Bug 437371 - anaconda crash in findExistingRootPartitions during install
Summary: anaconda crash in findExistingRootPartitions during install
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 8
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-03-13 18:39 UTC by Steve Rawlinson
Modified: 2008-03-27 18:23 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2008-03-27 18:23:43 UTC
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Description Steve Rawlinson 2008-03-13 18:39:03 UTC
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Description of problem:
Anaconda bowls out with an exception at stage one of the installation process with the following message (I'm copying this out by hand s might not be exact):

File /usr/lib/anaconda/partedUtils.py, line 808, in findExistingRootPartitions lvm.vgscan()


Then some calling methods, then

'module' object has no attribute 'vgscan'



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 11.3.0.50

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. reboot machine with installation disk in dvd drive, from which it boots
2. follow on-screenn prompts to the 'welcome to fedora' message
3. hit 'OK'
4. (after I tried removing old partitions) get warning that drives need formating
4. Exception message appears.

Actual Results:
Crash.

Expected Results:
Installation.

Additional info:
The machine is a HP DL380 with a xeon processor and smart array controller. It has previously had Fedora 7 installed on it (which worked fine). I've tried removing the existing partitions with smart array but get the same error.

I'm using the x86_64 download dvd image for fedora 8.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2008-03-14 14:16:50 UTC
Is this better in F9 Alpha?

Comment 2 Steve Rawlinson 2008-03-14 14:24:30 UTC
I haven't tried F9 yet. I'm afraid I'm away for a week now so won't be able to
test that until the 24th.

Comment 3 Steve Rawlinson 2008-03-27 17:42:07 UTC
I have now tied F9, which does not exhibit this error. (I get a different error,
much later in the install process,  which I will report separately).



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