[Bug 1266148] Re: installer crashed on install to external HDD

[Brian Murray]

There was actually an issue writing to your hard disk:

Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768730] EXT4-fs warning (device sdb1): ext4_end_bio:332: I/O error writing to inode 3148212 (offset 0 size 0 starting block 12618509)
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768735] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 12618252
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768816] EXT4-fs warning (device sdb1): ext4_end_bio:332: I/O error writing to inode 2498581 (offset 0 size 106496 starting block 9995726)
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768819] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995444
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768822] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995445
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768824] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995446
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768826] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995447
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768828] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995448
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768830] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995449
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768832] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995450
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768834] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995451
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768836] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 9995452
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768870] EXT4-fs warning (device sdb1): ext4_end_bio:332: I/O error writing to inode 2498583 (offset 0 size 24576 starting block 10010366)
Jan  5 02:52:33 ubuntu kernel: [ 1137.768892] EXT4-fs warning (device sdb1): ext4_end_bio:332: I/O error writing to inode 2498584 (offset 0 size 4096 starting block 10010398)

These messages are indicative of a failing disk drive.

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Title:
  installer crashed on install to external HDD

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  installler crashed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Sat Jan  4 22:05:57 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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