Failure to install on VM - Installer loops

[pedropaulosuzuki]

What Happened?

Every time I try to install elementaryOS 8.0.1 on a VM in GNOME Boxes, the installer fails on different steps and starts to loop.

Btw: the installer fails on real hardware as well, but doesn't loop.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open GNOME Boxes
2. Create a VM using the ISO elementaryos-8.0-stable.20250314rc.iso
3. Allocate 4GB RAM and 20GB HDD
4. Just spam next (autopartition, no encryption, keyboard tried regular english and PT-BR ABNT2, tried with and without third party drivers)
5. Try to install and see the installer looping

Expected Behavior

Proper instalation with no loops.

OS Version

8.x (Circe)

Session Type

Classic Session (X11, This is the default)

Software Version

Latest release (I have run all updates)

Log Output

On one of the times I was able to retrieve a log, this is what I got.

INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining disk information from /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining serial model from /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda1
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda2
INFO: specifying to write new table on /dev/sda
INFO: unmount all partitions on /dev/sda
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
INFO: checking if 4096:2542967 overlaps
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
INFO: checking if 2542968:41938943 overlaps
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/sda"
INFO: getting logical device named 'data_W5PhD'
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
DEBUG: get block size for "/sys/class/block/data_W5PhD"
ERROR: libdistinst: pointer in FFI is null
ERROR: libdistinst: pointer in FFI is null
ERROR: libdistinst: pointer in FFI is null
INFO: starting initializing step
INFO: Initializing
INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: config.squashfs: found at /cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs
INFO: verifying if keyfiles have paths
INFO: obtaining disk information from /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining serial model from /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda1
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda2
INFO: devices to modify: ["/dev/sda1", "/dev/sda2"]
INFO: obtaining list of physical volumes
INFO: volume map: {"/dev/sda2": Some("data")}
INFO: searching for device maps to deactivate
INFO: pvs: ["/dev/mapper/data-root", "/dev/mapper/data-swap"]
INFO: obtaining logical volumes on data
INFO: deactivating 'data'
INFO: executing vgchange with ["-ffyan", "data"]
INFO: unmounting devices
INFO: child_dev "/dev/sda1" has mount_opt None
INFO: child_dev "/dev/sda2" has mount_opt None
INFO: unmount all partitions with a target on /dev/sda
INFO: starting partitioning step
INFO: obtaining list of physical volumes
INFO: /dev/sda: Committing changes to disk
INFO: committing changes to /dev/sda: Disk {
    model_name: "ATA QEMU HARDDISK",
    serial: "QEMU_HARDDISK_QM00001",
    device_path: "/dev/sda",
    file_system: None,
    mount_point: None,
    size: 41943040,
    device_type: "PED_DEVICE_SCSI",
    table_type: Some(
        Msdos,
    ),
    read_only: false,
    mklabel: true,
    partitions: [
        PartitionInfo {
            bitflags: 4,
            number: -1,
            ordering: -1,
            start_sector: 4096,
            end_sector: 2542967,
            part_type: Primary,
            filesystem: Some(
                Ext4,
            ),
            flags: [
                PED_PARTITION_BOOT,
            ],
            name: None,
            device_path: "",
            mount_point: None,
            target: Some(
                "/boot",
            ),
            original_vg: None,
            volume_group: None,
            key_id: None,
            identifiers: PartitionIdentifiers {
                id: None,
                label: None,
                part_label: None,
                part_uuid: None,
                path: None,
                uuid: None,
            },
        },
        PartitionInfo {
            bitflags: 4,
            number: -1,
            ordering: -1,
            start_sector: 2542968,
            end_sector: 41938943,
            part_type: Primary,
            filesystem: Some(
                Lvm,
            ),
            flags: [],
            name: None,
            device_path: "",
            mount_point: None,
            target: None,
            original_vg: None,
            volume_group: Some(
                (
                    "data_W5PhD",
                    None,
                ),
            ),
            key_id: None,
            identifiers: PartitionIdentifiers {
                id: None,
                label: None,
                part_label: None,
                part_uuid: None,
                path: None,
                uuid: None,
            },
        },
    ],
}
INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining disk information from /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining serial model from /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda1
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda2
INFO: generating diff of disk at /dev/sda
INFO: proposed layout:
	-1: 4096 - 2542967
	-1: 2542968 - 41938943
INFO: /dev/sda: executing remove operations
INFO: using wipefs to wipe signatures from "/dev/sda"
INFO: executing wipefs with ["-a", "/dev/sda"]
INFO: writing Msdos table on /dev/sda
INFO: opening device at /dev/sda
INFO: committing changes to /dev/sda
INFO: syncing device at /dev/sda
INFO: opening device at /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: syncing device at /dev/sda
INFO: /dev/sda: executing change operations
INFO: opening device at /dev/sda
INFO: syncing device at /dev/sda
INFO: /dev/sda: executing creation operations
INFO: creating partition (PartitionCreate { path: "/dev/sda", start_sector: 4096, end_sector: 2542967, format: true, file_system: Some(Ext4), kind: Primary, flags: [PED_PARTITION_BOOT], label: None }) on /dev/sda
INFO: opening device at /dev/sda
INFO: creating new partition with 2538871 sectors: 4096 - 2542967
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: committing new partition (4096:2542967) on /dev/sda
INFO: committing changes to /dev/sda
INFO: syncing device at /dev/sda
INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: creating partition (PartitionCreate { path: "/dev/sda", start_sector: 2542968, end_sector: 41938943, format: true, file_system: Some(Lvm), kind: Primary, flags: [], label: None }) on /dev/sda
INFO: opening device at /dev/sda
INFO: creating new partition with 39395975 sectors: 2542968 - 41938943
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: committing new partition (2542968:41938943) on /dev/sda
INFO: committing changes to /dev/sda
INFO: syncing device at /dev/sda
INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: executing blockdev with ["--flushbufs", "--rereadpt", "/dev/sda"]
INFO: executing format operations
INFO: formatting /dev/sda1 with Ext4
INFO: executing mkfs.ext4 with ["-F", "-q", "-E", "lazy_itable_init", "/dev/sda1"]
INFO: formatting /dev/sda2 with Lvm
INFO: reloading disk information for /dev/sda
INFO: getting device at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining disk information from /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining serial model from /dev/sda
INFO: opening disk at /dev/sda
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda1
INFO: obtaining partition information from /dev/sda2
INFO: checking for mount target at 4096
INFO: checking for mount target at 2542968
INFO: deactivating 'data'
INFO: executing vgchange with ["-ffyan", "data"]
INFO: executing blockdev with ["--flushbufs", "--rereadpt", "/dev/sda"]
INFO: activating 'data'
INFO: executing vgchange with ["-ffyay", "data"]
INFO: executing vgcreate with ["-ffy", "data_W5PhD", "/dev/sda2"]
ERROR: partitioning error: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data_W5PhD' on "/dev/mapper/data_W5PhD": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))
ERROR: errored while installing system: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data_W5PhD' on "/dev/mapper/data_W5PhD": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))
INFO: Install error: failed to commit logical partitions: unable to create volume group 'data_W5PhD' on "/dev/mapper/data_W5PhD": vgcreate failed with status: 5 (Input/output error (os error 5))

Hardware Info

GNOME Boxes 48.0 stable

[pedropaulosuzuki]

It seems to install and fail to install randomly (exactly same steps, different results). Will try to investigate further.