Ubuntu 10.04 VM install fails in Virtualbox 3.2.4, Ubuntu 9.10 Host

[rusivi]

Downstream bug may be found ​here.

Binary package hint: ubiquity

1. lsb_release -rd

   Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
   Release: 10.04
   

2. apt-cache policy ubiquity

   ubiquity:
     Installed: 2.2.24
     Candidate: 2.2.24
     Version table:
    *** 2.2.24 0
           500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
        2.2.23 0
           500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
   

3. What I expected to happen is that when I tried to perform a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04 VM in VirtualBox 3.2.4 (Ubuntu 9.10 Host) it installs successfully.

4. What happens instead is the install failed.

   ProblemType: Crash
   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
   Package: ubiquity 2.2.24
   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
   Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
   Architecture: i386
   Date: Mon Jun 7 15:34:45 2010
   ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
   InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
   ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity --greeter --only
   ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/proc/2056/environ'
   PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity', '--greeter', '--only']
   SourcePackage: ubiquity
   Title: ubiquity crashed with InstallStepError in configure_plugins()
   UserGroups:
   

[rusivi]

VBox.log of Ubuntu 10.04 failed install

[rusivi]

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[rusivi]

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[rusivi]

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[aeichner]

We further investigated this and are able to reproduce data corruption if the image is on a ext4 partition. ext4 contained a bug which could lead to data corruption under certain circumstances. The Linux kernel used in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx doesn't contain the fix so far. Can you please try with 3.2.4 and store the image on another filesystem (ext3 for example)?

[William]

Windows7 Host, Ubuntu 10.04 Guest, Crashes at Runtime

[William]

I also experienced similar issues trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with Virtualbox running Windows 7 (32bit).

[William]

Ubuntu 10.04 installs fine, however, using Virtualbox 3.2.4 on MacBook Pro intel running OS X Snow Leopard.

[rusivi]

As per related VirtualBox bug:

​http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/6907

the Linux Kernel issue causing this phenomenon may be found at:

​https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16165

[rusivi]

Just installed newest version of VBox (3.2.6) on Ubuntu 9.10 ext4 host, Ubuntu 10.04 guest, installed flawlessly. Nice job on the workaround! This bug is considered closed.

[Frank Mehnert]

Thanks for the feedback!