Comment 0 for bug 106631

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Occured while trying to install Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta.

1. Start installer
2. Chose English, set timezone
3. Chose Manual Partitioning
4. Dialog occurs with status bar, says: Scanning disks(80%)

Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: Exception in GTK frontend (invoking crash handler):
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtkui.py", line 1438, in watch_debconf_fd_helper
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: return callback(source, debconf_condition)
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 176, in process_input
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: if not self.process_line():
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 110, in process_line
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: return self.dbfilter.process_line()
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/debconffilter.py", line 268, in process_line
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: widget.subst(question, key, value)
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/components/partman.py", line 225, in subst
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: partition['resize_min_size'] = self.parse_size(value)
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/components/partman_auto.py", line 81, in parse_size
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: (size_int, size_frac) = num.split('.', 1)
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]: ValueError: need more than 1 value to unpack
Apr 14 20:03:43 ubuntu ubiquity[8270]:

fdisk -l:

Disk /dev/hda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 729 5855661 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 730 19275 148970745 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 730 5653 39551967 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 5654 9665 32226358+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 9666 18968 74726316 83 Linux

Disk /dev/hdb: 27.2 GB, 27226644480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3310 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 722 5799433+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb2 1200 3310 16956607+ 5 Extended
/dev/hdb5 3166 3310 1164712+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb6 1200 3163 15775767 83 Linux