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Re: Ubuntu 8.04 [message #15592 is a reply to message #15571]

Tue, 29 April 2008 23:26

bytefield
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Registered: December 2007

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It can't be possible, when I run Ubuntu in VirtualBox it work ok but when I want to use it on real machine it doesn't work.
Problems follow (note: "..." means more lines skipped):
After choosing to boot from cd/dvd (I've tried booth solutions), I've selected installer language and pressed enter to run/install Ubuntu. Splash animation appear for few seconds, the it disappear and let me alone with a shell.

Quote:

BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-5ubuntu12) Built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)

I've tried to start the kernel with kinit command, and here is part of his output:

Quote:

kinit
argc == 8
argv[0]: "kinit"
...
...
...
argv[7]: "--"
argc == 3
argv[0]: "IP-Config"
...
argv[2]: "Linux kinit"
IP-Config: no devices to config
kinit: do_mount
kinit: root_dev = dev(0,0)
kinit: failed to identify filesystem /dev/root, trying all
kinit: failed to mount /dev/root on /root with type cramfs
kinit: Cannot open root device(0,0)
kinit: init not found!

Doing a directory listing I seen casper.log, which contain the following:

Quote:

/init: /init: 1: Cannot open /dev/sda : No such file
stdin: error 0
stdin: I/O error
stdin: I/O error
...
...
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system

Well error about init is not normally, init file exist and here is his output when I called it:

Quote:

Loading, please wait...
mount: Mounting none on /sys failed: Device or resurce busy
udevd[6652]: init_udev_sockd: bind failed: Address already in use
error initializing udevd socked
udevd[6652]: main: error initializing udevd socket

Well after failed to install/upgrade from dvd I've rebooted my system and tried to upgrade directly from it. So I've opened a console, entered in /media/cdrom and called update script

Quote:

"cdromupgrade", and here are his error outputs:
tar: ./dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all//hardy.tar.gz : Cannot open: No such file
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous error
Could not find the upgrade application in the archive, exiting

After checking cdromupgrade script

Quote:

#!/bin/sh
#
# "cdromupgrade" is a shell script wrapper around the dist-upgrader
# to make it possible to put it onto the top-level dir of a CD and
# run it from there
#
# Not that useful unfortunately when the CD is mounted "noexec".
#
# WARNING: make sure to call it with a absolute path!
# (e.g. /cdrom/cdromugprade)

# the codename is AUTO-GENERATED from the build-host relase codename
CODENAME=hardy
UPGRADER_DIR=dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all/

cddirname="${0%\/*}"
fullpath="$cddirname/$UPGRADER_DIR"

# extrace the tar to a TMPDIR and run it from there
if [ ! -f "$fullpath/$CODENAME.tar.gz" ]; then
echo "Could not find the upgrade application archive, exiting"
exit 1
fi

TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
cd $TMPDIR
tar xzf "$fullpath/$CODENAME.tar.gz"
if [ ! -x $TMPDIR/$CODENAME ]; then
echo "Could not find the upgrade application in the archive, exiting"
exit 1
fi
$TMPDIR/$CODENAME --cdrom "$cddirname"

I've found the solution, the line

UPGRADER_DIR=dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all/

should be

UPGRADER_DIR=dists/stable/main/dist-upgrader/binary-all #without last slash

But how to modify it and put again on dvd?
Hope you don't get bored until now Smile

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Should I post it on Ubuntu forums?

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