J . Gajda
Using separate /boot partition seems to fix the problem. Shouldn't ubiquity just check for it? Or is it maybe a problem with initrd updating after a first install? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-04-29 Thread Samuel Huang
Confirmed with 11.04 RELEASE(ubuntu-11.04-desktop-i386.iso) on T-61 laptop with a single btrfs "/". Any idea to grub-boot from a btrfs file- system? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-04-09 Thread Michał J . Gajda
I can confirm it with Beta: both fresh install on AMD64 and i386 with EXT2 /boot partition and BTRFS root partition failed. [I used Virtualbox.] On AMD64 there is a black screen upon first attempt to boot. On i386 it starts busybox with btrfs supposedly mounted on /root, but empty (there appear

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-30 Thread Marius Vasilescu
Those previous files are the logs from my failed installation. It showed the following message "Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda' failed. This is a fatal error." @jtlb: Was this the error you encountered too? But sometimes it does finish the installing process without error, but after booting "cou

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-30 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "debug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1957589/+files/debug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: failed to

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-30 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "partman" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1957588/+files/partman -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: faile

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-30 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1957587/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: failed

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment removed: "partman" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1953942/+files/partman ** Attachment removed: "debug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1953941/+files/debug ** Attachment removed: "syslog"

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "partman" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1953942/+files/partman -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: faile

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "debug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1953941/+files/debug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: failed to

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Marius Vasilescu
** Attachment added: "syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/743606/+attachment/1953940/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: failed

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Marius Vasilescu
Colin, sorry I didn't know that GRUB supports btrfs in 11.04. I ran into this issue as well, but then I remembered that GRUB didn't work with btrfs. I'll do an install today and send the logs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ub

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread jtlb
Is there any way to get it from the installed version of ubuntu ? Otherwise, i'm afraid i won't try again to install from scratch on my real computer... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/74

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-29 Thread Colin Watson
Please attach /var/log/syslog, /var/log/partman, and /var/log/installer/debug from the failed installation run. Marius: On the contrary, GRUB in Ubuntu 11.04 is supposed to have direct btrfs support. I want to know about bugs in it, so please don't shoo reporters away saying that it doesn't work

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-28 Thread jtlb
Yes but the actual bug is that it is possible to choose BTFS as a filesystem for the "/" which, indeed, does'nt work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743606 Title: failed to install GR

[Bug 743606] Re: failed to install GRUB btrfs

2011-03-27 Thread Marius Vasilescu
As far as I know you can't boot from a btrfs partition. Workaround - you can make a small ext3 partition (max 250MB) for grub and kernel: Type : ext3 Mount point : "/boot" Bootable flag : yes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to