[Bug 1402363] Re: Failed to install on qemu-system-x86_64, USB mounted system disk

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1770, in <module>
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 192, in run
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.configure_python()
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 377, in configure_python
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install_misc.chroot_setup(self.target)
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 123, in chroot_setup
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     with open(policy_rc_d, 'w') as f:
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: OSError: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: '/target/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d'
Dec 14 10:38:54 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Failed to install on qemu-system-x86_64, USB mounted system disk

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Trying to install Ubuntu 64 bit 14.04 on a badly messed up laptop by
  putting its HDD into a USB caddy and then running qemu (with KVM
  enabled) on the ISO:

  qemu-system-x86_64 -boot -order=dc -enable-kvm -hda /dev/sde -m 1024
  -cdrom ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso -cpu host

  sde is a 512G physical disk.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Sun Dec 14 10:39:16 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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