Quantal Ubiquity2.11.10 Installer closes with no error indication - /usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 679, in <module>

[plucky]

During Quantal install,the installer GUI disappears with no error indication that anything happens.The cursor continues to rotate but no install takes place

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.11.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.319
Date: Wed Jul 11 15:28:55 2012
InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- nomodeset
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120710.1)
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)

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

In UbiquitySyslog.txt:

Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: Exception during installation:
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 679, in <module>
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: install.run()
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 128, in run
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: self.copy_all()
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 458, in copy_all
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: self.db.progress('SET', 10 + copy_progress)
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 62, in <lambda>
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 67, in command
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: self.write.flush()
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Jul 11 13:49:43 ubuntu install.py:
Jul 11 13:54:37 ubuntu udisksd[4849]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/WDC_WD800BB_00CAA1_WD_WMA8E3628377: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)
Jul 11 14:04:37 ubuntu udisksd[4849]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/WDC_WD800BB_00CAA1_WD_WMA8E3628377: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)
Jul 11 14:14:37 ubuntu udisksd[4849]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/WDC_WD800BB_00CAA1_WD_WMA8E3628377: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)
Jul 11 14:17:01 ubuntu CRON[29892]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Jul 11 14:24:37 ubuntu udisksd[4849]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/WDC_WD800BB_00CAA1_WD_WMA8E3628377: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)
Jul 11 14:25:40 ubuntu dbus[2860]: [system] Activating service name='org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.DateTimeMechanism' (using servicehelper)
Jul 11 14:25:41 ubuntu dbus[2860]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.DateTimeMechanism'

[plucky (pwlmail)]

Just zsynced todays daily build and tried the install from a Live USB.
Everything installed ok,so whatever was causing the install not to work,has now been fixed.
Well done the developers.
Will continue to test.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]