I have come to agree -- on trying to reinstall, the failures progressed to a complete grub-rescue prompt with no available options other than ls -- I'm sourcing a new drive
On 11/29/13, Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it > seems that there is a problem with the disk to which you are trying to > install Ubuntu. I'd recommend performing a back up of your existing > operating system and then investigating the situation. Measures you > might take include checking cable connections for your disks and using > software tools to investigate the health of your hardware. In the event > that is is not in fact an error with your hardware please set the bug's > status back to New. Thanks and good luck! > > [This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you > inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.] > > ** Tags added: hardware-error > > ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256085 > > Title: > installer crashes on rescue > > Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > > Bug description: > crash says it cannot remove installation files and gives no option to > ignore or proceed, but considers the error fatal, the only option is > to accept the message; received the same message once or twice more > and then the apport crash reporting. > > part of the bug report asks if I want to include the install log but > cautions that my PASSWORD will be in it!!! Is someone smoking crack? > My password is kept in CLEAR TEXT in a log file?? Isn't that just a > bit insane? er ... I mean ... how did this sensitive security > information manage to be included in an installation log? That alone > is a bit of a bug, no? > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 > Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 [modified: > lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 > Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1 > Date: Thu Nov 28 14:27:59 2013 > InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent > file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet > splash -- maybe-ubiquity > LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 > (20131016.1) > MarkForUpload: True > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8 > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: ubiquity > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1256085/+subscriptions > -- *Teledyn Addendum: teledyn blogspot ca* *eso: **EighthStreetOrchestra blogspot ca* -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256085 Title: installer crashes on rescue To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1256085/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
