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Description of problem:
After choosing language, keyboard and mouse, installer apparently tries to start
partioning tool and promptly crashes with following spew:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 761, in nextClicked
    self.dispatch.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 157, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 225, in moveStep
    rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/upgrade.py", line 42, in findRootParts
    id.rootParts = findExistingRoots(intf, id, chroot)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/upgrade.py", line 65, in findExistingRoots
    rootparts = diskset.findExistingRootPartitions(intf, chroot)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partedUtils.py", line 479, in findExistingRootPartitions
    lvm.vgactivate()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 81, in vgactivate
    raise SystemError, "vgchange failed"
SystemError: vgchange failed

My disk setup consists of:
hda: 120GB Maxtor disk containing Windows install, multimedia files and games
hdb: 40GB IBM disk - intended target for Redhat 9 install

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put in cd1 and reboot - doesn't matter if text only install is chosen
2. Choose language, keyboard and mouse
3. Stare annoyed at crash message :)
    

Actual Results:  Installer crashes, outputting listed error message.

Expected Results:  Installer should have continued to disk editing part I suppose...

Additional info:

See above in description for relevant error message and my disk setup.