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

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Hi, /current/ is a symlink to the latest build number of d-i. However,
just stating that /current/ was used, is not useful, to debug/reproduce
the issue. Could you please state the d-i build in use? E.g. by either
downloading and using the /20..../ serial based urls, and-or unpacking
your d-i and inspecting /var/lib/dpkg/status file to see the Version:
header under "Package: debian-installer" stanza. Full installer logs
would be appreciated as well. E.g. /var/log/syslog from the d-i
environment.

At the moment, I do not see any kernel and/or libc missmatches in bionic
release pocket, assuming one is not installing using apt-
setup/proposed=true and assuming one is using 20101020ubuntu533 serial
from http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/bionic/main/installer-
ppc64el/20101020ubuntu533/ and one is pointing the install at the up-to-
date mirror which has all the latest bionic packages.

What mirror are you using to fetch udebs? and did you get the installer
from the same mirror you use for the installation?

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Released => Incomplete

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Title:
  Ubuntu 18.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer
  component libc6-udeb

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  Fix Released
Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  == 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

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