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Bug 597925

Summary: backtrace when a volumegroup starts with freespace
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Zhang Kexin <kzhang>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Hans de Goede <hdegoede>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Martin Banas <mbanas>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.0CC: borgan, mbanas, mbaudier
Target Milestone: rc   
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:ed39ed2eaa515363c977714516625b5761349cc4ab3d400ee51dde658c1a6c63
Fixed In Version: anaconda-13.21.51-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
The installer will backtrace (crash) when it encounters a physical volume which contains freespace (space not used by a logical volume) at the beginning of the physicial volume. To work around this create a logical volume using this space before starting the installation.
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Last Closed: 2010-11-10 19:46:24 UTC Type: ---
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Description Flags
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda. none

Description Zhang Kexin 2010-05-31 02:36:09 UTC
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 13.21.48 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicelibs/lvm.py", line 406, in lvactivate
    raise LVMError("lvactivate failed for %s: %s" % (lv_name, msg))
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 2332, in setup
    lvm.lvactivate(self.vg.name, self._name)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1529, in handleVgLvs
    lv_device.setup()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1964, in _setupLvs
    if self.handleVgLvs(device):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 2045, in populate
    if self._setupLvs():
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 379, in reset
    self.devicetree.populate()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 103, in storageInitialize
    storage.reset()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 208, in moveStep
    rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext
    self.moveStep()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1423, in setScreen
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1336, in nextClicked
    self.setScreen ()
LVMError: lvactivate failed for LVM2_LV_NAME=x64_fc: 11:43:35,618 ERROR   :   One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.

Comment 1 Zhang Kexin 2010-05-31 02:36:14 UTC
Created attachment 418140 [details]
Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2010-06-01 14:13:45 UTC
We probably shouldn't be including "LVM2_LV_NAME=" in the name of the logical volume we're trying to activate.

Comment 7 Hans de Goede 2010-06-02 15:55:24 UTC
We've a patch fixing this granting devel ack. We should really fix this for 6.0, this will happen whenever there is a pre-existing VG which has some freespace at the beginning of one of its pvs.

Comment 8 Hans de Goede 2010-06-07 12:27:02 UTC
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
The installer will backtrace (crash) when it encounters a physical volume which contains freespace (space not used by a logical volume) at the beginning of the physicial volume. To work around this create a logical volume using this space before starting the installation.

Comment 9 Hans de Goede 2010-06-12 13:02:20 UTC
This is fixed in anaconda-13.21.51-1, moving to modified.

Comment 11 Martin Banas 2010-07-02 08:13:21 UTC
Verified on build RHEL6.0-20100701.0 with anaconda-13.21.56-1.el6. Closing the bug.

Comment 12 Chris Lumens 2010-07-07 18:26:46 UTC
*** Bug 610510 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 14 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-10 19:46:24 UTC
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.