ubuntu ultimate Installer crashed

Bug #82413 reported by hive
6
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Incomplete
Undecided
Licio Fonseca

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubiquity

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 375, in run
    self.remove_unusable_kernels()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1297, in remove_unusable_kernels
    self.do_remove(remove_kernels, recursive=True)
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1258, in do_remove
    if not cache.commit(fetchprogress, installprogress):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 204, in commit
    res = self.installArchives(pm, installProgress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 179, in installArchives
    res = installProgress.run(pm)
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 200, in run
    res = pm.DoInstall(self.writefd)
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Licio Fonseca (licio) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report.
Is your HDD a SATA disk?
Can you tell us as reproduce the bug?

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Fizzle (elyxx022) wrote :

i am having the same problem and my HDD is SATA

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Licio Fonseca (licio) wrote :

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

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gmx99 (gmx99) wrote :

i have the same problem. also sata.
thanks gmx99

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee: nobody → licio
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. I tracked this down via bug 86427, so there'll be a fix in my next upload.

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