Bug 727488

Summary: Anaconda fails to create LVM partitions during F16 TC1 installation
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Josef Skladanka <jskladan>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Josef Skladanka 2011-08-02 09:30:45 UTC
Created attachment 516288 [details]
logs from the anaconda installation

Description of problem:

11:18:52,877 CRIT anaconda: anaconda 16.14 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devices.py", line 790, in create
    raise DeviceCreateError(str(e), self.name)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/deviceaction.py", line 241, in execute
    self.device.create(intf=intf)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 316, in processActions
    action.execute(intf=self.intf)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 383, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packages.py", line 122, in turnOnFilesystems
    anaconda.storage.doIt()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 338, in dispatch
    self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 235, in go_forward
    self.dispatch()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1198, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward()
DeviceCreateError: ('lvcreate failed for VolGroup/lv_swap:   /dev/VolGroup/lv_swap: not found: device not cleared\n  Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV.\n  Unable to deactivate open VolGroup-lv_swap (253:1)\n  Unable to deactivate failed new LV. Manual intervention required.\n', 'VolGroup-lv_swap')

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

F16 TC1 x86_64 installation DVD

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from F16 TC1 installation DVD
2. Next-Next-... until the disk layout utility
3. Observe exception
  
Actual results:

Anaconda fails to create disk layout.

Expected results:

Installation is finished successfully
Additional info:

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2011-08-02 12:52:47 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 723144 ***