Bug 73745

Summary: traceback: SystemError: vgscan failed
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Mike McLean <mikem>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 8.0   
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: 2002-11-13 20:28:30 UTC Type: ---
Regression: --- Mount Type: ---
Documentation: --- CRM:
Verified Versions: Category: ---
oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team: --- Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Attachments:
Description Flags
ks.cfg from failed install
none
full traceback none

Description Mike McLean 2002-09-09 22:40:52 UTC
* -re0906.1

Got this traceback during an automated install test.  There was no lvm in this
install.  The previous install did not have lvm either (although it did have
root on /dev/md0 raid1).  The machine had run an lvm case earlier that day, but
afaict it had gone through about 9 successful installs of the same tree before
it hit this traceback.

Will attach details.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 694, in ?
    intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 402, in run
    (step, args) = dispatch.currentStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 251, in currentStep
    self.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 150, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 215, in moveStep
    rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partitioning.py", line 57, in partitionObjectsInitialize
    partitions.setFromDisk(diskset)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partitions.py", line 184, in setFromDisk
    lvm.vgscan()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 38, in vgscan
    raise SystemError, "vgscan failed"
SystemError: vgscan failed

Local variables in innermost frame:
rc: 11

Comment 1 Mike McLean 2002-09-09 22:41:46 UTC
Created attachment 75605 [details]
ks.cfg from failed install

Comment 2 Mike McLean 2002-09-09 22:42:42 UTC
Created attachment 75606 [details]
full traceback

Comment 3 Mike McLean 2002-09-09 22:43:57 UTC
Is this related to bug#73112 ?

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2002-09-16 19:12:34 UTC
Yes.

There are still some cases where vgscan will segfault due to incomplete data
being left on the drives. I have a newer lvm package that ought to fix it.

Comment 5 Michael Fulbright 2002-11-13 20:28:22 UTC
lvm tools in current tree should help this problem.

Comment 6 Mike McLean 2002-12-10 17:43:07 UTC
Well, haven't hit this in a long time.  Closing.

Comment 7 Michael Fulbright 2002-12-20 17:38:25 UTC
Time tracking values updated