[Bug 1318796] [NEW] Ubuntu installer fails while deleting/recreating encrypted partition layout

[Jens]

Public bug reported:

I have an existing Ubuntu 12.04 installation set up using encrypted LVM
(plus a 250MB /boot) as setup by the "alternate install CD" of 12.04.

When starting Ubuntu 14.04 and choosing to delete the harddisk, while
setting up my time zone I get an error that the partitions cannot be
created and I should try manually. However, I am not given the chance to
do so. After setting up time zones and my user account, the installer
hangs indefinitely at "Creating ext4 file system for /, ubuntu-vg, ..."
(approximate wording, as I remember it). No system activity at all after
this.

Retrying the installer with a "clean" harddisk (deleting all partitions
using 'cfdisk') throws an error: "Error while configuring encrypted
disks. Configuration aborted".


ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.340
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon May 12 21:51:51 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=de
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac (20140417)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity-2.18.7 ubuntu

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Title:
  Ubuntu installer fails while deleting/recreating encrypted partition
  layout

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have an existing Ubuntu 12.04 installation set up using encrypted
  LVM (plus a 250MB /boot) as setup by the "alternate install CD" of
  12.04.

  When starting Ubuntu 14.04 and choosing to delete the harddisk, while
  setting up my time zone I get an error that the partitions cannot be
  created and I should try manually. However, I am not given the chance
  to do so. After setting up time zones and my user account, the
  installer hangs indefinitely at "Creating ext4 file system for /,
  ubuntu-vg, ..." (approximate wording, as I remember it). No system
  activity at all after this.

  Retrying the installer with a "clean" harddisk (deleting all
  partitions using 'cfdisk') throws an error: "Error while configuring
  encrypted disks. Configuration aborted".

  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon May 12 21:51:51 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- debian-installer/language=de keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=de
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64+mac (20140417)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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