[Bug 968216] Re: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe

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Xubuntu 12.10 install goes fine till the last leg, then: 'The installer
encountered an unrecoverable error. a desktop session will now be run so
that you may investigate the problem and try installing again.'

Used xubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.

Did multiple attempts. Sometimes you just hang at that point with a
busy-sign cursor.

Did the suggest fix for AMD chips: 'sudo apt-get purge ubiquity-
slideshow-xubuntu' in the LiveCD, then carry on with installing again.
This works.

CPU is Athlon 1300, bios-clocked to 1733.

o at bluefish:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor	: 0
vendor_id	: AuthenticAMD
cpu family	: 6
model		: 10
model name	: AMD Duron(tm) Processor
stepping	: 0
cpu MHz		: 1745.942
cache size	: 512 KB
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 1
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow up
bogomips	: 3491.88
clflush size	: 32
cache_alignment	: 32
address sizes	: 34 bits physical, 32 bits virtual
power management: ts


The previous install of lubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386 did not have this problem.

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Thanks for working on this, guys. Please do consider adding this one to
the Release Notes for 12.10. I had a multi-hour black-comedy before I
found out this was the problem.

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Title:
  IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Seems a duplicate of
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/710582 but is
  already fixed

  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 279, in pulse
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.db.progress('SET', int(self.percent))
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:     lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.write.flush()
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
  Mar 29 12:36:18 kubuntu plugininstall.py:

  Hello
  Attempting to install Kubuntu or Lubuntu, but the installer crash
  Thanks
  Fabio

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic-pae 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.312
  Date: Thu Mar 29 14:47:06 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/kubuntu.seed boot=casper maybe-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --LiveMediaBuild: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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