[Bug 1352252] [NEW] Exception during partitioning whilst utopic server installations

[Parameswaran Sivatharman]

Public bug reported:

Starting from 20140801 utopic server installations fail with the
following:

Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> GET partman/default_filesystem
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 ext4
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler TYPE ERROR!!!
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [TYPE] -> [ERROR!!!]
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler DESCRIPTION Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [DESCRIPTION] -> [Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)]
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler CHOICES Cancel
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [CHOICES] -> [Cancel]
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler_note TYPE ERROR!!!
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [TYPE] -> [ERROR!!!]
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler_note DESCRIPTION Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [DESCRIPTION] -> [Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)]
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> FSET partman/exception_handler_note seen false
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 false
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> INPUT critical partman/exception_handler_note
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> GO

Occurs on both preseeded and manual install of both amd64 & i386 images:

The impacted jobs are:
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/utopic-desktop-amd64-smoke-default/94/
https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/utopic-server-i386-smoke-default/97/


Installer syslog is attached.

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

** Attachment added: "utah-25274-install.log"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1352252/+attachment/4169343/+files/utah-25274-install.log

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Title:
  Exception during partitioning whilst utopic server installations

Status in “parted” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Starting from 20140801 utopic server installations fail with the
  following:

  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> GET partman/default_filesystem
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 ext4
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> PROGRESS STEP 1
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler TYPE ERROR!!!
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [TYPE] -> [ERROR!!!]
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler DESCRIPTION Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [DESCRIPTION] -> [Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)]
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler CHOICES Cancel
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [CHOICES] -> [Cancel]
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler_note TYPE ERROR!!!
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [TYPE] -> [ERROR!!!]
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> SUBST partman/exception_handler_note DESCRIPTION Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: Adding [DESCRIPTION] -> [Can't have the end before the start! (start sector=15728579 length=0)]
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> FSET partman/exception_handler_note seen false
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 false
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> INPUT critical partman/exception_handler_note
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Aug  1 07:06:31 debconf: --> GO

  Occurs on both preseeded and manual install of both amd64 & i386
  images:

  The impacted jobs are:
  https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/utopic-desktop-amd64-smoke-default/94/
  https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/utopic-server-i386-smoke-default/97/

  
  Installer syslog is attached.

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