Bug 1384443

Summary: Anaconda cannot recognize F24 partition
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Tong Hui <tonghuix>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 25CC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, mkolman, vanmeeuwen+fedora, vponcova
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2017-12-12 11:01:41 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Tong Hui 2016-10-13 09:57:42 UTC 
Description of problem:
I want to install F25 to replace previous installed F24, however the installer cannot discover and recognize where F24 installed. Other GNU/Linux distribution, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE could be discovered and use their partition.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F25 Beta

How reproducible:
Every time install.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start installation by using live USB/DVD
2. Search previous F24
3.

Actual results:
Installer cannot recognize F24 installed, and replace it.

Expected results:
Discover installed F24

Additional info:
Comment 1 Martin Kho 2016-10-13 10:53:14 UTC 
Created attachment 1210018 [details]
Anaconda logging
Comment 2 Martin Kho 2016-10-13 10:54:07 UTC 
Created attachment 1210019 [details]
program.log
Comment 3 Martin Kho 2016-10-13 10:54:50 UTC 
Created attachment 1210020 [details]
storage.log
Comment 4 Martin Kho 2016-10-13 11:01:00 UTC 
Hi,

I experience - some sort of - the same. Uploaded anaconda.log, program.log and storage.log (packaging.log is empty). I've two disks. No all partitions - with fedora 23, fedora 24 and fedora 25 - of the second disk are shown in anaconda. I get the feeling that it has somehow to do with the btrfs installation (openSuse). Anaconda shows a rather long list with opensuse snapshots.

HtH,

Martin Kho
Comment 5 Martin Kho 2016-12-23 14:54:28 UTC 
Hi,

Removed openSuse and it seems the issue has nothing (?) to do with the btrfs installation. It's absolutelily not clear what Anaconda is doing. See below.

$ ls -al /dev/disk/by-label
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:20 Archive -> ../../sdb1         -> OK
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:19 Fedora_21_boot -> ../../sda1  -> OK
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:19 Fedora_21_root -> ../../sda2  -> OK
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:20 Fedora_23 -> ../../sdb2       -> Not found
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:20 Fedora_24 -> ../../sdb6       -> labeled Unknown
[...] 10 Dec 23 15:19 Fedora_25 -> ../../sdb5       -> labeled Unknown

The swap partition - /dev/sda3 - is found

Does it mean that Anaconda can only be used with very simple hardware set ups i.e. with computer that have just one disk?

Martin Kho
Comment 6 Fedora End Of Life 2017-12-12 11:01:41 UTC 
Fedora 25 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2017-12-12. Fedora 25 is
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further
security or bug fix updates. As a result we are closing this bug.

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