ok, so it was a combination of an older installer image (=no disks due to no modules) and parted_devices segfaulting because multipath support was enabled. Reassigning to parted.
** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: linux => parted Importance: High => Low Status: New => Triaged -- jaunty: installer fails to find the disk, worked with -4.5 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/314992 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs