[Bug 434941] Re: ubiquity crashes runnung update-grub

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[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

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

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Title:
  ubiquity crashes runnung update-grub

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  Karmic alpha- 6 i386 desktop, installing from USB stick (created with Jaunty USB boot stick creator) onto a Dell E5500. Using custom partitioning to install to a preexisting (ex Intrepid) partition.
  Installation runs normally until the stage "running update-grub" at which point the ubiquity window closes without warning.

  On rebooting, Karmic produces a few error messages and then a totally
  black screen (I think the backlight is turned off too). The kernel is
  alive because Ctrl-Alt-Delete causes a reboot. Booting into recovery
  mode I can see errors about a read-only filesystem. Running fsck on
  the ext4 / partition and then rebooting allows Karmic to boot to GDM
  and I can log in to a normal desktop.

  Possible causes - I also have Jaunty installed on a JFS partition on
  the install disk, which is unusual and may be acting as a trigger for
  this bug. Also possibly significant - while the installer is booting
  from USB I see error messages about being unable to read from (if I
  remember right) sr0.

  I have tried this 3 times with the same result.
  I have re-checked the MD5sum of the ISO image and re-created the USB stick.

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