Bug 82852

Summary: Unable to install RH Linux 8.0 -- python exception
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <alain.hebert>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Need Real Name 2003-01-27 18:52:53 UTC
From Bugzilla Helper:User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/51 (like Gecko) Safari/51Description of problem:Bug in anaconda after selection any type of Partitioning Setup. Also bug afterselecting "Upgrade Existing System" (no workaround):File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 632, in nextClicked  self.dispatch.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/partition.py", line 184, in setFromDisk  lvm.vgscan()File "/usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 38, in vgscan  raise SystemError, "vgscan failed"SystemError: vgscan failedVersion-Release number of selected component (if applicable):How reproducible:AlwaysSteps to Reproduce:1.proceed with anaconda up to Partitioning Setup2.3.    Actual Results:  python exceptionExpected Results:  no python exceptionAdditional info:

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2003-01-27 18:55:37 UTC
Bug in anaconda after selection any type of Partitioning Setup. Also bug afterselecting "Upgrade Existing System" (no workaround):File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 632, in nextClicked  self.dispatch.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/partition.py", line 184, in setFromDisk  lvm.vgscan()File "/usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 38, in vgscan  raise SystemError, "vgscan failed"SystemError: vgscan failed

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2003-01-28 20:16:30 UTC
This is fixed in our current codebase by ignoring errors from vgscan and just
disabling lvm in those cases