Bug 1401244 - pyanaconda.bootloader.BootLoaderError: boot loader install failed
Summary: pyanaconda.bootloader.BootLoaderError: boot loader install failed
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 25
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:b852d19277f8fceb6cc0a799bf1...
: 1420842 1424688 1438044 1452897 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-12-03 23:22 UTC by Emmett Culley
Modified: 2017-12-12 10:56 UTC (History)
13 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2017-12-12 10:56:22 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: anaconda-tb (4.78 MB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:22 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: anaconda.log (147.33 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:22 UTC, Emmett Culley
no flags Details
File: environ (576 bytes, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
no flags Details
File: journalctl (967.47 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
no flags Details
File: lsblk_output (3.92 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: lvm.log (2.32 MB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: nmcli_dev_list (1.25 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: os_info (449 bytes, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: program.log (172.35 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: storage.log (1.06 MB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: ifcfg.log (2.42 KB, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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File: packaging.log (133 bytes, text/plain)
2016-12-03 23:23 UTC, Emmett Culley
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/tmp (57.54 KB, application/x-gzip)
2017-03-08 07:28 UTC, Mikhail
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Description Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:22:48 UTC
Description of problem:
Attempt to install from KDE live image on USB stick.  Got unable to write boot loader error and asked if I wanted to continue anyway.  I answered no, then a few minutes later this dialog showed up.  When I failed to remember my password the report failed and left the installed locked up and no amount of "terminate" requests succeeded.  I evenutalluy had to kill it with kill -9.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-core-25.20.8-1.fc25.x86_64

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 25.20.8-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1607, in install
    raise BootLoaderError("boot loader install failed")
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1622, in write
    self.install()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2420, in writeBootLoaderFinal
    storage.bootloader.write()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2498, in writeBootLoader
    writeBootLoaderFinal(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 252, in doInstall
    writeBootLoader(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/threading.py", line 862, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 251, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
pyanaconda.bootloader.BootLoaderError: boot loader install failed

Additional info:
addons:         com_redhat_kdump
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-KDE-Live-25-1-3 rd.live.image quiet
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64
other involved packages: system-python-libs-3.5.2-4.fc25.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Fedora release 25 (Twenty Five)
type:           anaconda
version:        25

Potential duplicate: bug 1301315

Comment 1 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:22:57 UTC
Created attachment 1227773 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:22:59 UTC
Created attachment 1227774 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:00 UTC
Created attachment 1227775 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:03 UTC
Created attachment 1227776 [details]
File: journalctl

Comment 5 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:04 UTC
Created attachment 1227777 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 6 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:08 UTC
Created attachment 1227778 [details]
File: lvm.log

Comment 7 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:09 UTC
Created attachment 1227779 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 8 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:10 UTC
Created attachment 1227780 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 9 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:11 UTC
Created attachment 1227781 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 10 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:13 UTC
Created attachment 1227782 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 11 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:14 UTC
Created attachment 1227783 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 12 Emmett Culley 2016-12-03 23:23:15 UTC
Created attachment 1227784 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 13 lm 2017-01-05 11:06:57 UTC
Similar problem has been detected:

i was installing fedora server 

it was at the postinstall steps when it crashed.

addons:         com_redhat_kdump, com_redhat_docker
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora-S-dvd-x86_64-25 rd.live.check quiet
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64
package:        anaconda-25.20.8-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         pyanaconda.bootloader.BootLoaderError: boot loader install failed
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        25

Comment 14 Marc Blétry 2017-02-09 15:45:01 UTC
*** Bug 1420842 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 15 Dharmit Shah 2017-02-18 05:15:35 UTC
*** Bug 1424688 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 16 Mikhail 2017-03-08 07:04:11 UTC
Similar problem has been detected:

Problem occured when install fresh Fedora 25 from USB stick

addons:         com_redhat_kdump
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-25-1-3 rd.live.image rd.live.check quiet
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64
other involved packages: system-python-libs-3.5.2-4.fc25.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-25.20.8-1.fc25.x86_64
product:        Fedora
reason:         pyanaconda.bootloader.BootLoaderError: boot loader install failed
release:        Fedora release 25 (Twenty Five)
version:        25

Comment 17 Mikhail 2017-03-08 07:28:41 UTC
Created attachment 1261102 [details]
/tmp

Comment 18 Mikhail 2017-03-08 07:30:23 UTC
This bug should be prioritised and added as release blocker for Fedora 26

Comment 19 david 2017-03-31 17:48:12 UTC
*** Bug 1438044 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 20 Ken 2017-05-20 00:07:17 UTC
*** Bug 1452897 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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