Bug 698701

Summary: LVMError: vgremove failed for vg_bigboy: Can't remove open logical volume "lv_swap"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: geminic86
Component: anacondaAssignee: David Lehman <dlehman>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
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Version: 15CC: anaconda-maint-list, ivor.durham, jonathan, paul, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Description geminic86 2011-04-21 14:43:53 UTC
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 15.27 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicelibs/lvm.py", line 246, in vgremove
    raise LVMError("vgremove failed for %s: %s" % (vg_name, msg))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devices.py", line 2110, in _destroy
    lvm.vgremove(self.name)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devices.py", line 783, in destroy
    self._destroy()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1600, in reinitializeVG
    vg.destroy()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1630, in leafInconsistencies
    reinitializeVG(device)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1648, in _handleInconsistencies
    leafInconsistencies(leaf)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1860, in _populate
    self._handleInconsistencies()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1755, in populate
    self._populate()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 435, in reset
    self.devicetree.populate()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 103, in storageInitialize
    storage.reset()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 211, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 130, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1346, in setScreen
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1258, in nextClicked
    self.setScreen ()
LVMError: vgremove failed for vg_bigboy:   Can't remove open logical volume "lv_swap"

Comment 1 geminic86 2011-04-21 14:43:58 UTC
Created attachment 493877 [details]
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Comment 2 David Lehman 2011-04-21 17:30:13 UTC
How did you start the installer?

Comment 3 David Lehman 2011-04-21 17:43:17 UTC
Please post the output of the following commands:

  pvs

  dmsetup ls --tree

Thanks.

Comment 4 Paul Allsopp 2011-06-20 16:47:09 UTC
Created attachment 505660 [details]
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Comment 5 Paul Allsopp 2011-06-20 16:51:02 UTC
(In reply to comment #2)
> How did you start the installer?

Hey David, I started my installer from the live cd, install to hard drive option.

Comment 6 Paul Allsopp 2011-06-20 16:54:01 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> Please post the output of the following commands:
> 
>   pvs
> 
>   dmsetup ls --tree
> 
> Thanks.

[root@localhost liveuser]# pvs
  PV         VG           Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree 
  /dev/sda1  vg_devserver lvm2 a-   74.50g 51.44g
[root@localhost liveuser]# dmsetup ls --tree
vg_devserver-lv_home (253:3)
 └─ (8:1)
live-osimg-min (253:1)
 ├─ (7:1)
 └─ (7:3)
live-rw (253:0)
 ├─ (7:4)
 └─ (7:3)

I will run a SysRescueCd on the drive and see if it is a direct read access issue or if the issue is really an Anaconda bug.

Feel free to email me if you want more details and I will post them here.

Thanks.

Comment 7 David Lehman 2011-06-20 17:46:01 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > Please post the output of the following commands:
> > 
> >   pvs
> > 
> >   dmsetup ls --tree
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> [root@localhost liveuser]# pvs
>   PV         VG           Fmt  Attr PSize  PFree 
>   /dev/sda1  vg_devserver lvm2 a-   74.50g 51.44g
> [root@localhost liveuser]# dmsetup ls --tree
> vg_devserver-lv_home (253:3)
>  └─ (8:1)

There's your problem. Something has your lv_home active and possibly mounted. You can't have filesystems on the disks you want to install to mounted on the system when you start the installer.

Comment 8 Paul Allsopp 2011-06-20 21:15:44 UTC
(In reply to comment #7)

> There's your problem. Something has your lv_home active and possibly mounted.
> You can't have filesystems on the disks you want to install to mounted on the
> system when you start the installer.

Thanks David, I wiped the drive and the installation went smoothly.

Comment 9 Ivor Durham 2011-09-08 15:16:07 UTC
Created attachment 522144 [details]
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