[Bug 897351] Re: Not sure this is a bug - was doing a live cd install on a problematic 1 TB external HD

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Exception during installation:
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 150, in run
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_python()
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 271, in configure_python
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 93, in __init__
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 136, in open
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Unable to synchronize mmap - msync (5: Input/output error), E:Problem renaming the file /target/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin.Y1utLV to /target/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - rename (30: Read-only file system), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Nov 28 11:54:40 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  Not sure this is a bug - was doing a live cd install on a problematic
  1 TB external HD

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am pretty sure the install failed more because of the harddrive.  I am getting write errors under Ubuntu but not Win XP and reading seems fine - in fact moved almost 1 TB to other drives with no problem.  Figured if I could force an install
   that I might save the drive. Guess that isn't going to happen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Mon Nov 28 12:01:26 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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