Bug 1109244

Summary: FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda1')
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: satellitgo
Component: python-blivetAssignee: David Lehman <dlehman>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 22CC: aj.werkman, amulhern, anaconda-maint-list, awilliam, bcl, bugzilla, dlehman, g.kaviyarasu, gustavold, hamzy, iliketurtlesbro, jcajka, jonathan, normand, orti1980, pschindl, rshendershot, rvokal, vanmeeuwen+fedora, vpodzime
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:f565c3653935ae7d8b2e72c088da86178bce254f8e7c26539042c58b7b35faeb
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Last Closed: 2016-07-19 11:47:47 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Blocks: 1140359, 1146697    
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Description Flags
File: anaconda-tb
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File: anaconda.log
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File: environ
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File: journalctl
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File: lsblk_output
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File: nmcli_dev_list
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File: os_info
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File: program.log
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File: storage.log
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File: ifcfg.log none

Description satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:50 UTC
Description of problem:
default install of workstation 20140613 x86_64 live in VirtualBox 2048 3 cpu - failed after install button clicked and formatting disk

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-core-21.42-1.fc21.x86_64

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.42-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 392, in create
    raise FormatCreateError("invalid device specification", self.device)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/fs.py", line 810, in create
    DeviceFormat.create(self, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 554, in execute
    options=self.device.formatArgs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 355, in processActions
    action.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 356, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 215, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 179, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 227, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda1')

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-r rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc0.git5.1.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.56-1.fc21.noarch, python-libs-2.7.7-2.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Fedora release 21 (Rawhide)
type:           anaconda
version:        rawhide

Comment 1 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:52 UTC
Created attachment 908573 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:54 UTC
Created attachment 908574 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:56 UTC
Created attachment 908575 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:57 UTC
Created attachment 908576 [details]
File: journalctl

Comment 5 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:22:59 UTC
Created attachment 908577 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 6 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:23:00 UTC
Created attachment 908578 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 7 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:23:02 UTC
Created attachment 908579 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 8 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:23:03 UTC
Created attachment 908580 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 9 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:23:05 UTC
Created attachment 908581 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 10 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:23:06 UTC
Created attachment 908582 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 11 satellitgo 2014-06-13 13:47:26 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

custom partitioning ext4 std  workstation in VB x86_64 live 20140613

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-r rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc0.git5.1.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.56-1.fc21.noarch, python-libs-2.7.7-2.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-21.42-1.fc21.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda3')
release:        Fedora release 21 (Rawhide)
version:        rawhide

Comment 12 David Lehman 2014-06-16 17:09:58 UTC
We successfully create sda1, run wipefs on it, commit the new flags, then the device node isn't there when we try to run mkfs on it. I think parted closing the device triggers udev to remove and then re-create all of the partitions' device nodes, and it isn't done by the time we run mkfs. Simple fix.

Comment 13 David Shea 2014-06-17 15:58:24 UTC
*** Bug 1109148 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 14 David Shea 2014-06-17 15:58:38 UTC
*** Bug 1109914 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 15 David Shea 2014-06-17 15:59:18 UTC
*** Bug 1109565 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 16 satellitgo 2014-06-18 14:59:56 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

try to install to Virtualbox failed in formatting prior to display of user and root screens

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-r rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc1.git1.1.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.56-1.fc21.noarch, python-libs-2.7.7-2.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-21.42-1.fc21.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda1')
release:        Fedora release 21 (Rawhide)
version:        rawhide

Comment 17 satellitgo 2014-06-26 19:24:30 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

wireless is not available in NetworkManager comps (Networkmanager--wifi)
Boot.iso 20140626

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x20rawhide\x20x86_64 quiet
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc2.git2.1.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.44-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sdb1')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        rawhide

Comment 18 A.J. Werkman 2014-06-28 07:47:44 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Plain installation from a mirror

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:UUID=7d4f063c-b453-4b6d-813c-7bc4dcf07d1b
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc2.git2.1.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.44-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda5')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        rawhide

Comment 19 Petr Schindler 2014-06-30 08:42:59 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

I followed defaults. On installation destination I reclaimed the whole disk to use for installation.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x20rawhide\x20x86_64 quiet
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc2.git4.1.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.45-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda2')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        rawhide

Comment 20 iliketurtlesbro 2014-07-01 06:22:34 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

performing a normal fedora install, no special configurations .

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x20rawhide\x20x86_64 quiet
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc2.git4.1.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.45-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sdb2')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        rawhide

Comment 21 David Lehman 2014-07-07 17:26:35 UTC
I have prepared an updates image containing a possible fix. To test the update, add the following to the boot command line:

 inst.updates=http://dlehman.fedorapeople.org/updates/updates-1109244.0.img


Please provide feedback after testing. Thanks.

Comment 22 David Lehman 2014-07-18 13:35:43 UTC
Uploaded

  http://dlehman.fedorapeople.org/updates/updates-1109244.1.img

for use with python-blivet-0.61-1 and later.

Comment 23 Chris Murphy 2014-08-21 16:05:38 UTC
updates-1109244.1.img does make it work reliably. However, I've thus far been unable to reproduce the original problems with unpatched 20140820 (yesterday's) Fedora-Live-Workstation build. Has the problem been fixed elsewhere? The problems were rather non-determinstic so it's possible I just haven't stumbled on it again.

Comment 24 David Lehman 2014-09-25 18:52:36 UTC
*** Bug 1120947 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 25 Michel Normand 2014-10-07 14:39:45 UTC
*** Bug 1150023 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 26 David Shea 2014-10-07 21:05:33 UTC
*** Bug 1120899 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 27 Michel Normand 2014-10-16 13:19:23 UTC
we still have similar problem with ppc64 fc21 Alpha RC2 as reported by bug #1153346  and bug #1153657, are there really dups of this bug #1109244 ?

Comment 28 Adam Williamson 2014-10-16 16:18:21 UTC
https://www.happyassassin.net/temp/blivet-1109244.img is a current updates.img which should contain what, I believe, dlehman expects to fix this bug (a udev settle between writing partition flags and formatting). It's built against the blivet from 21 Beta TC3, blivet 0.61.4 - I don't know what's in the PPC build. Can folks who are hitting this please test with that updates.img , and/or let me know what blivet version is in the current PPC test images so I can create a different one? Thanks.

Comment 29 Mark Hamzy 2014-10-16 16:43:59 UTC
Adam,

Ppc uses http://ppc.koji.fedoraproject.org/mash/bleed/python-blivet-0.61.5-1.fc21.noarch.rpm for its RC2.  Which is not compatible with http://dlehman.fedorapeople.org/updates/updates-1109244.0.img

We see:

AttributeError: 'LVMLogicalVolumeDevice' object has no attribute 'singlePV'

Comment 30 Adam Williamson 2014-10-16 16:49:28 UTC
https://www.happyassassin.net/temp/blivet0615-1109244.img has the same patch, but against blivet 0.61.5 (pbrobinson tells me that's in the current PPC builds).

Comment 31 Mark Hamzy 2014-10-16 16:53:26 UTC
With https://www.happyassassin.net/temp/blivet-1109244.img, I see:

Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/tmp/updates/blivet/devicetree.py", line 361, in processActions
    action.execute(callbacks)
  File "/tmp/updates/blivet/__init__.py", line 364, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks)
  File "/tmp/updates/blivet/__init__.py", line 216, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 190, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 227, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
TypeError: execute() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)

Testing https://www.happyassassin.net/temp/blivet0615-1109244.img now...

Comment 32 Fedora Update System 2014-10-20 19:02:00 UTC
anaconda-21.48.11-1.fc21, python-blivet-0.61.6-1.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-blivet-0.61.6-1.fc21,anaconda-21.48.11-1.fc21

Comment 33 Adam Williamson 2014-10-20 23:58:17 UTC
mark: did your test of my upgrades.img ever finish?

regardless, if you build a new compose with the blivet from c#32 you should be able to see if this is resolved.

Comment 34 Mark Hamzy 2014-10-21 15:13:03 UTC
Adam,

https://www.happyassassin.net/temp/blivet0615-1109244.img does work for me.  And hopefully the new compose will as well.

Comment 35 Adam Williamson 2014-10-21 15:33:12 UTC
Awesome news, thanks. Marking as VERIFIED.

Comment 36 Jakub Čajka 2014-10-22 12:23:04 UTC
*** Bug 1153690 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 37 Fedora Update System 2014-10-23 14:15:11 UTC
anaconda-21.48.12-1.fc21, python-blivet-0.61.7-1.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-blivet-0.61.7-1.fc21,anaconda-21.48.12-1.fc21

Comment 38 Michel Normand 2014-11-24 14:45:53 UTC
*** Bug 1161280 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 39 Michel Normand 2014-11-24 15:04:04 UTC
*** Bug 1153657 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 40 Michel Normand 2014-11-26 09:35:52 UTC
as said in bug 1153657, the correction of comment 37 seems to be part of fc21 pre-GA TC1 iso and tested.

Comment 41 David Lehman 2014-12-02 21:19:12 UTC
*** Bug 1153346 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 42 Jaroslav Reznik 2015-03-03 17:20:19 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 22 development cycle.
Changing version to '22'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Program_Management/HouseKeeping/Fedora22

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