[Bug 1060356] Re: attempting a fresh install from a usb stick onto a partition

[melchiaros]

In UbiquitySyslog.txt:

Oct  2 17:31:50 ubuntu clock-setup: Tue Oct  2 17:31:50 UTC 2012
Oct  2 17:31:50 ubuntu clock-setup: rdate: adjust local clock by 0.003893 seconds
Oct  2 17:31:51 ubuntu ubiquity[3155]: switched to page timezone
Oct  2 17:31:51 ubuntu kernel: [  168.802893] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: errors=remount-ro
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity[3155]: debconffilter_done: ubiquity.components.partman_commit (current: ubi-timezone)
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu install.py: keeping packages due to preseeding: icedtea6-plugin openoffice.org
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu install.py: keeping language packs for: en_US.UTF-8
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity: Traceback (most recent call last):
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 693, in <module>
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:     install = Install()
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 81, in __init__
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:     self.generate_blacklist()
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 226, in generate_blacklist
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:     for line in manifest_file:
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3.2/codecs.py", line 300, in decode
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity:     (result, consumed) = self._buffer_decode(data, self.errors, final)
Oct  2 17:31:52 ubuntu ubiquity: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xf9 in position 2048: invalid start byte


** Summary changed:

- attempting a fresh install from a usb stick onto a partition
+ attempting a fresh 12.10 install from a usb stick onto a partition - /usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 693, in <module>

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  attempting a fresh 12.10 install from a usb stick onto a partition -
  /usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 693, in <module>

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  new install onto a partition ext4 on an existing disk failed shortly
  after custom disk setup

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.324
  Date: Tue Oct  2 18:31:57 2012
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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