[Bug 1364406] [NEW] LVM based installation fails with - Unable to install the selected kernel - message

Tue Sep 2 14:14:20 UTC 2014

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---Problem Description---
LVM based installation fails with "Unable to install the selected kernel" message

---uname output---
linux-image-3.16.0-10-generic

Machine Type = POWER8 

---Steps to Reproduce---
1) Start Ubuntu 14.10 installation as a Power KVM guest.
2) Select LVM based partition scheme. Go with the default values with /home as a separate mount point.
3) Continue with the installation. While trying to install linux-generic image installation fails with following error :

                  [!!] Configuring linux-image-3.16.0-10-generic

                    Unable to install the selected kernel                
      An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the  
      target system.                                                    

      Kernel package: 'linux-generic'.                                  

      Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.  

                                  <Continue>                            

Install method: DVD

Install disk info: The partition tables of the following devices are changed:             
    LVM VG 14102-vg, LV home                                            
    LVM VG 14102-vg, LV root                                              
    LVM VG 14102-vg, LV swap_1                                         
   Virtual disk 1 (vda)                                              

The following partitions are going to be formatted:                   
   LVM VG 14102-vg, LV home as ext4                                    
   LVM VG 14102-vg, LV root as ext4                                      
   LVM VG 14102-vg, LV swap_1 as swap                                 
   partition #2 of Virtual disk 1 (vda) as ext2     

Install ISO Information: Ubuntu 14.10 Aug 25 Daily ISO

Mounted file systems when problem occured.

/target/var/log # df -h
Filesystem                Size      Used Available Use% Mounted on
none                    816.6M      2.4M    814.3M   0% /run
devtmpfs                  3.9G         0      3.9G   0% /dev
/dev/sr0                575.8M    575.8M         0 100% /cdrom
/dev/mapper/14102--vg-root
                          6.3G    621.9M      5.3G  10% /target
/dev/vda2               236.3M     26.2M    197.9M  12% /target/boot
/dev/mapper/14102--vg-home
                         68.9G     51.8M     65.4G   0% /target/home
/dev/sr0                575.8M    575.8M         0 100% /target/media/cdrom
/target/var/log # 

/var/run # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw,size=4140288k,nr_inodes=64692)
none on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,size=836224k,mode=755)
none on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=4140288k,nr_inodes=64692,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
/dev/sr0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,relatime)
/dev/mapper/14102--vg-root on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered)
/dev/vda2 on /target/boot type ext2 (rw,relatime)
/dev/mapper/14102--vg-home on /target/home type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/sr0 on /target/media/cdrom type iso9660 (ro,relatime)
/var/run #

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

** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-115262 severity-critical targetmilestone-inin---
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LVM based installation fails with - Unable to install the selected kernel - message
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364406
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