BTW, I reproduced the same problem in a different (and arguably more realistic) scenario:
- install ubuntu 16.04 - configure networking with a bridge interface but a port member that doesn't exist when you next boot up (e.g. make br0 with a member which is a USB ethernet adapter, and then remove the USB adapter) - reboot - you find it hangs for about 6 minutes - so you decide to reboot again, and go into recovery mode to fix the networking config Then you get the same as described before: you get a recovery shell which works for a few minutes, but then systemd continues with the bootup and blats over the recovery shell with a new session, making the system unusable. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1609475 Title: Recovery mode won't allow recovery after manually installing the OS incorrectly Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: If one manually installs Ubuntu but doesn't install a boot partition, the recovery mode doesn't work. The expectation (perhaps naively) is that the recovery mode is bootable and allows one to fix the situation. --- AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version k4.4.0-31-generic. AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/hwC0D2', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8c695f64-12a0-4748-a431-7ab97a1e9042 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-04 (33 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. 4-port hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-31-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=a91f753b-69af-4125-a03d-0dcb63d55d38 ro net.ifnames=0 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-31-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-31-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.2 RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Tags: xenial Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 05/03/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: PYBSWCEL.86A.0054.2016.0503.1546 dmi.board.name: NUC5CPYB dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: H61145-407 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrPYBSWCEL.86A.0054.2016.0503.1546:bd05/03/2016:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnNUC5CPYB:rvrH61145-407:cvn:ct3:cvr: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1609475/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
