Installer crashed.

Bug #88050 reported by Prof. Karam
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ubiquity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: base-installer

I was using the Live CD 6.0.6 and the installer crashed when I tried to partition the hard drive. The hard Drive on my Gateway laptop ( ibm.com/harddrive ) may be defective.

Following is the message from the instraller
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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/installer/syslog, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/partman:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1163, in on_back_clicked
    gtk.main_quit()
RuntimeError: called outside of a mainloop
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           Harpreet Singh, Member of Technical Staff, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Prof. Karam

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 54163, fixed in more recent releases.

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