install crashed with OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/partman/devices'

[Megan Crittenden]

trying to install from USB but it crashed while installing Ubuntu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Mon Nov 14 00:13:46 2011
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/misc.py", line 193, in boot_device
     for disk in p.disks():
File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/parted_server.py", line 153, in disks
    disks = os.listdir(devices)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/partman/devices'

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that there is a problem with the disk to which you are trying to install Ubuntu. I'd recommend performing a back up of your existing operating system and then investigating the situation. Measures you might take include checking cable connections for your disks and using software tools to investigate the health of your hardware. In the event that is is not in fact an error with your hardware please set the bug's status back to New. Thanks and good luck!