[UBUNTU 20.04] Failed to install ubuntu 20.04 on FBA disk on a zvm guest

Bug #1887777 reported by bugproxy
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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/curtin/install.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/stage-partitioning/builtin/cmd-block-meta: FAIL: configuring dasd: dasd-dasda
        TIMED BLOCK_META: 18.075
        finish: cmd-install/stage-partitioning/builtin/cmd-block-meta: FAIL: curtin command block-meta
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/commands/main.py", line 202, in main
            ret = args.func(args)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/log.py", line 97, in wrapper
            return log_time("TIMED %s: " % msg, func, *args, **kwargs)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/log.py", line 79, in log_time
            return func(*args, **kwargs)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/commands/block_meta.py", line 111, in block_meta
            return meta_custom(args)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/commands/block_meta.py", line 1911, in meta_custom
            handler(command, storage_config_dict)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/commands/block_meta.py", line 564, in dasd_handler
            disk_layout, label)):
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/block/dasd.py", line 561, in needs_formatting
            if layout != self.disk_layout():
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/block/dasd.py", line 519, in disk_layout
            view = dasdview(self.devname)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/block/dasd.py", line 65, in dasdview
            return _parse_dasdview(out)
          File "/snap/subiquity/1937/lib/python3.6/site-packages/curtin/block/dasd.py", line 226, in _parse_dasdview
            'dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse')
        ValueError: dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse
        dasdview output has fewer than 52 lines, cannot parse

root@ubuntu-server:/# uname -a
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-server:/# cat /proc/cmdline
ip=9.152.85.241::9.152.84.1:255.255.252.0:u20:enc1000:none:9.152.120.241 url=ftp://9.123.155.79/pub/ubuntu-20-daily/focal-live-server-s390x.iso --- quiet
root@ubuntu-server:/#

== Comment: #1 - Dong Yan Yang <email address hidden> - 2020-07-01 05:20:54 ==
From this comment in another bug:
https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=185885#c10
it says: FBA support is in the works

Are there any documentation mentioned this?

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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : subiquity debug log

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tags: added: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-186614 severity-high targetmilestone-inin---
Changed in ubuntu:
assignee: nobody → Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
affects: ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu)
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
bugproxy (bugproxy)
tags: added: targetmilestone-inin20041
removed: targetmilestone-inin---
Frank Heimes (fheimes)
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
Revision history for this message
Frank Heimes (fheimes) wrote :

This bug is fixed with
https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/subiquity/releases/tag/21.01.1
for Ubuntu releases H, G and F.

Changed in subiquity:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in curtin:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems:
status: New → Fix Released
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bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : Comment bridged from LTC Bugzilla

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2021-01-22 05:57 EDT-------
IBM Bugzilla status->closed, Fix Released for all requested distros

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