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TEphraim
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Linux - installing VMware VMX 5.0.2 (VMware Workstation bundle 9.0.2) - python exception

Hey,

just want to report that there are pyhton exception during installation of VMware VMX 5.0.2 (from the VMware Workstation bundle 9.0.2) on Ubuntu 13.10 pre.

Installing VMware VMX 5.0.2

    Configuring...Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc2 in position 1633: ordinal not in range(128)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 563: ordinal not in range(128)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xc2 in position 1641: ordinal not in range(128)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.S1yuMA/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

Greetings

Thilo

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2 Replies
jharuska
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I can confirm the same on Ubuntu 13.10 trying to install Workstation 9

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raymnovdm
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I can confirm this same issue

Installing VMware VMX 5.0.2

    Configuring...Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 565: ordinal not in range(128)

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 73, in emit

    if self.shouldRollover(record):

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/handlers.py", line 146, in shouldRollover

    msg = "%s\n" % self.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 630, in format

    return fmt.format(record)

  File "/tmp/vmis.zy1dhp/install/vmware-installer/python/lib/logging/__init__.py", line 421, in format

    s = self._fmt % record.__dict__

Installing VMware Player 5.0.2

    Configuring...

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Installation was successful.

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