Ubuntu
ubiquity package

crash: PPC time-bug

Bug #74269 reported by StanObuX
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #57952: xubuntu installation problem. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Boot Ubuntu from live CD then: System-->Administration-->Install

INSTALLER CRASHED:

Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 166, in ?
          main()
     File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 161, in main
          install(sys.argv[1])
     File "/usr/bin/ubiquity", line 56, in install
          wizard = ui.Wizard(distro)
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 177, in_init_
          self.customize_installer()
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 339, in customize_installer
          self.tzmap = TimezoneMap(self)
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1827, in_init_
          self.tzdb = ubiquity.tz.Database()
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/tz.py", line 182, in_init_
          self.locations.append(Location(line, iso3166))
     File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/tz.py", line 168, in_init_
          today = datetime.datetime.today()
ValueError: microsecond must be in 0..999999

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Same thing happend on my Blue & White G3 and my Powerbook G3. Install DID work on iMac G4

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StanObuX (stancliffbuxley) wrote :

I tried again to Install on my G3 Powerbook and I used the TAB key to select live-powerpc and it booted up and installed properly. . . I noticed the difference when the live CD booted into Ubuntu, i.e. I had the install icon on the desktop which I did not have before; along with the power monitor etc. . .

Good luck!

Hotep

StanObuX

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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

Hello! Did you change the clock during the installation, or was the date very wrong (like 1904)? It would in any case be very helpful to have some log files from the install. (you will have to repeat the install attempt with the same Live CD to get them) This page contains detailed information on uploading log files: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingUbiquity/AttachingLogs

Thanks!

Changed in ubiquity:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

The problem is that your system clock is set to a bogus value (probably something in 1904) during boot. This is also bug 57952.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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