Ubuntu 12.04 Installation failed when tried to install on ext4/ext3 partition without formating

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Ubiquity should run fsck before trying to remove files from existing filesystem.

Ubuntu 12.04 Installation failed when tried to install on ext4 partition with Ubuntu 11.04 without formating.

ext4 filesystem contained errors:

root@ubuntu:/tmp# fsck.ext3 -v /dev/sda1
e2fsck 1.42 (29-Nov-2011)
/dev/sda1 contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Entry 'mtab' in /etc (8650753) has deleted/unused inode 8653306. Clear<y>? yes

Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
/lost+found not found. Create<y>? yes

Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Unattached inode 8653270
Connect to /lost+found<y>? yes

Inode 8653270 ref count is 2, should be 1. Fix<y>? yes

Pass 5: Checking group summary information
yyyyyBlock bitmap differences: [phone] -34636129
Fix<y>? yes

Inode bitmap differences: [phone]
Fix<y>? yes

/dev/sda1: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****

   28324 inodes used (0.30%)
     952 non-contiguous files (3.4%)
      17 non-contiguous directories (0.1%)
         # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 0/0/0
         Extent depth histogram: 28131/135/1
18154400 blocks used (47.70%)
       0 bad blocks
       7 large files

   24632 regular files
    3580 directories
       0 character device files
       0 block device files
       0 fifos
       0 links
     102 symbolic links (47 fast symbolic links)
       0 sockets
--------
   28313 files
root@ubuntu:/tmp#

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.10.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.315
Date: Mon May 28 11:45:57 2012
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.12 noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd12.lz iso-scan/filename=/Ubuntu-Baltix-12.04-rc-i386.iso quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=lt keyboard-configuration/layoutcode?=lt
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120526-21:02
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=lt_LT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

This may a duplicate of #1005437

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

Ubuntu installer (ubiquity and/or d-i) should run fsck before trying to remove files from existing filesystem.
It's very important, I don't understand why Ubuntu developers doesn't care about this problem :(
Should I report another bug tittled "Ubuntu installer (ubiquity and/or d-i) should run fsck before trying to remove files from existing filesystem" ?

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This issue has sat incomplete for more than 60 days now. I'm going to close it as invalid. Please feel free re-open if this is still an issue for you. Thank you.