ubuquity crashes kde_ui.py line 447

[fejes]

Binary package hint: ubiquity

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/kde_ui.py", line 447, in <lambda>
    QTimer.singleShot(0, lambda: self.dbfilter.start(auto_process=True))
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/filteredcommand.py", line 90, in start
    prep = self.prepare()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 294, in prepare
    self.setup_sufficient_space()
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 302, in setup_sufficient_space
    self.ui.set_sufficient_space(self.big_enough(size))
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 325, in big_enough
    break"line 447"
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/contextlib.py", line 34, in __exit__
    self.gen.throw(type, value, traceback)
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/misc.py", line 113, in raised_privileges
    yield
  File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi-prepare.py", line 320, in big_enough
    devices = proc.communicate()[0].rstrip('\n').split('\n')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/subprocess.py", line 683, in communicate
    stdout = self.stdout.read()
IOError: [Errno 4] Interrupted system call

This is reported while using the installer, from both in the "install Kubuntu" menu presented upon login, as well as from the "Install Kubuntu 10.10" link in the desktop folder.

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

Seems to be the same as bug 528034, but possibly a regression?
Possible it's identical to bug 652290, but no information is available on that bug

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

Clicking on "update this installer" at the start of installation does not help bypass this bug.

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

For the record, this happens as soon as you click on "Forward" after selecting the default "English" as the language of installation.

[fejes (anthony-fejes)]

Apparently, you can bypass this by clicking on language selection away from "English", then returning to "English".

It should still be fixed, but at least that work around worked for me.