Xen network performance problem during kickstart.

[Naoki]

Doh!

I just tried another install to see it it was reproduced and it is, same
error :

return _snack.reflow(text, width, flexDown, flexUp)
 TypeError: argument 1 must be string without null bytes, not str

On Thu, 2006-02-16 at 12:26 +0900, Naoki wrote:
> Hmm, I had two installs running and they were so slow I left the office
> and on my return I find this :
> 
> This guy was only at 23% complete :  
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):                               File
> "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1210, in ?
> 
> handleException(dispatch, intf, sys.exc_info())
>                                          File
> "/usr/lib/anaconda/exception.py", line 380, in handleException
>   win.run()
> 
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 154, in run
>                     self.text, self.buttons)
>                                               File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 765, in
> ButtonChoiceWindow
> 
> t = TextboxReflowed(width, text, maxHeight = screen.height - 12)
>                                         File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 218, in __init__
> 
> (newtext, width, height) = reflow(text, width, flexDown, flexUp)
>                         File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 472, in reflow
> 
> return _snack.reflow(text, width, flexDown, flexUp)
> 
> TypeError: argument 1 must be string without null bytes, not str
>                                                        install exited
> abnormally
> 
> sending termination signals...done
> 
> sending kill signals...done
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> And this from the other which was 72% complete :
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1210, in ?
>   handleException(dispatch, intf, sys.exc_info())
>                                          File
> "/usr/lib/anaconda/exception.py", line 380, in handleException
>  win.run()
> 
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 154, in run
>                     self.text, self.buttons)
>                                               File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 765, in
> ButtonChoiceWindow
> 
> t = TextboxReflowed(width, text, maxHeight = screen.height - 12)
>                                         File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 218, in __init__
> 
> (newtext, width, height) = reflow(text, width, flexDown, flexUp)
>                         File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/snack.py", line 472, in reflow
> 
> return _snack.reflow(text, width, flexDown, flexUp)
> 
> TypeError: argument 1 must be string without null bytes, not str
>                                                        install exited
> abnormally
> 
> sending termination signals...done
> 
> sending kill signals...done
> 
> 
> 
> I'd hazard a guess it was an anaconda problem ?