[Bug 1410573] [NEW] Expert mode installation fails with error

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1) Start 15.04 installation (as a Power KBM guest) using daily ISO (Jan 11)
2) Append priority=low option during installation
3) On partitioning disk panel select  - Separate /home, /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions - option
4) Continue with the installation.

Installation fails with following message :

                  Configuring linux-image-3.18.0-8-generic

                    Unable to install the selected kernel                
      An error was returned while trying to install the kernel into the  
      target system.                                                     
     
      Kernel package: 'linux-generic'.                                   
     
      Check /var/log/syslog or see virtual console 4 for the details.    
     
                                  <Continue>                             
     
     
I have attached following files captured after the failure.

hardware-summary         lsb-release              status   partman
syslog


> Hi Sachin,
> 
> It seems that we ran out of space on / while unpacking the kernel modules:
> 
> an 12 08:30:55 in-target: Preparing to unpack
> .../linux-image-extra-3.18.0-8-generic_3.18.0-8.9_ppc64el.deb ...
> Jan 12 08:30:55 in-target: Unpacking linux-image-extra-3.18.0-8-generic
> (3.18.0-8.9) ...
> Jan 12 08:31:14 in-target: dpkg: error processing archive
> /media/cdrom//pool/main/l/linux/linux-image-extra-3.18.0-8-generic_3.18.0-8.
> 9_ppc64el.deb (--unpack):
> Jan 12 08:31:14 in-target:  cannot copy extracted data for
> './lib/modules/3.18.0-8-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/ips.ko' to
> '/lib/modules/3.18.0-8-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/ips.ko.dpkg-new': failed
> to write (No space left on device)
> Jan 12 08:31:14 in-target: dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by
> signal (Broken pipe)
> 
> hardware-summary shows /dev/vda2 is fairly small. Was that intentional?
> 
> df: Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> df: none                    836160      2496    833664   0% /run
> df: devtmpfs               4139712         0   4139712   0% /dev
> df: /dev/sr0                573810    573810         0 100% /cdrom
> df: /dev/vda2               275395    181991     74665  71% /target
> df: /dev/vda7             63427476     53064  60129408   0% /target/home
> df: /dev/vda6               369639      2062    343974   1% /target/tmp
> df: /dev/vda3              5636212    250392   5076472   5% /target/usr
> df: /dev/vda4              2818080     23964   2631252   1% /target/var
> df: /dev/sr0                573810    573810         0 100%
> /target/media/cdrom

Nope. The partitions and their size was suggested by the installer.
These are the default suggested values.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bot-comment bugnameltc-120256 severity-critical targetmilestone-inin---
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Expert mode installation fails with error
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