Bug 158156 - Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c: 1942 ... failed
Summary: Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c: 1942 ... failed
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 138419
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-05-19 08:26 UTC by dj
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-05-19 12:24:03 UTC
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Description dj 2005-05-19 08:26:36 UTC
Description of problem:
When installing FC4T3 I got the following error message. It pops up twice always
and it doesn't seem to make any difference, if you click "ignore" or "cancel"
afterwards.

The message is: "Assertion (metadata_length > 0) at disk_dos.c: 1942 in function
add_logical_part_metadata() failed."

On the console there is also "96" printed on the next line after those messages.

After all, FC4T3 installed and can be booted fine.

How reproducible: Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from DVD. (Media check says it's fine.)
2. Select German language (worked for English, too)
3. Select German keyboard layout without deadkeys (worked for en_US, too)
  
Actual results:
Two popup windows (one after the other) with the mentioned error message.

Expected results:
If this assertion points to a hardware integrity problem, the user should be
informed so they can backup their data.

Additional info: During the same install, my partition table got damaged. See
bug #158017 for further information on that. I don't know, if they are related.

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-05-19 12:24:03 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 138419 ***


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