Hi. First: I've edited out a large chunk of your bug report, as I don't see why anyone else should have to read that. Please don't be abusive :) You may want to read the Ubuntu code of conduct: http://www.ubuntu.com/community/conduct
As for the bug, we will need more information to track it further. Could you please attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/partman to this bug? This page contains detailed information on uploading log files: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs (you will have to repeat the install attempt with the same Live CD to get them) Thanks! ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: ubiquity - Tried reinstalling kubuntu 6.10 because swap space on first install came - out at just some tiny number of megs instead of 2 GB (not sure why). - This time decided to have it put grub on sda5, the first partition (100 - MB) on my only HDD. Previously it had put grub in the boot sector w/out - my realizing it, which I didn't like (wanna fix that too please???) + Tried reinstalling kubuntu 6.10 because swap space on first install came out at just some tiny number of megs instead of 2 GB (not sure why). This time decided to have it put grub on sda5, the first partition (100 MB) on my only HDD. Previously it had put grub in the boot sector w/out my realizing it, which I didn't like (wanna fix that too please???) - It crashed. I really really want ubuntu and kubuntu etc. to succeed, and - I'll make it work for me, but the whole partition process, well, only - way to put it clearly is it SUCKS DONKEY DICK!!! Really, people, I'm - pissed! First time it decided the numbers of my partitions were - different than those gparted came up with in my previous distro - (puppylinux, like it matters). Because of this it erased the WRONG ONE, - nuking all the very important files on my hard drive, which I'd kept on - a separate partition, never imagining it would screw up the wrong one. I - know you are probably going to assume this didn't really happen, that I - screwed up, but it did. I can't say it was kubuntu and no gparted, since - I'd majorly tweaked and re-tweaked my partitions, but it was bad bad - bad. Thank god for backups. + It crashed. - Enough whining... this time once again the partitioning process showed - problems. + ... edited by heno ... All the following happened after choosing to manually edit partition table... -Clicking on "Create" without having selected a blank space on the disk in the disk diagram at the top causes the program to hang. -Creating multiple partitions and committing fails... it creates the partitions but does not format them to be ext3 etc... just leaves them as unknown (and takes only moments, not enough to get the workdone anyhow. -Even when I got it to [apparently] correctly format the various partitions by creating and committing them one by one it still showed just three partitions out of five in "step 6 of 6" - "prepare mount points"... no idea why, but restarting the installer worked. Or it did until it choked on grub. I only got an actual crash that led to it spitting out stuff to the screen to include here with the grub error, so here it is: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ? main() File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main install(sys.argv[1]) File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install ret = wizard.run() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 338, in run self.process_step() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 828, in process_step self.progress_loop() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 599, in progress_loop raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" % RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ? install.run() File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run self.configure_bootloader() File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader raise InstallStepError( InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1 ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** Summary changed: - manual partitioning fails in numerous fatal ways, ERASES WRONG PARITTION. Bad kubuntu! Bad! + manual partitioning fails in numerous fatal ways ** Description changed: - - Tried reinstalling kubuntu 6.10 because swap space on first install came out at just some tiny number of megs instead of 2 GB (not sure why). This time decided to have it put grub on sda5, the first partition (100 MB) on my only HDD. Previously it had put grub in the boot sector w/out my realizing it, which I didn't like (wanna fix that too please???) + Tried reinstalling kubuntu 6.10 because swap space on first install came + out at just some tiny number of megs instead of 2 GB (not sure why). + This time decided to have it put grub on sda5, the first partition (100 + MB) on my only HDD. Previously it had put grub in the boot sector w/out + my realizing it, which I didn't like (wanna fix that too please???) It crashed. ... edited by heno ... All the following happened after choosing to manually edit partition table... -Clicking on "Create" without having selected a blank space on the disk in the disk diagram at the top causes the program to hang. -Creating multiple partitions and committing fails... it creates the partitions but does not format them to be ext3 etc... just leaves them as unknown (and takes only moments, not enough to get the workdone anyhow. -Even when I got it to [apparently] correctly format the various partitions by creating and committing them one by one it still showed just three partitions out of five in "step 6 of 6" - "prepare mount points"... no idea why, but restarting the installer worked. Or it did until it choked on grub. I only got an actual crash that led to it spitting out stuff to the screen to include here with the grub error, so here it is: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ? main() File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main install(sys.argv[1]) File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 57, in install ret = wizard.run() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 338, in run self.process_step() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 828, in process_step self.progress_loop() File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 599, in progress_loop raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s\n%s" % RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1404, in ? install.run() File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 385, in run self.configure_bootloader() File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1163, in configure_bootloader raise InstallStepError( InstallStepError: GrubInstaller failed with code 1 -- manual partitioning fails in numerous fatal ways https://launchpad.net/bugs/84473 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
