Crash during install when reaching 98%

[MBursill]

We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a new bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug (do not attach your details to any existing bug) and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 157, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 152, in main
    install(sys.argv[1])
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 298, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 836, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 620, in progress_loop
    raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" %
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1377, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 356, in run
    self.configure_hardware()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 904, in configure_hardware
    raise InstallStepError("HwDetect failed with code %d" % ret)
InstallStepError: HwDetect failed with code 10

[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 48524, and occurs due to a failure to handle module load errors on certain hardware. This is fixed in 6.06.1, so you can work around it by upgrading all packages with 'ubiquity' in their names on the running live CD before starting the installer.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

No, this is a different bug.

[MBursill (mik-dccnet)]

Perhaps I should have mentioned that the error occured on Ubuntu 6.10 Beta (Edgy Eft).

-Mike.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 62939 (see that bug for a description of the problem) and is fixed in current Edgy.