From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020830 Description of problem: This is the output when I try to use Automatic Partition, Disk Druid, or fdisk during the partitioning section under custom installation: Traceback (most recent call last): 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/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 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go through installation Wizard with English Language, US Keyboard 2. Choose Custom Installation 3. Choose any partitioning option Actual Results: Error Report: Traceback (most recent call last): 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/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 Expected Results: Continue through installation Additional info:
Try putting the file in the 'lvm.py' attachment onto a FAT formatted floppy, and then run the installer with 'linux updates' and any other command line options you may require. When asked insert the 'updates floppy'. Let me know how it works.
Created attachment 93603 [details] Replacement lvm.py to avoid vgscan failures
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