Bug 589150

Summary: Anaconda crashes while formatting a disc with large partition length
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Fabio Martins <fabiomartins>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 12CC: anaconda-maint-list, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Fabio Martins 2010-05-05 14:14:19 UTC
Created attachment 411626 [details]
anaconda's log with the unhandled exception being raised

Description of problem:

An unhandled exception is raised inside anaconda installer when trying to install Fedora in an Areca ARC-1220 storage with 6TB of capacity (5 discs in RAID6), motherboard Intel DP55WB.

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

anaconda version 12.46 on x86_64 starting

How reproducible:

Installing Fedora in a device greater than 6TB.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Areca ARC-1220 pci raid controller with 5 x 1.5TB discs in RAID6
2.The raid is detected normally by Fedora as scsi
3.Select it and try to install Fedora, the unhandled exception is raised
  
Actual results:

Unhandled Exception. anaconda log attached.

Expected results:

Fedora being installed in the RAID

Additional info:

anaconda log attached.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2010-05-05 14:59:42 UTC
Is this still a problem with F13 beta?

Comment 2 Fabio Martins 2010-05-06 04:54:41 UTC
Need 2 days to try with F13 beta

Comment 3 Fabio Martins 2010-05-10 18:11:01 UTC
cant reproduce with F13 beta

Comment 4 Chris Lumens 2010-05-10 18:26:05 UTC
Great, thanks for retesting.