Bug 566954 - PartitionException: Can't add a logical partition to /dev/sda, because there is no extended partition.
Summary: PartitionException: Can't add a logical partition to /dev/sda, because there ...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 565692
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: David Lehman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:6e93ea7ef07c623fd...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-02-20 17:33 UTC by Clyde E. Kunkel
Modified: 2010-02-22 23:15 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-02-22 23:15:26 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


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Attached traceback automatically from anaconda. (854.46 KB, text/plain)
2010-02-20 17:33 UTC, Clyde E. Kunkel
no flags Details

Description Clyde E. Kunkel 2010-02-20 17:33:08 UTC
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 13.28 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 246, in addPartition
    constraint.getPedConstraint())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 30, in localeC
    ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
  File "<string>", line 2, in addPartition
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/partitioning.py", line 1487, in growPartitions
    constraint=constraint)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/partitioning.py", line 812, in doPartitioning
    growPartitions(disks, partitions, free)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/partitioning.py", line 214, in doAutoPartition
    exclusiveDisks=anaconda.storage.clearPartDisks)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 205, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 659, in run
    anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1191, in <module>
    anaconda.intf.run(anaconda)
PartitionException: Can't add a logical partition to /dev/sda, because there is no extended partition.

Comment 1 Clyde E. Kunkel 2010-02-20 17:33:12 UTC
Created attachment 395280 [details]
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.

Comment 2 Clyde E. Kunkel 2010-02-20 17:45:36 UTC
Was trying to use text mode to get by 566948 (x-saerver crashing?) and selected reinstall and then selected all drives and use free space.

This is a real corner case and should probably be low severity vice medium.

I would wish for a graceful exit instead of traceback with some kind of msg saying "Select a different drive instead of /dev/xxx" and retry or just reporting that text mode should be avoided.  Too bad we can't do custom layout in text mode.

Comment 3 David Lehman 2010-02-22 23:15:26 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 565692 ***


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