[Bug 1560675] [NEW] "The installer encountered an unrecoverable error" message when booting

[Nikita Yerenkov-Scott]

Public bug reported:

I downloaded the Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 Beta 2 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
/ubuntu-gnome/daily-live/20160322/xenial-desktop-i386.iso image,
launched it in a VM, waited, got to a black screen where my mouse was
visible and then got this:

    Testing_Case_Installation_Failed.png

When I clicked "OK" and it took me to the desktop session it promised I
was not able to launch Terminal through any means (keyboard shortcut and
Activities Overview). I had to collect the information for this report
using a TTY which I luckily was able switch to. Though I found that
other applications such as apport and Firefox would run.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.367
Date: Tue Mar 22 18:59:09 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6-20160319-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:6-20160319-0ubuntu1
 mtools 4.0.18-2
 syslinux-common 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta i386 (20160322)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: syslinux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-gnome
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: syslinux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 xenial

** Attachment added: "Testing_Case_Installation_Failed.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1560675/+attachment/4607818/+files/Testing_Case_Installation_Failed.png

** Also affects: ubuntu-gnome
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  "The installer encountered an unrecoverable error" message when
  booting

Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  New
Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I downloaded the Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 Beta 2 http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
  /ubuntu-gnome/daily-live/20160322/xenial-desktop-i386.iso image,
  launched it in a VM, waited, got to a black screen where my mouse was
  visible and then got this:

      Testing_Case_Installation_Failed.png

  When I clicked "OK" and it took me to the desktop session it promised
  I was not able to launch Terminal through any means (keyboard shortcut
  and Activities Overview). I had to collect the information for this
  report using a TTY which I luckily was able switch to. Though I found
  that other applications such as apport and Firefox would run.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-15.31-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-15-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.367
  Date: Tue Mar 22 18:59:09 2016
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6-20160319-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu1
   libgcc1 1:6-20160319-0ubuntu1
   mtools 4.0.18-2
   syslinux-common 3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta i386 (20160322)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: syslinux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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