Description of problem: Trying to install F16 for s390x, anaconda throws a traceback: anaconda 16.18 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devices.py", line 793, in create raise DeviceCreateError(str(e), self.name) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/deviceaction.py", line 241, in execute self.device.create(intf=intf) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 316, in processActions action.execute(intf=self.intf) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 384, in doIt self.devicetree.processActions() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packages.py", line 122, in turnOnFilesystems anaconda.storage.doIt() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 373, in dispatch self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 241, in go_forward self.dispatch() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1203, in nextClicked self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward() DeviceCreateError: ('lvcreate failed for vg_rtt6/lv_boot: Volume group "vg_rtt6" not found\n', 'vg_rtt6-lv_boot') Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-16.18 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. before the installation, run "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dasdb bs=1M count=100" 2. start the installation, use VNC mode when asked 3. in the storage filtering UI, select the drive you cleared in step 1 4. "The storage device below may contain data." will be shown by anaconda - select "Yes, discard any data" 5. continue with default values 6. click on "Write Changes to Disk" button when asked Actual results: traceback when writing changes to disk Expected results: partitioning successfully written to disk Additional info: Cannot reproduce without running dd before the installation
parted cannot recognize disk label after throwing the traceback: -bash-4.2# parted /dev/dasdb print Error: /dev/dasdb: unrecognised disk label Model: IBM S390 DASD drive (dasd) Disk /dev/dasdb: 9847MB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: unknown Anaconda is creating msdos disklabel on DASD device - it doesn't seem to be correct... ... 08:20:38,505 INFO storage: executing action: [3] Create Format msdos disklabel on dasd dasdb (id 8) 08:20:38,507 DEBUG storage: DASDDevice.setup: dasdb ; status: True ; controllable: True ; orig: False ; 08:20:38,508 DEBUG storage: DiskLabel.create: device: /dev/dasdb ; status: False ; type: disklabel ; 08:20:38,510 DEBUG storage: DiskLabel.create: device: /dev/dasdb ; status: False ; type: disklabel ; 08:20:38,512 DEBUG storage: DiskLabel.commit: device: /dev/dasdb ; numparts: 0 ; 08:20:38,808 DEBUG storage: DASDDevice.updateSysfsPath: dasdb ; status: True ; 08:20:38,808 DEBUG storage: dasdb sysfsPath set to /devices/css0/0.0.0012/0.0.3160/block/dasdb ...
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