Comment 3 for bug 1462060

I have used these sticks to install Linux before, so something in the
Ubuntu installer is likely to have triggered something unusual.

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Phillip Susi <email address hidden> wrote:

> This appears to be some sort of hardware error. If it isn't the usb
> sticks, then it could be your hub or controller. According to your
> logs, the drive simply hung up for a few minutes, and the system tried
> to reset it, but it still failed to respond, and so was declared dead.
>
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> Title:
> The installer crashed twice while installing to two different USB
> sticks..
>
> Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> I install Linux onto USB mem-sticks, but this is the first time Ubuntu
> has failed like this. These are 16Gb ADATA sticks and have never
> failed me before. One is unusable now and I haven't been able to check
> the second one yet.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
> Package: ubiquity 2.21.25 [modified:
> lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
> Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.360
> CurrentDesktop: KDE
> Date: Thu Jun 4 14:51:08 2015
> InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper
> maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
> LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
> SourcePackage: ubiquity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Cheers,

Donald