Comment 28 for bug 99908

Trying to install Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on this laptop:

Medion 42427
256 MB RAM

I have previously installed xubuntu 6.04 on that laptop, with success. Now trying to install Ubuntu (Fresh install, no dual boot).

I now get this error:

"The ext3 file system creation in partition #3 of IDE1 master (hda) failed."

Tried the fix suggested in above post https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/99908/comments/4 (editing /lib/partman/commit.d/30parted) but that did not work, still the same error occurs.

2 LOGS:

From /var/log/syslog:

Dec 3 14:12:02 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: Step_before = stepUserInfo
Dec 3 14:12:02 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: switched to page stepReady
Dec 3 14:12:02 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: Step_after = stepReady
Dec 3 14:12:05 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: debconffilter_done: Summary (current: Su
mmary)
Dec 3 14:12:07 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: Step_before = stepReady
Dec 3 14:12:07 ubuntu ubiquity[23691]: progress_loop()
Dec 3 14:12:10 ubuntu ubiquity: swapoff: /dev/hda3: Cannot allocate memory
Dec 3 14:12:11 ubuntu NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1196691131.234203] nm_hal_
device_removed (): Device removed (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volu
me_uuid_8916d1b8_4972_46cb_bffa_377ee4a5bdfd').
Dec 3 14:12:11 ubuntu NetworkManager: <debug info>^I[1196691131.640701] nm_hal_
device_added (): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volu
me_uuid_985e28d4_f400_48da_ae32_55f823c8fdd6').
Dec 3 14:12:24 ubuntu partman: mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
Dec 3 14:12:51 ubuntu partman: mke2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006)
Dec 3 14:12:51 ubuntu partman: /dev/hda3 is mounted;
Dec 3 14:12:51 ubuntu partman: will not make a filesystem here!
Dec 3 14:17:03 ubuntu /USR/SBIN/CRON[8388]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --
report /etc/cron.hourly)

From /var/log/partman

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 528
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/commit.d/50format_ext3: Try to create file system for /var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=hda/8003197440-38987827199
/lib/partman/commit.d/50format_ext3: IN: PARTITION_INFO =dev=hda 8003197440-38987827199
parted_server: Read command: PARTITION_INFO
parted_server: command_partition_info()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: command_partition_info: info for partition with id 8003197440-38987827199
parted_server: partition_with_id(8003197440-38987827199)
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: command_partition_info: partition found
parted_server: OUT: 3 8003197440-38987827199 30984629760 primary ext3 /dev/hda3

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 529
parted_server: Opening infifo