[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

Digging a little deeper, specifically in /usr/lib/ubiquity/plugins/ubi- prepare.py, in the method setup_sufficient_space() there is a call to a subprocess, that subprocess being parted_devices. Running parted_devices on your own in terminal with this device will report the above "HBG4a" and

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

This issue has timed out due to inactivity, but I have recently come across it while trying to install elementary OS 5.0 Juno, as well as KDE Neon and a few other Ubuntu-based distros that all use the ubiquity installer. The issue, I think, boils down to a call to parted_devices, which returns a

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

Do someone need more informations? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740026 Title: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I also tried with Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS and I have the same problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740026 Title: ubiquity crashed with

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

This problem only occurs when I try to install an Ubuntu-based distro on my Teclast X80 Plus tablet (Intel Atom x5-Z8350, 2GB RAM, 32GB EMMC). I also tried selecting another language (English) but nothing changed. I can install Lubuntu without any problem using the alternate iso where the

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

Thanks for your report. Could you please detail the steps to reproduce this crash? I tried with Lubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 with Italian and cannot reproduce this bug. ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

No one? This happens with every Ubuntu-based distro -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740026 Title: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode

[Bug 1740026] Re: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x91 in position 269: invalid start byte

** Information type changed from Private to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740026 Title: ubiquity crashed with UnicodeDecodeError in decode(): 'utf-8' codec can't decode