Installer Crashed

[Dale Bauer]

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, 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 305, in run
    self.process_step()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 856, in process_step
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 628, 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 1404, in ?
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 390, in run
    self.remove_extras()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1341, in remove_extras
    self.do_remove(difference)
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1258, in do_remove
    if not cache.commit(fetchprogress, installprogress):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 204, in commit
    res = self.installArchives(pm, installProgress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 179, in installArchives
    res = installProgress.run(pm)
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 200, in run
    res = pm.DoInstall(self.writefd)
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

[Dale Bauer (dale-bauer)]

Hi Cristian,
This is my first attempt to install Ubuntu as I'm a Win 9/X experience.
I don't understand your response to what I've submitted.
Can you please clarify what I'm to do?
Thank you,
Dale

On 2/27/07, Cristian Aravena Romero <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
> Sourcepackagename: None => ubiquity
>
> --
> Installer Crashed
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/88444
>

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. It appears that the kernel encountered too many errors when trying to write to your hard disk and gave up in order to avoid causing further damage. This is often due to a faulty hard disk, and at any rate isn't an installer bug as such. It may help to check whether the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment.

In any case, ubiquity's poor response to this event is bug 69470.