edgy installer crashes when i should choose language

[Aldo Maggi]

i have downloaded the i386 iso image which was on http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ on 22.08.06
1) when i click on <esc> at the very beginning and choose linux-expert it answer it has not got any kernel for this command;
2) i choose plain linux and the boot window appears, gnome starts but i am advised that it could not load themes so some programs could not work properly;
3) i click on install icon and it starts the installer which crashes when i should choose the language; i'm asked to report two syslog files (if i am not mistaken /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/syslog) and /var/log/partman, i have chosen to mount a floppy and copy there the three files, cp cannot find /var/log/partman);
4) i shutdown and try to open the files which should be in the floppy on another computer, but they do not show up.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Please file separate problems as separate bugs in future.

1): This is correct. The desktop CD does not have an expert mode. Sorry.

2), 3): This indicates read errors from the CD, and it sounds like a dodgily burned CD, or a dirty CD drive lens. I suggest burning the CD at a lower speed and cleaning the CD and the drive lens with an off-the-shelf cleaning kit.

4): Probably a further symptom of 2) and 3), or else you made a mistake copying to the floppy.

[Aldo Maggi (sentiniate)]

i have downloaded again the iso which i burnt with another burner (one year old, no problem whatsoever till now) now i do not receive errors with gnome but the installer still crashes at the same point as before, this time i managed to save the required files on a usb pendrive and you'll find them in attachment.

[Aldo Maggi (sentiniate)]

obviously none is installing edgy these days (and perhaps they are right :-D
anyway i solved this first problem:
line 51 of /usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/components/language.py reads languagelist = open('/usr/share/localechooser/languagelist')
instead of /usr/share it should read /usr/lib, though i got it working only writing /casper/filesystem.squashfs/usr/lib
now the installer doesn't crash anymore (at least for now :-D

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks. I've found the problem and will fix it in the next upload.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This is also bug 56721, so I'll move it there.