[Bug 1959605] Re: Install fail onto USB

[Chris Guiver]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make
Ubuntu better.

This installation looks like it was caused by a corrupted file system,
or device problems (sdb5). I notice in the logs

Jan 31 16:59:12 ubuntu kernel: [ 5700.165980] EXT4-fs error (device sdb5): ext4_lookup:1697: inode #278331: comm dpkg: iget: checksum invalid
Jan 31 16:59:12 ubuntu kernel: [ 5700.165987] Aborting journal on device sdb5-8.
Jan 31 16:59:13 ubuntu ubiquity: dpkg: error processing package libreoffice-common (--remove):#015
Jan 31 16:59:13 ubuntu ubiquity:  cannot remove '/target/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/libreoffice-writer.svg': Read-only file system#015
Jan 31 16:59:13 ubuntu ubiquity: dpkg: too many errors, stopping#015
Jan 31 16:59:13 ubuntu ubiquity: dpkg: error: unable to create new file '/target//var/lib/dpkg/status-new': Read-only file system#015
Jan 31 16:59:13 ubuntu kernel: [ 5700.822899] EXT4-fs (sdb5): Remounting filesystem read-only

I've marked this bug as incomplete (due hardware issues), if you believe
I'm in error please leave a comment as to why, and you can return the
status to "New".

I suggest you validate the health of your hardware (esp. disk by
checking it's SMART status using `smartctl`, `gnome-disks` or whichever
tool you prefer), and possibly the integrity of your partition table. If
you're unfamiliar with these, I suggest seeking looking up  refer to
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/finding-help/709  Note: USB media is
usually built to price; so doesn't include error checking like SMART

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Install fail onto USB

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Trying to install from a VMware onto a USB with minimum files. Failed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  Date: Mon Jan 31 17:25:54 2022
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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