16.04 Install Problem

[cinema2k]

I installed UM and it is not able to boot to the desktop.

[wolfman]

Hi @cinema2k,

did you follow this advice when creating your boot media?:

Burn ISO's at the slowest possible speed

Hi all, as the title suggests, some and/or many problems with your installation can be avoided by burning the ISO file at the "SLOWEST POSSIBLE SPEED", most if not all burner apps will automatically choose the fastest speed available for your disk burner drive so it is important before you commit to burn a CD/DVD that you select the menu tab which controls the burn speed and select the lowest number on offer. Your burner drive may well support a burn speed of 20 X for DVD and 60 X for CD's a…

See also:

How to use Unetbootin

If unetbootin doesn't work for you, try "mintstick". You should (can) also install udisks2 in Ubuntu 15.10 and higher!: http://pkgs.org/search/mintstick http://pkgs.org/download/udisks2 Firstly, download your preferred version of Ubuntu Mate OS, 32 or 64 Bit (if you are unsure, download the 32 Bit version) (Ubuntu/Debian/Voyager/PinguyOS etc) in the form of an ISO file, remember where you store the file!. (I am not talking about using the Unetbootin download function, I am talking about you d…

[cinema2k]

I burned it at default settings. The live dvd ran fine.
edit:
I have able to get to the Desktop.
This seems to be in the area of fsck.

[cinema2k]

I re-burned the DVD at 6X and it shows the same error lvmetad. It does a direct activation and goes to the Desktop.
I will update it soon from the Welcome screen.

[cinema2k]

After updating through the Welcome screen, I rebooted and had the same error that direct activation was used.
Then fsck did its job and it booted to Desktop.
I did get a update prompt that I selected to “remind me later”
I will run that tonight.

[lepa22]

Are you, by any chance, dual-booting with Windows 8 or 10?

[cinema2k]

No. One HDD and two ODD.
I wonder if I should have chosen not to use LVM.
I posted my machine specs. in the Super List.

[lepa22]

Check if this can help you: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/270388/lvmetad-is-not-active-yet-using-direct-activation-during-sysinit

[cinema2k]

I am not for sure how that helps.
edit:
I may have to get rid of my logical volumes.

[wolfman]

Check out the partition guide and before you do too much on the system, re-format everything using 1 swap, 1 root and 1 home partitions!.

GParted partition guide for Linux and Windows users

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GUIDE DOES NOT DEPICT THE INSTALLATION (CREATION) OF A UEFI PARTITION. IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER WITH UEFI/BIOS, MAKE SURE YOU ALSO CREATE A UEFI/BIOS PARTITION AS WELL. SEE FURTHER REMARKS ABOUT UEFI PARTITIONS IN THE GUIDE!. Linux beginners should also look here: You can only partition on an unmounted drive using an installation disk of your Linux flavour with a partitioning tool included, use the Gparted tool in live mode, or you can download a copy of Gparted from the link…

[cinema2k]

I installed Gparted.
I only get two lines and not the big list you see at beginning of the post.

[wolfman]

Hi,

1. don't use LVM

2. create your partitions per the guide

3. wipe the drive completley and do the following:

set up a swap partiton of the same size as your RAM

create an "Extended partition" with the remainder of the drive

create a root partition of not more than 15GB

use the rest for your home partition.

Install using the "Something Else method":

Install Ubuntu-MATE using the "Something else" method

Hi all, this guide can be used on any Ubuntu based system and is intended for people who have a basic working knowledge of an Ubuntu installation and wish to keep the contents of their home folder after doing a re-install. This guide is also intended for those that already have an existing swap, root and home partition setup!!. If you have not done/never done any pre-partitioning, please see this guide about using Gparted partition editor: See also: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Howto…

[cinema2k]

I used to do this during the Red Hat days.
I am not for sure how I want to do it now.
It will be a while before I do this.
I may rerun the installer minus the LVM settings.

[cinema2k]

I reinstalled using default settings and did not use LVM and I did not get the error as above.

[cinema2k]

I am running Mutiny and Marco ( Compton GPU Compositor ).
The machine rebooted after a reboot and now is running.
It appears to be running fine.
Was that normal?

[gallomimia]

Hi. I installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 over an existing 14.04 unity install, with LVM, dm-crypt and a raid5 stacked on one another. I saw this exact screen. A few reboots and some tweaks later, I managed to fix it. One of the steps I do believe was crucial to this repair was rebuilding the initramfs.

Lots of things break when you have goofy setups like mine.

[wolfman]

@cinema2k

I am running Mutiny and Marco ( Compton GPU Compositor ).The machine rebooted after a reboot and now is running.It appears to be running fine.Was that normal?

This sounds like you basically had a broken install so yes!, it would be normal for things to improve after re-installing!.

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