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Rescue pane crashes when detecting the OS when root file system is not remounted in /etc/fstab

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      Description of problem:

      When commenting out the root file system entry in /etc/fstab, booting the DVD in Troubleshooting Mode crashes at OS detection:
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------
      1) Continue
      2) Read-only mount
      3) Skip to shell
      4) Quit (Reboot)

      Please make a selection from the above: 1

      File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dasbus/client/handler.py", line 419, in _call_method
      _call_method
      parameters = get_variant(in_type, parameters)
      File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dasbus/typing.py", line 124, in get_variant
      return Variant(type_string, value)
      File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/gi/overrides/GLib.py", line 172, in _new_
      v = creator._create(format_string, value)
      File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/gi/overrides/GLib.py", line 150, in _create
      builder.add_value(self._create(dup, i))
      File "/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/gi/overrides/GLib.py", line 118, in _create
      return self._LEAF_CONSTRUCTORS[format](value)
      TypeError: Argument 0 does not allow None as a value
      -------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< ---------------- 8< --------

      This makes it harder to recover system installations.

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

      anaconda from RHEL8.6+ (not tested with more ancient DVDs)

      How reproducible:

      Always

      Steps to Reproduce:
      1. Comment out "/" (e.g. "/dev/mapper/rhel-root") entry in /etc/fstab
      2. Boot in Troubleshoot Mode
      3. Select "1) Continue"

      Actual results:

      See above

      Expected results:

      No crash and getting prompt

              vponcova@redhat.com Vendula Poncova (Inactive)
              rhn-support-rmetrich Renaud Métrich
              anaconda-maint-list anaconda-maint-list
              Release Test Team Release Test Team
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