Bug 1010203

Summary: BootLoaderError: failed to remove old efi boot entry
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Mathieu Bridon <bochecha>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
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Version: 20CC: anaconda-maint-list, dshea, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, mkolman, sbueno, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
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Description Flags
File: anaconda-tb
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File: anaconda.log
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File: environ
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File: lsblk_output
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File: nmcli_dev_list
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File: os_info
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File: program.log
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File: storage.log
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File: ifcfg.log
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File: packaging.log none

Description Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:41:57 UTC
Description of problem:
I used the Alpha RC4 live CD.

When the install failed, the label above the progress bar says « Installing bootloader ».

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-20.18-1.fc20.x86_64

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 20.18-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1640, in remove_efi_boot_target
    raise BootLoaderError("failed to remove old efi boot entry")
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1668, in install
    self.remove_efi_boot_target()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1688, in write
    self.install()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2304, in writeBootLoader
    storage.bootloader.write()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 173, in doInstall
    writeBootLoader(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
BootLoaderError: failed to remove old efi boot entry

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-osimg-min --lang en_US.UTF-8
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=live:LABEL=Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-20-Al ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb rd.live.check
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.11.0-300.fc20.x86_64
other involved packages: python-libs-2.7.5-7.fc20.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug)
type:           anaconda
version:        20

Potential duplicate: bug 950022

Comment 1 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:32 UTC
Created attachment 800353 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:38 UTC
Created attachment 800354 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:42 UTC
Created attachment 800355 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:46 UTC
Created attachment 800356 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 5 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:51 UTC
Created attachment 800357 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 6 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:42:55 UTC
Created attachment 800358 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 7 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:43:02 UTC
Created attachment 800359 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 8 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:43:23 UTC
Created attachment 800360 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 9 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:43:28 UTC
Created attachment 800361 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 10 Mathieu Bridon 2013-09-20 08:43:31 UTC
Created attachment 800362 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 11 David Shea 2013-09-20 12:08:41 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 975537 ***