[Bug 1908435] Re: Ubuntu Installation Failure With Formatted Disk

[Timothy Quinn]

I was able to get ubuntu installed successfully using ZFS by doing an
offline minimal installation both `Download Updates` and `Third Party
Software` disabled. The installation was successful and Ubuntu booted
ok. I have now switched my production desktop over to the new
installation.

I suspect the majority of the failures were due to `Third Party
Software` option (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-
cdimage/+bug/1871268).

As its possible that I got a false positive on the bug, I suggest that
you close this ticket until I get time to do some playing around to see
if drive formatting is actually an issue with current builds of
ubiquity.

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Title:
  Ubuntu Installation Failure With Formatted Disk

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Installer fails when trying to install on a Drive that is
  previously formatted by Ubuntu installer.

  I know this issue has been around for a long time but is there a way
  that the installer can detect a formatted drive automatically and if
  the usecase is to wipe the drive anyway, automatically format the
  drive before running any code that may fail due to the existing drive
  formatting?

  I can imagine this issue can be a real roadblock for newbies as when
  it fails as there are virtually no hints of why it is failing.

  Background: 
  Today, I was installing Ubuntu 20.04 on an new computer I used a DVD I burned back in May of this year. The installer failed and it appears to have already formatted the drive at that point.

  I had assumed that the DVD may have been damaged so I downloaded
  20.04.1 and burned a new DVD. When I installed, it failed again before
  I got to the final "install" button. I did let the system send the bug
  report up to the server at the time (about 13:00 EST). I have seen
  this issue before and it was related to the drive formatting causing
  the installer to bail so I used Ubuntu Live and gparted to delete any
  data on the drive. When I re-installed, it installed successfully.

  During all the above installations, I used the `Wipe drive and use
  ZFS` option.

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