[Bug 1270645] Re: installer crashed when installing ubuntu alongside Windows 7

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1730, in <module>
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 187, in run
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_hardware()
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 830, in configure_hardware
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     raise install_misc.InstallStepError("HwDetect failed with code %d" % ret)
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: HwDetect failed with code 2
Jan 19 21:52:01 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  installer crashed when installing ubuntu alongside Windows 7

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a old windows 7 PC that I fromated and i decieded to install
  ubuntu but when I tried to intsall 12.04.3 LTS it crashed for no
  reason.( I was booting of USB)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315.1
  Date: Sun Jan 19 16:52:15 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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