Description of problem: ananaconda failed with traceback trying to create PV Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.4.0.55 How reproducible: Didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot Fedora 9 beta dvd 2.select custom partitioning 3.select create PV in a free space region of /dev/sda (would be sda15) Actual results: anaconda failed with traceback Expected results: Create PV, continue with partitioning and installation Additional info: on retry, did not try to create a pv (tho subsequently after good install cfdisk and fdisk show the PV while PVSCAN does not), but had to delete fedora 9 alpha LV and recreate it since partitioner would not let me just format the original. Original was ext4, but don't believe that is relevant. The drive was originally used only as the boot drive for a win vista installation with vista on another drive. The first linux distro installed was fedora 8. Have noticed that there are unexpected empty space areas on the drive after the F8 install. These spaces have remained during subsequent test installs of rawhide x64, F8 x64 and unity. [root@P5K-EWIFI ~]# cfdisk -Ps /dev/sda Partition Table for /dev/sda First Last # Type Sector Sector Offset Length Filesystem Type (ID) Flag -- ------- ----------- ----------- ------ ----------- -------------------- ---- Primary 0 2047* 0# 2048*Free Space None 1 Primary 2048* 2050047* 0 2048000*HPFS/NTFS (07) None Primary 2050048* 2056319 0 6272*Free Space None 2 Primary 2056320 2474009 0 417690 Linux (83) Boot 3 Primary 2474010 625137344 0 622663335 W95 Ext'd (LBA) (0F) None 5 Logical 2474010 6570584 63 4096575 Linux swap / So (82) None 6 Logical 6570585 6988274 63 417690 Linux (83) None 7 Logical 6988275 47954024 63 40965750 Linux LVM (8E) None 8 Logical 47954025 48371714 63 417690 Linux (83) None 9 Logical 48371715 73272464 63 24900750 Linux (83) None 10 Logical 73272465 83007854 63 9735390 Linux (83) None 11 Logical 83007855 103489535* 1681# 20481681*W95 FAT32 (0B) None 12 Logical 103489536* 103908419 1194# 418884*Linux (83) None 13 Logical 103908420 104310044 63 401625 Linux (83) None 14 Logical 104310045 104727734 63 417690 Linux (83) None 15 Logical 104727735 625137344 63 520409610 Linux LVM (8E) None
Created attachment 299190 [details] anaconda dump file from failed PV create
When you see this error message, does /dev/sda15 exist?
I simply do not know because after installing a different way and rebooting, the partition was there, but not marked as to type. I believe this is an edge case and, if you like, you may close this bz as not reproducible. I can't recreate the same conditions without seriously harming other testing.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 439633 ***