Bug 10098 - rescue mode in installer cannot mount existing partitions
Summary: rescue mode in installer cannot mount existing partitions
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Whiteboard: 3final
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Reported: 2013-05-14 20:18 CEST by Dick Gevers
Modified: 2013-05-15 22:31 CEST (History)
1 user (show)

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Source RPM: mga3 classical iso 32 & 64 bit
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Description Dick Gevers 2013-05-14 20:18:03 CEST
Prerelease Mga 3 final isos dated 12.05.2013:

Both 32 and 64 bit are not okay

(Reinstall bootloader not tried)

*Menu item "Mount your partitions under /mnt" leads to a console which displays choices: ): Which system do you want to rescue: 0. Abort, 1 .../dev/sda6 (cannot be rescued, cauldron x86...) and 2..../dev/sda8... cannot be rescued: x86....

* Choose: 0

* Press ennter to return to rescue menu

* Returns to text gui saying "Error, Program expited abnormally (return code 1) [ OK ]"

* Next choose: Go to console; 

* Command 'df' shows no partitions are mounted at all.
Comment 1 Dick Gevers 2013-05-14 20:19:11 CEST
ennael or Bug squad: please determine if this is release blocker or not. thanks

CC: (none) => ennael1
Whiteboard: (none) => 3final

Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2013-05-14 21:29:04 CEST
works here it mount my sda1 partition (the only one)
iirc if you use a i586 install you have to use an i586 dvd iso
was it your case ?
(I tested x86_64)
Comment 3 Manuel Hiebel 2013-05-14 21:30:49 CEST
works here with only one OS 
iirc if you use a i586 install you have to use an i586 dvd iso
was it your case ?
(I tested x86_64)

I will test with two OSs on my other dd.
Comment 4 Manuel Hiebel 2013-05-14 21:31:06 CEST
oups sorry
Comment 5 Dick Gevers 2013-05-14 21:34:47 CEST
Manuel, yes I understand one can rescue arch-x only with an arch-x iso, but that is not the point. 
The problem is that neither iso (32 or 64 bit) will mount existing partitions that are existing on the HD (both 64 bits in my tests so far).
Comment 6 David Walser 2013-05-14 21:56:53 CEST
Mounting partitions works for me using the rescue bootstrapped through boot.iso on i586.  I have a / and /home on this install (on a Dell Optiplex 990).

Re-install bootloader however, does not.  I see this:
grub> root (hd0,4)

Error 21: Selected disk does not exist

grub> setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0)

Error 12: Invalid device requested

grub> quit
Comment 7 Manuel Hiebel 2013-05-14 22:10:53 CEST
Works here even on my laptop with two OSs
(reinstalling bootloader was not working but I choose grub2 and there was nothing added in the rescue for that iirc)
Comment 8 Dick Gevers 2013-05-15 22:31:06 CEST
I feel lousy. Trying on my main machine with 2nd set of prerelease isos it works, and going back to the laptop it now starts to work there as well.

closing sorry for hellraising

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID


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