[Bug 912031] Re: ubiquity crashed with TypeError in partman_column_name(): argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable

John M. Rasor 912031 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Mar 3 17:06:14 UTC 2012


Same error - gagged trying to find a free partition. Details from sudo fdisk -l are below.
The installer offered only /dev/sde for "Alongside other OS". That's a usb external drive. OK, try "Something else". The crash occurred while scanning disk partitions. I'd wanted to put Precise on /dev/sda5.

= = = = = = = = 
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120033041920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234439535 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x19f619f5

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048      206847      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2          208894   234438655   117114881    5  Extended
/dev/sda5          208957   107619434    53705239   83  Linux
/dev/sda6       107630592   226183167    59276288   83  Linux
/dev/sda7       226185216   234438655     4126720   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd1e6d1e7

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1              63   234436544   117218241    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Disk /dev/sdc: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0000993e

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1            2048   107425791    53711872   83  Linux
/dev/sdc2       107426716   117194174     4883729+   5  Extended
/dev/sdc3       117194752   234438655    58621952    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sdc5       107426718   117194174     4883728+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdd: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0007bc7b

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdd1            2048   109053951    54525952   83  Linux
/dev/sdd2       109053952   119539711     5242880   83  Linux
/dev/sdd4       119539712   234441647    57450968    5  Extended
/dev/sdd5       119541760   130027519     5242880   83  Linux
/dev/sdd6       130029568   234441647    52206040   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sde: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x44fdfe06

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sde1              63   625137344   312568641    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

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Title:
  ubiquity crashed with TypeError in partman_column_name(): argument of
  type 'NoneType' is not iterable

Status in “partman-auto” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “partman-auto” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 12.04 daily build of 4-1-2012

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.9.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.296
  Date: Wed Jan  4 22:51:36 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64+mac (20120104)
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity --greeter --only
  ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/proc/3174/environ'
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity', '--greeter', '--only']
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  Title: ubiquity crashed with TypeError in partman_column_name(): argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable
  Traceback:
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-partman.py", line 593, in partman_column_name
       if 'id' not in partition:
   TypeError: argument of type 'NoneType' is not iterable
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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