Bug 604182

Summary: Anaconda creates the wrong disklabel for very large devices
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Marek Mahut <mmahut>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.1CC: jgranado, jstodola, pjones, vanmeeuwen+fedora
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:f190d358acb8b8cd56b4133eb7cfe71cfba3863c7e3c1359ae7660c6d92b7476
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Clone Of: 518477 Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-06-22 19:41:41 UTC Type: ---
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Description Marek Mahut 2010-06-15 14:58:10 UTC 
Created attachment 424180 [details]
anaconda traceback

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #518477 +++

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 12.16 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 202, in addPartition
    constraint.getPedConstraint())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 30, in localeC
    ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
  File "<string>", line 2, in addPartition
  File "/tmp/updates/storage/partitioning.py", line 841, in allocatePartitions
    constraint=constraint)
  File "/tmp/updates/storage/partitioning.py", line 1013, in growPartitions
    allocatePartitions(disks, partitions)
  File "/tmp/updates/storage/partitioning.py", line 591, in doPartitioning
    growPartitions(disks, partitions)
  File "/tmp/updates/storage/partitioning.py", line 195, in doAutoPartition
    exclusiveDisks=anaconda.id.storage.clearPartDisks)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 204, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 127, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1201, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
PartitionException: partition length of 4965225667 sectors exceeds the msdos-partition-table-imposed maximum of 4294967295

--- Additional comment from pjones on 2009-08-20 10:50:18 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=358112)
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.

--- Additional comment from jgranado on 2009-08-26 05:10:22 EDT ---

I'm guessing that we need to create a gpt partition in these cases.  Since msdos cannot address drives that are greater than 2T.

--- Additional comment from jstodola on 2009-09-23 08:12:08 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=362286)
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2010-06-15 15:13:12 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.
Comment 3 David Cantrell 2010-06-16 20:12:15 UTC 
Please try installation again using a current nightly tree, latest snapshot, or something else not as old as beta 1.
Comment 4 David Cantrell 2010-06-22 19:41:41 UTC 
If the problem still happens using a current snapshot or the latest beta release, please reopen the bug.