I successfully installed Linux Mint 17.1 64-bit MATE on multiple machines directly from the original Live CD without a problem. I also fully installed it onto a large USB-stick (a 256Gb USB3) and I can boot from it and use the OS perfectly. I installed Ubiquity on it from the package manager, with the idea of using the USB-stick to rapidly install onto more machines.
However, booting the USB stick version I made and running the Ubiquity installer on various machines, Ubiquity always crashes at the same point
It crashes after choosing the locale. Here's the relevalt portion from the syslog:Code: Select all
Dec 26 19:56:23 SanDisk ntfsresize: ntfsresize v2013.1.13AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Dec 26 19:56:23 SanDisk ntfsresize: ERROR: Device '/dev/sdb1' is mounted read-write. You must 'umount' it first.
Dec 26 19:56:23 SanDisk partman: Error running 'ntfsresize --info'
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk kernel: [ 289.397713] NTFS driver 2.1.30 [Flags: R/O MODULE].
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk kernel: [ 289.423961] QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk os-prober: No volume groups found
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda1
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: mounted using GRUB ntfs filesystem driver
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/05efi
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 05efi: debug: Not on UEFI platform
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10freedos
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 10freedos: debug: /dev/sda1 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10qnx
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 10qnx: debug: /dev/sda1 is not a QNX4 partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20macosx
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk macosx-prober: debug: /dev/sda1 is not an HFS+ partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 20microsoft: debug: /dev/sda1 is a NTFS partition
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 20microsoft: result: /dev/sda1:Windows 7 (loader):Windows:chain
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: os found by subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk os-prober: debug: os detected by /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda2
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: mounted using GRUB ntfs filesystem driver
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/05efi
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 05efi: debug: Not on UEFI platform
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10freedos
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 10freedos: debug: /dev/sda2 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10qnx
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 10qnx: debug: /dev/sda2 is not a QNX4 partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20macosx
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk macosx-prober: debug: /dev/sda2 is not an HFS+ partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 20microsoft: debug: /dev/sda2 is a NTFS partition
Dec 26 19:56:25 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/30utility
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 30utility: debug: /dev/sda2 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/70hurd
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/80minix
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/83haiku
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 83haiku: debug: /dev/sda2 is not a BeFS partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90solaris
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/efi
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda3
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: mounted using GRUB ext2 filesystem driver
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/05efi
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 05efi: debug: Not on UEFI platform
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10freedos
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 10freedos: debug: /dev/sda3 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10qnx
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 10qnx: debug: /dev/sda3 is not a QNX4 partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20macosx
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk macosx-prober: debug: /dev/sda3 is not an HFS+ partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 20microsoft: debug: /dev/sda3 is not a MS partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/30utility
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 30utility: debug: /dev/sda3 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/70hurd
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/80minix
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/83haiku
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 83haiku: debug: /dev/sda3 is not a BeFS partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90solaris
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: running subtest /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/efi
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests on /dev/sda4
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 50mounted-tests: debug: /dev/sda4 is a swap partition; skipping
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: os detected by /usr/lib/os-probes/50mounted-tests
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/05efi on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 05efi: debug: Not on UEFI platform
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10freedos on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 10freedos: debug: /dev/sdb1 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/10qnx on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 10qnx: debug: /dev/sdb1 is not a QNX4 partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20macosx on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk macosx-prober: debug: /dev/sdb1 is not an HFS+ partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/20microsoft on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 20microsoft: debug: /dev/sdb1 is a FUSE partition
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/30utility on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 30utility: debug: /dev/sdb1 is not a FAT partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/40lsb on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/70hurd on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/80minix on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/83haiku on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk 83haiku: debug: /dev/sdb1 is not a BeFS partition: exiting
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90linux-distro on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: running /usr/lib/os-probes/mounted/90solaris on mounted /dev/sdb1
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk os-prober: debug: /dev/sdb3: is active swap
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda3 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda4 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device Linux Mint not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda3 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:56:27 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:57:09 SanDisk anacron[1449]: Job `cron.daily' started
Dec 26 19:57:09 SanDisk anacron[6747]: Updated timestamp for job `cron.daily' to 2014-12-26
Dec 26 19:58:06 SanDisk ntfsresize: ntfsresize v2013.1.13AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Dec 26 19:58:06 SanDisk ntfsresize: ERROR: Device '/dev/sdb1' is mounted read-write. You must 'umount' it first.
Dec 26 19:58:06 SanDisk partman: Error running 'ntfsresize --info'
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: ntfsresize v2013.1.13AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Device name : /dev/sda1
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: NTFS volume version: 3.1
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Current volume size: 104854016 bytes (105 MB)
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Current device size: 104857600 bytes (105 MB)
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Checking filesystem consistency ...
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Accounting clusters ...
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Space in use : 26 MB (24.1%)
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Collecting resizing constraints ...
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: You might resize at 25309184 bytes or 26 MB (freeing 79 MB).
Dec 26 19:58:07 SanDisk ntfsresize: Please make a test run using both the -n and -s options before real resizing!
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: ntfsresize v2013.1.13AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Device name : /dev/sda2
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: NTFS volume version: 3.1
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Current volume size: 220755653120 bytes (220756 MB)
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Current device size: 220755656704 bytes (220756 MB)
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Checking filesystem consistency ...
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Accounting clusters ...
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Space in use : 66044 MB (29.9%)
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Collecting resizing constraints ...
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: You might resize at 66043068416 bytes or 66044 MB (freeing 154712 MB).
Dec 26 19:58:08 SanDisk ntfsresize: Please make a test run using both the -n and -s options before real resizing!
Dec 26 19:58:05 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:58:09 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:58:09 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda3 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:58:09 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:58:09 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:58:09 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:58:59 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:59:00 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:00 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda3 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:00 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:00 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:00 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:59:11 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:11 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sda3 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:11 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb1 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:11 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Device /dev/sdb2 not found in os-prober output
Dec 26 19:59:11 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 19:59:50 SanDisk ubiquity: du: cannot access ‘/rofs’: No such file or directory
Dec 26 20:00:12 SanDisk kernel: [ 515.823695] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 26 20:00:31 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubi-partman (current: ubi-partman)
Dec 26 20:00:31 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Step_before = Form
Dec 26 20:00:31 SanDisk clock-setup: rdate called using NTP server ntp.ubuntu.com.
Dec 26 20:00:32 SanDisk clock-setup: Fri Dec 26 20:00:32 GMT 2014
Dec 26 20:00:32 SanDisk clock-setup: rdate: adjust local clock by -0.005012 seconds
Dec 26 20:00:32 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page page
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: debian-installer/language preseeded to 'en_GB:en' (seen: false)
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: debian-installer/country preseeded to 'GB' (seen: true)
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: debian-installer/locale preseeded to 'en_GB.UTF-8' (seen: true)
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Preseeded language ignored: unknown language code
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Language = 'en'
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: line=en;0;US;UTF-8;en_US.UTF-8;;console-setup
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/language = 'en'
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Default country = 'US'
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Default locale = 'en_US.UTF-8'
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/consoledisplay = 'console-setup'
Dec 26 20:00:51 SanDisk localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/country = 'GB'
Dec 26 20:00:52 SanDisk localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/locale = 'en_GB.UTF-8'
Dec 26 20:00:52 SanDisk localechooser: info: System locale (debian-installer/locale) = 'en_GB.UTF-8'
Dec 26 20:00:52 SanDisk localechooser: info: Set debian-installer/language = 'en_GB:en'
Dec 26 20:00:59 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubi-timezone (current: ubi-timezone)
Dec 26 20:00:59 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Step_before = page
Dec 26 20:01:15 SanDisk kernel: [ 579.526992] Adding 2096124k swap on /dev/sda4. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2096124k SSFS
Dec 26 20:01:15 SanDisk kernel: [ 579.536615] Adding 2097148k swap on /dev/sdb3. Priority:-2 extents:1 across:2097148k FS
Dec 26 20:01:16 SanDisk kernel: [ 579.629991] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 26 20:01:17 SanDisk ubiquity: not installable:
Dec 26 20:01:17 SanDisk ubiquity: version mismatch:
Dec 26 20:01:18 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page page
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk clear_partitions: Considering /,/dev/sda3.
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk clear_partitions: Removing etc from / (/dev/sda3).
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk kernel: [ 583.435605] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk clear_partitions: Removing var/cache from / (/dev/sda3).
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk clear_partitions: Removing var/lib/apt from / (/dev/sda3).
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk clear_partitions: Removing var/lib/dpkg from / (/dev/sda3).
Dec 26 20:01:19 SanDisk kernel: [ 583.548243] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: errors=remount-ro
Dec 26 20:01:22 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubiquity.components.partman_commit (current: ubi-console-setup)
Dec 26 20:01:22 SanDisk /install.py: keeping packages due to preseeding:
Dec 26 20:01:22 SanDisk /install.py: keeping language packs for: en_GB.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
Dec 26 20:01:24 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubiquity.components.install (current: ubi-console-setup)
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity: Your console font configuration will be updated the next time your system
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity: boots. If you want to update it now, run 'setupcon' from a virtual console.
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: log-output -t ubiquity setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout gb -variant extd -option
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubi-console-setup (current: ubi-console-setup)
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Step_before = page
Dec 26 20:01:29 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: switched to page Form
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: debconffilter_done: ubi-usersetup (current: ubi-usersetup)
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk ubiquity[3313]: Step_before = Form
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk ubiquity: umount: /target/cdrom: not found
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/cdrom
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk finish-install: Disabling CD in sources.list
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk ubiquity: sed: can't read /target/etc/apt/sources.list: No such file or directory
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1772, in <module>
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: install.run()
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: func(self)
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 192, in run
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: self.configure_python()
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 337, in configure_python
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: cache = Cache()
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 107, in __init__
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: self.open(progress)
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 151, in open
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py: SystemError: W:Unable to read /target/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ - DirectoryExists (2: No such file or directory), W:Unable to read /target/etc/apt/sources.list - RealFileExists (2: No such file or directory), E:Could not open file /target/var/lib/dpkg/status - open (2: No such file or directory), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Dec 26 20:02:07 SanDisk /plugininstall.py:
I also tried both unmounting and not unmounting when prompted. The target disk's partitions were not mounted, but it always prompts to unmount the source (USB-stick) volumes, so I usually decline.
I always manually partition the target, and choose the target device for GRUB carefully. I always get past the manual partitioning stage, and it always crashes after choosing geographical location. (I choose London).
I've not done anything special or unusual with the install on the USB-stick itself, and I've not fiddled with Ubiquity - it's all 'out of the box'. BTW, it did the exact same thing with Linux Mint 17.0. I thought I'd wait to try a fresh installation with 17.1 before posting; but the results are identical.
APT and Synaptic work fine in the USB-stick installation. It's not a 'Live-CD', but a full RW installation which otherwise is working fine.
If anyone could help fix my Ubiquity, I'd be most grateful.
Many thanks,
Dave
