[Bug 1753449] [NEW] Ubuntu 18.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer component libc6-udeb

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

You have been subscribed to a public bug:

== Comment: #0 - Pridhiviraj Paidipeddi <ppaidipe at in.ibm.com> - 2018-03-05 04:37:04 ==
---Problem Description---
Ubuntu 18.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer components
 
Contact Information = ppaidipe at in.ibm.com 
 
---uname output---
4.15.0-10-generic
 
Machine Type = 9006-22C 
 
---boot type---
Network boot
 
---bootloader---
Petitboot
 
---Kernel cmdline used to launch install---
---no command line args used---
 
---Bootloader protocol---
http
 
---Install repository type---
Internet repository
 
---Install repository Location---

http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/bionic/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/
 
---Point of failure---
Other failure during installation (stage 1)





          ???????????????????? [!!] Detect disks ?????????????????????
          ?                                                          ?
          ?            Failed to load installer component            ?
          ? Loading libc6-udeb failed for unknown reasons. Aborting. ?
          ?                                                          ?
          ?     <Go Back>                             <Continue>     ?
          ?                                                          ?
          ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????




<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons


        ???????????????? [.] Ubuntu installer main menu ????????????????
        ?                                                              ?
        ? Choose the next step in the install process:                 ?
        ?                                                              ?
        ?  Detect virtual driver disks from hardware manufacturer      ?
        ?  Detect network hardware                                     ?
        ?  Configure the network                                       ?
        ?  Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive                       ?
        ?  Download installer components                               ?
        ?  Configure the clock                                         ?
        ?  Detect disks                                                ?
        ?  Configure the package manager                               ?
        ?  Continue without boot loader                                ?
        ?  Finish the installation                                     ?
        ?  Change debconf priority                                     ?
        ?  Save debug logs                                             ?
        ?  Execute a shell                                             ?
        ?  Abort the installation                                      ?
        ?                                                              ?
        ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons


     ??????????????????????? [!!] Execute a shell ????????????????????????
     ?                                                                   ?
     ?                     Installation step failed                      ?
     ? An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item  ?
     ? again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The    ?
     ? failing step is: Execute a shell                                  ?
     ?                                                                   ?
     ?                            <Continue>                             ?
     ?                                                                   ?
     ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????




<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons



And not able to abort the installation and also not able to execute shell to gather logs

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Ubuntu on IBM Power Systems Bug Triage (ubuntu-power-triage)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bugnameltc-165336 severity-critical targetmilestone-inin1804
-- 
Ubuntu 18.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer component libc6-udeb
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1753449
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to debian-installer in Ubuntu.