[Bug 918007] Re: 11.10 install crash: /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket missing

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  11.10 install crash: /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket missing

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  on upgrade from 10.04 LTS 2 to 11.10, install bar is about 15% of the
  way on copying when it crashes.  upon restart and the kernel appears
  to be 11.10 but the graphic sticks on "Waiting for network
  configuration" , "Waiting up to 60 seconds more for network", as in
  #858122.

  in the casper dump, it shows that dbus is failing to connect:

  dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
  org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound: Failed to connect to socket
  /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory

  this looks like it's related to the migration from /var/run -> /run
  and /var/lock -> /run/lock.  i tried to manually create the symlinks
  as per previous bugs, i.e.
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/811441/comments/9
  to no avail.

  (NB: i couldn't recover into single-user mode either to apply these
  changes so i booted from 11.10 install media)

  no VMware involved.

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Tue Jan 17 19:53:09 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (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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