Description of problem: When installing redhat es 4 update 5 on a ibm zseries 64 bit mainframe I run into installation failure. After formating the dasds and picking my packages; I click on proceed and before the first package gets installed comes up a seperate window with "Exception Occured" heading. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): default anaconda version from the redhat es 4.5 install disks used with the zseries 64 bit/os390x How reproducible: Beg Start installation from ssh -X root Choose installation language Choose default language Choose time zone and so on. Steps to Reproduce: 1.partition disks 2. choose packages indivually from package selection 3. choose to proceed to install packages Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Created attachment 243601 [details] exception occured in anaconda
Hi Unix hopur Skyrr, Were you running anaconda with the intent on upgrading an existing system, or were you planning to freshly install a new linux image on those dasd devices? I had two questions about your issue: 1) If you were trying a fresh install, and the current contents of the devices are expendable, it would be interesting to know if the same problem occurs if you re-initialize (format) the dasd devices (either via dasdfmt in linux or cpfmtxa in CMS in z/VM, for example) and then tried the installation again. (In the past, there were corner cases with pre-existing LVM PVs that lead to similar tracebacks to what you've reported above "SystemError: lvcreate failed for LogVol00") 2) Have you seen the same issue with a newer version of RHEL4 (such as update 6). I ask because the corner cases from 1) seem to have been reduced in our internal testing, because of general anaconda and LVM improvements that we've put into recent update releases. Hope this helps! Thanks for your report. :) Regards, Brock
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