=== modified file 'DistUpgrade/Changelog'
--- DistUpgrade/Changelog	2006-10-26 10:31:52 +0000
+++ DistUpgrade/Changelog	2006-10-27 08:55:23 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2006-10-27:
+	- reset self.read so that we do not loop endlessly when dpkg
+	  sends unexpected data (lp: #68553)
 2006-10-26:
 	- make sure that xserver-xorg-video-all get installed if
 	  xserver-xorg-driver-all was installed before (lp: #58424)

=== modified file 'DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewGtk.py'
--- DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewGtk.py	2006-10-17 17:06:06 +0000
+++ DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewGtk.py	2006-10-27 08:54:36 +0000
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@
           InstallProgress.updateInterface(self)
         except ValueError, e:
           logging.error("got ValueError from InstallPrgoress.updateInterface. Line was '%s' (%s)" % (self.read, e))
+          # reset self.read so that it can continue reading and does not loop
+	  self.read = ""
         # check if we haven't started yet with packages, pulse then
         if self.start_time == 0.0:
           self.progress.pulse()