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Description of problem: I got this error while attempting to partition my drive while installing F30, using a manual partitioning. Version-Release number of selected component: anaconda-core-30.25.6-2.fc30.x86_64 The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 30.25.6 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 561, in _pre_destroy raise DeviceFormatError("device is active") File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock return m(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 551, in destroy self._pre_destroy(**kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock return m(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 726, in execute self.format.destroy() File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock return m(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/actionlist.py", line 327, in process action.execute(callbacks) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/actionlist.py", line 48, in wrapped_func return func(obj, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/blivet.py", line 106, in do_it self.devicetree.actions.process(callbacks=callbacks, devices=self.devices) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/blivet/threads.py", line 53, in run_with_lock return m(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/installation.py", line 51, in turn_on_filesystems storage.do_it(callbacks) File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 438, in run_task self._task(*self._task_args, **self._task_kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 472, in start self.run_task() File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 304, in start item.start() File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation_tasks.py", line 304, in start item.start() File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installation.py", line 398, in doInstall installation_queue.start() File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/threading.py", line 865, in run self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threading.py", line 280, in run threading.Thread.run(self) blivet.errors.DeviceFormatError: device is active Additional info: addons: com_redhat_kdump blivet-gui-utils.log: cmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:/dev/mapper/live-base cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Xfce-Live-30-1-2 rd.live.image quiet executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 5.0.9-301.fc30.x86_64 other involved packages: python3-libs-3.7.3-1.fc30.x86_64, python3-blivet-3.1.3-3.fc30.noarch product: Fedora release: Fedora release 30 (Thirty) type: anaconda version: 30
Created attachment 1614490 [details] File: anaconda-tb
Created attachment 1614491 [details] File: anaconda.log
Created attachment 1614492 [details] File: dbus.log
Created attachment 1614493 [details] File: environ
Created attachment 1614494 [details] File: journalctl
Created attachment 1614495 [details] File: lsblk_output
Created attachment 1614496 [details] File: nmcli_dev_list
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Created attachment 1614498 [details] File: program.log
Created attachment 1614499 [details] File: storage.log
I think the issue was that I had manually mounted one of the partitions to check it before trying to repartition with Anaconda. Anaconda should detect this, rather than bombing.
Similar problem has been detected: 1. Installed using anaconda defaults, deleting a prior installation fully and using automatic disk partitioning 2. Realized this meant using a separate /home and /, which is not suitable for my needs at present. 3. Let anaconda finish. 4. Start anaconda AGAIN from the live OS and attempt a custom formatting job this time, deleting all partitions from the custom dialog GUI, having it re-add the defaults, deleting /home, and making sure root / was set to the remaining space 5. Begin Install. Don't know if it can be reproduced yet, but I'll lose the report if I try, so stay tuned... addons: com_redhat_kdump blivet-gui-utils.log: cmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:/dev/mapper/live-base cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-WS-Live-30-1-2 rd.live.image rd.live.check quiet hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 5.0.9-301.fc30.x86_64 other involved packages: python3-libs-3.7.3-1.fc30.x86_64, python3-blivet-3.1.3-3.fc30.noarch package: anaconda-core-30.25.6-2.fc30.x86_64 product: Fedora reason: blivet.errors.DeviceFormatError: device is active release: Fedora release 30 (Thirty) version: 30
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PR with fix merged for f33: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/2839