12.04 Installer crashes on photo screen
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I found this bug in both the Xubuntu and Lubuntu 12.04 AMD64 installers, I assume it is also in the main Ubuntu installer.
I am using an Asus G1S laptop, which has a built-in webcam.
The installer crashes on the screen where it is trying to take a photo or let me select from an existing one. It crashes whether I just let it sit there, or try to do things with the controls.
I checked, but could not find a boot option to disable this screen.
My temporary work-around was:
On the screen where you enter your name, user ID, etc (this is just before the photo screen), switch to a text console by hitting C-M-F2. Doing an 'rmmod uvcvideo' seems to prevent the photo screen from appearing. Type 'exit', then press C-M-F7 to return to the installer.
After doing this, the install completed successfully.
Might be a good idea to make some way to disable this screen in the installer, ask if it should be run right before you get to it, etc ...?
Thanks,
Ross
Related branches
affects: | ubuntu → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: precise |
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