[Bug 236700] Re: UBUNTU 7.1 ANS 8.04 Fail on install while copying files

[Brian Murray]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.  Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it
seems that there is a problem with your installation media (CD/DVD) or
with your hardware.  Please retry your installation with new media and
if it still fails I'd recommend testing your memory.  In the event that
is is not in fact an error with your installation media or hardware
please set the bug's status back to New.  Thanks and good luck!

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Tags added: squashfs-error

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Title:
  UBUNTU 7.1 ANS 8.04 Fail on install while copying files

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  I have tried installing both 7.10 and 8.04 and got the same probelm both times. I tried installing PC Linux OS into the same space without a similar problem.
  The installer gets about 50% through the copying files process and then fails. It suggests either the CD or my Hard disk is at fault (read/write error) but the 7.10 was from a factory produced CD and the 8.04 was from a version burned onto a DVD. So different media, different format (save drive reading). The hard disk has been successfully filled with files as a windows partition previously and formattted OK by the partitioner.

  Last attempt yielded this message:
  Installer Crashed

  We're sorry: th einstaller crashed. Please file a new bug at <here>
  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  and attach the files /var/log/syslog and
  var/log/partman.

  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File:"/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
  File:"/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 226, in main
  File:"/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
  File:"/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 428 in run
  File:"/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 767in progress_loop
  RuntimeError: install failed with exit code 1
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  File:"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line  1911 in <module>
  File:"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line  437 in run
  File:"/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line  1841 in cleanup
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line  444 in call
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line  594 in __init__ 
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/subprocess.py", line  1146 in _execute_child
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/pickle.py", line  1374 in load
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/pickle.py", line  858 in load
  File:"/usr/lib/python2.5/pickle.py", line  971 in load_string
  LookupError:unknown encoding: string-escape

  I had to install PC Linux OS so that I could get  a GRUB so I could get access to my Windows installation.
  ptn0: is a recovery partition for Windows (2.9gb. 
  ptn1 is the windows (NTFS) partition (35.6GB), 
  ptn2 is 32.2 Linux root and 
  ptn3 is Linux swap, 
  leaving about 800Mb unallocated.

  therefore I don't have access to the requested log files. Where would
  I find them, and how?

  I REALLY want Ubuntu. IT finds all the hardware etc so much better. So
  any guidance would be most welcome.

  Chris.

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