HOWTO: Install Edgy 6.10 from an .iso file

[pinkertime]

IT WORKS!!!

This procedure does not work for me only with the desktop iso but works with the alternate version (ubuntu and kubuntu). I only complain the fact that I was more interested in the desktop version to try ubuntu live. But ok thank you all.

[goodbyegti]

Hello all,

Just thought i'd add my 2 cents...

I can install Breezy badger using grub from an iso file no problem but....

kubuntu/ubuntu 6.10 desktop fail

I get the same problem john_spiral had so i try the fix here:

http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Instal...m_an_.iso_file

The iso is found but i get error:

"There was a problem reading data from the CD-ROM. Please make sure it is in the drive...."

Right away. Haven't tried the alternate versions yet...

[akad_nedelchev]

Just to give you more information I add my syslog (after the iso mounting):

Dec 22 11:13:50 iso-scan: Found ISO boot/ubuntu-6.10-desktop-i386.iso on /dev/hda6
Dec 22 11:13:50 kernel: [ 129.171974] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
Dec 22 11:13:50 kernel: [ 129.195663] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
Dec 22 11:13:50 iso-scan: Detected ISO with 'edgy' (edgy) distribution
Dec 22 11:13:52 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-mirror-setup for later installation
Dec 22 11:13:52 iso-scan: Base system not installable from CD image, requesting choose-mirror
Dec 22 11:13:52 anna-install: Queueing udeb choose-mirror for later installation
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'medium' to 'high'
Dec 22 11:13:52 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to high
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb
Dec 22 11:13:52 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' selected
Dec 22 11:13:52 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release.
Dec 22 11:13:52 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find main/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release.
Dec 22 11:13:52 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages in /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release.
Dec 22 11:13:52 cdrom-retriever: warning: Unable to find restricted/debian-installer/binary-i386/Packages.gz in /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release.
Dec 22 11:14:02 anna[10626]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
Dec 22 11:14:02 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured.
Dec 22 11:14:02 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium'
Dec 22 11:14:02 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium
Dec 22 11:14:02 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:14:02 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:14:02 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb
Dec 22 11:20:01 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb
Dec 22 11:20:01 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Restoring default debconf priority 'high'
Dec 22 11:20:01 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to high
Dec 22 11:20:01 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' selected
Dec 22 11:20:01 anna[10714]: grep:
Dec 22 11:20:01 anna[10714]: /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release
Dec 22 11:20:01 anna[10714]: : No such file or directory
Dec 22 11:20:01 cdrom-retriever: error: No components listed in /cdrom/dists/edgy/Release.
Dec 22 11:20:06 anna[10714]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Priority changed externally, setting main-menu default to 'high' (high)
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Menu item 'load-iso' succeeded but requested to be left unconfigured.
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'high' to 'medium'
Dec 22 11:20:06 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to medium
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: DEBUG: resolver (libnewt0.52): package doesn't exist (ignored)
Dec 22 11:20:06 main-menu[2757]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for console-setup-udeb
Dec 22 11:23:28 kernel: [ 707.127671] ReiserFS: hda3: found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal
Dec 22 11:23:28 kernel: [ 707.688587] ReiserFS: hda3: using ordered data mode
Dec 22 11:23:28 kernel: [ 707.702360] ReiserFS: hda3: journal params: device hda3, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
Dec 22 11:23:28 kernel: [ 707.708107] ReiserFS: hda3: checking transaction log (hda3)
Dec 22 11:23:28 kernel: [ 707.763246] ReiserFS: hda3: Using r5 hash to sort names

Anyway, thank you for your help!

exactly the same here - kubuntu edgy - desktop ot alternate - the same thing.

[john_spiral]

I wish I could get to step 9 to fail. I can't even get it to load with GRUB. Whenever I try I get an error 15 cannot mount. I double checked that its the right partition and I even formatted the partition as ext3 just in case that was the problem, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Liniment,

post your menu.lst (normally in /boot/grub

and also the below command output:

sudo fdisk -l

[john_spiral]

Great news pinkertime!!!!

I've updated the HOWTO,it looks like this method will only work with the alt versions of the installer. It's important also to rename all other versions of the installer .iso file that might be lying around.

[akad_nedelchev]

my fault it was loading other iso from subfolder on some other partition - doblecheck this

rem -- i have tried now the kubuntu-6.10-alternate-i386.iso - MD5 - 23347e2e519f0f638cf0161ae65f17f8 and still get the missing debian-installer errors ?
is this any specific problem with the kubuntu installl ?
shall i try ubuntu instead or the installers are the same?

10x for the excelent howto.!

[john_spiral]

my fault it was loading other iso from subfolder on some other partition - doblecheck this

rem -- i have tried now the kubuntu-6.10-alternate-i386.iso - MD5 - 23347e2e519f0f638cf0161ae65f17f8 and still get the missing debian-installer errors ?
is this any specific problem with the kubuntu installl ?
shall i try ubuntu instead or the installers are the same?

10x for the excelent howto.!

Hi akad_nedelchev,

The howto should work for all alt versions of the .iso. At what point do you get an error and what error do you get?

[Ninjagecko]

I'm having the same problem -- the loopback fix doesn't work for me.

My syslog says, when it tried to load my hda1 and hda2, that it "Mounted /dev/hda# for first pass" then "Failed mounting /dev/hda#".

I frankly think it's ridiculous to release a distribution where your *installer doesn't work*

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Nevermind, I decided I'm giving up on Ubuntu when I realized that even the GUI installer has a showstopper bug that's been not fixed for 2 months (hitting forward freezes the installer -- and I have very normal hardware...)

It's also ridiculous that this long-standing soapbox bugfix hasn't been incorporated into the release -- why have the hd-media installer anyway if it's been broken for months?

[energiya]

If you don't have Linux installed (yet), or just don't like using Grub there is Gujin. If you still have a floppy drive, it's very easy to use.

Hope this helps...

P.S.
You still have to use hd-media

[goodbyegti]

Ok, this works great with the alternative version of Ubuntu.

john_spiral, and everyone else who helped thanks a lot!