Installation on LVM-formatted disk is not possible

Bug #1541427 reported by bugproxy
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debian-installer (Ubuntu)
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Dimitri John Ledkov

Bug Description

Problem Description
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When trying to install on an LVM-formatted disk, the installer hangs in the step "Starting up the partitioner" "Scanning disks" at 45%.

In the syslog, you can see the following error message:

Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324746] User process fault: interruption code 0009 ilc:2 in libparted.so.2.0.1[3ff84880000+4b000]
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324753] CPU: 1 PID: 11343 Comm: parted_server Tainted: G E 4.4.0-2-generic #16-Ubuntu
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324755] task: 000000003ae60a60 ti: 000000003aa68000 task.ti: 000000003aa68000
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324756] User PSW : 0705100180000000 000003ff848a2cba
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324757] R:0 T:1 IO:1 EX:1 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:1 AS:0 CC:1 PM:0 EA:3
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324757] User GPRS: 0000000000000000 00000000fffffffe 000002aa00000000 0000000000000000
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324759] 0000000000000002 000000000000002b 0000000000000000 00000000fffffffe
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324760] 0000000000010000 00000000000032c8 0000000000000000 00000000fffffffe
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324762] 000003ff8481e000 000002aa3ed32ca0 000003ff848a08ea 000003ffc84fe698
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] User Code: 000003ff848a2cae: b90400b1 lgr %r11,%r1
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] 000003ff848a2cb2: a7a90000 lghi %r10,0
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] #000003ff848a2cb6: b9870060 dlgr %r6,%r0
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] >000003ff848a2cba: b98700a0 dlgr %r10,%r0
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] 000003ff848a2cbe: 1816 lr %r1,%r6
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] 000003ff848a2cc0: ec56001a2b7c cgij %r5,43,6,3ff848a2cf4
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] 000003ff848a2cc6: b9840026 llgcr %r2,%r6
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324768] 000003ff848a2cca: b985001b llghr %r1,%r11
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324777] Last Breaking-Event-Address:
Feb 3 10:10:22 kernel: [ 2473.324779] [<000003ff848a2b9e>] 0x3ff848a2b9e

Environment:
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~ # cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)"

Kernel:
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Linux version 4.4.0-2-generic

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Syslog

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tags: added: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-136491 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin1604
Changed in ubuntu:
assignee: nobody → Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
dann frazier (dannf)
Changed in ubuntu:
assignee: Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team) → Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :
vaishnavi (vaishnavi)
affects: ubuntu → debian-installer (Ubuntu)
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Comment bridged from LTC Bugzilla

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2016-02-09 13:26 EDT-------
I have just installed a system with a separate /boot partition and with LVM which did work. So I guess this bug is fixed.

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote :

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2016-02-09 15:53 EDT-------
Closing bug on IBM side.

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