Bug 16032

See also:
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15653#c86
https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15653#c87

This seemed to be fixed in round 2 but came back in round 4, and is still occurring in the latest round. Is the 2 second delay still present?

CC: (none) => tmb

nope, round4+ tested if dropping "--no-block" from systemctl restart command would make it wait long enough, but apparently not, so I will re-add the delay

Just a reminder for Thomas, don't forget to re-add the delay in the next round to hopefully workaround this bug :)

Already done last week...
http://gitweb.mageia.org/software/build-system/draklive-config/commit/?id=880529fa54ae203434679ec7dda3db81a9e15436

So it's fixed, isn't it?

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Atleast mitigated... not sure if we are able to avoid it on all hw, but that remains to be seen...

If you wish, I can test the new live *.iso on different systems. I have tested the RC on notebook with intel 810 and later, Intel GMA 3600, ATI Radeon, and VBox emulator. In all these systems the results is the same when booting from CD or DVD, i.e. the Oh no! error.
If you wish me to make the test, simply let me know where I can get the new *.iso.

Tried with latest (~6 June) Gnome Live DVD on real EFI hardware.
Booting from DVD, Live -> "Oh No! Something has gone wrong".
Booting from USB, Live -> runs OK, and installs OK from the desktop.

can you test with latest iso ?

(In reply to Nicolas Lécureuil from comment #10)
> can you test with latest iso ?
Have just done so, exactly the same result as my Comment 9.

(In reply to Nicolas Lécureuil from comment #10)
> can you test with latest iso ?

Using the latest (14th June) ISO, I've booted from a USB stick 25 times without a problem. Given the frequency of failure I was seeing, I'd want another 25 before I said it was fixed, but it looks good so far.

(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #11)
> Have just done so, exactly the same result as my Comment 9.

I'd guess that's bug 16033.

> (In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #11)
> > Have just done so, exactly the same result as my Comment 9.
> I'd guess that's bug 16033.
I agree; I should have been aware of that - and much sooner. I shall note on that the continuation of the problem, and unsubscribe from *this* bug.

CC: lewyssmith => (none)

According to comment 7 and 12, this bug seems to be worked around, and at any rate Mageia 5 has been released so dropping priority ;)

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
Priority: release_blocker => High

Tested Mageia 5 Gnome DVD on ATI Radeon and Intel 810 & later (two reasonably old systems), the error is still there. For me the work around has been: boot in the failsafe mode, then once in the maintenance console type "init 5". This worked in all the system I tested, perhaps it is worth adding this to the errata (maybe it is not compliant with systemd, but I not used to it...)

Alberto, have you confirmed that you are seeing the timing race, and not one of the other issues that leads to the "Oh no" screen?

In the RC, I have found the error on five different computers, only one had the ATI driver. The work around has been the same. That's why I was assuming the error was the timing race, but I am not sure. I am a simple user, trying to help, so unless precisely instructed, I do not know how to verify the origin of the error.

To verify what's causing the error, when you get the "Oh no" screen, press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch to a text login screen, log in as 'root', and type 'journalctl'. This will output the system log, using the 'less' pager. Search for the error message in this bug's description. '/' is the less command to start a search, so

  /Server is already active

should find it. If you get the message "Pattern not found", it's likely you are seeing a different bug, and we need to look through the system log for other error messages.

Hi Alberto. Could you answer the question at comment #18?

Has anyone else recently got the timing race issue in Mageia 6 Lives?

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Hi Samuel,
unfortunately I had very little spare time for testing in this period. Anyway, I just tried mageia sta-1 live 32 bits on virtual box, and no problems. I will try tp test other machines and let you know.

Hardware: x86_64 => i586

(In reply to Samuel Verschelde from comment #19)
> Hi Alberto. Could you answer the question at comment #18?
> 
> Has anyone else recently got the timing race issue in Mageia 6 Lives?

(In reply to Alberto Girlando from comment #20)
> Hi Samuel,
> unfortunately I had very little spare time for testing in this period.
> Anyway, I just tried mageia sta-1 live 32 bits on virtual box, and no
> problems. I will try tp test other machines and let you know.

In this bug report, no one reported (maybe) still having this problem since 2015-06-23

Closing as FIXED. Feel free to reopen if needed.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => marja11
Resolution: (none) => FIXED