[Lucid Kubuntu] Ubiquity crashes in PartMan.py when choosing manual partitioning and creating new partition - NameError: global name 'partman' is not defined

[Tomasz Czapiewski]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Binary package hint: ubiquity

RELEASE: Lucid Lynx
CD/DVD VARIANT: Kubuntu desktop amd64
ISO BUILD: 2010-02-25

SYMPTOMS:
Kubuntu Lucid 10.04 20100225 ISO image "lucid-desktop-amd64.iso"
After pressing "Manual partitioning", deleting existing partitions and creating new partition in Ubiquity I get following error:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_components/PartMan.py", line 383,
in on_partition_list_treeview_activated
    self.partman_create_dialog(devpart,partition)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_components/PartMan.py", line 189,
in partman_create_dialog
    prilog = partman.PARTITION_TYPE_PRIMARY
NameError: global name 'partman' is not defined
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

   1. Start the desktop cd
   2. Choose "Try without installing"
   3. From the live environment, start the installation
   4. In the disk partitioning menu choose "Manual partitioning"
   5. Delete all existing partitions
   6. Try to create new partition

Test was done in VirtualBox virtual machine.

[user (amani-julian)]

I have a similar Problem (using Kubuntu lucid 386) when editing an existing partition.

Feb 27 12:48:37 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: Exception in KDE frontend (invoking crash handler):
Feb 27 12:48:37 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_components/PartMan.py", line 416, in on_edit_clicked
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: self.partman_edit_dialog(devpart, partition)
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_components/PartMan.py", line 336, in partman_edit_dialog
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: self.ctrlr.dbfilter.edit_partition(devpart, **edits)
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-partman.py", line 2280, in edit_partition
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: assert self.current_question == 'partman/choose_partition'
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]: AssertionError
Feb 27 12:48:38 ubuntu ubiquity[3489]:

[Giuseppe Pennisi (giupenni78)]

I can confirm this, I have a similar problem. Bug #537720

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Giuseppe, no you don't, you have an entirely different problem.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Oh, and amani-julian, you have a different problem as well.

Please do not try to find an installer crash report that you think matches your problem. It's always better to file a new bug instead.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I fixed the original bug here a few ubiquity releases ago. It was also bug 528171.