Thanks for reporting this bug. Since I am able to confirm this issue based on your information, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let the developers handle it from here.
Downloaded the final release of Xubuntu Intrepid_Ibex 8.10 (http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/intrepid/release/xubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso) dated 30-Oct-2008 01:17 Ran cd-integrity check; passed Selected 2nd option - Install Xubuntu Step 1 of 7; Choose a language -> English -> Forward Step 2 of 7; Where are you? -> Boise -> Forward Step 3 of 7; Keyboard layout -> USA; USA - Alternative international (former us_intl) -> Forward Step 4 of 7; Prepare disk space -> Manual -> Forward Prepare partitions -> /dev/sdb1 -> Edit partition Edit a partition -> New partition size in megabytes: (was 9524); reduce to 6144 Use as: Ext3 journaling file system Format the partition: checkmark Mount point: / -> OK Before you can continue, any previous changes have to be written to the disk -> Continue clicking on the partition before the partition editor is finished formatting results in another window opening: "Please wait..." -> partition was not changed selected Edit partition again; Scanning disks...; Edit a partition opens; input same data again; -> OK Window is frozen at this point; I can click on both Cancel and OK buttons; there is no action taken Switch to Ctrl+Alt+F2; top shows Ubiquity still working; Alt+F7 shows no action; GUI is unresponsive; Ctrl-C , Ctrl-X , Ctrl+Alt+Del get no response. I was able to enter "shutdown -r now" in TTY2 to restart the system, but only because of prior experience and knowledge. I am attaching the /var/log/partman and /var/log/syslog as text files. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: New => Triaged -- installer modify partition blocked https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303848 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
