Public bug reported: We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report, and attach the files /var/log/installer/syslog, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/partman:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 130, in ? install(sys.argv[1]) File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 55, in install ret = wizard.run() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 266, in run self.process_step() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 741, in process_step self.mountpoints_to_summary() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1029, in mountpoints_to_summary self.progress_loop() File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 538, in progress_loop raise RuntimeError, ("Install failed with exit code %s; see " RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1; see /var/log/installer/syslog and /var/log/syslog This only occurs when I put /var on a different partition. If I don't give it an own partition, everything works. But I read it's a good idea to have a seperate partition for /var, so I would like it to work. I have a new Dell portable computer, Inspiron 9400, dual processor. Bart ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- installation fails when /var on seperate partition https://launchpad.net/bugs/50505 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs