[Bug 933433] [NEW] Kubuntu manual install crashed during bootloader configuration with Python stacktrace

[Andrew McDonnell]

Public bug reported:

Reported error was "ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10:
'' " - a very old Ubiquity bug 42774 has same message but stack trace
was completely different at a different point.

Cause:

1. Start Kubuntu CD, select 'Install' from the CD menu
2. Do a manual partition. Drive has NTFS XP at sda2 with a rescue NTFS at sda1 and 40GB free space
3. Added 12G XFS partition at sda5 and swap at sda6
4. Set to install bootloader to sda5
5. Installer progressed and copied files then died with the following stack trace on the 'Configuring Bootloader' screen

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 524, in <module>
    main(oem_config)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 511, in main
    install(query=options.query)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 242, in install
    ret = wizard.run()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 460, in run
    self.progress_loop()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 863, in progress_loop
    (ret, realtb))
RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2566, in <module>
    install.run()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 418, in run
    self.configure_bootloader()
  File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1681, in configure_bootloader
    self.db.input('critical', bootdev)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in <lambda>
    lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 86, in command
    status = int(status)
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''


Digression: I should have made /boot at sda3 primary partition which would have allowed me to copy the first 512 bytes of sda3 to a bin file to chain from the XP bootloader.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing kubuntu

** Tags added: kubuntu

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Title:
  Kubuntu manual install crashed during bootloader configuration with
  Python stacktrace

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Reported error was "ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base
  10: '' " - a very old Ubiquity bug 42774 has same message but stack
  trace was completely different at a different point.

  Cause:

  1. Start Kubuntu CD, select 'Install' from the CD menu
  2. Do a manual partition. Drive has NTFS XP at sda2 with a rescue NTFS at sda1 and 40GB free space
  3. Added 12G XFS partition at sda5 and swap at sda6
  4. Set to install bootloader to sda5
  5. Installer progressed and copied files then died with the following stack trace on the 'Configuring Bootloader' screen

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 524, in <module>
      main(oem_config)
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 511, in main
      install(query=options.query)
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity", line 242, in install
      ret = wizard.run()
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 460, in run
      self.progress_loop()
    File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 863, in progress_loop
      (ret, realtb))
  RuntimeError: Install failed with exit code 1
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 2566, in <module>
      install.run()
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 418, in run
      self.configure_bootloader()
    File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 1681, in configure_bootloader
      self.db.input('critical', bootdev)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in <lambda>
      lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 86, in command
      status = int(status)
  ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''

  
  Digression: I should have made /boot at sda3 primary partition which would have allowed me to copy the first 512 bytes of sda3 to a bin file to chain from the XP bootloader.

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