[Bug 1224443] [NEW] Ubiquity crashes when told to format root to btrfs

[Santosh Krishnan]

Public bug reported:

When I selected the btrfs filesystem for formatting my root partition
and clicked next, a message box popped up saying "Error formatting
Partition ##" and the whole installtion process as well as the system
froze. Eventually it required a cold reset.

During the second run I chose ext4 for root and there were no problems.

The partition I was trying to format to btrfs was sda3, a primary
partition on a 40Gb PATA Seagate drive, for what it's worth. Size was
~12 Gb. A swap partition was already available from previous install and
I was not doing any other step. The partition too had been previously
created, so that leaves only the formatting step where the error could
have occured.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep 12 17:23:43 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-11 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug btrfs lubuntu saucy ubiquity-2.15.16

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Title:
  Ubiquity crashes when told to format root to btrfs

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I selected the btrfs filesystem for formatting my root partition
  and clicked next, a message box popped up saying "Error formatting
  Partition ##" and the whole installtion process as well as the system
  froze. Eventually it required a cold reset.

  During the second run I chose ext4 for root and there were no
  problems.

  The partition I was trying to format to btrfs was sda3, a primary
  partition on a 40Gb PATA Seagate drive, for what it's worth. Size was
  ~12 Gb. A swap partition was already available from previous install
  and I was not doing any other step. The partition too had been
  previously created, so that leaves only the formatting step where the
  error could have occured.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.13-generic 3.11.0
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep 12 17:23:43 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-11 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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