[Bug 1817358] Re: Ubuntu 16.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer component libc6-udeb

[Jags Desai]

I can confirm that installation fails for (upcoming) Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan
with Mini ISO that was downloaded from:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-
amd64/current/images/netboot/

mini.iso        2019-08-29 19:39        72M

sha256sum:
B7E8C5AC6ED4C8EE5C6EB6D96060570D3BBDF11CB61DD0561CCE1E6F1EB833FE

Error Message: Failed to load installer component. Loading libc6-udeb
failed for unknown reasons. Aborting.

Though I tried NetBoot installation on Sep 09, the latest Mini ISO
available was from Aug 29.

On top of the fail installation, I was not able to save debug logs
either.

I tried one more time with Mini ISO, but this time I pre-partitioned the
VM disk (created EXT4 and SWAP partitions) with another Ubuntu Mate Live
19.10 Sep 09 ISO first (which was working just fine), then booted with
NetBoot ISO, though installation still failed with the same error
message.

Screenshots (since installer couldn't let me save debug logs):

https://imgur.com/8ZMtfHL

https://imgur.com/WhavJS9

https://imgur.com/UAG4h1p

Thanks, Jags

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Title:
  Ubuntu 16.04 netboot installation failed during loading of installer
  component libc6-udeb

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I try to install Ubuntu 16.04 on a Citrix Xenserver. I use
  http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ as install url in XenCenter.

  On wednesday 20.02.2019 at 18.04 a clock the installation work fine,
  but now after the change of the mini iso under
  http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/xenial-
  updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ the installation
  failed.

  To run in to this bug open XenCenter and choose create new VM and
  select Template for Ubuntu Xenial 16.04, give it a name and click on
  next. Under Installation Media choose "Install from URL" and put the
  url in it. The click next and complete it by selecting storage, cpu
  and memory.

  Then go to console. The installer start, choose language and so on.
  After enter the second time the user password the installer hang by
  Detect disks with following error:

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

  It sound like the Bug form 18.04
  (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-
  installer/+bug/1753449), but at Moment installation of 18.04 work
  fine. Only 16.04 crashes.

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