[Bug 1861912] Re: file system creation in partition failed in auto-resize install 18.04.4

[Bill (franksmcb)]

Apologies for the lack of logs. When this error occurs the system pops
up with "The ext4 file system creation in partition#5 of SCSI3 (0,0,0)
(sdb) failed." and locks up hard. I cannot get to a TTY.

The T60 system has an Intel 180GB SSD.  
The installation media used was a 16GB USB drive.

The system exists exclusively for testing. When this error first
occurred and reported the system was running Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 from
the last point release testing final release and had been installed
entire disk using ext4.

The Lubuntu team asked me to recreate the issue using 18.04.3 and again
I was able to recreate the issue installing using with auto-resizing.

Installing to entire disk or manually partitioning works as expected.

In subsequent errors the popup shows a different partition number...ie
"partition#x of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdb)

What is odd in that the system when booted with the install media it
shows that the OS is installed on /dev/sda and it shows the USB install
media as /dev/sdb

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Title:
  file system creation in partition failed in auto-resize install
  18.04.4

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  32bit ISO testing.

  Ubuntu MATE 18.04.4 20200203.1

  Lenovo T60

  When trying to install and use auto-resize on 32bit system the
  installer fails and locks system with the error: The ext4 file system
  creation in partition#5 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdb) failed.

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