Created attachment 396357 [details] Screenshot.png Description of problem: During a live install, my previous logical volumes are not available during the partition detail screen. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): * anaconda-13.31 How reproducible: * I've confirmed this several times Steps to Reproduce: 0. Install an OLD Fedora system using LVM (I originally formatted this system some time ago) 1. Boot live image 2. Proceed through install, select 'Custom partition' Actual results: See attached screenshot Expected results: My previous logical volumes should be available for use with install or as data partitions
Created attachment 396358 [details] log files.tgz -rw------- root/root 161612 2010-02-25 08:23 var/log/messages -rw-r--r-- root/root 42178 2010-02-25 13:01 var/log/dmesg -rw-rw-r-- root/root 2605 2010-02-25 08:23 tmp/anaconda.log -rw-rw-r-- root/root 8844 2010-02-25 08:23 tmp/program.log -rw-rw-r-- root/root 98681 2010-02-25 08:23 tmp/storage.log -rw-r--r-- root/root 20480 2010-02-25 13:05 tmp/storage.state
Confirming that this happened while booted off a live ISO image installed on a USB stick. The version of anaconda on the net install ISO *did* display the logical volumes (RC3). In both cases, I chose a custom disk layout. And a request: Could the serverbeach ISOs please have *exact* version numbers in their file names? "ls -l" and sha256sum aren't really ideal for distinguishing versions. Version details: [stephent@walnut fedora]$ ls -l F13-Alpha-i686-Live.iso -rw-rw-r-- 1 stephent stephent 875560960 2010-02-25 09:28 F13-Alpha-i686-Live.iso [stephent@walnut fedora]$ sha256sum F13-Alpha-i686-Live.iso 7623e48b2224e79c62ffade96a825942dba43a46b2c16c9a0c2acfa5b7cbccda F13-Alpha-i686-Live.iso [stephent@walnut fedora]$ ls -l Fedora-13-Alpha-i386-netinst.iso -rw-rw-r-- 1 stephent stephent 246415360 2010-02-24 15:19 Fedora-13-Alpha-i386-netinst.iso [stephent@walnut fedora]$ sha256sum Fedora-13-Alpha-i386-netinst.iso a2799da3b8d4c8958b09a5a8394216397b9a3d14547803686b36d8fec07b8f1b Fedora-13-Alpha-i386-netinst.iso
Thanks Steve, I've also confirmed that when booting using a netinst.iso (or boot.iso), the installer recognizes pre-existing logical volumes. This appears to be specific the the installer running in the LIVE environment. Changing subject of bug to match updated test results.
*** Bug 568556 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This could be related: Volume groups are not activated on the live ISO. They can be activated with "Applications:System Tools:Disk Utility". Activating them allows logical volumes to be mounted with "Places:Removable Media". Also, "ls /dev/mapper" will show them. However, when the installer is started they are deactivated. [root@localhost liveuser]# vgchange -a y vg_pluto 3 logical volume(s) in volume group "vg_pluto" now active [root@localhost liveuser]# ls /dev/mapper control live-rw vg_pluto-lv_cedar_root live-osimg-min vg_pluto-lv_cedar_home vg_pluto-lv_fir_root # installer started here [root@localhost liveuser]# ls /dev/mapper control live-osimg-min live-rw [root@localhost liveuser]#
(In reply to comment #5) > Volume groups are not activated on the live ISO. Correction: they are activated during booting -- boot messages say so. And "ls /dev/mapper" confirms. However, this exposes Bug 569174.
Dave Lehman has recently committed a patch fixing this, setting this in modified and assigning to Dave.
*** Bug 572101 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 573223 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***