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partman-base package

ubiquity crashed with KeyError in partman_edit_dialog(): 'method_choices'

Bug #885654 reported by sparker256
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This bug affects 24 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
partman-base (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu precise-alpha-1
Precise
Fix Released
High
Colin Watson
Ubuntu precise-alpha-1

Bug Description

Trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 64bit by manually setting up the partitions and would not allow me to do that. Will try with 32bit next.

WORKAROUND

change #! /bin/sh to #! /bin/bash in /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/do_option

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubiquity 2.9.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.1.0-2.3-generic 3.1.0
Uname: Linux 3.1.0-2-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.24-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.288
Date: Thu Nov 3 12:47:00 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111102)
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity gtk_ui
ProcEnviron: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/proc/5373/environ'
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/ubiquity/bin/ubiquity', 'gtk_ui']
SourcePackage: ubiquity
Title: ubiquity crashed with KeyError in partman_edit_dialog(): 'method_choices'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups:

See original description
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sparker256 (bgood) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
sparker256 (bgood)
visibility: private → public
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Aslam Muhammad (aslamckra) wrote :

I used 32 bit, same problem here

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Blair Zajac (blair) wrote :

I saw a similar error in a kubuntu install, see #885842.

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sparker256 (bgood) wrote :

Using daily live usb 11-04-11 and using gparted I got the same error as before.

ubiquity crashed with KeyError in partman_edit_dialog(): 'method_choices'

Will do further testing to make sure bug is in ubuquity and not gparted

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sparker256 (bgood) wrote :

Using daily live usb 11-06-11 and using gparted I got the same error as before.

ubiquity crashed with KeyError in partman_edit_dialog(): 'method_choices'

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer)
milestone: none → precise-alpha-1
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Erick Brunzell (lbsolost) wrote :

Same with 20111107-i386.

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Erick Brunzell (lbsolost) wrote :

In my case, just to be very specific, this happens after choosing "something else" to perform a manual install. Then when the next window opens and I try to select file system type, or anything else from that window, nothing happens other than this crash report.

If i use a spare blank drive and choose "entire disc" things work as they should. I've not tried "side-by-side" ATM.

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sparker256 (bgood) wrote :

I was given this work around from bedbug on Ubuntu forums.

Temporary workaround
change #! /bin/sh to #! /bin/bash in /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/do_option

Ignore Crashes... It's Worked for me !!!

Bill

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newuser (newuser) wrote :

@sparker256:
Your workaround work for me.

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Mooregoth (tex-moore16) wrote :

How does one do that?

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Joel Pickett (jpickett) wrote :

echoing comment #10

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Jordan Bradley (jordan-w-bradley) wrote :

dittoing #10

Omer Akram (om26er)
description: updated
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Guy Stone (stoneguy3) wrote :

Attempting install of 32-bit version to empty 16GB SDHC card. Booted from 4GB USB key with Nov 25 daily live of Precise created with Startup Disk Creator. Can't create new partition on SDHC in Do Something Else option. Sometimes get ubi-partman error 114.

see #8 above, Was able to proceed using workaround in #9.

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: rls-mgr-p-tracking
Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu Precise):
assignee: Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer) → Colin Watson (cjwatson)
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

I found this in my syslog:

  Nov 25 16:47:48 ubuntu ubiquity: /lib/partman/choose_partition/60partition_tree/do_option: 77: local: not in a function

But this code hasn't changed for some time. However, here's a dash change between oneiric and precise:

2010-05-24 Herbert Xu <email address hidden>

       * Add localvars nesting, local now fails outside functions.

So I think the shell has become stricter here. It's entirely entitled to reject this construct; I'll fix it in the installer.

affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Precise) → partman-base (Ubuntu Precise)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package partman-base - 151ubuntu3

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partman-base (151ubuntu3) precise; urgency=low

  * choose_partition/partition_tree/do_option: 'local' is not legal outside
    a function (and current dash rejects this; LP: #885654).
 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:46:39 +0000

Changed in partman-base (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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