[UBUNTU 20.04] Failed to install ubuntu 20.04 on FBA disk on a zvm guest
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Ubuntu on IBM z Systems |
Fix Released
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High
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Skipper Bug Screeners | ||
curtin |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
subiquity |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Failed to install ubuntu 20.04 on FBA disk on a zvm guest
---uname output---
Linux ubuntu-server 5.4.0-39-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 19 10:27:17 UTC 2020 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux
Machine Type = z14
---boot type---
CDROM / ISO image
---Install repository type---
CDROM
---Point of failure---
Failed during boot of installer
I'm installing a ubuntu focal server on a zvm guest with one single DASD-FBA disk and use the default one single partition mode on the page of selecting partition.
After the partition selection and continue, the installer aborted.
Following errors can be found in /var/log/
Checking if dasd 0.0.0100 needs formatting
Running command ['dasdview', '--extended', '/dev/dasda'] with allowed return codes [0] (capture=True)
An error occured handling 'dasd-dasda': ValueError - dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse
finish: cmd-install/
TIMED BLOCK_META: 18.075
finish: cmd-install/
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/
ret = args.func(args)
File "/snap/
return log_time("TIMED %s: " % msg, func, *args, **kwargs)
File "/snap/
return func(*args, **kwargs)
File "/snap/
return meta_custom(args)
File "/snap/
File "/snap/
File "/snap/
if layout != self.disk_layout():
File "/snap/
view = dasdview(
File "/snap/
return _parse_
File "/snap/
ValueError: dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse
dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse
root@ubuntu-
Linux ubuntu-server 5.4.0-39-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 19 10:27:17 UTC 2020 s390x s390x s390x GNU/Linux
root@ubuntu-
ip=9.152.
root@ubuntu-
== Comment: #1 - Dong Yan Yang <email address hidden> - 2020-07-01 05:20:54 ==
From this comment in another bug:
https:/
it says: FBA support is in the works
Are there any documentation mentioned this?
summary: |
- Failed to install ubuntu 20.04 on FBA disk on a zvm guest + [UBUNTU 20.04] Failed to install ubuntu 20.04 on FBA disk on a zvm guest |
tags: |
added: targetmilestone-inin20041 removed: targetmilestone-inin--- |
tags: | added: installer s390x |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
affects: | linux (Ubuntu) → subiquity |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
assignee: | nobody → Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team) |
Changed in subiquity: | |
assignee: | Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team) → nobody |
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