Your hard disk appears to be having trouble, so the installer couldn't write to it:
Sep 27 04:10:24 ubuntu kernel: [4295380.498000] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Sep 27 04:10:24 ubuntu kernel: [4295380.498000] hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=1310903, high=0, low=1310903, sector=1310896 Sep 27 04:10:24 ubuntu kernel: [4295380.498000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown Sep 27 04:10:24 ubuntu kernel: [4295380.498000] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 1310896 While this *could* be a kernel bug, if your disk is at all old, it might be worth looking into a replacement. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Installer crashed https://launchpad.net/bugs/62555 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs