Bug 167586

Summary:	Anaconda errs out with more than fifteen partition on /dev/sda
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Terje <registrations2>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED DEFERRED	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version:	4
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OS:	Linux
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Description Terje 2005-09-05 23:35:46 UTC

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Description of problem:
Bug occurs in both graphical and text install environment.

When preconfiguring partitions in partitionmagic (or any partitioner that is
able to handle more than 15 partitions on a device) and installing fedora to a
partition that should be availible (in my case 13 and 14) the installation errs
out.

The problem is based on a limitation of the /dev implementation, but since no
data is written or accessed on /dev/hda16+ then the installation should be able
to continue.

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

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from CD
2. Choose graphical or text login
3. Choose workstation setup
* Error * Error mounting filesystem on /dev/sda16: No such file or address.
4. Manually partition with DiskDruid
5. Choose /boot to /dev/sda13 and / to /dev/sda14 (pre setup with partition
magic in Windows)
6. Bootloader on /dev/sda1 (Grub)
7. DHCP for network address
8. No firewall
9. Selinux disabled
10. Timezone Europe/Oslo
11. Use default package selection
12. Check that you've got disc 1 and 2 (press continue)
* Error * Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hda16
- Invalid argument....
* Error * Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hda17
- Invalid argument....
* Error * Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hda18
- Invalid argument....

Exception Occured

An unhandled exception occured. This is most likely a bug...

It goes on to ask me to include the traceback info, but I guess you can
reproduce it yourself and write it down because my hand has already cramped. You
could atleast put GMP on the text consoles to help with this. :/

Actual Results: Was given the option to debug or continue. When continuing I get a friendly
message telling me I can reboot my computer.

Expected Results: Packages should start copying right about this stage, shouldn't they?

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-09-06 15:23:54 UTC

There's really not a good way to handle more than 15 partitions on a scsi disk
with the way the kernel handles things.