10.04 install fails on select and install software

[jonnybarnes]

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 10.04 32bit with the alternate install CD. It gets to the "Select and Install Software" stage and stops part way through and gives an error message with the blue bg turning red.

I've burned a second copy with no success from an iso with the correct md5 hash. So its not the disc.

If I try and continue the installation it seems to work but when I boot up I get dumped into the command line. Trying to start the gui gives me a message about being in low graphics mode.

From looking at the logs during the install (using alt+F2 to open a second terminal) it appears that 'pkgsel' is causing the error.

Any help would be appreciated.

[RJARRRPCGP]

The majority of the time, it's because of a corrupted burn. Sorry.

I found the best way of avoiding a corrupted burn, is to use Puppy 5.0.1 and use PBurn, because of its MD5 comparer. It will actually compare the MD5 of the burn to the MD5 of the ISO.

[jonnybarnes]

Would 2 CDs really fail, seeing as I have managed to install 10.04 of the first one a few days ago, but couldnt get my wireless working and wanted to start again from a clean install. It's why I'm so confused its stopped working.

Managed to get my syslog file. Here's where the errors appear to be if its enlightening for someone.


Jul 3 00:31:47 in-target: Warning: Fake start-stop-daemon called, doing nothing.
Jul 3 00:31:47 in-target:
Jul 3 00:31:47 in-target: (udisks:13742): udisks-WARNING **: Couldn't connect to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
Jul 3 00:31:47 in-target:
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450517] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450522] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450527] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450535] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450537] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450540] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450543] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.450576] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.660564] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.660571] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x3f39f&0x3f39f->0x3f39f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.676471] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.721537] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/100
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.721551] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895633] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895637] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895641] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895649] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895650] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895654] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895656] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:47 kernel: [ 2748.895683] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.092560] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.092567] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x3f39f&0x3f39f->0x3f39f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.108469] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.153941] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/100
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.153953] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328000] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328013] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328017] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328024] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328026] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328030] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328032] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.328059] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.524559] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.524565] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x3f39f&0x3f39f->0x3f39f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.540468] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.586348] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/100
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.586358] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760475] ata1.01: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760480] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760483] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760486] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760493] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760495] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760499] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760501] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.760526] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.960555] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.960564] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x1f39f&0x3f39f->0x1f39f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2749.976459] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2750.027068] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/66
Jul 3 00:31:48 kernel: [ 2750.027084] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201164] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201168] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201173] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201181] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201183] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201186] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201189] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.201217] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.400541] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.400548] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x1f39f&0x3f39f->0x1f39f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.416449] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.459474] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/66
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.459486] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633531] ata1.01: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO4
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633535] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633538] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633542] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633549] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633551] res 51/84:08:08:42:a5/00:00:00:00:00/f5 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633555] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633557] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.633582] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.832557] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.832563] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x739f&0x3f39f->0x739f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.848450] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891879] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891897] sd 0:0:1:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891902] sd 0:0:1:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891909] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891911] 72 0b 47 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891921] 05 a5 42 08
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891925] sd 0:0:1:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Scsi parity error
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891934] sd 0:0:1:0: [sdb] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 05 a5 42 08 00 00 08 00
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891945] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 94716424
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891951] Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 11839297
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891954] lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1
Jul 3 00:31:49 kernel: [ 2750.891978] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066032] ata1.01: limiting speed to PIO4
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066039] ata1.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066042] ata1.01: BMDMA stat 0x64
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066048] ata1.01: failed command: WRITE DMA
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066056] ata1.01: cmd ca/00:18:18:5d:04/00:00:00:00:00/f3 tag 0 dma 12288 out
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066057] res 51/84:18:18:5d:04/00:00:00:00:00/f3 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066061] ata1.01: status: { DRDY ERR }
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066063] ata1.01: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.066097] ata1: soft resetting link
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.264562] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x7f39f&0x7f39f->0x7f39f, BIOS=0x7f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x7f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.264569] ata1: nv_mode_filter: 0x1f&0x3f39f->0x1f, BIOS=0x3f000 (0xc7c6c000) ACPI=0x3f01f (15:20:0x1f)
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.280469] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.324283] ata1.01: configured for PIO4
Jul 3 00:31:50 kernel: [ 2751.324297] ata1: EH complete
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target: unable to fsync updated status of `udisks': Input/output error
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target: E:
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target:
Jul 3 00:31:50 in-target: tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
Jul 3 00:31:54 in-target: Setting up libexempi3 (2.1.1-1build2) ...
Jul 3 00:31:54 in-target: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
Jul 3 00:31:54 in-target: unable to fsync updated status of `libexempi3': Input/output error
Jul 3 00:31:54 main-menu[408]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Jul 3 00:31:54 main-menu[408]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Jul 3 00:45:52 init: starting pid 387, tty '/dev/tty2': '-/bin/sh'

[wphampton]

I'm having this exact same problem, was anyone able to find a solution? The installer CD integrity test returned a success.

Thanks!
Wes