Bug 1109148 - FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda2')
Summary: FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda2')
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1109244
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:795797af516afde093a1ccc9bc2...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-06-13 10:46 UTC by satellitgo
Modified: 2014-06-17 15:58 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-06-17 15:58:24 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:

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File: anaconda-tb (442.42 KB, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: anaconda.log (19.23 KB, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: environ (458 bytes, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: lsblk_output (1.52 KB, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: nmcli_dev_list (1.52 KB, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: os_info (381 bytes, text/plain)
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File: program.log (23.53 KB, text/plain)
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File: storage.log (87.61 KB, text/plain)
2014-06-13 10:46 UTC, satellitgo 		no flags Details
File: syslog (60.59 KB, text/plain)
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File: ifcfg.log (1.90 KB, text/plain)
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File: packaging.log (201.13 KB, text/plain)
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Description satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:26 UTC 
Description of problem:
creating swap in custom partitioning normal (ext4) 

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-21.42-1

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.42-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 392, in create
    raise FormatCreateError("invalid device specification", self.device)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/swap.py", line 195, in create
    DeviceFormat.create(self, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 554, in execute
    options=self.device.formatArgs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 355, in processActions
    action.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 356, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 215, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 179, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall)
  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)
FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda2')

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x20rawhide\x20x86_64 quiet
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc0.git5.1.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        rawhide
Comment 1 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:29 UTC 
Created attachment 908466 [details]
File: anaconda-tb
Comment 2 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:30 UTC 
Created attachment 908467 [details]
File: anaconda.log
Comment 3 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:32 UTC 
Created attachment 908468 [details]
File: environ
Comment 4 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:33 UTC 
Created attachment 908469 [details]
File: lsblk_output
Comment 5 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:35 UTC 
Created attachment 908470 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list
Comment 6 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:36 UTC 
Created attachment 908471 [details]
File: os_info
Comment 7 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:38 UTC 
Created attachment 908472 [details]
File: program.log
Comment 8 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:40 UTC 
Created attachment 908473 [details]
File: storage.log
Comment 9 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:41 UTC 
Created attachment 908474 [details]
File: syslog
Comment 10 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:43 UTC 
Created attachment 908475 [details]
File: ifcfg.log
Comment 11 satellitgo 2014-06-13 10:46:44 UTC 
Created attachment 908476 [details]
File: packaging.log
Comment 12 satellitgo 2014-06-13 11:14:57 UTC 
re-downloaded boot.iso 20140613. x86_64
KDE and sugar basic desktop selected
default partitioning 
VirtualBox 2048 3 cpu 
installing 1397 files atm...?
Comment 13 satellitgo 2014-06-13 14:31:34 UTC 
(In reply to satellit from comment #12)
> re-downloaded boot.iso 20140613. x86_64
> KDE and sugar basic desktop selected
> default partitioning 
> VirtualBox 2048 3 cpu 
> installing 1397 files atm...?

Install worked in VB
Comment 14 A.J. Werkman 2014-06-16 19:23:25 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

Kickstart installation. Goes wrong on disc configuration.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.ks=hd:UUID=9cb02c12-71bf-49ef-9a9d-092923e0babd:/ks.cfg ip=212.115.199.60::212.115.199.57:255.255.255.248:testsys.digifarma.nl::off nameserver=212.115.199.57 inst.stage2=hd:UUID=9cb02c12-71bf-49ef-9a9d-092923e0babd
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.0-0.rc0.git11.1.fc21.x86_64
package:        anaconda-21.42-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         FormatCreateError: ('invalid device specification', '/dev/sda3')
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        rawhide
Comment 15 David Shea 2014-06-17 15:58:24 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1109244 ***
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