I have absolutely no clue what this might be, but it sounds like a kernel bug to me, not an installer bug.
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: ubiquity => linux-source-2.6.20 -- Feisty won't boot under Parallels if VM has more than 596 megs https://launchpad.net/bugs/88563 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs