LVM installation fails - regression with parted 2.3-17
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
parted (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Colin Watson | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Ubuntu Desktop [1] and Server [2] 20140330
LVM installation fails with:
"Autopartitioning using LVM failed because an error occurred while creating the volume group."
From syslog:
Mar 31 08:03:05 ubuntu ubiquity[3029]: switched to page partman
Mar 31 08:07:43 ubuntu kernel: [ 606.972515] atkbd serio0: Spurious NAK on isa0060/serio0. Some program might be trying to access hardware directly.
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity: /var/lib/
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity: stat:
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity: cannot stat ‘/dev/ubuntu-vg’
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity: : No such file or directory
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity:
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu partman-lvm:
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu partman-lvm: Device /dev/sda not found (or ignored by filtering).
Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu partman-lvm:
Downgrading parted to 2.3-16ubuntu3 fixes the issue.
TEST CASE:
1. Install Ubuntu Desktop 20140330 adnd keep the defaults
2. At step "Installation Type" select:
- Erase disk and install Ubuntu
- Use LVM
and proceed
ACTUAL RESULT
This failure
EXPECTED RESULT
LVM partitions are created.
[1] https:/
[2] https:/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.17.10 [modified: lib/partman/
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.339
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 31 08:03:42 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140330)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | added: testcase |
Changed in parted (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
assignee: | Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer) → Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) |
assignee: | Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) → Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer) |
Changed in parted (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
assignee: | Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer) → Colin Watson (cjwatson) |
Phillip, could you please look at this? It seems to be a regression caused by your loop device patch.