Description of problem: Trying to add a biosboot partition to a disk without free space disturbs the storage configuration, even if anaconda rejected the creation of such partition Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RC1 (18.37.10) How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 0. do manual partitioning (scheme btrfs) with two disks, delete whatever there was. 1. add a /boot standard partition on the first disk (512mb) 2. add a swap standard partition on the second disk (512mb) 3. add a btrfs / mirror of the two disks. (4.98gb) 4. check that there are no more than 969kb of free space per disk left 5. try to ad a 1mb biosboot partition, a red banner rejects it but there are some secondary effects. Actual results: >>> Secondary effects: * The 'swap' is now 1mb size * The '/' entry now dissapears from the 'New Fedora 18 Installation' tree. A. If one just 'finish partitioning' anaconda will return to the MAIN HUB, but a yellow banner will say 'Not enough space in filesystems [...] Additional 2.69gb is needed' which indicates that the '/' went to limbo. B. If one changes back 'swap' to 512mb and then 'finish partitioning', anaconda will accept the storage configuration, even if it is not shown in is corresponding tree. Tertiary Effects (after B.): If one enters back to manual partitioning, the '/' will be shown, so it looks like a graphical glitch. However, if i try to test it again, anaconda will gets stuck (GUI becomes unresponsive), and by pressing one 'esc' and then 'back to ...' and 'done' buttons, i was able to reach the MAIN HUB with 'begin installation' UNLOCKED and 'No disks slected', i clicked 'begin installation' and it stared installing happily (and correctly). Expected results: anaconda should just refuse the biosboot partition creation (as it does now) but do not touch anything else. Additional info:
Created attachment 673580 [details] screenshot, before trying to add the biosboot partition
Created attachment 673582 [details] screenshot, after trying to add the biosboot partition
Created attachment 673583 [details] screenshot of the 'tertiary' effect
Created attachment 673584 [details] anaconda.log
Created attachment 673585 [details] program.log
Created attachment 673586 [details] storage.log
Created attachment 674987 [details] screenshot, before trying to add a /foo partition
Created attachment 674988 [details] screenshot, in this case the secondary effect is just a 'reordering' There seems to be some rough edges on the 'red banner' check. While it main function is ok, sometimes it does more.
Created attachment 677145 [details] anaconda-tb F18 RC4 (18.37.11) I was able to get this by hitting the issue, finish partitioning and going back to manual partitioning. ABRT Pointed to Bug 889875 (it might be a DUP of this one) It crashed with: anaconda 18.37.11 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 788, in <lambda> key=lambda p: p.partedPartition.number, File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 789, in clearPartitions reverse=True) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 445, in execute storage.clearPartitions() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/kickstart.py", line 1480, in doKickstartStorage ksdata.clearpart.execute(storage, ksdata, instClass) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/storage.py", line 399, in _doExecute doKickstartStorage(self.storage, self.data, self.instclass) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 504, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 91, in run threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs) AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'number'
Since this happens once the user makes a mistake, it probable should be added to common bugs. In manual partitioning, if you make a mistake and get a 'red banner' please reboot and try again. (unless you known to recognize when anaconda is failing or not).
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