[Bug 1008204] [NEW] 12.04 Installer crashes on photo screen

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I found this bug in both the Xubuntu and Lubuntu 12.04 AMD64 installers, I assume it is also in the main Ubuntu installer.
I am using an Asus G1S laptop, which has a built-in webcam.

The installer crashes on the screen where it is trying to take a photo
or let me select from an existing one.   It crashes whether I just let
it sit there, or try to do things with the controls.

I checked, but could not find a boot option to disable this screen.

My temporary work-around was:
On the screen where you enter your name, user ID, etc (this is just before the photo screen), switch to a text console by hitting C-M-F2.    Doing an 'rmmod uvcvideo' seems to prevent the photo screen from appearing.   Type 'exit', then press C-M-F7 to return to the installer.

After doing this, the install completed successfully.

Might be a good idea to make some way to disable this screen in the
installer, ask if it should be run right before you get to it, etc ...?

Thanks,
Ross

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12.04 Installer crashes on photo screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1008204
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