Created attachment 396796 [details] screenshot showing "an unhandled exception has occurred" and python backtrace Description of problem: Just after attempting to save a custom disk layout, the installer popped up a dialog announcing that "an unhandled exception has occurred". At the end of the reporting process, I clicked "Exit installer", after which the display was black except for a functional pointer. The consoles worked, and I had to reboot from a console. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): http://serverbeach1.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/13-Alpha.RC4/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-13-Alpha-x86_64-netinst.iso How reproducible: Twice now: 1. live ISO on a USB stick (Bug 568556). 2. netinst.iso on a CDRW. Steps to Reproduce: Bug 568556 The second time, I actually was configuring two partitions and a logical volume. Actual results: Bug 568556 Expected results: Bug 568556 Additional info: Bug 568814 - live install exceptions include /tmp/syslog, but /var/log/dmesg should be used instead Bug 569057 - DiskLabelCommitError: Could not commit to disk /dev/sdb5
Created attachment 396798 [details] screenshot showing save to local disk dialog Wouldn't the local disk be ram disk? (I didn't investigate this path further ... chose the Bugzilla option) The installer corrupted the disk partition I would have preferred to save to -- it couldn't be mounted from a console. I found another partition to mount and save the screenshots to. The installer environment does not appear to create logical volume devices (/dev/mapper is empty except for "control"). If my entire disk were configured as a volume group, there would not be anywhere to save. Maybe a USB stick? Same message when booted into F12: [root@walnut mnt]# mkdir foo [root@walnut mnt]# mount /dev/sdb5 foo mount: you must specify the filesystem type [root@walnut mnt]# mount -t ext4 /dev/sdb5 foo mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb5, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so [root@walnut mnt]# fdisk -l /dev/sdb Disk /dev/sdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xff3d5e55 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sdb2 14 4418 35383162+ 8e Linux LVM /dev/sdb3 * 4419 4483 522112+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb4 4484 4865 3068415 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sdb5 4484 4865 3068383+ 83 Linux [root@walnut mnt]#
Created attachment 396800 [details] screenshot showing Bugzilla login dialog My password is 16 random alphanumeric characters -- I do not have it memorized. I have put in a text file. That text file is on a logical volume, which could not be mounted. Fortunately, I have a copy on my laptop so I typed it in instead of using copy/paste. There is no way to make the password visible in this dialog. Example password from gnome-password-generator: xLkxi0Ss6fZCuMoH
Created attachment 396801 [details] screenshot showing bug sent dialog [Skipped over a few screenshots ...] Am I supposed write that number down? (rhetorical) Clicked "Exit installer".
Created attachment 396802 [details] screenshot showing dump written dialog Why do I need to click "Exit installer" again? Of course I did ... and immediately got a black screen. Also, it says the "error file" was "written", even though I uploaded it to Bugzilla.
Steve, May I summarize this bug with "System does not reboot after clicking exit installer after an exception" ? Ales, I think this is a reboot issue (see above), since you last worked on the reboot code I'm assigning this to you. Regards, Hans
This is actually two different problems: 1) having to press 'exit installer' twice, for that see 571727. 2) anaconda does not reboot when it should. I will track progress on that one in this bug.
(In reply to comment #6) > This is actually two different problems: OK. I turned this bug into a commentary on the exception handling feature generally, and it seemed like it be would easier to step through the screenshots all in one bug. > 1) having to press 'exit installer' twice, for that see 571727. Thanks. I am CCed on Bug 571727 (FYI, BZ will auto-generate bug links with the syntax "Bug NNNNNN"). > 2) anaconda does not reboot when it should. I will track progress on that one > in this bug. Thanks.
I verified that the black screen and text "press cad to reboot" on tty1 is behavior identical to F12, so this is not a regression. Question is whether this should be remedied and how. Will talk to python-meh experts.
> Thanks. I am CCed on Bug 571727 (FYI, BZ will auto-generate bug links with the > syntax "Bug NNNNNN"). Yeah, thanks. I always forget.
For the F13, we'll have to wait to see if the next blocker meeting retains this bug as a F13Blocker and either push or close this as fixed rawhide.
(In reply to comment #10) > For the F13, we'll have to wait to see if the next blocker meeting retains this > bug as a F13Blocker and either push or close this as fixed rawhide. Thanks, Ales! http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git;a=commit;h=17eabf5237837885d17afd89a9154e5bec637eba
committed to the f13 branch: d1b18653de068e78d59f20a7772ef7fadd60dd17, will be released with anaconda-13.34. Ales
anaconda-13.35-1.fc13 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 13. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/anaconda-13.35-1.fc13
anaconda-13.35-1.fc13 has been pushed to the Fedora 13 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.