[Bug 885951] Re: Installer tells me I have10.10 but disks are empty & Installer crashes

[Rich]

I had an identical problem, using on old "empty" disk I remembered as an
NTFS disk + 1 empty brand new 2 TB (NTFS) hard drive.  The installer told
me I had 10.10, and then it died.  I got around *that* by using the "Try
Ubuntu" button and (after several tries) choosing the "Install Ubuntu
11.10" button.  It installed *somehow*, but has no sound and no way I can
find to check or adjust the audio levels.  Under 11.04 I could go to system
-> preferences -> sound and do all that was needed.  But now I cannot find
any of the needed steps and indeed cannot even find what steps are needed
with the new 11.10 interface.  I'm left wondering whether the new interface
is really as retarded as it seems - or maybe *I'm* the retarded one.

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Alessandro Menti
<885951 at bugs.launchpad.net>wrote:

> >From your log files, it seems that the 165 GB disk is formatted as NTFS,
> but that the filesystem is corrupt.
>
> Could you please run chkdsk *twice* under Windows on that drive, then
> try reinstalling and see if the problem still occurs? Thanks!
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
>       Status: New => Incomplete
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> Title:
>  Installer tells me I have10.10 but disks are empty & Installer crashes
>
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
>  Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>  Installing Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit iso.  Cannot access anything.  Have new
>  Hard Drives  (new 2.0 TB SATA + 165 GB Hitachi HDS722516VLAT80 IDE) I
>  THOUGHT both drives were formatted as NTFS disks & I tried to use the
>  whole new 2.0 TB SATA for my system disk.  Installer told me I had
>  Ubuntu 10.10.  I told it to erase 10.10.  The installer crashed.  I
>  have no installed Ubuntu & no files since I don't have a system, so I
>  cannot provide what you're asking for.  Installer starts; Installer
>  crashes.  That's all I know.
>
>  ProblemType: Bug
>  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
>  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
>  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
>  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
>  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
>  Architecture: amd64
>  CasperVersion: 1.287
>  Date: Thu Nov  3 19:51:46 2011
>  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
>  ProcEnviron:
>   LANGUAGE=
>   PATH=(custom, no user)
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SourcePackage: ubiquity
>  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Title:
  Installer tells me I have10.10 but disks are empty & Installer crashes

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Installing Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit iso.  Cannot access anything.  Have new
  Hard Drives  (new 2.0 TB SATA + 165 GB Hitachi HDS722516VLAT80 IDE) I
  THOUGHT both drives were formatted as NTFS disks & I tried to use the
  whole new 2.0 TB SATA for my system disk.  Installer told me I had
  Ubuntu 10.10.  I told it to erase 10.10.  The installer crashed.  I
  have no installed Ubuntu & no files since I don't have a system, so I
  cannot provide what you're asking for.  Installer starts; Installer
  crashes.  That's all I know.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Thu Nov  3 19:51:46 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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