Installer crashed with ValueError: microsecond must be in 0..999999

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Binary package hint: ubiquity

I was installing Xubuntu version 6.06.1 on a Mac G3 with a 350mhz processor and 384mb of ram. I was able to get to a desktop enviorment then i clicked on install and received this error.

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Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/usr/bin/ubiquity",
line 130, in ?

install(sys.argv[1])

File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 54, in install

wizard = ui.Wizard(distro)

File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py",
line 171, in __init__

self.customize_installer()

File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py",
line 300, in customize_installer

self.tzmap = TimezoneMap(self)

File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py",
line 1703, in __init__

self.tzdb = ubiquity.tz.Database()

File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/tz.py",
line 182, in __init__

self.locations.append(Location(line, iso3166))

File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/tz.py",
line 168, in __init__

today = datetime.datetime.today()

ValueError: microsecond must be in 0..999999

Ubiquity 1.0.17
Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 130, in ?
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 54, in install
    wizard = ui.Wizard(distro)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 171, in __init__
    self.customize_installer()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 300, in customize_installer
    self.tzmap = TimezoneMap(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1703, in __init__
    self.tzdb = ubiquity.tz.Database()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/tz.py", line 182, in __init__
    self.locations.append(Location(line, iso3166))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/tz.py", line 168, in __init__
    today = datetime.datetime.today()
ValueError: microsecond must be in 0..999999

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other log file

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Aug 27 14:02:27 ubuntu syslogd 1.4.1#17ubuntu7: restart.
Aug 27 14:02:27 ubuntu kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.15-26-powerpc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: Loaded 21084 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.15-26-powerpc.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.15.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Total memory = 576MB; using 2048kB for hash table (at cfe00000)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.15-26-powerpc (buildd@royal) (gcc version 4.0.3 (Ubuntu 4.0.3-1ubuntu5)) #1 Thu Aug 3 02:53:39 UTC 2006
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Found initrd at 0xc1900000:0xc213688d
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Found a Paddington mac-io controller, rev: 0, mapped at 0xfdf80000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] PowerMac motherboard: Blue&White G3
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Found Grackle (MPC106) PCI host bridge at 0x80000000. Firmware bus number: 0->1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] nvram: OF partition at 0x140
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] nvram: XP partition at 0xffffffff
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] nvram: NR partition at 0xffffffff
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Top of RAM: 0x24000000, Total RAM: 0x24000000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Memory hole size: 0MB
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] On node 0 totalpages: 147456
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] DMA zone: 147456 pages, LIFO batch:31
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] DMA32 zone: 0 pages, LIFO batch:0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Normal zone: 0 pages, LIFO batch:0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] HighMem zone: 0 pages, LIFO batch:0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: ro ramdisk_size=1048576 preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] irq: Found primary Apple PIC /pci@80000000/pci-bridge@d/mac-io@5 for 64 irqs
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] irq: System has 64 possible interrupts
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 65536 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] GMT Delta read from XPRAM: 0 minutes, DST: on
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] time_init: decrementer frequency = 24.934450 MHz
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 0.000000] time_init: processor frequency = 350.000000 MHz
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.487671] Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.491010] Dentry cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.494721] Inode-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.557538] High memory: 0k
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.557557] Memory: 569856k/589824k available (2692k kernel code, 19596k reserved, 276k data, 304k bss, 180k init)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.557924] Calibrating delay loop... 49.79 BogoMIPS (lpj=99584)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.634637] Security Framework v1.0.0 initialized
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.634673] SELinux: Disabled at boot.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.634741] Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.635297] device-tree: property "l2-cache" name conflicts with node in /cpus/PowerPC,750@0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 93.637613] checking if image is initramfs... it is
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.495345] Freeing initrd memory: 8410k freed
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.498801] NET: Registered protocol family 16
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.499187] Registering pmac pic with sysfs...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.499312] PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.504223] Thermal assist unit using timers, shrink_timer: 500 jiffies
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.506481] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.506532] audit(3873817696.016:1): initialized
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.506968] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507048] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507245] Initializing Cryptographic API
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507265] io scheduler noop registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507291] io scheduler anticipatory registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507324] io scheduler deadline registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507380] io scheduler cfq registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.507992] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:10.0 (0086 -> 0087)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.509343] aty128fb: Found Open Firmware ROM Image
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.509368] aty128fb: BIOS not located, guessing timings.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.509391] aty128fb: Rage128 RE PCI [chip rev 0x2] 16M 128-bit SDR SGRAM (1:1)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.550747] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.550776] fb0: ATY Rage128 frame buffer device on Rage128 RE PCI
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.626779] Macintosh non-volatile memory driver v1.1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627011] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627076] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627088] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627149] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627162] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627223] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627235] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627296] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627309] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627370] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627382] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627443] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627456] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627517] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627529] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627590] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627603] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627664] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627677] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627737] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627750] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627811] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627824] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627885] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627897] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627958] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.627971] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628032] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628044] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628105] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628118] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628179] IN from bad port 60 at c018d2dc
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628191] IN from bad port 64 at c018d2a8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.628202] i8042.c: No controller found.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.630135] RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 1048576K size 1024 blocksize
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.630572] MacIO PCI driver attached to Paddington chipset
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.631496] Can't request resource 0 for MacIO device 0.00000000:power-mg
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.633231] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.633318] Macintosh CUDA driver v0.5 for Unified ADB.
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.633482] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.633504] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.633551] adb: starting probe task...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.685886] adb devices:
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 96.686976] adb: finished probe task...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 97.658508] ide0: Found Apple Heathrow ATA controller, bus ID 0, irq 13
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 97.658554] Probing IDE interface ide0...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.058705] hda: MATSHITA CR-589, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.506706] hdb: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.562519] hda: Enabling MultiWord DMA 2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.563593] ide0 at 0xe500e000-0xe500e007,0xe500e160 on irq 13
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.564369] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.564612] NET: Registered protocol family 2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.598717] IP route cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.600071] TCP established hash table entries: 131072 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.603876] TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.605632] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 131072 bind 65536)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.605648] TCP reno registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.605990] TCP bic registered
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.606021] NET: Registered protocol family 1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.606049] NET: Registered protocol family 8
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.606060] NET: Registered protocol family 20
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 98.606256] Freeing unused kernel memory: 180k init
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 100.071308] Capability LSM initialized
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 102.203351] hda: ATAPI 32X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache, DMA
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 102.203391] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455150] CMD646: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:01:01.0
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455214] CMD646: chipset revision 7
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455228] CMD646: chipset revision 0x07, UltraDMA Capable
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455267] CMD646: 100%% native mode on irq 26
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455296] ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1050-0x1057, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455340] ide2: BM-DMA at 0x1058-0x105f, BIOS settings: hde:pio, hdf:pio
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.455382] Probing IDE interface ide1...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 104.742673] hdc: IBM-DTTA-351290, ATA DISK drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 105.414983] ide1 at 0x1090-0x1097,0x1082 on irq 26
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 105.415582] Probing IDE interface ide2...
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.020728] hdc: max request size: 128KiB
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.037331] hdc: 25385472 sectors (12997 MB) w/464KiB Cache, CHS=25184/16/63, UDMA(33)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.037360] hdc: cache flushes not supported
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.037947] hdc: [mac] hdc1 hdc2 hdc3
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.737342] usbcore: registered new driver usbfs
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.740019] usbcore: registered new driver hub
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.749716] ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.752445] ohci_hcd 0000:01:06.0: OHCI Host Controller
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.753659] ohci_hcd 0000:01:06.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.753698] ohci_hcd 0000:01:06.0: irq 28, io mem 0x80880000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.813390] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 106.813448] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 107.218531] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 107.425639] hub 1-2:1.0: USB hub found
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 107.428480] hub 1-2:1.0: 4 ports detected
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 107.756417] usb 1-2.1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.100387] usb 1-2.2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.187894] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.229861] usbcore: registered new driver hiddev
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.249264] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /class/input/input1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.249318] input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:01:06.0-2.1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.280147] input: Logitech USB Receiver as /class/input/input2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.280654] input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:01:06.0-2.1
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.299086] input: Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A as /class/input/input3
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.299606] input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A] on usb-0000:01:06.0-2.2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.299665] usbcore: registered new driver usbhid
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.299678] drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.380518] loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.451541] Registering unionfs 1.1.2
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 108.627833] squashfs: version 3.0prerelease (2006/1/24) Phillip Lougher
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 207.447072] ts: Compaq touchscreen protocol output
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.747399] ieee1394: Initialized config rom entry `ip1394'
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.765361] PCI: Enabling device 0000:01:00.0 (0014 -> 0016)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.766865] pcilynx0: allocated PCL memory 4096 Bytes @ 0xc21fa000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.767006] pcilynx0: allocated interrupt 21
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.767026] pcilynx0: remapped memory spaces reg 0xe60f2000, rom 0xe6160000, ram 0xe6120000, aux 0xe6140000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.767046] pcilynx0: found 1394a conform PHY (using extended register set)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.767071] pcilynx0: PHY vendor id 0x080028
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.767091] pcilynx0: PHY product id 0x000000
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.771505] pcilynx0: got bus info block from serial eeprom
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 213.771522] pcilynx0: read a valid bus info block from
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 214.770582] pcilynx0: resetting bus (short bus reset) on request
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 214.770613] pcilynx0: bus reset interrupt
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 214.770642] pcilynx0: SelfID process finished (phyid 0, root)
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 214.770656] pcilynx0: SelfID packet 0x807f8c56 rcvd
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 215.043268] ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[0800070200000000]
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 215.314962] ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 215.471365] hdb: No disk in drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 215.543936] hdb: 98304kB, 96/64/32 CHS, 4096 kBps, 512 sector size, 2941 rpm
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 216.107298] hdb: No disk in drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 217.127295] hdb: No disk in drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 219.942645] input: PowerMac Beep as /class/input/input4
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 223.476894] md: md driver 0.90.3 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 223.476915] md: bitmap version 4.39
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 225.069688] device-mapper: 4.4.0-ioctl (2005-01-12) initialised: <email address hidden>
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 226.387302] hdb: No disk in drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 226.923286] hdb: No disk in drive
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu kernel: [ 233.307138] NET: Registered protocol family 17
Aug 27 14:02:28 ubuntu pbbuttonsd: ERROR: The file '/dev/pmu' doesn't exist.
Aug 27 14:02:34 ubuntu kernel: [ 252.360453] usb 1-2.2: USB disconnect, address 4
Aug 27 14:02:42 ubuntu hpiod: 0.9.7 accepting connections at 59222...
Aug 27 14:02:46 ubuntu kernel: [ 263.891953] usb 1-2.2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 5
Aug 27 14:02:46 ubuntu kernel: [ 264.035084] input: Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A as /class/input/input5
Aug 27 14:02:46 ubuntu kernel: [ 264.035274] input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.0A] on usb-0000:01:06.0-2.2
Aug 27 14:02:50 ubuntu kernel: [ 268.192293] Linux agpgart interface v0.101 (c) Dave Jones
Aug 27 14:02:51 ubuntu kernel: [ 268.521952] [drm] Initialized drm 1.0.1 20051102
Aug 27 14:02:52 ubuntu kernel: [ 269.519697] [drm] Initialized r128 2.5.0 20030725 on minor 0
Aug 27 14:03:05 ubuntu kernel: [ 283.113924] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
Aug 27 14:03:06 ubuntu kernel: [ 283.547106] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
Aug 27 14:03:20 ubuntu /usr/sbin/cron[5369]: (CRON) INFO (pidfile fd = 3)
Aug 27 14:03:20 ubuntu /usr/sbin/cron[5370]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
Aug 27 14:03:21 ubuntu /usr/sbin/cron[5370]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs)
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): starting (version 2.14.0), pid 5574 user 'ubuntu'
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/ubuntu/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 3
Aug 27 14:04:23 ubuntu gconfd (ubuntu-5574): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/var/lib/gconf/defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 4
Aug 27 14:17:45 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[5637]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug 27 14:42:27 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 15:02:27 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 15:17:45 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[5879]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug 27 15:42:27 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 16:02:28 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 16:17:45 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[6121]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug 27 16:42:28 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 17:02:28 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 17:17:45 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[6363]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug 27 17:42:28 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 18:02:28 ubuntu -- MARK --
Aug 27 18:17:45 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[6605]: (root) CMD ( run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug 27 18:19:07 ubuntu kernel: [15644.530527] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15650.980720] SCSI subsystem initialized
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.207536] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.210224] scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.211735] usb-storage: device found at 6
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.211751] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.212821] usbcore: registered new driver usb-storage
Aug 27 18:19:13 ubuntu kernel: [15651.212840] USB Mass Storage support registered.
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.219384] Vendor: SanDisk Model: Cruzer Mini Rev: 0.4
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.219443] Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.234575] usb-storage: device scan complete
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.336689] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.351307] SCSI device sda: 501759 512-byte hdwr sectors (257 MB)
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.358276] sda: Write Protect is off
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.358293] sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.358304] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.444294] SCSI device sda: 501759 512-byte hdwr sectors (257 MB)
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.450553] sda: Write Protect is off
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.450575] sda: Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.450586] sda: assuming drive cache: write through
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.451960] sda: sda1
Aug 27 18:19:18 ubuntu kernel: [15656.473455] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sda
Aug 27 18:19:19 ubuntu kernel: [15656.554751] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Aug 27 18:19:28 ubuntu kernel: [15666.307082] FAT: utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!

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Anything you can do to help would be rad.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 57952, worked around in Xubuntu 7.04. You can work around this yourself by setting your system clock to a sensible value before starting the installer; it's probably set to something in 1904, which is a common failure mode on Macs.