[Bug 1008204] Re: 12.04 Installer crashes on photo screen

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This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.13.17

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ubiquity (2.13.17) raring; urgency=low

  * Remove webcam step (LP: #1118589):
    - User testing showed people are not expecting to be photographed and
      raise privacy concerns as to where the picture will be uploaded to.
    - Provides limited benefit, as avatar only ever shown on multi-login
      systems in the switch user indicator / pkexec.
    - Crashes the installer or doesn't work with certain webcams.
    - Miss detects camera presence, when it's just a sensor.
    - The recommendation is to move webcam test to checkbox / hw testing,
      as video conferencing is very popular these days and should work
      reliably out of the box.
    - LP: #924419 , LP: #981644 , LP: #987392, LP: #1152254, LP: #843354,
      LP: #1008204, LP: #1021449, LP: #1082458, LP: #1103780, LP: #1142751
  * Do not count optional pages, when updating the progress dots. This
    fixes "Porgress dots, well don't progress after partman step"
    LP: #1152746
  * Do not mark explanatory text on "Installation Type" screen
    insensitive, as otherwise it's ineligible (LP: #1074386)
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <dmitrij.ledkov at ubuntu.com>   Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:17:51 +0000

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  12.04 Installer crashes on photo screen

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I found this bug in both the Xubuntu and Lubuntu 12.04 AMD64 installers, I assume it is also in the main Ubuntu installer.
  I am using an Asus G1S laptop, which has a built-in webcam.

  The installer crashes on the screen where it is trying to take a photo
  or let me select from an existing one.   It crashes whether I just let
  it sit there, or try to do things with the controls.

  I checked, but could not find a boot option to disable this screen.

  My temporary work-around was:
  On the screen where you enter your name, user ID, etc (this is just before the photo screen), switch to a text console by hitting C-M-F2.    Doing an 'rmmod uvcvideo' seems to prevent the photo screen from appearing.   Type 'exit', then press C-M-F7 to return to the installer.

  After doing this, the install completed successfully.

  Might be a good idea to make some way to disable this screen in the
  installer, ask if it should be run right before you get to it, etc
  ...?

  Thanks,
  Ross

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