Bug 732594

Summary: Can't format /boot partition as btrfs, despite grub2 support.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jordan Clarke <j.clarke3>
Component: anacondaAssignee: David Lehman <dlehman>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 16CC: jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Fixed In Version: anaconda-16.16-1.fc16 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Jordan Clarke 2011-08-23 03:06:53 UTC 
Description of problem:
In custom partitioning of the hard drive, a /boot partition was listed for creation, formatted as btrfs.  Anaconda warned that a /boot partition formatted as btrfs isn't bootable, and asked me to choose a different format.  However, grub2, which is now installed by default in Fedora 16, supports booting from btrfs partitions.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Anaconda 16.XX (as supplied in Fedora 16 Alpha (RC5))

How reproducible:
Always occurs

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Choose custom partitioning layout with a /boot (or / if no /boot is listed) partition formatted as btrfs.
2. Once finished listing partitions, click next to format them.

Actual results:
Anaconda warns that /boot can't be formatted as btrfs, and returns the user to the custom partitioning layout.

Expected results:
The partitions are formatted, and the user enters the next stage of the installation.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2011-08-30 19:51:58 UTC 
anaconda-16.16-1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/anaconda-16.16-1.fc16
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2011-08-31 02:31:03 UTC 
anaconda-16.16-1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.