Comment 9 for bug 978489

I can confirm that this issue is still present on 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 FinalRelease.

/var/log/syslog contains:

Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity: Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system
Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity: boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console.
Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: log-output -t ubiquity setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout us -option
Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: debconffilter_done: ubi-console-setup (current: ubi-console-setup)
Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: Step_before = stepKeyboardConf
Apr 27 11:47:07 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: switched to page usersetup
Apr 27 11:47:25 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: debconffilter_done: ubi-usersetup (current: ubi-usersetup)
Apr 27 11:47:25 ubuntu ubiquity[4189]: Step_before = stepUserInfo
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: Exception during installation:
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 689, in <module>
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: install.run()
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 129, in run
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: self.copy_all()
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 465, in copy_all
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: self.db.progress('SET', 10 + copy_progress)
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: self.write.flush()
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Apr 27 11:47:31 ubuntu install.py: