Ubuntu MATE 'entire disk' installation crashes (16.10, ppc)

[ernsteiswuerfel]

Installation crashes during the language pack installation phase (see screenshot). Tried installing a second time with the same result.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: ubiquity 16.10.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-powerpc-smp 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5
Architecture: powerpc
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Fri Aug 12 00:32:06 2016
InstallCmdLine: ro ramdisk_size=1048576 file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed boot=casper quiet splash --- radeon.agpmode=-1
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha powerpc (20160811)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1612448

[Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)]

Does manual partitioning work?

[ernsteiswuerfel (erhard-f)]

Nope, it does not work. Just tested it. So this must be a regression, installation with manual partition worked on earlier dailies.

[ernsteiswuerfel (erhard-f)]

Tested again with todays (28.08.2016) daily iso. The entire disk installation finishes now correctly but in the end the system fails to boot due to Bug #1606089.

Installation with manual partitioning works again as long as an ext2 boot partition is used.