Install from USB fails

[KermitTensmeyer]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

  /var/log/syslog except

Feb 14 10:30:25 ubuntu ubiquity: #015Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main libreoffice-writer amd64 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 [6748 kB]
Feb 14 10:30:25 ubuntu ubiquity: #0155% [8 libreoffice-writer 16.8 kB/6748 kB 0%] 346 kB/s 4min 12s

......
Feb 14 10:31:01 ubuntu ubiquity: #01518% [10 libreoffice-base-core 155 kB/659 kB 23%] 313
 kB/s 4min 2s
Feb 14 10:31:02 ubuntu ubiquity: #01518% [10 libreoffice-base-core 345 kB/659 kB 52%] 313
 kB/s 4min 1s
Feb 14 10:31:05 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity debconf-copydb configdb targetdb -p ^oem-config/ --config=Name:targetdb --config=Driver:File --config=Mode:0644 --config=Filename:/target/var/cache/debconf/config.dat
Feb 14 10:31:06 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity debconf-copydb configdb targetdb -p ^keyboard-configuration/ --config=Name:targetdb --config=Driver:File --config=Mode:0644 --config=Filename:/target/var/cache/debconf/config.dat
Feb 14 10:31:06 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity debconf-copydb configdb targetdb -p ^console-setup/ --config=Name:targetdb --config=Driver:File --config=Mode:0644 --config=Filename:/target/var/cache/debconf/config.dat
Feb 14 10:31:06 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/sys
Feb 14 10:31:06 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/proc
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/dev
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity: umount: /target: device is busy.
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity: (In some cases useful info about processes that use
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity: the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1))
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity:
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity[5201]: Reverting lockdown of the desktop environment.
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu ubiquity: Error in function pulse

 (hmm is there a method to attach files via the web interface) (not shown on web page)
 (once I reboot all of this data will disappear) [ running from "LiveDVD"]

 same problem occurred when running install directly from initial prompt. Install DVD/USB allows direct install or run "liveDVD" which has option to install Ubuntu 11.10

 My first reaction is that there should have been a delay in the process to allow the umounts ( sys, proc, dev) to complete before attempting to umount /target

 Failing at this point with no recovery means that previous instances of grub exist that point to drive instances/UUID that no longer map to drives and/or partitions

/var/log/partman except

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 9
parted_server: Opening infifo
Device: yes
Model: ATA WDC WD5000AACS-0
Path: /dev/sda
Sector size: 512
Sectors: 976773168
Sectors/track: 63
Heads: 255
Cylinders: 60801
Partition table: yes
Type: msdos
Partitions: # id length type fs path name
(0,0,0) (0,0,62) -1 0-32255 32256 primary label /dev/sda-1
(0,1,0) (0,32,31) -1 32256-1048575 1016320 unusable free /dev/sda-1
(0,32,32) (4376,182,29) 1 1048576-35999711231 35998662656 primary ext4 /dev/sda1
(4376,182,30) (4376,214,59) -1 35999711232-36000758783 1047552 logical free /dev/sda-1

(4376,214,60) (40719,242,34) 2 36000758784-334933000191 298932241408 primary extended /dev/sda2
(4376,214,60) (4376,214,61) -1 36000758784-36000759807 1024 logical label /dev/sda-1

(4376,214,62) (8753,109,59) 5 36000759808-71999422463 35998662656 logical btrfs /dev/sda5
(8753,109,60) (24848,254,62) -1 71999422464-204389982719 132390560256 logical free
    /dev/sda-1
(24849,0,0) (24849,114,32) -1 204389982720-204393676799 3694080 logical label /dev/sda-1
(24849,114,33) (40719,242,34) 6 204393676800-334933000191 130539323392 logical btrfs /dev/sda6
(40719,242,35) (40721,254,62) -1 334933000192-334949852159 16851968 logical free
    /dev/sda-1
(40722,0,0) (60694,222,62) 4 334949852160-499232337407 164282485248 primary freebsd-ufs /dev/sda4
(60694,223,0) (60694,253,38) -1 499232337408-499233325055 987648 unusable free
    /dev/sda-1
-swap /dev/sda3
(60800,172,44) (60801,80,62) -1 500102594560-500107862015 5267456 unusable free
    /dev/sda-1
Dump finished.
/lib/partman/init.d/35dump: IN: DUMP =dev=sdb
parted_server: Read command: DUMP
parted_server: command_dump()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

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 x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Tue Feb 14 10:31:19 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Exception during installation:
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 281, in pulse
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.db.subst(self.info, 'TIME', time_str)
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 81, in command
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: status = int(status)
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py: ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
Feb 14 10:31:07 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

[dino99 (9d9)]

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