Unable to install when a partition is corrupted on disk
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubiquity
I usually test Ubuntu on a partition on an external HDD.
Today I wanted to reinstall natty on it (for various reasons) but it did not work because of a corrupted partition.
Here is what I did (obviously, it used to work):
- Boot on the latest daily-live (via live-usb)
- Plug the external hard drive (with a corrupted partition, ie marked as "unknown" in gparted)
- Launch Ubiquity -> it hangs when clicking "forward" on the first page (the one with "for best results, please ensure...")
Then, when I quit ubiquity and restart it after unplugging the external hard drive, I can continue the installation process (so the problem really comes from the detection of the external HDD).
When I formated the corrupted partition, it worked.
So, it seems that Ubiquity's disk scanning hangs when it encounters a corrupted partition
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: ubiquity 2.5.21
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 1 18:47:34 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110301.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
I had a look at my external HDD with Gparted and I noticed that one of it's partition was corrupted (a previous failed installation).
So I formated it and now the installer does not hang anymore.
I let this bug open because Ubiquity is not suppose to hang in such a case.