Installed crashed when installing

Bug #79573 reported by Uffe Donker
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Colin Watson

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

I got an popup while it was installing my system with the following text:
-- Begin Output --
We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman:

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/gtkui.py", line 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, 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 330, in run
    self.configure_locales()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 705, in configure_locales
    raise InstallStepError("LanguageApply failed with code %d" % ret)
InstallStepError: LanguageApply failed with code 2
-- End Output --

From the console

-- Begin Output --
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | tail && cat /var/log/partman | tail
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: install.run()
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 330, in run
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: self.configure_locales()
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 705, in configure_locales
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: raise InstallStepError("LanguageApply failed with code %d" % ret)
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]: InstallStepError: LanguageApply failed with code 2
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu ubiquity[7395]:
Jan 16 15:54:47 ubuntu last message repeated 2 times
Jan 16 16:00:19 ubuntu gconfd (root-9318): GConf server is not in use, shutting down.
Jan 16 16:00:19 ubuntu gconfd (root-9318): Exiting
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 191
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted: IN: QUIT
parted_server: Read command: QUIT
parted_server: Quitting
-- End Output --

I was installing Ubuntu on hdd, I chose format all. My harddisk is a maxtor 2b020h1.

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Uffe Donker (uffe-donker) wrote :

Btw, the language I chose was Dutch.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug, following the directions in http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in advance.

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: nobody → kamion
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!.

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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