Bug 163225

Summary: anaconda crashed while after partitioning with error "kernel was unable to read partition table"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: alessandro brovelli <alebrovelli>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description alessandro brovelli 2005-07-14 08:15:13 UTC 
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Description of problem:
After some file system problem I decided to upgrade from FC2 to FC4. I started a fresh installation, partitioned the HD, and while anaconda was gathering the informations required to start the installation, I got the error:
"error: Warning: The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/hda (Device or resource busy).  This means Linux won't know anything nothing about
the modifications you made until you reboot.  You should reboot your computer before doing anything with /dev/hda." After this error I can dump a log file and the installation aborted.

If I start the installation using non-graphical mode, I got the same error, but I can ignore it; the processes finishes without trouble, but at the first boot the system is unable to start (kernel panic, try to use init=, etc.).

It's very annoying because I can install and run MS-Win instead...

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.'Standard' installation
2. Maybe you should need and HD with some problems?
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Additional info:
Comment 1 alessandro brovelli 2005-07-14 08:20:24 UTC 
Created attachment 116733 [details]
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Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2005-07-15 11:36:47 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 160693 ***