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strange EINTR in keyboard chooser

Bug #41921 reported by zdenek smetana on 2006-04-28

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This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	debconf (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Colin Watson

Bug Description

while trying to install Ubuntu Dapper from ubuntu-6.06-beta2-live-i386.iso it shows the error:

We're sorry; the installer crashed. Please file a bug report at https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+filebug and a developer will attend to the problem as soon as possible. To help the developers understand what went wrong, include the following detail in your bug report:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1061, in watch_debconf_fd_helper
    return callback(source, debconf_condition)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 141, in process_input
    if not self.process_line():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 80, in process_line
    return self.dbfilter.process_line()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/debconffilter.py", line 208, in process_line
    if not input_widgets[0].run(priority, question):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/kbd_chooser.py", line 61, in run
    self.debug("Display map: %s", self.choices_display_map(question))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 197, in choices_display_map
    choices = self.choices(question)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 186, in choices
    choices = unicode(self.db.metaget(question, 'choices'), 'utf-8')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/debconf.py", line 58, in <lambda>
    lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/debconf.py", line 64, in command
    resp = self.read.readline().strip()
IOError: [Errno 4] Interrupted system call

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Thomas Hofer (th) wrote on 2006-04-28:

#1

The installer is crashing on my system, too, when I try to select the target disk on the paritioning screen.

My system has got 2 ide drives and on the first ide drive, there is a LVM partition with 3 logical volumes already existing. So on the screen "select a disk" there are several choices:

1. /dev/hda
2. /dev/hdb
3. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv1
4. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv2
5. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv3
6. (empty space) [i guess this is a bug, too]
7. Manually edit partition table

This trace occurs when I select the radio-button without text and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 5

This trace occurs when I select the last radio-button "Manually edit partition table" and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 6

This trace occurs when I select the radio-button "/dev/mapper/vg0-lv2" and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 3

I did not try any other choices, because I don't want to lose my current partition table

The installer is crashing on my system, too, when I try to select the target disk on the paritioning screen.

My system has got 2 ide drives and on the first ide drive, there is a LVM partition with 3 logical volumes already existing. So on the screen "select a disk" there are several choices:

1. /dev/hda
2. /dev/hdb
3. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv1
4. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv2
5. /dev/mapper/vg0-lv3
6. (empty space) [i guess this is a bug, too]
7. Manually edit partition table

This trace occurs when I select the radio-button without text and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 5

This trace occurs when I select the last radio-button "Manually edit partition table" and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 6

This trace occurs when I select the radio-button "/dev/mapper/vg0-lv2" and hit next:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 536, in on_next_clicked
    self.dbfilter.ok_handler()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 211, in ok_handler
    disk_choice = self.frontend.get_disk_choice()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ubiquity/frontend/kde-ui.py", line 754, in get_disk_choice
    return unicode(self.autopartition_buttongroup_texts[id])
KeyError: 3

I did not try any other choices, because I don't want to lose my current partition table

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#2

Thomas, your crash is bug 41865. Please don't assume that all crashes are the same bug; it makes it very hard for me to deal with these bug reports. I much prefer having to mark several bugs as duplicates than trying to deal with a single bug that reports several different crashes.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#3

Zygfryd: could you tell me what language and timezone you selected, so that I can try to reproduce this? Thanks.

Changed in ubiquity:
status:	Unconfirmed → Needs Info

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Luka Renko (lure) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#4

Thomas: your problem is different (different functions in traceback) and is actually duplicate of bug 41865.

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Thomas Hofer (th) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#5

Colin, Luka: sorry for the confusion - I aware of what you mean and I'll look better next time.

(Note to myself: don't file bugs when a fever makes you too lazy to do it properly.)

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zdenek smetana (zyghom) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#6

Colin, I've chosen: English language, Polish keyboard and timezone Ukraine/Kiev

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zdenek smetana (zyghom) wrote on 2006-04-29: Re: [Bug 41921] Re: installator from beta 2 dapper does not work

#7

Colin, I've chosen: English language, Polish keyboard and timezone
Ukraine/Kiev

Colin Watson said the following on 04/29/2006 03:55 PM:
> Zygfryd: could you tell me what language and timezone you selected, so
> that I can try to reproduce this? Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>

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zdenek smetana (zyghom) wrote on 2006-04-29:

#8

Colin, I've chosen: English language, Polish keyboard and timezone Ukraine/Kiev

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James (jemusu) wrote on 2006-05-01:

#9

Luka, I didn't quite make it to choosing a keyboard. I chose Los Angeles in the time zone choser thingie and I chose to update the time since it was off due to the UTC/GMT thing. The error message came up after I clicked to continue after getting the right time from the time server. When I looked under the error screen it did have the keyboard selection window up, but I didn't actually get to chose a keyboard layout.

I did have the calendar displayed while I was doing this. The calendar you get by clicking on the time on the top right hand corner clock.

I didn't get this error on my subsequent try. I didn't have time calendar up and I didn't update the time.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2006-05-02:

#10

Believe it or not this turns out to be a debconf bug: the Python confmodule isn't retrying readline() when it's interrupted by a signal. This upload fixes it for me:

debconf (1.4.72ubuntu4) dapper; urgency=low

  * Backport from trunk (closes: Malone #41921):
    - Retry readline() in the Python confmodule if it's interrupted by a
      signal.

-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 2 May 2006 14:07:45 +0100

Changed in ubiquity:
assignee:	nobody → kamion
status:	Needs Info → Fix Released

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charz (cromestant) wrote on 2006-05-30: Re: [Bug 41921] Re: strange EINTR in keyboard chooser

#11

Collin i'm sorry to bother you, but I have a question and since you are on
the dapper dev team, I just figured you'd be the quickest reply.
I have to buy a new laptop very soon, and i am considering the new
macbook... what are your thoughts on this? is ubuntu going to work on a
release for it, sometime soon? because i can't live without linux, and the
dell box I was eying just went up 350$...

I read that some users did get it working, but I don't really like hacks...

thank you and sorry for the bothering

On 5/25/06, Colin Watson <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> ** Bug 46523 has been marked a duplicate of this bug
>
> --
> strange EINTR in keyboard chooser
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/41921
>

--
Charz
http://www.ucvlug.org.ve

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danielsan (robocoppe) wrote on 2006-05-31: Re: [Bug 41921] Re: [Bug 41921] Re: strange EINTR in keyboard chooser

#12

I'm not speak english very well but undestand your question.... i think the
macbook is your ideal choose!
i think Appale is the best productor of notebook!!
And now can run Windows and Linux!!!!
Choose it!
Bye friend.

Danielsan73.

----- Original Message -----
From: "charz" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:12 AM
Subject: [Bug 41921] Re: [Bug 41921] Re: strange EINTR in keyboard chooser

Collin i'm sorry to bother you, but I have a question and since you are on
the dapper dev team, I just figured you'd be the quickest reply.
I have to buy a new laptop very soon, and i am considering the new
macbook... what are your thoughts on this? is ubuntu going to work on a
release for it, sometime soon? because i can't live without linux, and the
dell box I was eying just went up 350$...

I read that some users did get it working, but I don't really like
hacks...

thank you and sorry for the bothering

On 5/25/06, Colin Watson <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> ** Bug 46523 has been marked a duplicate of this bug
>
> --
> strange EINTR in keyboard chooser
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/41921
>

--
Charz
http://www.ucvlug.org.ve

--
strange EINTR in keyboard chooser
https://launchpad.net/bugs/41921

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2006-05-31:

#13

Please stop discussing laptop choices - or indeed making any further comments not directly related to the bug - in this bug report CCed to dozens of people. I suggest <email address hidden> or the Ubuntu Forums for discussion.

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