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installation crashed while formating the hard disk

Bug #187973 reported by Vtrain
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gparted

The installer crashed while formating the partitions on the hard disk.

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1254, in watch_debconf_fd_helper
    return callback(source, debconf_condition)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 144, in process_input
    if not self.process_line():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 82, in process_line
    return self.dbfilter.process_line()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/debconffilter.py", line 275, in process_line
    progress_title):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 312, in progress_start
    ret = self.frontend.debconf_progress_start(
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 213, in description
    return unicode(self.db.metaget(question, 'description'),
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
    lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/debconf.py", line 81, in command
    status = int(status)
ValueError: invalid literal for int():

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Vtrain (niartv) wrote :
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the /var/log/syslog:

Feb 1 09:02:26 ubuntu kernel: [17180728.708000] sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x8000002
Feb 1 09:02:26 ubuntu kernel: [17180728.708000] sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
Feb 1 09:02:26 ubuntu kernel: [17180728.708000] Additional sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed
Feb 1 09:02:26 ubuntu kernel: [17180728.708000] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 483636195
Feb 1 09:02:27 ubuntu kernel: [17180730.100000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:27 ubuntu kernel: [17180730.100000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:27 ubuntu kernel: [17180730.100000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:29 ubuntu kernel: [17180731.408000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:29 ubuntu kernel: [17180731.408000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:29 ubuntu kernel: [17180731.408000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:30 ubuntu kernel: [17180732.716000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:30 ubuntu kernel: [17180732.716000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:30 ubuntu kernel: [17180732.716000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:31 ubuntu kernel: [17180734.024000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:31 ubuntu kernel: [17180734.024000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:31 ubuntu kernel: [17180734.024000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x8000002
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] Additional sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed
Feb 1 09:02:33 ubuntu kernel: [17180735.332000] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 483636203
Feb 1 09:02:34 ubuntu kernel: [17180736.500000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:34 ubuntu kernel: [17180736.500000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:34 ubuntu kernel: [17180736.500000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:35 ubuntu kernel: [17180737.708000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:35 ubuntu kernel: [17180737.708000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 09:02:35 ubuntu kernel: [17180737.708000] ata1: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }
Feb 1 09:02:36 ubuntu kernel: [17180738.800000] ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/40 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
Feb 1 09:02:36 ubuntu kernel: [17180738.800000] ata1: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Feb 1 ...

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Vtrain (niartv) wrote :

the partman file

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Vtrain (niartv) wrote :

The machine is a Dell Optiplex sx280 with a 250Gb hard disk.

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Michael Losonsky (michl) wrote :

Please try one of the later builds of Hardy -- the most recent
is from Feb. 22 -- and see if you run into the same problem.

Changed in ubiquity:
status: New → Incomplete
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TerryG (tgalati4) wrote :

If this is a new disk, try going into rescue mode and partition manually with cfdisk.

Format the new Linux partition with:

mkfs /dev/sdb5

(Make sure you use the correct device number.)

Then check for integrity:

fsck -cc /dev/sdb5

Once you have verified the disk, you can be more confident during installation.

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Vtrain (niartv) wrote : Re: [Bug 187973] Re: installation crashed while formating the hard disk

Decided to be more conservative. Disk replaced and today installed Ubuntu
version 7.10. You may close this bug for now. Thanks for you answer before.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:39 AM, TerryG <email address hidden> wrote:

> If this is a new disk, try going into rescue mode and partition manually
> with cfdisk.
>
> Format the new Linux partition with:
>
> mkfs /dev/sdb5
>
> (Make sure you use the correct device number.)
>
> Then check for integrity:
>
> fsck -cc /dev/sdb5
>
> Once you have verified the disk, you can be more confident during
> installation.
>
> --
> installation crashed while formating the hard disk
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187973
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> of the bug.
>

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Closing at the reporter's request.

It does seem from the logs that there were pretty serious problems with the old disk (all those UncorrectableError messages).

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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