Bug 53542

Summary:	internal anaconda error:
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Need Real Name <plonta>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Brent Fox <bfox>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	7.1
Target Milestone:	---
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:		Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:		Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:	2001-09-24 16:51:26 UTC	Type:	---
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Description Need Real Name 2001-09-11 05:54:07 UTC

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Description of problem:
Install/Upgrade failes with an internal error in anaconda
/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/fstab-py
line 264, in root@Loop
Value Error: no root device has been set


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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Boot install floppy
2.Chose Upgrade or Install
3.
	

Additional info:

Previously working system now fails to boot.
The last shutdown completed ok.
Boot fails when trying to remount root as read-write
"VFS: remounting root as read-write: FAILED.  Partition not found"
The partition can be mounted in the rescue boot and passes e2fsck without errors.
The partition contents seem intack.

Comment 1 Matt Wilson 2001-09-12 15:41:24 UTC

what kind of install were you doing?  partitionless?  did you save the traceback
info to a floppy?  This is not the full traceback.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2001-09-13 08:00:07 UTC

The source of the original problem was found.
Somehow a label was set on root, so fstab was no longer valid.
Hence VFS could not remount root as read-write.

I suppose the same mismatch between fstab & the partition label 
confused anaconda ?

As for the install error, I did save the traceback onto floppy.
Does somebody want it ?

Comment 3 Brent Fox 2001-09-13 21:22:21 UTC

Yes, attach it please.

Comment 4 Need Real Name 2001-09-17 06:46:29 UTC

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 520, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1126, in run
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/textw/upgrade_text.py", line 194, in __call__
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1187, in upgradeMountFilesystems
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/upgrade.py", line 97, in mountRootPartition
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/fstab.py", line 810, in hasDirtyFilesystems
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/fstab.py", line 264, in rootOnLoop
ValueError: no root device has been set

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <fstab.NewtFstab instance at 833c0e0>

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Comment 5 Brent Fox 2001-09-24 16:51:21 UTC

Hmm.  So, are things working now?  I'm still not clear exactly what the problem
is...

Comment 6 Brent Fox 2002-01-16 23:05:45 UTC

Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if you have more information.

Comment 7 Need Real Name 2002-01-17 07:20:20 UTC

"Closing due to inactivity"

I think enough information was given - if somebody had wanted it.