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linux-source-2.6.17 package

BUG: warning at kernel/exit.c:855/do_exit()

Bug #67504 reported by Ted Treadwell
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linux (Ubuntu)
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linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Edgy RC1 on AMD64

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 338, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 828, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 599, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 398, in run
    self.cleanup()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1352, in cleanup
    self.umount_source()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 667, in umount_source
    raise InstallStepError("Failed to unmount %s" % mountpoint)
InstallStepError: Failed to unmount /var/lib/ubiquity/source

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Ted Treadwell (ttread) wrote :
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Ted Treadwell (ttread) wrote :
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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote : Re: general protection fault: 0000 [1] SMP after Removing language-pack-bn ...

On installer bugs, generally, /var/log/installer/syslog is the more interesting one to have, although it does not always exist.

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote :

Disregard previous comment, I just learned /var/log/installer/syslog is not used anymore.

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Paul Dufresne (paulduf) wrote :

The syslog, contains cramfs: wrong magic, that I often see in other syslog crash.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Looks like a kernel bug. It's possible that burning the CD at a lower speed or cleaning the CD drive lens would avoid it, mind you.

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Ted Treadwell (ttread) wrote :

OK, I burned a new CD at slower speed and installation completed successfully. Thanks.

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Ivan Dubko (krezzy-ivan) wrote :

My system fades in kernel panic on "reboot" command.
There are many messages, one of those "BUG: warning at kernel/exit.c:855/do_exit()"
Another is "Warning at dvivers/char/etc/2865/do_unblank_screen()"

Ubuntu 6.10 (amd64).
2.6.17-10-generic.
Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU.
I do not khow how to capture screen with syslog on reboot.

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Ivan Dubko (krezzy-ivan) wrote :

Warning at dvivers/char/vt.c:2865/do_unblank_screen()
there was typo in my previous post

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Kjell Braden (afflux) wrote :

Hardy Heron 8.04 was recently released. It would be helpful if you could test the new release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . You should be able to test your bug using the LiveCD. Please let us know your results. Thanks.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in linux:
status: New → Incomplete
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Ted Treadwell (ttread) wrote :

I have retested the AMD64 install on the same machine with the following CDs:

6.10 final - no problem
7.04 Herd 5 - no problem
8.04 final - no problem

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Kjell Braden (afflux) wrote :

Thanks for your investigation.

Changed in linux:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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