Public bug reported:
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 protected]> - 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?
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
Status: New
** Tags: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-186614 severity-high
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** Tags added: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-186614 severity-high
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