Bug 1155964 - FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/vda1')
Summary: FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/vda1')
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 21
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:e60d02d8a54e9a56f67083f2181...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-10-23 09:39 UTC by Kamil Páral
Modified: 2015-12-02 16:25 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-12-02 04:28:06 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: anaconda-tb (475.33 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: anaconda.log (15.42 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: environ (459 bytes, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: ks.cfg (537 bytes, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: lsblk_output (1.60 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: nmcli_dev_list (1.09 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: os_info (377 bytes, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: program.log (161.15 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:39 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: storage.log (160.73 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:40 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: syslog (72.18 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:40 UTC, Kamil Páral
no flags Details
File: ifcfg.log (4.23 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:40 UTC, Kamil Páral
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File: packaging.log (1.78 KB, text/plain)
2014-10-23 09:40 UTC, Kamil Páral
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Description Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:33 UTC
Description of problem:
Crashed while creating biosboot partition on my disk. The weird thing is that I used exactly the same kickstart in a different virtual machine and it worked without a glitch. So this seems to indicate an anaconda error.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-21.48.10-1

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.48.10-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 370, in create
    raise FormatCreateError("invalid device specification", self.device)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 559, in execute
    options=self.device.formatArgs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 361, in processActions
    action.execute(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 364, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 216, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 190, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 227, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/vda1')

Additional info:
addons:         com_redhat_kdump
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   inst.ks=http://192.168.11.1:8000/default.ks inst.repo=http://download.eng.brq.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/development/21/x86_64/os/
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.0-301.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora"
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        Fedora

Comment 1 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:44 UTC
Created attachment 949769 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:46 UTC
Created attachment 949770 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:47 UTC
Created attachment 949771 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:48 UTC
Created attachment 949772 [details]
File: ks.cfg

Comment 5 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:49 UTC
Created attachment 949773 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 6 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:50 UTC
Created attachment 949774 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 7 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:52 UTC
Created attachment 949775 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 8 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:39:56 UTC
Created attachment 949776 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 9 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:40:00 UTC
Created attachment 949777 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 10 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:40:03 UTC
Created attachment 949778 [details]
File: syslog

Comment 11 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:40:04 UTC
Created attachment 949779 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 12 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:40:05 UTC
Created attachment 949780 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 13 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 09:43:40 UTC
I ran exactly the same kickstart of the same VM again, and this time it worked without a glitch.

Comment 14 Kamil Páral 2014-10-23 11:57:07 UTC
Another user experienced a similar problem:

This happened for me for yet another kickstarted installation. Possible a duplicate of bug 1155964.

addons:         com_redhat_kdump
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   ks=file:///ks.cfg  inst.stage2=http://download.eng.brq.redhat.com/pub/fedora/fedora-alt/stage/21_Beta_TC4/Server/x86_64/os/
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.0-301.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.48.10-1
product:        Fedora"
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/vda1')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        Fedora

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