Description of problem: device.py exception in anaconda Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 12.15 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot from F12 Alpha install DVD 2. X11 startup fails, anaconda falls back to text install. 3. Accept default language and keyboard choices. 4. Confirm installation of test product. Actual results: anaconda 12.15 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/block/device.py", line 454, in get_table table = apply(dm.table, tableParts, {}) File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/block/device.py", line 337, in __init__ table = self.get_table() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 2836, in setup self._pyBlockMultiPath = block.device.MultiPath(*parents) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1855, in populate mp.setup() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 293, in reset self.devicetree.populate() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 92, in storageInitialize storage.reset() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 204, in moveStep rc = stepFunct(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 127, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 548, in run anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext() File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 981, in <module> anaconda.intf.run(anaconda) ValueError: size must be positive Expected results: Additional info: The traceback above was copied from screen display. Attempt to use scp to store it on another host failed because network adapter could not be initialized.
Created attachment 358967 [details] full anaconda exception report Used desktop-x86_64-20090825.16.iso live disk (to avoid bug 519478 that prevents X11 from operating with the regular F12 x86_64 live disc) and reproduced the error... this time in an environment that made it easy to capture the full report in this attachment.
Created attachment 358970 [details] /var/log/messages The /var/log/messages file should give some details about block devices available on this host. sdb contains a Fedora 11 system, which I intended to replace with F12 alpha.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 517603 ***