install.py: OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/target/var'

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

This bug in particular may very well be due to a hardware error:

Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.509827] ata1: EH complete
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537118] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/100:PIO4
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537123] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537127] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537131] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE DMA
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537139] ata1.00: cmd ca/00:08:f8:07:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 out
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537141] res 51/84:01:ff:07:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537145] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537147] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537169] ata1: soft resetting link
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.716305] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.733750] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/133
Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.733766] ata1: EH complete

I have determined that it occurred because i tried to mount a 32MB dell
diagnostic partion as /dos during the installation.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:

> This bug in particular may very well be due to a hardware error:
>
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.509827] ata1: EH complete
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537118] ata1.00: limiting speed to
> UDMA/100:PIO4
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537123] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0
> SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537127] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537131] ata1.00: failed command:
> WRITE DMA
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537139] ata1.00: cmd
> ca/00:08:f8:07:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 out
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537141] res
> 51/84:01:ff:07:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537145] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537147] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.537169] ata1: soft resetting link
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.716305] ata1.00: configured for
> UDMA/100
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.733750] ata1.01: configured for
> UDMA/133
> Mar 4 08:45:54 ubuntu kernel: [ 1626.733766] ata1: EH complete
>
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> Title:
> install.py: OSError: [Errno 17] File exists: '/target/var'
>
> Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Did not install
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperVersion: 1.287
> Date: Sun Mar 4 02:46:31 2012
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SourcePackage: ubiquity
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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