[Bug 1951751] [NEW] Install crashes on vmware install to 8tb VMDK disk

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Public bug reported:

Background:
-) Windows 10 Host (10.0.19044.1348)
-) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core processor
-) VMware Workstation 16 Player (version 16.2.1-18811642)

Steps to replicate:

1) Merge two 5tb disks into one volume using Windows "manage Storage Spaces". Select zero replication, (JBOD)
2)  Create a new Ubuntu VM and put the virtual hard drive on the volume. (The gui forces you to select the option to split the Virtual drive into many files)
3) Try to install ubuntu to the newly created virtual machine

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.445.1
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Nov 21 16:29:13 2021
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15.17 ubuntu

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Title:
  Install crashes on vmware install to 8tb VMDK disk

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Background:
  -) Windows 10 Host (10.0.19044.1348)
  -) CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core processor
  -) VMware Workstation 16 Player (version 16.2.1-18811642)

  Steps to replicate:

  1) Merge two 5tb disks into one volume using Windows "manage Storage Spaces". Select zero replication, (JBOD)
  2)  Create a new Ubuntu VM and put the virtual hard drive on the volume. (The gui forces you to select the option to split the Virtual drive into many files)
  3) Try to install ubuntu to the newly created virtual machine

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Nov 21 16:29:13 2021
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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