Bug 1197432 - macefi, cannot reuse existing Linux HFS+ ESP, requires reformatting
Summary: macefi, cannot reuse existing Linux HFS+ ESP, requires reformatting
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-blivet
Version: 22
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brian Lane
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-03-01 06:29 UTC by Chris Murphy
Modified: 2015-03-03 19:58 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-03-03 19:58:11 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
anaconda.log (71.57 KB, text/plain)
2015-03-01 06:29 UTC, Chris Murphy
no flags Details
storage.log (362.53 KB, text/plain)
2015-03-01 06:29 UTC, Chris Murphy
no flags Details
program.log (60.43 KB, text/plain)
2015-03-01 06:29 UTC, Chris Murphy
no flags Details

Description Chris Murphy 2015-03-01 06:29:10 UTC
Created attachment 996708 [details]
anaconda.log

Description of problem:
Existing partition /dev/sda4 from Fedora 21 installation; Manual Partitioning lets me think I can reuse it by assigning it to /boot/efi without reformatting, but back at the main menu I can't begin the installation due to a storage configuration error.
No valid boot loader target device found. See below for details.
For a UEFI installation, you must include an EFI System Partition on a GPT-formatted disk, mounted at /boot/efi.

Back in Manual Partitioning, clicking on /boot/efi and checking reformat as Linux HFS+ ESP fixes the problem.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 22.20.1-1
python-blivet-1.0-1.fc22

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora to a Mac.
2. Try to reinstall Fedora to a Mac reusing existing HFS+ EFI System partition without reformatting it (which isn't required for FAT32 ESPs).

Actual results:

Can't be done.
No valid boot loader target device found. See below for details.
For a UEFI installation, you must include an EFI System Partition on a GPT-formatted disk, mounted at /boot/efi.


Expected results:

Should be possible to reuse it.


Additional info:

Comment 1 Chris Murphy 2015-03-01 06:29:33 UTC
Created attachment 996709 [details]
storage.log

Comment 2 Chris Murphy 2015-03-01 06:29:54 UTC
Created attachment 996710 [details]
program.log

Comment 3 Brian Lane 2015-03-03 19:58:11 UTC
The problem is that the /boot/efi/ mountpoint didn't have the 'Linux HFS+ ESP' label on it, so it was rejected. In order to make sure reuse works correctly it needs to be created with that label.


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