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d-i images (server, alternate) failed to install: no kernels found

Bug #924182 reported by Jean-Baptiste Lallement on 2012-01-31

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This bug affects 4 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	apt (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Critical	Colin Watson	Ubuntu precise-alpha-2
	Precise	Fix Released	Critical	Colin Watson	Ubuntu precise-alpha-2

Bug Description

server and alternate images (20120131) failed to install and stops with: "No installable kernel was found in the defined APT sources"

The following error appears in syslog:
error: error while running apt-cdrom

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: debian-installer (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-11.19-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 31 09:16:46 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N4010
MemoryUsage:
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2943228 2823028 120200 0 30596 758624
-/+ buffers/cache: 2033808 909420
Swap: 2928636 646164 2282472
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-11-generic root=UUID=d8966312-304d-4504-b854-5ec365ce6e20 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: debian-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/19/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 021CN3
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A11
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A11
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd01/19/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN4010:pvrA11:rvnDellInc.:rn021CN3:rvrA11:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA11:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron N4010
dmi.product.version: A11
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Related branches

lp://qastaging/~ubuntu-core-dev/apt/ubuntu

lp://qastaging/ubuntu/precise/apt

lp://qastaging/debian/experimental/apt

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#1

BootDmesg.txt Edit (61.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (5.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DIPartman.txt Edit (849.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DISyslog.txt Edit (262.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DiskUsage.txt Edit (578 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (12.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (574 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (2.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (5.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (136.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (328.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#2

d-i-syslog_server_20120131.log.gz Edit (64.4 KiB, application/octet-stream)

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#3

d-i_20120131_nokernelsfound.jpeg Edit (33.8 KiB, image/jpeg)

Changed in debian-installer (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Critical
tags:	added: iso-testing qa-daily-testing

Colin Watson (cjwatson) on 2012-01-31

affects:	debian-installer (Ubuntu Precise) → base-installer (Ubuntu Precise)
Changed in base-installer (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee:	nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
status:	New → Triaged
milestone:	none → precise-alpha-2

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#4

Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Using CD-ROM mount point /media/cdrom/
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Identifying..
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: [b29bfe9560322304caaa60be95810b4c-2]
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Scanning disc for index files..
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Found 2 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 1 signatures
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Found label 'Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Alpha i386 (20120131)'
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: This disc is called:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 'Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Alpha i386 (20120131)'
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Copying package lists...
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: gpgv:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Signature made Tue Jan 31 06:41:50 2012 UTC using DSA key ID FBB75451
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: gpgv:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Good signature from "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>"
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: E
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Could not open file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages - open (2: No such file or directory)
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: E
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: :
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9: Bad file descriptor)
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer:
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: error: error while running apt-cdrom

Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Using CD-ROM mount point /media/cdrom/
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Identifying.. 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: [b29bfe9560322304caaa60be95810b4c-2]
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Scanning disc for index files..
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Found 2 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 1 signatures
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Found label 'Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Alpha i386 (20120131)'
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: This disc is called: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 'Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Alpha i386 (20120131)'
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Copying package lists...
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: gpgv: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Signature made Tue Jan 31 06:41:50 2012 UTC using DSA key ID FBB75451
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: gpgv: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Good signature from "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <cdimage@ubuntu.com>"
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: W
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Skipping nonexistent file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: E
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Could not open file /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages - open (2: No such file or directory)
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: E
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: : 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: Unable to determine the file size - fstat (9: Bad file descriptor)
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: 
Jan 31 07:03:40 base-installer: error: error while running apt-cdrom

affects:

base-installer (Ubuntu Precise) → apt (Ubuntu Precise)

Revision history for this message

Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#5

fstat shows that it tried to stat -1, the result of opening /media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages which doesn't exist. (/media/cdrom/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz does exist.)

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#6

I think it should be using FileFd::Auto rather than FileFd::Extension. Testing.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	Triaged → In Progress

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-01-31:

#7

This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu3

---------------
apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu3) precise; urgency=low

* Fix IndexCopy::CopyPackages and TranslationsCopy::CopyTranslations to
handle compressed files again (LP: #924182).
-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:46 +0000

Changed in apt (Ubuntu Precise):
status:	In Progress → Fix Released

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