Bug 1599378 - TypeError: __new__() missing 4 required positional arguments: 'kernel', 'initrd', 'root', and 'args'
Summary: TypeError: __new__() missing 4 required positional arguments: 'kernel', 'init...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 28
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
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unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Vendula Poncova
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: abrt_hash:595b2719043738a396e88047a81...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-07-09 16:05 UTC by Dave Kil
Modified: 2019-04-04 00:01 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: anaconda-31.6-1 anaconda-30.25.4-1.fc30
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Last Closed: 2019-04-04 00:01:53 UTC
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File: anaconda-tb (1.11 MB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: anaconda.log (32.32 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: dbus.log (3.21 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: dnf.librepo.log (9.77 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: environ (636 bytes, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: hawkey.log (897 bytes, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:05 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: ks.cfg (2.07 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: lorax-packages.log (25.49 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: lsblk_output (1.73 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: lvm.log (161.50 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: nmcli_dev_list (1.65 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: os_info (556 bytes, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: program.log (49.81 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: storage.log (85.08 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: syslog (447.65 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: ifcfg.log (6.43 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
File: packaging.log (139.72 KB, text/plain)
2018-07-09 16:06 UTC, Dave Kil 		no flags Details
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Description Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:48 UTC 
Description of problem:
Trying to reboot with reboot --kexec via kickstart generates the below error.  This appears to be an issue with kexec.py being run under Python 3.  Kexec reboot seems to work fine under CentOS 7.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-28.22.10

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 28.22.10 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kexec.py", line 46, in run_grubby
    boot_info = _BootInfo()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kexec.py", line 87, in setup_kexec
    boot_info = run_grubby()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 438, in run_task
    self._task(*self._task_args, **self._task_kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 472, in start
    self.run_task()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 304, in start
    item.start()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 304, in start
    item.start()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation.py", line 193, in doConfiguration
    configuration_queue.start()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/threading.py", line 864, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/threading.py", line 291, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self)
TypeError: __new__() missing 4 required positional arguments: 'kernel', 'initrd', 'root', and 'args'

Additional info:
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_64-28 text ks=hd:fd0:/FEDORA28.CFG
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.16.3-301.fc28.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        28
Comment 1 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:53 UTC 
Created attachment 1457523 [details]
File: anaconda-tb
Comment 2 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:55 UTC 
Created attachment 1457524 [details]
File: anaconda.log
Comment 3 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:56 UTC 
Created attachment 1457525 [details]
File: dbus.log
Comment 4 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:57 UTC 
Created attachment 1457526 [details]
File: dnf.librepo.log
Comment 5 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:58 UTC 
Created attachment 1457527 [details]
File: environ
Comment 6 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:05:59 UTC 
Created attachment 1457528 [details]
File: hawkey.log
Comment 7 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:00 UTC 
Created attachment 1457529 [details]
File: ks.cfg
Comment 8 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:01 UTC 
Created attachment 1457530 [details]
File: lorax-packages.log
Comment 9 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:02 UTC 
Created attachment 1457531 [details]
File: lsblk_output
Comment 10 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:03 UTC 
Created attachment 1457532 [details]
File: lvm.log
Comment 11 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:04 UTC 
Created attachment 1457533 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list
Comment 12 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:05 UTC 
Created attachment 1457534 [details]
File: os_info
Comment 13 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:06 UTC 
Created attachment 1457535 [details]
File: program.log
Comment 14 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:08 UTC 
Created attachment 1457536 [details]
File: storage.log
Comment 15 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:09 UTC 
Created attachment 1457537 [details]
File: syslog
Comment 16 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:10 UTC 
Created attachment 1457538 [details]
File: ifcfg.log
Comment 17 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 16:06:12 UTC 
Created attachment 1457539 [details]
File: packaging.log
Comment 18 Dave Kil 2018-07-09 17:54:28 UTC 
Adding the following to the kickstart in the %pre section works around the problem:
sed -i 's/_BootInfo()/_BootInfo/g' \
  /usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pyanaconda/kexec.py
Comment 19 Vendula Poncova 2019-03-19 12:15:30 UTC 
Fixed in a pull request: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/1903
Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2019-04-02 16:48:32 UTC 
anaconda-30.25.4-1.fc30 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 30. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-7f36d739dc
Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2019-04-03 02:27:36 UTC 
anaconda-30.25.4-1.fc30 has been pushed to the Fedora 30 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-7f36d739dc
Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2019-04-04 00:01:53 UTC 
anaconda-30.25.4-1.fc30 has been pushed to the Fedora 30 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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