[Bug 1270228] [NEW] "Loading partman-xfs failed for unknown reasons. Aborting" error in trusty server installations

[Parameswaran Sivatharman]

Public bug reported:

With 20140117 (containing kernel 3.13.0-4-generic) trusty server images
the above error message dialog appears during the installation and the
following could be seen in the install syslog:

Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 83ubuntu1
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-target
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-target]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: corrupted status flag!!: 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 53
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-xfs
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/install_failed PACKAGE partman-xfs
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> INPUT critical anna/install_failed
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> GO

Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 ok
Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-cdrom' failed with error code 8
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-cdrom' failed.
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/load-cdrom/title
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> CAPB
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/load-cdrom/title Description
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 Load installer components from CD
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SUBST debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure ITEM Load installer components from CD
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Load installer components from CD]
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure
Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked

=============
The steps to reproduce:
Install ubuntu server from the the ISO image of 20140117

Impacted jobs are:
http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/i386/20140117/6131/default/
and
http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/amd64/20140117/6130/default/

The installer syslog is attached

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing rls-t-incoming

** Attachment added: "utah-18904.syslog.log"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1270228/+attachment/3951055/+files/utah-18904.syslog.log

** Description changed:

- With 20140117 trusty server images the above error message dialog
- appears during the installation and the following could be seen in the
- install syslog:
+ With 20140117 (containing kernel 3.13.0-4-generic) trusty server images
+ the above error message dialog appears during the installation and the
+ following could be seen in the install syslog:
  
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 83ubuntu1
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-target
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-target]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: corrupted status flag!!: 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 53
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-xfs
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/install_failed PACKAGE partman-xfs
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> INPUT critical anna/install_failed
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> GO
  
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 ok
  Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-cdrom' failed with error code 8
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 critical
  Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-cdrom' failed.
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/load-cdrom/title
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> CAPB
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/load-cdrom/title Description
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 Load installer components from CD
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SUBST debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure ITEM Load installer components from CD
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Load installer components from CD]
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  
  =============
  The steps to reproduce:
  Install ubuntu server from the the ISO image of 20140117
  
  Impacted jobs are:
  http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/i386/20140117/6131/default/
  and
  http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/amd64/20140117/6130/default/
  
  The installer syslog is attached

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Title:
  "Loading partman-xfs failed for unknown reasons. Aborting" error in
  trusty server installations

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With 20140117 (containing kernel 3.13.0-4-generic) trusty server
  images the above error message dialog appears during the installation
  and the following could be seen in the install syslog:

  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-target 83ubuntu1
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-target
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-target]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: corrupted status flag!!: 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: (process:10536): tar: write error: No space left on device
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 anna[8497]: DEBUG: retrieving partman-xfs 53
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/progress_step_retr PACKAGE partman-xfs
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO anna/progress_step_retr
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> SUBST anna/install_failed PACKAGE partman-xfs
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [partman-xfs]
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> INPUT critical anna/install_failed
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Jan 17 16:49:28 debconf: --> GO

  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 ok
  Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-cdrom' failed with error code 8
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 critical
  Jan 17 16:56:07 main-menu[2943]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-cdrom' failed.
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/load-cdrom/title
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> CAPB
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/load-cdrom/title Description
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 Load installer components from CD
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> SUBST debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure ITEM Load installer components from CD
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Load installer components from CD]
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure
  Jan 17 16:56:07 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked

  =============
  The steps to reproduce:
  Install ubuntu server from the the ISO image of 20140117

  Impacted jobs are:
  http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/i386/20140117/6131/default/
  and
  http://ci.ubuntu.com/smokeng/trusty/server/amd64/20140117/6130/default/

  The installer syslog is attached

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