Ubuntu 6.06-rc-desktop-i386 Installer Crash

[nLIter]

Installer crashed during System Installation, at the point when language packs were being installed.

No problem with partitioning.
I am trying to install the above RC version on a disk which has Windows 2K Pro:
hdc1 = Windows 2K Partition # 1
hdc3 = Windows partition #2
hdc4 = Windows partition #3
hdc5 = Linux root partition
hdc6 = Linux Swap
hdc7 = Linux home

This is similar to bug # 46764, whicht refers to Kubuntu 6.06-rc-desktop installation.
The same message appears . Refer to it for details, please.
            Don ,

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Please attach your /var/log/installer/syslog to this bug; it may not be the same issue.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

(and /var/log/partman too)

[nLIter (blogger2)]

Hello Colin,
I am sure that this bug, although similar to bug # 46764, involves the Ubuntu installer.
The installation crashed when it was about 90% done.

I couldn't save the message warning, so I quoted the one in bug # 46764.
But where can I find my /var/log/installer/syslog and
/var/log/partman ?
I am not very experienced in Linux, and I surely like to help.
May I also mention that the installation process was very slow in Kubuntu, although Ubuntu seemed less tedious.
     Regards, Don

[nLIter (blogger2)]

Ok, Colin
In regard to the above bug,
Here is the log I found on my PC.
/var/log/installer/syslog
/var/log/partman

Logged in as Don –
Bug #46764:
Kubuntu installer crashed
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) Unconfirmed Normal —
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We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug 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/installer/syslog and /var/log/partman:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 120, in ?
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 54, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 311, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 729, in process_step
    self.mountpoints_to_summary()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 1034, in mountpoints_to_summary
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 524, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, "Install failed with exit code %s" % ret
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1

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/var/log/installer/syslog

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /var/log/installer/syslog
Ubiquity 1.0.7
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
/usr/bin/iceauth: creating new authority file /root/.ICEauthority
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 168
  Major opcode: 145
  Minor opcode: 3
  Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
kbuildsycoca running...
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /tmp/kde-root/kconf_updateLSKfZb.tmp:1
ubiquity: Starting up '['/usr/lib/ubiquity/localechooser/localechooser']' for ubiquity.components.language.Language
ubiquity: Watching for question patterns ^languagechooser/language-name
Fr, 26 Mai 2006 13:12:45 INFO Step_before = stepLanguage
Fr, 26 Mai 2006 13:12:46 INFO Step_after = stepLocation
QSocketNotifier: invalid socket 15 and type 'Read', disabling...
QSocketNotifier: invalid socket 15 and type 'Write', disabling...
QSocketNotifier: invalid socket 15 and type 'Exception', disabling...
ubiquity: Starting up '['/usr/share/ubiquity/tzsetup']' for ubiquity.components.timezone.Timezone
ubiquity: Watching for question patterns ^time/zone$
Fr...

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

OK, thanks for the logs. This is indeed the same issue as bug 46764, although I needed the logs to be sure. As a workaround, don't use XFS for your root filesystem, or else create a non-XFS /boot partition. grub has trouble installing reliably to XFS on many systems.

[towsonu2003 (towsonu2003)]

was marked as dupe