Created attachment 6560 [details] Stage 2 log showing failure Using the round 1 M5 final classic x86_64 DVD (from USB stick). Selected custom partitioning, and whilst setting up the partitions, deleted an unwanted partition left over from a previous trial. After clicking on "Next", the "I cannot read the partition table of device sda, it's too corrupted for me" was displayed, along with the error trace: INTERNAL ERROR: unknown device sda1 MDK::Common::Various::internal_error() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/devices.pm:131 devices::entry() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/devices.pm:146 devices::make() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/fs/type.pm:254 fs::type::call_blkid() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/fs/type.pm:262 fs::type::type_subpart_from_magic() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/fsedit.pm:281 fsedit::get_hds() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/fs/any.pm:14 fs::any::get_hds() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:135 (eval)() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:135 main::init_hds() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:65 main::install_live() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:42 Clicking on "OK" brings you back to the same message, and the only way out is to reboot. Looking in ddebug.log, it claims * error: failed to del partition #13 on /dev/sda at /usr/lib/libDrakX/partition_table/gpt.pm line 168. but after reboot, fdisk showed the partition was deleted.
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud, tmb
Actually it might have failed b/c it failed to tell the kernel to reread the partition table b/c one of /dev/sda partition was busy (eg: mounted) Which is confirmed by this error message: * error: /proc/partitions does not agree with drakx 12 != 13: That means the kernel failed to reread the partition table
Is that something we can still fix or should we make it an ERRATA entry?
Severity: normal => major
Whiteboard: (none) => IN_ERRATA
According to the following Errata entry, it's not possible to delete a GPT partition and then to continue with the installation. Could you test in order to make the report more precise? If it's truly deleting any GPT partition that makes the install fail, could be a blocker. Otherwise please update the Errata.
Setting FOR_ERRATA back until we are sure the Errata entry is ok and/or we make it blocker (although it's very very late)
Whiteboard: IN_ERRATA => FOR_ERRATA
Without specifically testing this now, I doubt this is still true. I've been able to resize or delete existing MSWin-created partitions, even on RAID0, with Classic install and to create and delete and re-create GPT partitions entirely within Mageia without problems using current media. (except for the 5th-partition bug which is in errata) Tony
CC: (none) => tablackwell
I confirm what Tony said. I could create and delete GPT partitions with Mageia Classic installer since Mageia 5 RC.
CC: (none) => lebarhon
Closing then
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
Ok, I'll remove the Errata entry that had been written.
Whiteboard: FOR_ERRATA => (none)