[Bug 1300072] [NEW] LVM installation fails - regression with parted 2.3-17

Jean-Baptiste Lallement jean-baptiste.lallement at ubuntu.com
Mon Mar 31 08:11:41 UTC 2014 

Public bug reported:

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/partman/devices/=dev=sda
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://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com//job/ubiquity_ap-ubuntu_devel_daily-test_english_lvm/124/
[2] https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/trusty-server-amd64-smoke-lvm/139/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity 2.17.10 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
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/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140330)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer)
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer)
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug qa-daily-testing rls-t-tracking trusty ubiquity-2.17.10 ubuntu

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Critical
       Status: Confirmed

** Description changed:

- Ubuntu Desktop 20140330
+ Ubuntu Desktop [1] and Server [2] 20140330
  
- LVM installation fails with: 
+ 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/partman/devices/=dev=sda
- Mar 31 08:08:31 ubuntu ubiquity: stat: 
+ 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 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: 
+ 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
+   - Erase disk and install Ubuntu
+   - Use LVM
  and proceed
  
  ACTUAL RESULT
  This failure
  
  EXPECTED RESULT
  LVM partitions are created.
+ 
+ 
+ [1] https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com//job/ubiquity_ap-ubuntu_devel_daily-test_english_lvm/124/
+ [2] https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/trusty-server-amd64-smoke-lvm/139/
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.10 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
  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/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140330)
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Installer Team (ubuntu-installer)

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Title:
  LVM installation fails - regression with parted 2.3-17

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed

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/partman/devices/=dev=sda
  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://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com//job/ubiquity_ap-ubuntu_devel_daily-test_english_lvm/124/
  [2] https://jenkins.qa.ubuntu.com/job/trusty-server-amd64-smoke-lvm/139/

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.17.10 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
  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/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=fr keyboard-configuration/variantcode=oss
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140330)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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