DAC960: Assertion 'partition->name' failed.

[Stephane Leclerc <sleclerc@actionweb.fr>]

Package: util-linux
Version: 2.10f-3
Severity: critical

Sorry but I'm not sure if this problem concern the boot-disk or just 
fdisk.

I'm curently testing a VALinux server with Potato. I used Potato 
boot-disk 2.2.9.

I configured the server with RAID 5. The server is using the Mylex 
DAC960PRL card. The four 9 Go drives are freshly initialised with the 
firmware RAID utility.

I boot with the rescue disk and next insert the boot disk. The system 
asked to partition the array and I did it. The partionning seem to be 
fine. I write the new partition table to disk, I exit fdisk and I get:

dbbootstrap: fdisk.c: 547: fdisk_add_partition: Assertion 
'partition->name' failed.

This message "cut" the gui installation screen and nothing can be done 
else reboot the server with CRTL-ALT-DEL. At the second reboot, I alway 
get the same message and nothing can be done. NO way to go back to the 
paritionning menu. The install process is stopped by the message just at 
the installation welcome message.

After that, the fdisk software from the RedHat 6.0 VALinux CD shipped 
with the server was not longer able to use the device (error message 'no 
space left on drive'!!!). I've initialised again the drives with the RAID 
tool and installed back the original RedHat VALinux distribution. The 
partition was well created using the VALinux tools.

Finaly, I used the RedHat to build the right partitions for my needs 
using the RedHat VALinux tools and installed base Potato later with the 
boot-disk.

Stef...


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