Error while installing Edgy

[Mathias Milfeldt]

I have tried to install both the Ubuntu and Kybuntu Edgy Beta, but during the last part of he process the installer crashes and I get this error:

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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

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After this installation attempt I can't load windows either,so now the laptop is unbooteble . Please find a solution! (Dapper install gets a harddrive error, but that is different matter)

Matt

[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.