Bug 1019771

Summary: OS initial installation fail when mounting VFAT filesystem on mdadm RAID 1
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Ta-chang <ta.chang1972>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 19CC: agk, amulhern, anaconda-maint-list, dledford, dshea, g.kaviyarasu, Jes.Sorensen, jonathan, mkolman, sbueno, ta.chang1972, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Last Closed: 2013-10-17 13:40:40 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Ta-chang 2013-10-16 11:30:16 UTC
Description of problem:
OS initial installation fail when mounitng VFAT filesystem on mdadm RAID 1

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How reproducible:
You will be able to reproduce this issue only by creating and mounting VAFT filesystem during initial OS installation.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.create VFAT filesystem on mdadm RAID 1 and finish it

Actual results:
OS installation fail whenever you create and mount VFAT filesystem

Expected results:
(Unknown)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jes Sorensen 2013-10-16 11:38:59 UTC
Please provide details on what fails and how?

Does the installer crash?

Does this work if you try to create a VFAT file system on a normal disk
partition (non RAID)?

Jes

Comment 2 Ta-chang 2013-10-16 14:05:06 UTC
> Please provide details on what fails and how?

It seemed to be a kind of python error, but I don't remember the detail of it.

> Does the installer crash?

I think somewhat so because the only choice I could make was system reboot when this issue occurred, although I knew it was inevitable after then...

> Does this work if you try to create a VFAT file system on a normal disk
partition (non RAID)?

I've not tried so and known its real result yet. And I've already installed Fedora 18 for a work-around so that I can manage some system application
on it ASAP. The OS works fine until now and personally I think this issue
is unique on Fedora 19.

Moreover, I have no substitute environment, especially for validation of it.
So, I will not be able to do on my own one later until this issue is fully fixed.

Comment 3 Jes Sorensen 2013-10-16 14:32:21 UTC
If you are seeing a python error, then it will be Anaconda failing, and not
mdadm. The bug should go there - so I am reassigning it to anaconda

Comment 4 David Shea 2013-10-16 14:54:13 UTC
Attach the log files from /tmp to this bug as individual, text/plain attachments. In particular, we need the anaconda-tb-* file containing the traceback data.

Comment 5 Ta-chang 2013-10-16 23:11:35 UTC
Refer to my previous post below on this thread.

> Moreover, I have no substitute environment, especially for validation of it.
So, I will not be able to do on my own one later until this issue is fully fixed.

My answer to your request is basically 'I can't do'. In addition, I can't get any core or log files when this issue occurres because OS setup won't finish and I won't be able to access any filesystem...

Your underestanding and consideration of my present background would be greatly appreciated.

Comment 6 Ta-chang 2013-10-16 23:13:25 UTC
If you can, please reporoduce and investigate this issue on your side.