ubiquity installer (#!) crashes before completion

[mailman1175]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

AcerAspireOne ZG5
crunchbang linux 9.04.01

I'm trying to set up a dual-boot, with Crunchbang alongside Karmic UNR. I manually set up the partitioner, pointing / to /dev/sda1 (2GB ext2) and /home to an 8GB SD card (which is also where UNR looks for /home; the intent is to share the /home partition between both installs).

As I think about it, I wonder if this isn't the problem. Must the computer name, login information, and password be the same for both installs if they're to share access to the /home partition? [I'll complete this bug report and go back through the installer with that in mind. If it works, I'll mark this bug accordingly.]

In the Advanced options, I'm forgoing installation of a bootloader, intending instead to update-grub so that Grub2 manages both options.

I've tried running the installer twice, with the same settings and the same result:

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We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/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/syslog and /var/log/partman:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 232, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 227, in main
    install(args[0])
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 448, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 931, in progress_loop
    (ret, realtb))
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2225, in <module>
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 375, in run
    self.configure_user()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1324, in configure_user
    raise InstallStepError("UserSetupApply failed with code %d" % ret)
InstallStepError: UserSetupApply failed with code 32

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[mailman1175 (wilderness-crier)]

Attaching /var/log/partman...

[mailman1175 (wilderness-crier)]

The install completes fully when I install with the same username/password combination used in the Karmic install.

I don't know whether to call this a bug or not. My use case may be outside the expectations of the developers.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Exception during installation:
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2225, in <module>
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: install.run()
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 375, in run
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: self.configure_user()
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1324, in configure_user
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: raise InstallStepError("UserSetupApply failed with code %d" % ret)
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python: InstallStepError: UserSetupApply failed with code 32
Dec 26 22:12:21 crunchbang python:
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: debconffilter_done: Install (current: None)
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 232, in <module>
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: main()
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 227, in main
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: install(args[0])
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: ret = wizard.run()
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 448, in run
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: self.progress_loop()
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 931, in progress_loop
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: (ret, realtb))
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2225, in <module>
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: install.run()
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 375, in run
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: self.configure_user()
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1324, in configure_user
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: raise InstallStepError("UserSetupApply failed with code %d" % ret)
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]: InstallStepError: UserSetupApply failed with code 32
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang ubiquity[5652]:
Dec 26 22:12:23 crunchbang last message repeated 2 times
Dec 26 22:13:03 crunchbang ubiquity[30296]: Ubiquity 1.12.11-1crunchbang1
Dec 26 22:13:05 crunchbang ubiquity[30296]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/sys
Dec 26 22:13:05 crunchbang ubiquity[30296]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/home
Dec 26 22:13:09 crunchbang ubiquity[30296]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target
Dec 26 22:13:14 crunchbang ubiquity[30296]: log-output -t ubiquity lapto...

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a currently supported Ubuntu version. When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly upload the updated logs by running only once:
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]