Bug 1172342

Summary: live install source is allowed as an install destination
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: David Shea <dshea>
Component: python-blivetAssignee: Blivet Maintenance Team <blivet-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 23CC: anaconda-maint-list, bambimccole, blivet-maint-list, eda, fedora.paul, g.kaviyarasu, gmoney93079, jonathan, pedrojorgeviana, pjprieto, rumbleincybertron, sbueno, sergiobelkin, spamheap, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
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Whiteboard: abrt_hash:c14ba50e98d95e325225c34e0335acd8f9adcee24fa5be76a0fa0e80f2c1766f
Fixed In Version: python-blivet-1.20.0-1 python-blivet-1.20.0-1.fc24 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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File: anaconda-tb
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File: anaconda.log
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File: environ
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File: journalctl
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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 none

Description David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:23 UTC 
Description of problem:
Turns out we do let you try to install over the installer, in live. Booted via USB, and attempted to install to the disk that is in use because I booted off of it.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-core-21.48.21-1.fc21.x86_64

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.48.21-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 213, in commit
    return self.__disk.commit()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 41, in new
    ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 270, in commit
    self.partedDisk.commit()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 249, in create
    self.commit()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 569, in execute
    options=self.device.formatArgs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 361, in processActions
    action.execute(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 365, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 216, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 191, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 227, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
IOException: Partition(s) 1 on /dev/sdb have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=live:LABEL=Fedora-Live-WS-x86_64-21-5 ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb rd.live.check
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.61.13-1.fc21.noarch, pyparted-3.9.5-2.fc21.x86_64, python-libs-2.7.8-7.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora"
release:        Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
type:           anaconda
version:        Fedora
Comment 1 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:26 UTC 
Created attachment 966496 [details]
File: anaconda-tb
Comment 2 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:27 UTC 
Created attachment 966497 [details]
File: anaconda.log
Comment 3 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:28 UTC 
Created attachment 966498 [details]
File: environ
Comment 4 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:29 UTC 
Created attachment 966499 [details]
File: journalctl
Comment 5 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:30 UTC 
Created attachment 966500 [details]
File: lsblk_output
Comment 6 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:30 UTC 
Created attachment 966501 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list
Comment 7 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:31 UTC 
Created attachment 966502 [details]
File: os_info
Comment 8 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:32 UTC 
Created attachment 966503 [details]
File: program.log
Comment 9 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:33 UTC 
Created attachment 966504 [details]
File: storage.log
Comment 10 David Shea 2014-12-09 21:29:34 UTC 
Created attachment 966505 [details]
File: ifcfg.log
Comment 11 Pedro Jorge Viana 2015-01-21 18:53:05 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Was trying to install Fedora from USB and using RAID 0 Software with 2 equal HDD as / partition and formated as ext4
First deleting all partition information for both Hard drives.
Will try to reboot and see if all deletions on partition tables make efective.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=UUID=B8E3-385E rootfstype=vfat ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.61.13-1.fc21.noarch, pyparted-3.9.5-2.fc21.x86_64, python-libs-2.7.8-7.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-21.48.21-1.fc21.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora"
reason:         IOException: Partition(s) 1, 2, 3, 4 on /dev/sda have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.
release:        Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
version:        Fedora
Comment 12 Bam 2015-03-19 03:00:47 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Attempted to install Fedora to the hard disk and received this error.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=LIVE rootfstype=vfat ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.61.13-1.fc21.noarch, pyparted-3.9.5-2.fc21.x86_64, python-libs-2.7.8-7.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-21.48.21-1.fc21.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora"
reason:         IOException: Partition(s) 1 on /dev/sdb have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.
release:        Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
version:        Fedora
Comment 13 David Shea 2015-04-14 20:28:26 UTC 
*** Bug 1211764 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 14 gmoney93079 2015-05-26 00:08:34 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

I am trying to install Fedora 21 to an external hard drive, I begin installation and then spits this error

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=FEDORA-LIVE rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.17.4-301.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.61.13-1.fc21.noarch, pyparted-3.9.5-2.fc21.x86_64, python-libs-2.7.8-7.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-21.48.21-1.fc21.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora"
reason:         IOException: Partition(s) 1 on /dev/sdc have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.
release:        Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
version:        Fedora
Comment 15 Fedora End Of Life 2015-11-04 10:52:55 UTC 
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Comment 16 David Shea 2015-11-23 14:37:15 UTC 
*** Bug 1284187 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 17 Ed Avis 2015-12-26 12:13:40 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Manual partitioning.  Existing / partition on /dev/sda3 is shown (from existing Fedora 23 installation).  I add it with mount point / and tick Reformat, file system ext4.  On Update Settings, exception is thrown.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-install.fc23.x86_64 iso-scan/filename=Fedora-Live-Workstation-x86_64-23-10.iso root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-WS-x86_64-23-10 rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 rd.luks=0
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64
other involved packages: anaconda-gui-23.19.10-1.fc23.x86_64, python3-blivet-1.12.8-1.fc23.noarch
package:        anaconda-core-23.19.10-1.fc23.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora
reason:         blivet.errors.DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'sda3')
release:        Fedora release 23 (Twenty Three)
version:        23
Comment 18 David Shea 2016-01-15 17:32:54 UTC 
*** Bug 1299011 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 19 Brian Lane 2016-04-07 23:47:04 UTC 
Proposed patch for F24:

https://github.com/rhinstaller/blivet/pull/363
Comment 20 Fedora Update System 2016-04-18 20:57:05 UTC 
python-blivet-1.20.0-1.fc24 anaconda-24.13.4-1.fc24 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 24. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-45ca29d07c
Comment 21 Fedora Update System 2016-04-19 20:25:37 UTC 
anaconda-24.13.4-1.fc24, python-blivet-1.20.0-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-45ca29d07c
Comment 22 Fedora Update System 2016-04-23 23:45:38 UTC 
anaconda-24.13.4-1.fc24, python-blivet-1.20.0-1.fc24 has been pushed to the Fedora 24 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.