[Bug 875611] [NEW] The installer failed to finish installation when attempting to "migrate data from other systems"

[kuzelnik]

Public bug reported:

I have seven partitions on a HD.
- One of those is my everyday-working-linux-distro (an Ubuntu based derivative)
- one is my /home partition shared between several Linux systems on this computer
- another is primary partition with PC-BSD installed (based on FreeBSD with FreeBSD filesystem on it). Ubuntu system is unable to mount this partition.
- I have also a few partitions for experimenting. 

I have tried to install Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) to one of testing
partitions - /dev/sda7.

Everything went well, but before the installer could finish I got an
error  "an error occurred when migrating data from other systems". I was
informed that the installer will continue, and it did continue, but it
failed to install boot loader to partition with the distro - /dev/sda7 .
I use Smart Boot  Manager to switch between operating system installed
on this system.

I wish that there was a switch or an option when starting installer
where I could choose "do NOT try to migrate data from other systems".
Such an option would be nice also in other usecases.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  The installer failed to finish installation when attempting to
  "migrate data from other systems"

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have seven partitions on a HD.
  - One of those is my everyday-working-linux-distro (an Ubuntu based derivative)
  - one is my /home partition shared between several Linux systems on this computer
  - another is primary partition with PC-BSD installed (based on FreeBSD with FreeBSD filesystem on it). Ubuntu system is unable to mount this partition.
  - I have also a few partitions for experimenting. 

  I have tried to install Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) to one of
  testing partitions - /dev/sda7.

  Everything went well, but before the installer could finish I got an
  error  "an error occurred when migrating data from other systems". I
  was informed that the installer will continue, and it did continue,
  but it failed to install boot loader to partition with the distro -
  /dev/sda7 . I use Smart Boot  Manager to switch between operating
  system installed on this system.

  I wish that there was a switch or an option when starting installer
  where I could choose "do NOT try to migrate data from other systems".
  Such an option would be nice also in other usecases.

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