Description of problem: Installation broke during formatting of the swap space Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): fc6 devel rescue cd dated 2006/07/17 How reproducible: just tried one time, doing the same things with fc5 rescue worked Steps to Reproduce: 1. start text mode installation 2. create swap partitions 3. choose packages Actual results: Message: "formatting swap was not successful, installation cancelled." Expected results: It should of course install correctly Additional info: Debug output from tty4: (all I could see on the screen) <4> but task is already holding lock. <4> (&bdev->bd_mutex){--..}, at: [<c0464486>] do_open+0x6b/0x3b2 <4> <4> other info that might us debug this: <4> 1 lock held by anaconda/452 <4> #0 (&bdev->bd_mutex){--..}, at: [<c0464486>] do_open+0x6b/0x3b2 <4> stack backtrace <4> show_trace_log_lvl <4> show_trace <4> dump_stack <4> __lock_acquire <4> mutex_lock_nested <4> __blkdev_put <4> do_open <4> blkdev_open <4> __dentry_open <4> nameidata_to_filp <4> do_filp_open <4> do_sys_open <4> sys_open <4> syscall_call
I just want to clarify, that the system (=kernel) was responding all the time. So "installation crashed" was maybe a bit mitleading. Installation could not be finished after this bug would be a better description - sorry. Jeremy, if you really think this is kernel, keep it assigned to kernel. I thought, it was anaconda stuff, because anaconda held the lock. Regards, Ingo PS: One idea: I forgot to add swap space and the installation program asked me if I really want to proceed without swap. I said: "No" and corrected the partitioning. Maybe this had an effekt?
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