Bug 902128

Summary: SwapSpaceError: format has not been created
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Simona Avornicesei <savornicesei>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 18CC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, sbueno, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
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File: environ
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File: storage.log
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Description Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:10:50 UTC
Description of problem:
I'm trying to install F18 on an HP ProBook 4740s, with i7 IvyBridge CPU and AMD Radeon 7650M video card.
Deleted previous partitions, created by F17 install and repartitioned the hdd the same as before:
2Mb BIOS boot partition
1Gb     /boot    ext4
30Gb   /           ext4
603Gb /data    ext4 luks-encrypted
10Gb  /home   ext4 luks-encrypted
4Gb                 swap
rest of the disk unallocated

Then Anaconda requested the luks password, the GUI to install (my option was KDE) and then the root password. It failed at "creating biosboot on /dev/sda1".
Not sure if it's related but I could not delete the swap partition.
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 18.37.11 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/formats/swap.py", line 130, in setup
    raise SwapSpaceError("format has not been created")
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 2825, in turnOnSwap
    device.format.setup()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1650, in turnOnSwap
    upgrading=upgrading)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 189, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.turnOnSwap()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 114, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 504, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 91, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
SwapSpaceError: format has not been created

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x2018\x20x86_64 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64
other involved packages: 
package:        anaconda-18.37.11
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           libreport
version:        18

Comment 1 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:10:54 UTC
Created attachment 683992 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 2 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:10:57 UTC
Created attachment 683993 [details]
File: environ

Comment 3 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:11:03 UTC
Created attachment 683994 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 4 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:11:07 UTC
Created attachment 683995 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 5 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:11:15 UTC
Created attachment 683996 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 6 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:11:19 UTC
Created attachment 683997 [details]
File: syslog

Comment 7 Simona Avornicesei 2013-01-21 01:11:30 UTC
Created attachment 683998 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

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