[Bug 1182784] Re: Install with German / Swiss Keyboard fails: "ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 141" or "Installer Crashed"

[Rohan Garg]

Notes from my investigation :

Error in Ubiquity :
debconf (developer): <-- METAGET keyboard-configuration/layout choices-c
debconf (developer): --> 1 Afghani, Albanisch, Amharisch, Arabisch, Arabisch (Marokko), Arabisch (Syrien), Armenisch, Aserbaidschanisch, Bambara, Bangla, Belgisch, Bosnisch, Braille, Bulgarisch, Burmesisch, Chinesisch, Deutsch, Deutsch (Österreich), Dhivehi, Dzongkha, Dänisch, Englisch (Britisch), Englisch (Ghana), Englisch (Kamerun), Englisch (Nigeria), Englisch (Südafrika), English (USA), Esperanto, Estnisch, Finnisch, Französisch, Französisch (Demokratische Republik Kongo), Französisch (Guinea), Französisch (Kanada), Färöisch, Georgisch, Griechisch, Hebräisch, Indisch, Irakisch, Irisch, Isländisch, Italienisch, Japanisch, Japanisch (PC-98xx-Serie), Kasachisch, Khmer (Kambodscha), Kirgisisch, Koreanisch, Kroatisch, Lao, Lettisch, Litauisch, Maltesisch, Maori, Mazedonisch, Moldawisch, Mongolisch, Montenegrinisch, Nepalesisch, Niederländisch, Norwegisch, Persisch, Philippinisch, Polnisch, Portugiesisch, Portugiesisch (Brasilien), Rumänisch, Russisch, Schwedisch, Serbisch, Sinhala (phonetisch), Slowakisch, Slowenisch, Spabisch (Lateinamerikanisch), Spanisch, Swahili (Kenia), Swahili (Tansania), Switzerland, Tadschikisch, Taiwanesisch, Thailändisch, Tschechisch, Tswana, Turkmenisch, Türkisch, Ukrainisch, Ungarisch, Urdu (Pakistan), Usbekisch, Vietnamesisch, Weißrussisch, Wolof
debconf (developer): <-- GET keyboard-configuration/layout
debconf (developer): --> 1 Switzerland
Exception caught in process_line:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 145, in process_line
    return self.dbfilter.process_line()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/debconffilter.py", line 287, in process_line
    if not input_widgets[0].run(priority, question):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-console-setup.py", line 488, in run
    self.ui.set_keyboard(misc.utf8(self.db.get(question)))
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/plugin.py", line 48, in wrapper
    return target(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-console-setup.py", line 340, in set_keyboard
    ly = keyboard_names.layout_id(l, misc.utf8(layout))
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/keyboard_names.py", line 142, in layout_id
    return kn.layout_id(lang, value)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/keyboard_names.py", line 90, in layout_id
    return self._layout_by_human[value]
KeyError: 'Switzerland'

Also , /usr/lib/ubiquity/console-setup/kbdnames.gz has no
de*layout*ch*Switzerland entry, hence the lookup fails in Ubiquity and
propogates to the ui as a ubi-console-setup issue.

Once you add a " de*layout*ch*Switzerland " entry to the kbdnames file
in /usr/lib/ubiquity/console-setup/kbdnames.gz , things should work.

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

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Title:
  Install with German / Swiss Keyboard fails: "ubi-console-setup failed
  with exit code 141" or "Installer Crashed"

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Swiss German Keyboard abolutely does not work in kUbuntu 13.04
  Installer! No Way!

  64bit kUbuntu Desktop 13.04 image from kubuntu.org downloaded
  2013-05-22

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  First try:

  Try to install with Swiss-German Keyboard (i.e. choose it at boot
  screen) and there's a "ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 141"
  after setting the timezone; later (after ignore) the installation
  completely fails.

  And yes, I just correctly downloaded and burned a 64bit kUbuntu
  Desktop 13.04 image from kubuntu.org.

  Try it!

  Install kUbuntu in German (Deutsch) / Swiss German Keyboard (Deusch
  Schweiz), selected already at boot.

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  Second try:

  Boot without language/keyboard selection. Start live desktop. Go to
  system settings, setup german language and swiss-german keyboard (I
  *need* that! ever tried to enter password with another keyboard
  layout?!?). Start installer in german (note I always choose encrypted
  LVM). Set timezone to Switzerland. This time, I arrive at the keyboard
  selection. There is no "Deutsch (Schweiz)" ("German (Switzerland)")
  only Austria is represented - why?!? - ok, there's Schweiz
  (Switzerland), so I choose it from the combo-box -> immediately
  crashes!

  "Installer Crashed" Traceback /usr/lib/ubiquity/plugin.py line 48 ...

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  No, I cannot provide you with log files, since I cannot setup a system
  on that computer. Try it out yourself! Please!

  See also:
  - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/539463
  - http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/kde-installation-stuerzt-mit-ch-tastatur-ab/#post-5617642

  Or google for "ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 141" ...

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