[Bug 220961] Re: [MASTER] ubiquity crashes instead of notifying the user of not enough disk space

[Mike Wright]

I  can "create this bug" pretty reliably with the following method:

Using a computer with a lot of RAM and ubuntu 12.04 already installed
make a new VM with 8192 MB RAM and 8.00 GB HDD and try to install ubuntu
12.04x64 desktop.  Then just next-next-next your way through everything.
If you had left the RAM at default 512 you could install just fine and
change it after, but with RAM so high you wind up here.

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Title:
  [MASTER] ubiquity crashes instead of notifying the user of not enough
  disk space

Status in Ubiquity:
  New
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ tail -n 40 /var/log/syslog 
  Apr 23 10:37:58 ubuntu python: log-output -t ubiquity mount --bind /dev /target/dev
  Apr 23 10:37:58 ubuntu grub-installer: info: architecture: amd64/generic
  Apr 23 10:37:58 ubuntu grub-installer: info: Identified partition label for /dev/sda8: msdos
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu grub-installer: dpkg: Kann /var/lib/dpkg/updates/tmp.i nicht auffüllen: No space left on device
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python: Exception during installation:
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1911, in <module>
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:     install.run()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 419, in run
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:     self.configure_bootloader()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1422, in configure_bootloader
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 2
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu python: 
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: debconffilter_done: Install (current: None)
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 229, in <module>
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     main()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 224, in main
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     install(args[0])
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 68, in install
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     ret = wizard.run()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 428, in run
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     self.progress_loop()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_ui.py", line 797, in progress_loop
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     (ret, realtb))
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1911, in <module>
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     install.run()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 419, in run
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     self.configure_bootloader()
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1422, in configure_bootloader
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]:     "GrubInstaller failed with code %d" % ret)
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 2
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu ubiquity[7822]: 
  Apr 23 10:37:59 ubuntu last message repeated 2 times
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ df -h
  Dateisystem            Größe Benut  Verf Ben% Eingehängt auf
  tmpfs                 393M   13M  380M   4% /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile
  tmpfs                 393M   13M  380M   4% /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile
  varrun                393M  100K  392M   1% /var/run
  varlock               393M  4,0K  393M   1% /var/lock
  udev                  393M   56K  392M   1% /dev
  devshm                393M   12K  393M   1% /dev/shm
  tmpfs                 393M   16K  393M   1% /tmp
  gvfs-fuse-daemon      393M   40M  353M  11% /home/ubuntu/.gvfs
  /dev/sda8             5,1G  5,1G     0 100% /target
  ubuntu at ubuntu:~$

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