[Bug 1942955] Re: Ubuntu MATE 20.04.3 installer crashed

[I-Cat]

** Description changed:

- Where to start. Apparently the iso (ubuntu-mate-20.04.3-desktop-
+ Where to start. Apparently the .iso (ubuntu-mate-20.04.3-desktop-
  amd64.iso) assumes every computer runs Windows and has small disks (2 TB
  or smaller). The "Disk Image Writer" formats the jump drive as MBR with
- bootable partition, a EFI partition for Windows compatibility and the
+ a bootable partition, a EFI partition for Windows compatibility and the
  rest of the drive (59GB) as unusable.
  
  I purchased a 1TB WD Blue SATA SSD and tried to install in it. The first
  five times failed. The drive was initially blank and the installer
- disabled the Install button. I used 18.04 Disks to creat the GUID
- partition table and create the UEFI System Partition, the Ubuntu MATE
- partition, the Linux swap partition, and a NTFS data partition.
+ disabled the Install button. I used 18.04 to create the GUID partition
+ table and create the UEFI System Partition, the Ubuntu MATE partition,
+ the Linux swap partition, and a NTFS data partition.
  
  I was at least able to start the installation. Then the installer
  crashed.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  Date: Tue Sep  7 21:28:16 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => I-Cat (i-cat)

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Title:
  Ubuntu MATE 20.04.3 installer crashed

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Where to start. Apparently the .iso (ubuntu-mate-20.04.3-desktop-
  amd64.iso) assumes every computer runs Windows and has small disks (2
  TB or smaller). The "Disk Image Writer" formats the jump drive as MBR
  with a bootable partition, a EFI partition for Windows compatibility
  and the rest of the drive (59GB) as unusable.

  I purchased a 1TB WD Blue SATA SSD and tried to install in it. The
  first five times failed. The drive was initially blank and the
  installer disabled the Install button. I used 18.04 to create the GUID
  partition table and create the UEFI System Partition, the Ubuntu MATE
  partition, the Linux swap partition, and a NTFS data partition.

  I was at least able to start the installation. Then the installer
  crashed.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.17 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-27.29~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22
  Uname: Linux 5.11.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  Date: Tue Sep  7 21:28:16 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-mate.seed quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819.1)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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