[Bug 1353531] Re: [12.04.5] ubiquity crashes in OEM mode in info_loop in ubi-usersetup.py, line 394 with : TypeError: sequence item 0: expected string, NoneType found
Jean-Baptiste Lallement
jean-baptiste.lallement at ubuntu.com
Wed Aug 6 15:08:46 UTC 2014
** Description changed:
Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.5 (20140805.3)
- ubiquity-dm crashes in OEM mode
+ ubiquity-dm crashes in OEM mode if the hostname build from the output of
+ dmidecode is unexpected.
+
+ For example on Ubuntu Utopic with qemu 2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1 the hostname
+ is:
+
+ ubuntu-SMBIOS-implementations-newer-than-version-2-7-are-not-fully-
+ supported-by-this-version-of-dmidecode-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996
TEST CASE:
- 1. Boot Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.5
+ 1. Boot Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.5 with with qemu on Ubuntu Utopic
+ $ qemu-img create /tmp/disk.img 10G && \
+ /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -display sdl -vga std \
+ -enable-kvm -drive file=/tmp/disk.img \
+ -cdrom ~/iso/ubuntu/precise-desktop-amd64.iso
2. Press 'space' to display the boot menu
3. Press F4, select OEM installation then validate with 'Enter'
4. Select 'Install Ubuntu' and 'Enter'
5. Wait until installation starts
EXPECTED RESULT
Installer starts
ACTUAL RESULT
It crashes
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Title:
[12.04.5] ubiquity crashes in OEM mode in info_loop in ubi-
usersetup.py, line 394 with : TypeError: sequence item 0: expected
string, NoneType found
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.5 (20140805.3)
ubiquity-dm crashes in OEM mode if the hostname build from the output
of dmidecode is unexpected.
For example on Ubuntu Utopic with qemu 2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1 the hostname
is:
ubuntu-SMBIOS-implementations-newer-than-version-2-7-are-not-fully-
supported-by-this-version-of-dmidecode-Standard-PC-i440FX-PIIX-1996
TEST CASE:
1. Boot Ubuntu Desktop 12.04.5 with with qemu on Ubuntu Utopic
$ qemu-img create /tmp/disk.img 10G && \
/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -display sdl -vga std \
-enable-kvm -drive file=/tmp/disk.img \
-cdrom ~/iso/ubuntu/precise-desktop-amd64.iso
2. Press 'space' to display the boot menu
3. Press F4, select OEM installation then validate with 'Enter'
4. Select 'Install Ubuntu' and 'Enter'
5. Wait until installation starts
EXPECTED RESULT
Installer starts
ACTUAL RESULT
It crashes
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