[Bug 186711] Re: The installer needs to remove operating system files from the install target, but was unable to do so. The install cannot continue

[teledyn]

happened just now on trying to repair a 13.10 installation

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Title:
  The installer needs to remove operating system files from the install
  target, but was unable to do so. The install cannot continue

Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer:
  Fix Released
Status in “partman-target” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “partman-target” source package in Hardy:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: debian-installer

  Boot method: Grub to HD-Media
  Image version: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/hardy-alternate-i386.iso
  Date: Monday January 28, 2008 ~12:00pm

  Machine: White box
  Partitions: I didn't think to get this while in the install environment, hope this will do.
  Filesystem    Type   1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
  /dev/sdc1     ext3     9637912   2806560   6341776  31% /
  varrun       tmpfs     1037428        88   1037340   1% /var/run
  varlock      tmpfs     1037428         0   1037428   0% /var/lock
  udev         tmpfs     1037428       112   1037316   1% /dev
  devshm       tmpfs     1037428         0   1037428   0% /dev/shm
  lrm          tmpfs     1037428     34696   1002732   4% /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile
  /dev/sda2 reiserfs   300044852  64690596 235354256  22% /home
  /dev/sdb1     ext3    79150660   6392132  68737864   9% /media/arch
  /dev/hdc2     ext3   480197164 124551020 355646144  26% /media/backup

  
  Base System Installation Checklist:
  [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

  Initial boot:           [O]
  Detect network card:    [O]
  Configure network:      [O]
  Detect CD:              [O]
  Load installer modules: [O]
  Detect hard drives:     [O]
  Partition hard drives:  [E]
  Install base system:    [ ]
  Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
  User/password setup:    [ ]
  Install tasks:          [ ]
  Install boot loader:    [ ]
  Overall install:        [ ]

  Comments/Problems:

  This appears to be the same bug reported for ubiquity #186147.

  After setting up partitions I get the error "The installer needs to
  remove operating system files from the install target, but was unable
  to do so. The install cannot continue". I am able to go back and
  repartition and after some trial and error figured out that by not
  mounting any other partitions aside from swap and /, I am able to
  successfully get past this portion of the install process (more bugs
  to come though for other parts).

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