I've just tested 20100225 image and the problem still exists. It's driven by typing username - after every letter written in username form the more "-laptop" strings are appended to hostname.
** Tags added: lucid -- [lucid] Ubiquity suggests default hostname as "-laptop-laptop-laptop-laptop-laptop" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/527704 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