1. Remove all HDD's physically
2. Configure in BIOS your SATA port(s) "hot-swap-capeable"
3. Boot your PC with the Ubuntu 13.10 Live CD/USB device
4. Ignore error: "no physical device found"
5. If you are on GUI-level re-attach your HDD(s) and install Ubuntu
The problem occurs espacially if your previous installation contains a Software-Raid (mdadm) in combination with full encryption (cryptsetup)
Problem solved (at least for me)!
This is valid for all PC's!
1. Remove all HDD's physically
2. Configure in BIOS your SATA port(s) "hot-swap-capeable"
3. Boot your PC with the Ubuntu 13.10 Live CD/USB device
4. Ignore error: "no physical device found"
5. If you are on GUI-level re-attach your HDD(s) and install Ubuntu
The problem occurs espacially if your previous installation contains a Software-Raid (mdadm) in combination with full encryption (cryptsetup)
Good luck!