This was fixed some time ago in parted: it no longer fails to update the
partition table when another partition is in use.
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix Released
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** Tags added: ubiquity-1.12.12
** Tags added: jaunty
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Title:
Installer fails to format partition
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I ran into this same exact issue and thermoman's workaround worked like
a charm. All i wanted to do was manually create my partition layout
using systemrescuecd and fdisk, then install ubuntu on the partition i
had created specifically for it. When tried to install on the selected
partition the
Also affects Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix - can't install from USB, same
issue.
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Found the problem:
Ubuntu installer mounts any existing swap partition upon boot - in my
case /dev/sda6.
The active swap partition prevents the kernel from rereading the
partition table after the installer modified it.
Workaround:
Before starting installation change to text console via
/var/log/installer/debug
** Attachment added: /var/log/installer/debug
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34362616/debug
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This bug is NOT invalid - please reopen.
I have the same issue on Lenovo Ideapad S10e not being able to install
Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix.
Partition table as shown in text console #2 when installer started up:
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track,
/var/log/partman
** Attachment added: /var/log/partman
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34362624/partman
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/var/log/syslog
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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid = New
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+ EDIT marcel: Please read comment #4
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I booted from the newly released Kubuntu 9.04 Desktop amd64 iso and chose the
install option.
When asked
I'm marking this as invalid as the reporter is unable to reproduce the
bug and there's unfortunately not enough here to debug the problem. If
you are able to reproduce this bug in the future, please file a new bug
or feel free to reopen this one.
Thanks!
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
I tried to run the installer in debug mode and reproduce the problem but
looks like this time it worked (conditions were not identical, but I
thought the bug would show up again; guess the problem is a bit more
complex).
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Installer fails to format partition
Please run the installer again in debug mode (`ubiquity -d` from a
terminal window) and attach /var/log/syslog, /var/log/partman, and
/var/log/installer/debug. We'll need the partman log file to get a
better idea of what's going wrong, as the device nodes are created
independent of the installer,
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