[Bug 1116257] [NEW] ubiquity not able to install from installed distro to external harddisk

[Anando]

Public bug reported:

In an installed Ubuntu 12.04 ubiquity was installed. With this I tried
to install ubuntu on an external harddrive, it crached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb  5 18:58:47 2013
InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-26 (101 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal ubiquity-2.12.16

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Title:
  ubiquity not able to install from installed distro to external
  harddisk

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In an installed Ubuntu 12.04 ubiquity was installed. With this I tried
  to install ubuntu on an external harddrive, it crached.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Feb  5 18:58:47 2013
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-26 (101 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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