[Bug 933433] Re: Kubuntu manual install crashed during bootloader configuration on an XFS partition

[Barry Warsaw]

I tried this with the precise-desktop ISO and the behavior is a bit
different.  Here's what I did, please verify that it's a useful/accurate
reproduction of your issue.

When I got to the erase/something else screen, I chose the latter
(essentially, manual partitioning).  I created a new partition table,
and then an 8GB root partition on /dev/vda1, which I made an XFS file
system.  Then I put the remaining 500MB or so on /dev/vda2.  I told the
partitioner to install the boot loader on /dev/vda1.  At the end of the
installation, I got a popup window saying:

Executing 'grub-install /dev/vda1' failed.
This is a fatal error.

All you can do at this point is click OK.  Note that /var/log/syslog has
the grub-installer warning mentioned in comment #6, but no Python
traceback.

I'm inclined to say that this specific bug is no longer valid, so I'm
going to close it.  However, if you can still reproduce it with the
latest 12.04 live CD, please re-open this bug and provide addition
information (e.g. recipe for reproduction, log entries, etc.).  The fact
that you are even given the opportunity to install grub on an
unsupported file system like XFS will be fixed as part of bug 959724.

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

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Title:
  Kubuntu manual install crashed during bootloader configuration on an
  XFS partition

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

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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