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qtparted package

partitioning crashes in kubuntu install (edgy)

Bug #67078 reported by Johan Van de Wauw
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qtparted (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

When I run kubuntu install from a fresh iso (edgy RC1), the kubuntu manual partitioning crashes when I choose "create partition" and when no empty block on the harddisk was selected.

I was able to reproduce this error.

Maybe useful information: I was installing under VMWare player.

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Caroline Ford (secretlondon) wrote :

Could you please attach /var/log/installer/syslog, /var/log/syslog, and /var/log/partman to this bug, by commenting on the bug's web page? Thanks in advance.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Sounds like qtparted breakage to me.

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Johan Van de Wauw (johanvdw) wrote :
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Partman log:

/bin/partman: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/01unsupported: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/30parted: *******************************************************
parted_server: ======= Starting the server
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 1
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/30parted: IN: OPEN =dev=hda /dev/hda
parted_server: Read command: OPEN
parted_server: command_open()
parted_server: Request to open =dev=hda
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: Note =dev=hda as unchanged
parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 2
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/35dump: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/35dump: IN: DUMP =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: DUMP
parted_server: command_dump()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 3
parted_server: Opening infifo
Device: yes
Model: VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive
Path: /dev/hda
Sector size: 512
Sectors: 209715200
Sectors/track: 63
Heads: 255
Cylinders: 13054
Partition table: no
/lib/partman/init.d/70update_partitions: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/70update_partitions: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: No partitions
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 4
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/75auto_mountpoints: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/75auto_mountpoints: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: No partitions
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 5
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/init.d/80autouse_swap: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/init.d/80autouse_swap: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: No partitions
parted_server: OUT:

parted_server: Closing infifo and outfifo
parted_server: main_loop: iteration 6
parted_server: Opening infifo
/lib/partman/auto.d/99initial_auto: *******************************************************
/bin/partman_newlayout: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: *******************************************************
/lib/partman/automatically_partition/10resize_use_free/choices: IN: PARTITIONS =dev=hda
parted_server: Read command: PARTITIONS
parted_server: command_partitions()
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: OUT: OK

parted_server: No partitions
parted_serv...

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Johan Van de Wauw (johanvdw) wrote :
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installer/syslog:
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu syslogd 1.4.1#18ubuntu6: restart.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.6.17-10-generic
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: Loaded 22825 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.6.17-10-generic.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.17.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not enabled.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] Linux version 2.6.17-10-generic (root@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)) #2 SMP Fri Oct 13 18:45:35 UTC 2006 (Ubuntu 2.6.17-10.33-generic)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f800 (usable)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 000000000009f800 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 00000000000dc000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001fef0000 (usable)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 000000001fef0000 - 000000001fefc000 (ACPI data)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 000000001fefc000 - 000000001ff00000 (ACPI NVS)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 000000001ff00000 - 0000000020000000 (usable)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec10000 (reserved)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fee00000 - 00000000fee01000 (reserved)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] BIOS-e820: 00000000fffe0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] 0MB HIGHMEM available.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] 512MB LOWMEM available.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] found SMP MP-table at 000f6ce0
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] On node 0 totalpages: 131072
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:0
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] Normal zone: 126976 pages, LIFO batch:31
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] DMI present.
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: RSDP (v000 PTLTD ) @ 0x000f6c70
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: RSDT (v001 PTLTD RSDT 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000000) @ 0x1fef7c02
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: FADT (v001 INTEL 440BX 0x06040000 PTL 0x000f4240) @ 0x1fefbf14
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: MADT (v001 PTLTD ^I APIC 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000000) @ 0x1fefbf88
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: BOOT (v001 PTLTD $SBFTBL$ 0x06040000 LTP 0x00000001) @ 0x1fefbfd8
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: DSDT (v001 PTLTD Custom 0x06040000 MSFT 0x0100000d) @ 0x00000000
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x1008
Oct 20 09:44:57 ubuntu kernel: [17179569.184000] ACPI: ...

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Johan Van de Wauw (johanvdw) wrote :

Finally I might add that partitioning _did_ work when I selected a harddisk before continuing.

Might also be important: my system has no floppy drive

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
Changed in qtparted:
status: Needs Info → Confirmed
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

QtParted is unmaintained, so this will likely not be fixed.
KDE users are now recommended to use the "partionmanager" package to manage their paritions.

Changed in qtparted (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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