Public bug reported: I am installing under VirtualBox, with default settings using latest build of VirtualBox. An error comes up at Keyboard detect screen but can continue past user details and then finally crashes completely at Configuring time-zones.
The following from /var/syslog may be helpful: Jun 6 23:24:15 ubuntu in-target: Reading package lists... Jun 6 23:24:15 ubuntu in-target: Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu ubiquity: sed: can't read //etc/default/rcS: No such file or directory Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CDROM entries in sources.list Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Exception during installation: Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last): Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1778, in <module> Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: install.run() Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: func(self) Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 204, in run Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: self.configure_plugins() Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 570, in configure_plugins Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: self.run_plugin(plugin) Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 547, in run_plugin Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: "Plugin %s failed with code %s" % (plugin.NAME, ret)) Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: Plugin timezone failed with code 2 Jun 6 23:24:16 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Jun 6 23:26:04 ubuntu ubiquity: Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar" ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: ubiquity 16.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-23.41-generic 4.4.10 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.376 Date: Tue Jun 7 00:26:04 2016 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160606) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-16.10.1 ubuntu yakkety ** Attachment added: "syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589730/+attachment/4678472/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589730 Title: Installer crashes at Keyboard detect screen(but can continue) then crashes at configuring time-zone To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1589730/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs