Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 437993
Anaconda crashes with UnicodeDecodeError on text install
Last modified: 2008-08-11 10:32:03 EDT
anaconda 11.4.0.54 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 160, in callback s += (hdr['summary'] or "") File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 763, in runTransaction errors = self.ts.run(cb.callback, '') File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 698, in _run self.runTransaction(cb=cb) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 682, in run if self._run(instLog, cb, intf) == DISPATCH_BACK: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1478, in doInstall rc = self.ayum.run(self.instLog, cb, anaconda.intf, anaconda.id) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/backend.py", line 209, in doInstall return anaconda.backend.doInstall(anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 208, in moveStep rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 131, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 701, in run anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext() File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1046, in <module> anaconda.intf.run(anaconda) UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc2 in position 19: ordinal not in range(128) Local variables in innermost frame: pkgStr: rt73usb-firmware-1.8-4.rt73usb-firmware what: 4 hdr: <rpm.hdr object at 0xb64b5a70> txmbrs: [<TransactionMember : rt73usb-firmware.noarch 0-1.8-4 - u (0x9eab84c)>] h: (<rpm.hdr object at 0xb64b5a70>, u'/mnt/sysimage/tmp/cache/anaconda-Fedora-200803180403.i386/packages/rt73usb-firmware-1.8-4.noarch.rpm') self: <yuminstall.AnacondaCallback instance at 0xb6b218ec> epoch: None repo: anaconda-Fedora-200803180403.i386 rpmloc: /mnt/sysimage/tmp/cache/anaconda-Fedora-200803180403.i386/packages/rt73usb-firmware-1.8-4.noarch.rpm s: <b>Installing rt73usb-firmware-1.8-4.rt73usb-firmware</b> (4 KB)
Created attachment 298413 [details] anaconda dump
Same problem here. Anaconda should expect UTF-8 in package summary like this one: Firmware for Ralink® RT2571W/RT2671 A/B/G network adaptors
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Fixed in git
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=Comment: #0================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2008-03-25 02:37 EDT ---Problem description:----- Anaconda of F9 Beta generated a Trace Back error message at last stage of installation (the time of retrieving and installing the selected Packages). I used NFS server as a source,with default partitioning,selected manual package selection option. --------log------------- Welcome to Fedora for ppc ┌────────────┤ Exception Occurred ├─────────────┐ │ │ │ anaconda 11.4.0.55 exception report ↑ │ │ Traceback (most recent call first): ▮ │ ┌─────────│ File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", ▒ │ ────────┐ │ │ line 160, in callback ▒ │ │ │ │ s += (hdr['summary'] or "") ▒ │ │ │ │ File ▒ │ │ │ │ "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__in ▒ │ │ │ │ it__.py", line 763, in runTransaction ▒ │ │ │ │ errors = self.ts.run(cb.callback, '') ▒ │ │ │ │ File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", ▒ │ │ │ │ line 698, in _run ▒ │ │ │ │ self.runTransaction(cb=cb) ↓ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌───────┐ │ │ └─────────│ │ OK │ │ Save │ │ Debug │ │ ────────┘ │ └────┘ └──────┘ └───────┘ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --Hardware Environment--- Machine type (p650, x235, SF2, etc.): P550 (LPAR based) Cpu type (Power4, Power5, IA-64, etc.): Power5 ---Is this reproducible?-- Yes ---Describe the steps:-- Step1: Boot p550 with ppc64.img netboot image Step2: give nfs server path for installation,with default partitioning and manual package selection. Step3: Encounters the problem while retrieving and installing the packages. --Additional information:-- Attaching the complete log in next comment. =Comment: #1================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2008-03-25 02:39 EDT anaconda dump log =Comment: #2================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2008-03-25 02:49 EDT ppc64.img netboot log *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 437993 ***
Created attachment 299028 [details] ppc64.img netboot log
Created attachment 299029 [details] anaconda dump log
Here is workaround for F9 Beta. By disabling 'Hardware Support' in customizing menu, I could avoid this error.
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Perhaps these kind of UnicodeDecodes should be try-catched by default? The cause of the failure is trivial, but the resulting uncaught exception's effect is severe.
------- Comment From KRIECHBA@de.ibm.com 2008-03-31 06:46 EDT------- F9-Beta installs without a problem when anaconda is replaced with the version from the development branch (anaconda-11.4.0.61-1.ppc.rpm)
I was getting the same error when trying to install on an HP 6910p laptop. It wouldn't occur when installing Fedora 8...only version 9 (Beta) would generate this error. I was able to get around the error by doing what Kazunori Asayama suggested in comment #10.
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Confirm fixed in current rawhide.
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------- Comment From IndhuDurai@in.ibm.com 2008-04-10 10:00 EDT------- hi, As per comment 15, I replaced f9-beta's anaconda-11.4.0.55-1.ppc.rpm in NFS Repo with anaconda-11.4.0.67-1.ppc.rpm(most recent one) and even after that i found the issue reproduced. As per the comment 12, when i disabled the hardware support, installation went on fine. regards, Indhu D
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------- Comment From skannery@in.ibm.com 2008-05-05 06:52 EDT------- Redhat Team, Any updates here.. Thanks, Supriya
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