[Bug 776932] Re: Ubuntu 11.04 installer crashes during Grub updation/installation stage

[Brian Murray]

Exception during installation:
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1547, in <module>
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 56, in wrapper
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 208, in run
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1275, in remove_extras
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 89, in __init__
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 127, in open
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
May  4 11:54:05 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  Ubuntu 11.04 installer crashes during Grub updation/installation stage

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  i had downloaded the image file of ubuntu 11.04 from your website (32
  bit i386 desktop version) and burned the same to a blank cd using
  infrarecorder. the same error came up quite a few times, but worked
  once. since consecutive installations and uninstallations took up a
  lot of hard disk space, i had to delete extra partitions and reinstall
  once again, but went wrong once again, after apt config step where
  grub update/installation takes place. the checksum check didnt find
  any error with the iso file downloaded. i am able to use the desktop
  but some features seem to be working unsatisfactorily like inability
  in downloading mp3/mpeg2 codecs etc. Please help me solve this problem

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