Bug 966155

Summary: ValueError: cannot initialize a disk that has partitions
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Tim Flink <tflink>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
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Version: 19CC: anaconda-maint-list, dshea, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, mkolman, sbueno, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: i686   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:1fca86faeb1754697e65ca1d206b753e90b323a7c335b4b5e81310e39f8321dc
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Last Closed: 2013-05-22 19:31:52 UTC Type: ---
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Description Flags
File: anaconda-tb
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File: anaconda.log
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File: backtrace
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File: environ
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File: ifcfg.log
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File: lsblk_output none

Description Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:11:02 UTC
Description of problem:
I did an install of F19 beta RC3 to an i386 system with dmraid. Selected custom partitioning when the available space appeared incorrect. Once I hit 'next', I was dumped back to the hub with a TB notification shortly thereafter
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 19.29-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 806, in initializeDisk
    raise ValueError("cannot initialize a disk that has partitions")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 781, in clearPartitions
    self.initializeDisk(disk)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 488, in execute
    storage.clearPartitions()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 1638, in doKickstartStorage
    ksdata.clearpart.execute(storage, ksdata, instClass)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/storage.py", line 390, in _doExecute
    doKickstartStorage(self.storage, self.data, self.instclass)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 87, in wait
    self.raise_error(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 822, in refresh
    threadMgr.wait(thread_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 108, in _runSpoke
    action.refresh()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 390, in _on_spoke_clicked
    self._runSpoke(spoke)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 406, in _on_spoke_clicked
    self._on_spoke_clicked(self._spokes[dest].selector, None, self._spokes[dest])
ValueError: cannot initialize a disk that has partitions

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-19.29-1

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.1.4
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:UUID=fcc8825b-1a8e-4a9f-ac8f-74e5afe685f2 rd.live.check quiet BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.9.2-301.fc19.i686
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        19-Beta

Truncated backtrace:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 406, in _on_spoke_clicked
    self._on_spoke_clicked(self._spokes[dest].selector, None, self._spokes[dest])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 390, in _on_spoke_clicked
    self._runSpoke(spoke)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 108, in _runSpoke
    action.refresh()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 822, in refresh
    threadMgr.wait(thread_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 87, in wait
    self.raise_error(name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/storage.py", line 390, in _doExecute
    doKickstartStorage(self.storage, self.data, self.instclass)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 1638, in doKickstartStorage
    ksdata.clearpart.execute(storage, ksdata, instClass)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 488, in execute
    storage.clearPartitions()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 781, in clearPartitions
    self.initializeDisk(disk)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 806, in initializeDisk
    raise ValueError("cannot initialize a disk that has partitions")
ValueError: cannot initialize a disk that has partitions

Comment 1 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:11:14 UTC
Created attachment 751773 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:11:23 UTC
Created attachment 751775 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:11:33 UTC
Created attachment 751776 [details]
File: backtrace

Comment 4 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:11:54 UTC
Created attachment 751777 [details]
File: environ

Comment 5 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:12:05 UTC
Created attachment 751778 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 6 Tim Flink 2013-05-22 16:12:27 UTC
Created attachment 751779 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 7 David Lehman 2013-05-22 19:31:52 UTC
When dmraid partitions are created with explicit -p p passed to kpartx, parted partition lookups fail, leading to this condition.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 966162 ***