Installer fails plugininstall.py

Asked by Jewell Thomas

Live CD works flawlessly, when I try to install either booting directly to install DVD or try to install from Live CD, installer crashes with the following errors.

Last 50 lines of /var/log/syslog:

Mar 28 18:58:15 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /sys
Mar 28 18:58:15 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /proc
Mar 28 18:58:15 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/dev
Mar 28 18:58:17 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity mount --bind /proc /target/proc
Mar 28 18:58:17 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity mount --bind /sys /target/sys
Mar 28 18:58:17 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity mount --bind /dev /target/dev
Mar 28 18:58:20 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:Could not open DriverDB cache /var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/cache/jockey/driverdb-OpenPrintingDriverDB.cache'
Mar 28 18:58:20 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module nvidia_96 failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module nvidia_96
Mar 28 18:58:20 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module nvidia_current failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module nvidia_current
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module nvidia_173 failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module nvidia_173
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module ath_pci failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module ath_pci
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module fglrx failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module fglrx
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module wl failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module wl
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module vmxnet failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module vmxnet
Mar 28 18:58:21 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:22 ubuntu ubiquity: WARNING:root:modinfo for module nvidia_current failed: ERROR: modinfo: could not find module nvidia_current
Mar 28 18:58:22 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu ubiquity: dpkg: error processing man-db (--unpack):
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu ubiquity: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu ubiquity: No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu ubiquity: Errors were encountered while processing:
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu ubiquity: man-db
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/proc
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/sys
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/dev
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1519, in <module>
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 194, in run
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.next_region()
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 676, in next_region
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.db.progress('SET', self.count)
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in <lambda>
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 101, in command
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: raise DebconfError(status, data)
Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: DebconfError: (10, "oem-config/enable doesn't exist")

Last 50 lines of /var/log/partman:

parted_server: OUT: 3 104864094720-104962798079 98703360 primary ext3 /dev/sda3

parted_server: OUT: 5 104963506176-484963254271 379999748096 logical ext4 /dev/sda5

parted_server: OUT: 6 484964302848-500106788863 15142486016 logical linux-swap /dev/sda6

parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 208
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/75reformat_after_restart: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/finish.d/75reformat_after_restart: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=sda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: OUT: 1 1048576-105906175 104857600 primary ntfs /dev/sda1

parted_server: OUT: 2 105906176-104858648575 104752742400 primary ntfs /dev/sda2

parted_server: OUT: 3 104864094720-104962798079 98703360 primary ext3 /dev/sda3

parted_server: OUT: 5 104963506176-484963254271 379999748096 logical ext4 /dev/sda5

parted_server: OUT: 6 484964302848-500106788863 15142486016 logical linux-swap /dev/sda6

parted_server: Partitions printed
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 209
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/finish.d/80parted: IN: QUIT
parted_server: Read command: QUIT
parted_server: Quitting

Mar 28 18:58:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:
Mar 28 19:00:26 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1464]: Invalid response packet from host 192.168.45.2.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Did you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded?
Did you burn the CD as slowly as possible?

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Hansen (moteprime) said :
#2

Hi.
I have the same error in all the Natty dailys i have tried the latest dated 28. march.
I have reported a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/728296
But at the time the was no updated nvidia drivers ready for Natty so i marked it invalid.
There is another user that have the same error that has subscribed the my bug report.
also i found these:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/744553
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/730118
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/739096

please advice on how to proceede.

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Hansen (moteprime) said :
#3

Hi.
I have the same error in all the Natty dailys i have tried the latest dated 28. march.
I have reported a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/728296
But at the time the was no updated nvidia drivers ready for Natty so i marked it invalid.
There is another user that have the same error that has subscribed the my bug report.
also i found these:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/744553
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/730118
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/739096

please advice on how to proceede.

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Hansen (moteprime) said :
#4

Hi.
I have the same error in all the Natty dailys i have tried the latest dated 28. march.
I have reported a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/728296
But at the time the was no updated nvidia drivers ready for Natty so i marked it invalid.
There is another user that have the same error that has subscribed the my bug report.
also i found these:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/744553
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/730118
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/739096

please advice on how to proceede.

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Hansen (moteprime) said :
#5

-Sorry for the multiple answers my browser was hanging and i pressed the button a couple of times.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) said :
#6

This is bug 739632; we've recently fixed it, and today's daily build should work.

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