fails to handle existing socket

[Zeka]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 457, in <module>
    main(oem_config)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 442, in main
    install(args[0], query=options.query)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 245, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 467, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 977, in progress_loop
    (ret, realtb))
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2444, in <module>
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 367, in run
    self.copy_all()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 762, in copy_all
    os.mknod(targetpath, stat.S_IFSOCK | mode)
OSError: [Errno 17] File exists

Syslog:

Dec 29 15:04:28 mint kernel: imklog 4.2.0, log source = /var/run/rsyslog/kmsg started.
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="4.2.0" x-pid="1545" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] (re)start
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint rsyslogd: rsyslogd's groupid changed to 102
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint rsyslogd: rsyslogd's userid changed to 101
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint rsyslogd-2039: Could no open output file '/dev/xconsole' [try http://www.rsyslog.com/e/2039 ]
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.31-14-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8) ) #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 (Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic)
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] KERNEL supported cpus:
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Intel GenuineIntel
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] AMD AuthenticAMD
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] NSC Geode by NSC
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Cyrix CyrixInstead
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Centaur CentaurHauls
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Transmeta GenuineTMx86
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] Transmeta TransmetaCPU
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] UMC UMC UMC UMC
Dec 28 15:04:28 mint kernel: [ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
W10: Warning: Changing a readonly file

Partman:

/bin/partman: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/30parted: *******************************************************
parted_server: ======= Starting the server
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 1
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/30parted: IN: OPEN =dev=sda /dev/sda
parted_server: Read command: OPEN
parted_server: command_open()
parted_server: Request to open =dev=sda
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: Note =dev=sda as unchanged
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 2
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/30parted: IN: OPEN =dev=sdb /dev/sdb
parted_server: Read command: OPEN
"/var/log/partman" [readonly] 7768 lines, 256138 characters

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

when specifying manual partitioning partman crashes with exit code 141 , partitions were specified as ext4 , / and /home . tried again after formating the partitions with gparted and told partman not to format , same result .