Error initialising SCSI device /dev/sda - Invalid argument and parted: double free or corruption (out)

[Rudy Gevaert]

(I tried to report through the website but this message gets rejected  
as 'potential' spam :()

Hello,

I'm using FAI to automatically install machines.  I'm getting the  
above parted error in the following situation.

FAI is run in a Xen domU calling parted on a LVM volume.  I also get  
this error when parted is called on a iscsi lun.  In both cases the  
lun is given to the virtual machine as a the device '/dev/sda'.

I have this problem with versions 1.8.8.git.2008.03.24-11.1 and 1.9.0.

(Please, notice the -s option)

address@hidden:/# parted -s /dev/sda unit TiB print
Error: Error initialising SCSI device /dev/sda - Invalid argument

(Please, notice that the -s option is not given)

address@hidden:/# parted /dev/sda unit TiB print
Error: Error initialising SCSI device /dev/sda - Invalid argument
Ignore/Cancel? I
Model: (null) (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 0.01TiB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start    End      Size     Type     File system  Flags
 1      0.00TiB  0.01TiB  0.01TiB  primary               boot
 2      0.01TiB  0.01TiB  0.00TiB  primary


If I then quiet parted I get
*** glibc detected *** parted: double free or corruption (out):  
0x00007efff7afcab0 ***

That is then only with parted 1.8.8.git.2008.03.24-11.1.


So to conclude:
1) In my case, doing things with -s enabled doesn't work (either versions)
2) I get ' double free or corruption ' in the Debian Stable version.

All help would be appreciated as this is blocking the installation of  
virtual machines.

Rudy



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Rudy Gevaert          address@hidden          tel:+32 9 264 4734
Directie ICT, afd. Infrastructuur  Direction ICT, Infrastructure dept.
Groep Systemen                     Systems group
Universiteit Gent                  Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281, gebouw S9, 9000 Gent, Belgie               www.UGent.be
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