sorry Charlie - this bug was sent in 2008. I no longer have the machine :( Take care,
M. :) On 28 March 2010 18:28, Charlie Kravetz <[email protected]> wrote: > Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this > bug, following the directions in > http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs? Thanks in > advance. > > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > Unable to install Hardy Beta Desktop i386 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205359 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > I was unable to install Hardy Heron Beta Desktop i386 (downloaded on > 2008-03-22) on my physical machine. Four attempts were made: > > 1. Chose "Install" from the LiveCD boot menu (which bypasses the live > session). I chose a "manual" partitioning. Windows 2000 is installed on the > machine, as well as an earlier Ubuntu installation, using two partitions. I > chose to leave the Windows partitions alone, format the partition previously > mounted as /, and not format the partition mounted as '/home'. The > installation progressed but part of the way through an error message popped > up with the title "Failed to copy files; faulty CD/DVD or hard disk?" saying > that the CD or hard drive has a problem. This is the text of the error: > > "The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: > > [Errno 5] Input/output error > > This particular error is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a > faulty hard disk. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a > lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often > available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old > and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment." > > (The spelling "Errno" is not my mistake, it is spelled that way in the > error message.) The CD has been checked multiple times for errors and there > is nothing known wrong with the hard drive or DVD drive (after failing to > install Hardy, I was able to install Kubuntu 7.10 on the machine without > errors). The install stops and drops to the live session desktop. > > 2. Booted into a Live session and double-clicked on the "Install" icon on > the desktop. Same selections for partitioning as above. Curiously in the > "Migrate Documents and Settings" step the Windows installation was not > detected. The installation progressed past the input screens, but before > finishing the progress bar indicator simply disappeared, dropping to the > Live session desktop. A reboot of the computer shows that at the very least > grub was not properly installed. What was probably the previous grub > installation crashed with Error 15. > > 3. Tried again using same method as 2. but after going all the way through > Step 7 of 7, clicking Next to start the install caused the installer to drop > back to Step 4 of 7 for partitioning. Every time step 7 was reached and the > install was begun, it immediately dropped back to step 4. > > 4. Same as in 3. but checked boxes to format both the partitions ('/' and > '/home'). Again the installer dropped back to step 4 after the final step 7. > > I suspect there is a problem with the partitioning I am trying to do but > there should not be. > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/205359/+subscribe > -- Unable to install Hardy Beta Desktop i386 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205359 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
