Activity log for bug #1008661

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-06-04 18:46:55 arpanaut bug added bug
2012-06-04 19:37:00 arpanaut tags apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4 also apport-bug i386 qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4
2012-06-04 19:38:14 arpanaut tags also apport-bug i386 qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4 apport-bug i386 qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4
2012-06-04 19:45:20 Ubuntu QA Website tags apport-bug i386 qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4 apport-bug i386 iso-testing qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4
2012-06-04 20:08:09 Fabio Marconi description Installing from USB flash drive, used dd method for copy to usb. Installation works up to entering user info and continuing from there. Copying files to "Target" has completed, Slideshow begins, UI crashes. apport does not catch this crash, cursor turns to "spinner" Live Session continues to work just fine, can restart ubiquity It crashes at same point, or very nearly same point. Start ubiquity from terminal same behavior, no feedback when UI quits. I have been having this problem since Nov. 2011 with Live-CD Reproducable ad infinitum on my hardware. dozens of tries. Only avenue of install for me is Alternate-CD. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubiquity 2.11.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.317 Date: Mon Jun 4 14:17:47 2012 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120604.2) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: Traceback (most recent call last): Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1685, in <module> Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: install = Install() Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 101, in __init__ Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: if self.db.get('base-installer/install-recommends') == 'false': Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 62, in <lambda> Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw)) Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 67, in command Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: self.write.flush() Jun 4 17:34:35 ubuntu ubiquity: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe Installing from USB flash drive, used dd method for copy to usb. Installation works up to entering user info and continuing from there. Copying files to "Target" has completed, Slideshow begins, UI crashes. apport does not catch this crash, cursor turns to "spinner" Live Session continues to work just fine, can restart ubiquity It crashes at same point, or very nearly same point. Start ubiquity from terminal same behavior, no feedback when UI quits. I have been having this problem since Nov. 2011 with Live-CD Reproducable ad infinitum on my hardware. dozens of tries. Only avenue of install for me is Alternate-CD. ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubiquity 2.11.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-3.8-generic 3.4.0 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-3-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.317 Date: Mon Jun 4 14:17:47 2012 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquityLiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120604.2) ProcEnviron:  TERM=xterm  PATH=(custom, no user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2012-06-05 21:07:45 Launchpad Janitor ubiquity (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2012-06-07 00:58:58 Kate Stewart ubiquity (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2012-06-07 00:59:22 Kate Stewart ubiquity (Ubuntu): assignee Canonical Foundations Team (canonical-foundations)
2012-06-07 00:59:46 Kate Stewart tags apport-bug i386 iso-testing qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4 apport-bug i386 iso-testing qa-quantal-iso. quantal rls-q-incoming running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4
2012-06-26 16:28:57 Brian Murray nominated for series Ubuntu Quantal
2012-06-26 16:28:57 Brian Murray bug task added ubiquity (Ubuntu Quantal)
2012-06-26 16:30:19 Brian Murray tags apport-bug i386 iso-testing qa-quantal-iso. quantal rls-q-incoming running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4 apport-bug i386 iso-testing qa-quantal-iso. quantal running-unity ubiquity-2.11.4
2012-07-20 03:27:08 Mauricio attachment added installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1008661/+attachment/3229096/+files/debug
2012-07-20 03:28:14 Mauricio attachment added installer https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1008661/+attachment/3229097/+files/dm
2012-07-20 03:28:45 Mauricio attachment added syslog https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1008661/+attachment/3229098/+files/syslog
2012-07-20 03:29:36 Mauricio attachment added casper.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1008661/+attachment/3229099/+files/casper.log
2012-07-25 18:53:55 Steve Langasek ubiquity (Ubuntu Quantal): status Confirmed Fix Released