Bug 44557 - Installer crashes when I try to specify a boot partition.
Summary: Installer crashes when I try to specify a boot partition.
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brent Fox
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-06-14 03:47 UTC by Kevin Cole
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:33 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2001-06-25 18:05:12 UTC
Embargoed:


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Description Kevin Cole 2001-06-14 03:47:48 UTC
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Description of problem:
I get to specify the boot partition and it crashes; here's the dump file:

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 520, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 391, in run
    self.icw.run ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 879, in run
    mainloop ()
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 2554, in mainloop
    _gtk.gtk_main()
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 125, in __call__
    ret = apply(self.func, a)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 500, in 
nextClicked
    self.setScreen (self.currentScreen, self.nextClicked)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 610, in 
setScreen
    new_screen = screen.getScreen ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/rootpartition_gui.py", 
line 189, in getScreen
    avail = apply(isys.spaceAvailable, rootdev)
  
File "/mnt/redhat/test/qa0408.4/i386/RedHat/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda/isys
.py", line 19, in spaceAvailable
    mount(device, "/mnt/space", fstype = fsystem)
  
File "/mnt/redhat/test/qa0408.4/i386/RedHat/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda/isys
.py", line 120, in mount
    rc = _isys.mount(fstype, device, location, readOnly)
SystemError: (22, 'Invalid argument')

Local variables in innermost frame:
fstype: vfat
location: /mnt/space
devName: /tmp/hda6
readOnly: 0
device: /tmp/hda6

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<failed>


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Boot from the CDROM
2.Get to the disk partitioning phase
3.Specify the root partition and click next.
	

Actual Results:  Crashes and gives me a dump file.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Brent Fox 2001-06-14 14:50:04 UTC
Looks like a dupe of bug #38348.

Do you have any FAT partitions that you set mount points for?  If so, try doing
the install without setting mount points for them.  Does that help?  You can set
mount points for them later after the installation in the /etc/fstab file.

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-06-25 18:05:07 UTC
Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if you have more information.


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