ubiquity crashed in install.py", line 218, in generate_blacklist : UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte

[vfatelinux]

Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubiquity 2.11.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.4.0-5.11-generic 3.4.0
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.1.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.317
Date: Fri Jun 8 12:52:18 2012
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/os/quantal/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/os/quantal/quantal-desktop-amd64.iso
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120606.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_HK.UTF-8
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_HK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Error from syslog:
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 683, in <module>
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: install = Install()
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 76, in __init__
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: self.generate_blacklist()
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/install.py", line 218, in generate_blacklist
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: for line in manifest_file:
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: File "/usr/lib/python3.2/codecs.py", line 300, in decode
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: (result, consumed) = self._buffer_decode(data, self.errors, final)
Jun 8 04:50:52 ubuntu ubiquity: UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte

Can you describe the specific steps you took to recreate this bug? Be as detailed as possible.

[UbuntuFlo (ubuntuflo)]

Just experienced the same bug with this error message: "UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x8b in position 1: invalid start byte"
What I've done: Start Live-USB-Installer with Alpha 1 from 4GB USB-Stick
 * Click "Install Ubuntu"
 * Changed nothing (no codecs, no updates) until partition takes place:
 * Formatting sda3 for / and using (not formatting) sda4 as /home (from former Quantal installation).
 * GRUB was being installed on sda3 (/).
 * Discard warning about missing Swap (I didnt't want/use it with 8 GB RAM), partitioner starts.
 * Localization was correct (Berlin), after starting to enter Name, Password etc Ubiquity stopps with the above mentioned error message.

[UbuntuFlo (ubuntuflo)]

Just installed today's (12.06.) Daily-Live and the installation was successful without any hassels or failures.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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