[Bug 1649975] Re: Installer crashed twice

[Thomas W. Fort]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1639374 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639374

The problem was the Windows partition on the 20 GB flash booting drive. I
zeroed out the drive from a command line, then put a new boot partition on
the drive, and then the installation cruised. The laptop has functioned
well since then. Thanks!

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 3:20 PM Phillip Susi <psusi at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1639374 ***
>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639374
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1639374
>    grub-pc fails to remove, causing lubuntu installs to crash
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> Title:
>   Installer crashed twice
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   Have tried Lubuntu 16.10 installation twice from Rufus made USB stick,
>   on an Acer Aspire M5 laptop. First was standard partition, second was
>   SATA flash boot loader custom. Both times, the installer crashed late
>   in the installation, and prepared a bug report by itself.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
>   Package: ubiquity 16.10.14
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
>   Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperVersion: 1.379
>   Date: Wed Dec 14 11:38:44 2016
>   InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi
> file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
>   LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
>   SourcePackage: grub-installer
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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Title:
  Installer crashed twice

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Have tried Lubuntu 16.10 installation twice from Rufus made USB stick,
  on an Acer Aspire M5 laptop. First was standard partition, second was
  SATA flash boot loader custom. Both times, the installer crashed late
  in the installation, and prepared a bug report by itself.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: ubiquity 16.10.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.379
  Date: Wed Dec 14 11:38:44 2016
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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