Description of problem: Unhandled exception throws during Install CD to HDD procedure. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install CD to HDD 2. Use standard configuration (allow F7 to size partitions) on blank drive (I used GParted to delete all partitions) 3. Watch it halt (pretty much immediate) Actual results: Fedora 7 NOT installed to HDD Expected results: Bootable Fedora 7 installed to local HDD Additional info: Here is the log file generated (also attached): =============================================== Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 305, in pvcreate raise PVCreateError(node) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line 2238, in setupDevice lvm.pvcreate(node) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line 1599, in createLogicalVolumes entry.device.setupDevice(chroot) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 150, in turnOnFilesystems anaconda.id.fsset.createLogicalVolumes(anaconda.rootPath) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 203, in moveStep rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1041, in nextClicked self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", line 67, in renderCallback self.intf.icw.nextClicked() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1068, in handleRenderCallback self.currentWindow.renderCallback() PVCreateError: pvcreate of pv "/dev/sda2" failed Log: Can't open /dev/sda2 exclusively. Mounted filesystem? Local variables in innermost frame: node: /dev/sda2 args: ['pvcreate', '-ff', '-y', '-v', '/dev/sda2'] rc: 5 Anaconda instance, containing members: rootPath: /mnt/sysimage rescue_mount: True intf: InstallInterface instance, containing members: intf.ppw: InstallProgressWindow instance, containing members: intf.ppw.pixmaps: [progress_first.png] intf.ppw.intf: Already dumped intf.ppw.adbox: <gtk.EventBox object (GtkEventBox) at 0xa9e1cac> intf.ppw._updateChange: 0.01 intf.ppw.adpix: <gtk.Image object (GtkImage) at 0xa9e1c5c> intf.ppw._showPercentage: False intf.ppw.infolabel: <WrappingLabel object (GtkLabel) at 0xa9e1cfc> intf.ppw.ics: InstallControlState instance, containing members: intf.ppw.ics.prevEnabled: False intf.ppw.ics.cw: InstallControlWindow instance, containing members: intf.ppw.ics.cw.handle: 460 intf.ppw.ics.cw.mainxml: <glade.XML object (PyGladeXML) at 0xa3d070c> intf.ppw.ics.cw.reloadRcQueued: 0 intf.ppw.ics.cw.currentWindow: Already dumped intf.ppw.ics.cw.window: <gtk.Window object (GtkWindow) at 0xa3d07ac> intf.ppw.ics.cw.installFrame: <gtk.Frame object (GtkFrame) at 0xa3d075c> intf.ppw.ics.cw.anaconda: Already dumped intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv: ReleaseNotesViewer instance, containing members: intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.textWin: <gtk.Window object (GtkWindow) at 0xa308be4> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.vue: <gtkhtml2.View object (HtmlView) at 0xa308c0c> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.currentURI: /usr/share/doc/HTML/RELEASE-NOTES- en_US.html intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.topDir: /usr/share/doc/HTML intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.doc: <gtkhtml2.Document object (HtmlDocument) at 0xa308bbc> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.height: 600 intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.width: 800 intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener: FancyURLopener instance, containing members: intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener._URLopener__unlink: <built-in function unlink> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener._URLopener__tempfiles: [] intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.cert_file: None intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.addheaders: [('User-Agent', 'Python- urllib/1.17')] intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.tries: 0 intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.ftpcache: {} intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.tempcache: None intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.auth_cache: {} intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.key_file: None intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.proxies: {} intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.type: file intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.opener.maxtries: 10 intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.anaconda: Already dumped intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.htmlheader: <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content- Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body bgcolor="white"><pre> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.htmlfooter: </pre></body></html> intf.ppw.ics.cw.rnv.is_showing: False intf.ppw.ics.nextEnabled: False intf.ppw.ics.grabNext: True intf.ppw.ics.title: Installing Packages intf.ppw.progress: <gtk.ProgressBar object (GtkProgressBar) at 0xa9e1cd4> intf.icw: Already dumped intf.runres: 800x600 intf.anaconda: Already dumped rescue: False updateSrc: None methodstr: livecd:///dev/live-osimg dispatch: Dispatcher instance, containing members: dispatch.step: 34 dispatch.skipSteps: {'upgradecontinue': 1, 'group-selection': 1, 'findrootparts': 1, 'findinstall': 1, 'language': 2, 'upgradeswapsuggestion': 1, 'confirmupgrade': 1, 'bootloaderadvanced': 1, 'betanag': 2, 'upgrademount': 1, 'tasksel': 1, 'upgbootloader': 1, 'upgrademigfind': 1, 'addswap': 1, 'upgrademigratefs': 1, 'regkey': 1} dispatch.firstStep: 0 dispatch.method: LiveCDImageMethod instance, containing members: dispatch.method.splitmethod: False dispatch.method.intf: Already dumped dispatch.method.tree: None dispatch.method.rootPath: /mnt/sysimage dispatch.method.osimg: //dev/live-osimg dispatch.anaconda: Already dumped method: Already dumped isKickstart: False id: InstallData instance, containing members: id.firewall: Firewall instance, containing members: id.firewall.portlist: [22:tcp] id.firewall.trustdevs: [] id.firewall.enabled: 1 id.rootParts: None id.instProgress: Already dumped id.upgradeRoot: None id.xsetup: XSetup instance, containing members: id.xsetup.skipx: 0 id.xsetup.xserver: XServer instance, containing members: id.xsetup.xserver.videohw: primary: 0 vidCards: [<rhpxl.videocard.VideoCard instance at 0xa1b6a2c>] Primary Video Card Info: device: None driver : nv descr : nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] vidRam: None id.xsetup.xserver.serverflags: [vt6, -config, /tmp/XConfig.test, - extension, Composite, -s, 1440, -dpms, -v, -ac, -nolisten, tcp] id.xsetup.xserver.resolution: 800x600 id.xsetup.xserver.root: / id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate: XF86HardwareState instance, containing members: id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_PCIFn: None id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.monitor: monName: None monID: Unprobed Monitor monHoriz: None monVert: None physicalWidth: 0 physicalHeight: 0 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.config_resolutions: [] id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_name: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.monitor_name: Unknown monitor id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.video_ram: 0 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard: Already dumped id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_driver: nv id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_options: [] id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.all_resolutions: [640x480, 800x480, 800x512, 800x600, 848x480, 854x480, 1024x600, 1024x768, 1152x768, 1152x864, 1200x900, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x854, 1280x960, 1280x1024, 1360x768, 1400x900, 1400x1050, 1440x900, 1600x1024, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1900x1200, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 1920x1440, 2048x1536, 2560x1600] id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.hsync: 31.5-37.9 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.vsync: 50-70 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.probed_video_ram: 0 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_PCIBus: None id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.colordepth: 24 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.videocard_PCIDev: None id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.resolution: 800x600 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.dri_enabled: 0 id.xsetup.xserver.hwstate.xconfig: None id.xsetup.xserver.monitorhw: Already dumped id.xsetup.xserver.keyboard: Keyboard instance, containing members: id.xsetup.xserver.keyboard.info: {'KEYBOARDTYPE': pc, 'KEYTABLE': us} id.xsetup.xserver.keyboard.type: PC id.xsetup.xserver.keyboard.beenset: 1 id.xsetup.xserver.keyboard._mods: KeyboardModels instance, containing members: id.xsetup.xserver.mousehw: FULLNAME="Generic - 3 Button Mouse (PS/2)" MOUSETYPE="imps2" XEMU3="no" XMOUSETYPE="IMPS/2" id.xsetup.xserver.defaultdepth: 24 id.xsetup.xserver.logfile: /dev/null id.xsetup.xserver.config: None id.xsetup.xserver.display: :9 id.xsetup.anaconda: Already dumped id.keyboard: Already dumped id.timezone: Timezone instance, containing members: id.timezone.utc: True id.timezone.arc: 0 id.timezone.tz: America/Vancouver id.mouse: Already dumped id.zfcp: ZFCP instance, containing members: id.zfcp.hasReadConfig: True id.zfcp.fcpdevs: [] id.upgrade: None id.monitor: Already dumped id.iscsi: <iscsi.iscsi object at 0xa30622c> id.methodstr: livecd:///dev/live-osimg id.fsset: FileSystemSet instance, containing members: id.fsset.messageWindow: <bound method InstallInterface.messageWindow of <gui.InstallInterface instance at 0xa1c9eec>> id.fsset.volumesCreated: 0 id.fsset.progressWindow: <bound method InstallInterface.progressWindow of <gui.InstallInterface instance at 0xa1c9eec>> id.fsset.migratedfs: 0 id.fsset.waitWindow: <bound method InstallInterface.waitWindow of <gui.InstallInterface instance at 0xa1c9eec>> id.fsset.entries: [fsentry -- device: VolGroup01/LogVol00 mountpoint: / fsystem: ext3 format: 1 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: sda1 mountpoint: /boot fsystem: ext3 format: 1 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: shm mountpoint: /dev/shm fsystem: tmpfs format: 0 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: devpts mountpoint: /dev/pts fsystem: devpts format: 0 ismounted: 0 options: 'gid=5,mode=620' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: sys mountpoint: /sys fsystem: sysfs format: 0 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: proc mountpoint: /proc fsystem: proc format: 0 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: VolGroup01 mountpoint: None fsystem: volume group (LVM) format: 1 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: sda2 mountpoint: None fsystem: physical volume (LVM) format: 1 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None , fsentry -- device: VolGroup01/LogVol01 mountpoint: swap fsystem: swap format: 1 ismounted: 0 options: 'defaults' bytesPerInode: 4096 label: None ] id.fsset.mountcount: 0 id.desktop: Desktop instance, containing members: id.desktop.info: {} id.desktop.runlevel: 3 id.x_already_set: 1 id.backend: LiveCDCopyBackend instance, containing members: id.backend.modeText: id.backend.instPath: /mnt/sysimage id.backend.supportsPackageSelection: False id.backend.instLog: None id.backend.supportsUpgrades: False id.backend.method: Already dumped id.firstboot: 0 id.diskset: DiskSet instance, containing members: id.diskset.disks: {'sda': <PedDisk object at 0xa0705d8>} id.diskset.anaconda: Already dumped id.diskset.onlyPrimary: None id.users: None id.displayMode: g id.auth: --enableshadow --enablemd5 id.ksdata: None id.bootloader: x86BootloaderInfo instance, containing members: id.bootloader.doUpgradeOnly: 0 id.bootloader.above1024: 0 id.bootloader.defaultDevice: mbr id.bootloader.pure: None id.bootloader.serialDevice: None id.bootloader.args: KernelArguments instance, containing members: id.bootloader.args.args: id.bootloader.kernelLocation: /boot/ id.bootloader.device: sda id.bootloader.configfile: /etc/lilo.conf id.bootloader.kickstart: 0 id.bootloader.serialOptions: None id.bootloader.useGrubVal: 1 id.bootloader._drivelist: [sda] id.bootloader.images: BootImages instance, containing members: id.bootloader.images.default: VolGroup01/LogVol00 id.bootloader.images.images: {'VolGroup01/LogVol00': ('linux', 'Fedora', 'ext3')} id.bootloader.serial: 0 id.bootloader.password: None id.bootloader.forceLBA32: 0 id.extraModules: [] id.network: Network instance, containing members: id.network.hostname: localhost.localdomain id.network.overrideDHCPhostname: 0 id.network.netdevices: {'eth0': DEVICE=eth0 BOOTPROTO=dhcp HWADDR=00:08:A1:13:DF:63 ONBOOT=yes } id.network.primaryNS: None id.network.firstnetdevice: eth0 id.network.isConfigured: 0 id.network.domains: [] id.network.secondaryNS: None id.network.gateway: None id.instClass: DefaultInstall instance, containing members: id.floppyDevice: fd0 id.partitions: Partitions instance, containing members: id.partitions.useFdisk: 0 id.partitions.useAutopartitioning: 1 id.partitions.autoClearPartType: 2 id.partitions.nextUniqueID: 10 id.partitions.reinitializeDisks: 0 id.partitions.autoClearPartDrives: [sda] id.partitions.zeroMbr: 0 id.partitions.isKickstart: 0 id.partitions.requests: [New Part Request -- mountpoint: /boot uniqueID: 8 type: ext3 format: 1 badblocks: None device: sda1 drive: ['sda'] primary: None size: 100 grow: 0 maxsize: None start: None end: None migrate: None fslabel: None origfstype: None bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , PreexistingPartitionSpec instance, containing members: currentDrive: None migrate: None origfstype: None primary: None dev: None uniqueID: 1 mountpoint: None requestSize: 152627.835938 size: 152627.835938 end: 312581807 grow: 0 start: 0 ignoreBootConstraints: 0 type: 1 badblocks: None format: None fsopts: None fstype: None preexist: 1 device: sda-1 maxSizeMB: None bytesPerInode: 4096 drive: sda fslabel: None protected: 0 multidrive: None , VG Request -- name: VolGroup01 uniqueID: 6 format: 1 pesize: 32768 physvols: [5] , New Part Request -- mountpoint: None uniqueID: 5 type: physical volume (LVM) format: 1 badblocks: None device: sda2 drive: ['sda'] primary: None size: 0 grow: 1 maxsize: None start: None end: None migrate: None fslabel: None origfstype: None bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , LV Request -- mountpoint: / uniqueID: 7 type: ext3 format: 1 badblocks: None size: 151456 lvname: LogVol00 volgroup: 6 bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , LV Request -- mountpoint: None uniqueID: 9 type: swap format: 1 badblocks: None size: 1024 lvname: LogVol01 volgroup: 6 bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' ] id.partitions.autoPartitionRequests: [New Part Request -- mountpoint: None uniqueID: None type: physical volume (LVM) format: 1 badblocks: None device: None drive: None primary: None size: 0 grow: 1 maxsize: None start: None end: None migrate: None fslabel: None origfstype: None bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , VG Request -- name: lvm uniqueID: None format: 1 pesize: 32768 physvols: [] , LV Request -- mountpoint: / uniqueID: None type: ext3 format: 1 badblocks: None size: 1024 lvname: LogVol00 volgroup: lvm bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , New Part Request -- mountpoint: /boot uniqueID: None type: ext3 format: 1 badblocks: None device: None drive: None primary: None size: 100 grow: 0 maxsize: None start: None end: None migrate: None fslabel: None origfstype: None bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' , LV Request -- mountpoint: None uniqueID: None type: swap format: 1 badblocks: None size: 512 lvname: LogVol01 volgroup: lvm bytesPerInode: 4096 options: 'None' ] id.partitions.deletes: [] id.isHeadless: 0 id.videocard: Already dumped id.instLanguage: Language instance, containing members: id.instLanguage.targetLang: None id.instLanguage.default: en_US.UTF-8 id.instLanguage.displayMode: g id.instLanguage.current: en_US.UTF-8 id.security: Security instance, containing members: id.security.selinux: 1 id.upgradeSwapInfo: None dir: 1 backend: Already dumped /tmp/anaconda.log: 12:05:18 INFO : using only installclass _Fedora 12:05:18 INFO : anaconda called with cmdline = ['/usr/sbin/anaconda', '-- method=livecd:///dev/live-osimg', '--lang', 'en_US.UTF-8'] 12:05:18 INFO : Display mode = g 12:05:18 INFO : Method = livecd:///dev/live-osimg 12:05:18 INFO : anaconda floppy device fd0 12:05:21 INFO : Starting graphical installation... 12:05:23 INFO : Detected 512M of memory 12:05:23 INFO : Swap attempt of 512M to 1024M 12:05:23 WARNING : step installtype does not exist 12:05:23 WARNING : step complete does not exist 12:05:24 INFO : moving (1) to step welcome 12:08:00 INFO : moving (1) to step keyboard 12:08:08 INFO : moving (1) to step partitionobjinit 12:08:08 INFO : no /tmp/fcpconfig; not configuring zfcp 12:08:08 DEBUG : starting mpaths 12:08:08 DEBUG : self.driveList(): ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 12:08:08 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 12:08:08 DEBUG : starting all mpaths on drives ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : scanning for multipath on drives ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : mpaths: [] 12:08:08 DEBUG : done starting mpaths. Drivelist: ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : starting dmraids 12:08:08 DEBUG : self.driveList(): ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 12:08:08 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 12:08:08 DEBUG : starting all dmraids on drives ['sda'] 12:08:08 DEBUG : scanning for dmraid on drives ['sda'] 12:08:09 DEBUG : done starting dmraids. Drivelist: ['sda'] 12:08:12 INFO : scd0 is a protected partition 12:08:12 INFO : no request, probably a removable drive 12:08:12 INFO : moving (1) to step parttype 12:08:37 INFO : moving (1) to step autopartitionexecute 12:08:37 INFO : scd0 is a protected partition 12:08:37 INFO : no request, probably a removable drive 12:08:52 INFO : moving (-1) to step parttype 12:09:56 INFO : moving (1) to step autopartitionexecute 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 1536 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 102144 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 102656 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : used space is 152480 12:09:57 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 12:09:57 INFO : moving (1) to step partition 13:07:43 INFO : moving (1) to step partitiondone 13:07:43 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloadersetup 13:07:46 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloader 13:08:27 INFO : moving (1) to step networkdevicecheck 13:08:27 INFO : moving (1) to step network 13:08:51 INFO : moving (1) to step timezone 13:10:06 INFO : moving (1) to step accounts 13:10:18 INFO : moving (1) to step reposetup 13:10:18 INFO : moving (1) to step basepkgsel 13:10:18 INFO : moving (1) to step postselection 13:10:18 INFO : moving (1) to step confirminstall 13:10:29 INFO : moving (1) to step install 13:10:29 INFO : moving (1) to step enablefilesystems 13:10:30 INFO : disk.commit() for /dev/sda 13:10:33 INFO : formatting swap as swap 13:10:33 INFO : formatting / as ext3 13:10:33 INFO : Format command: ['mke2fs', '/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00', '- i', '4096', '-j'] 13:26:44 INFO : using only installclass _Fedora 13:26:45 INFO : anaconda called with cmdline = ['/usr/sbin/anaconda', '-- method=livecd:///dev/live-osimg', '--lang', 'en_US.UTF-8'] 13:26:45 INFO : Display mode = g 13:26:45 INFO : Method = livecd:///dev/live-osimg 13:26:45 INFO : anaconda floppy device fd0 13:26:48 INFO : Starting graphical installation... 13:26:50 INFO : Detected 512M of memory 13:26:50 INFO : Swap attempt of 512M to 1024M 13:26:50 WARNING : step installtype does not exist 13:26:50 WARNING : step complete does not exist 13:26:51 INFO : moving (1) to step welcome 13:27:05 INFO : moving (1) to step keyboard 13:27:09 INFO : moving (1) to step partitionobjinit 13:27:09 INFO : no /tmp/fcpconfig; not configuring zfcp 13:27:09 DEBUG : starting mpaths 13:27:09 DEBUG : self.driveList(): ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 13:27:09 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 13:27:09 DEBUG : starting all mpaths on drives ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : scanning for multipath on drives ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : mpaths: [] 13:27:09 DEBUG : done starting mpaths. Drivelist: ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : starting dmraids 13:27:09 DEBUG : self.driveList(): ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 13:27:09 DEBUG : DiskSet.skippedDisks: [] 13:27:09 DEBUG : starting all dmraids on drives ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : scanning for dmraid on drives ['sda'] 13:27:09 DEBUG : done starting dmraids. Drivelist: ['sda'] 13:27:10 INFO : lv VolGroup00/LogVol00, attr is -wi-a- 13:27:11 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol00, size of 151456 13:27:11 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol01, size of 1024 13:27:35 INFO : pv is /dev/sda2 in vg VolGroup00, size is 152523 13:27:35 INFO : vg VolGroup00, size is 152512, pesize is 32768 13:27:35 ERROR : Volume group VolGroup00 using non-existent partition /dev/ sda2 13:27:35 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol00, size of 151456 13:27:35 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol01, size of 1024 13:27:35 INFO : mdadm -E /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 13:28:21 INFO : mdadm -E /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 13:28:21 ERROR : running vgchange failed: 5 13:28:21 INFO : scd0 is a protected partition 13:28:21 INFO : no request, probably a removable drive 13:28:21 INFO : moving (1) to step parttype 13:29:04 INFO : moving (1) to step autopartitionexecute 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 1536 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 102144 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 102656 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : used space is 152480 13:29:04 DEBUG : actual space is 152480 13:29:04 INFO : moving (1) to step partition 13:29:52 INFO : moving (1) to step partitiondone 13:29:52 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloadersetup 13:29:52 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloader 13:29:59 INFO : moving (1) to step networkdevicecheck 13:29:59 INFO : moving (1) to step network 13:30:06 INFO : moving (1) to step timezone 13:30:14 INFO : moving (1) to step accounts 13:30:22 INFO : moving (1) to step reposetup 13:30:22 INFO : moving (1) to step basepkgsel 13:30:22 INFO : moving (1) to step postselection 13:30:22 INFO : moving (1) to step confirminstall 13:30:24 INFO : moving (1) to step install 13:30:24 INFO : moving (1) to step enablefilesystems 13:30:25 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol00, size of 151456 13:30:25 INFO : lv is VolGroup00/LogVol01, size of 1024 13:30:25 ERROR : running vgchange failed: 5 13:30:25 INFO : disk.commit() for /dev/sda /tmp/lvmout: Can't open /dev/sda2 exclusively. Mounted filesystem? ========================================================= Thanks for all your hard work.
Created attachment 218901 [details] The log file generated by the installer for the exception (text also pasted into Description).
Do you have /dev/sda2 mounted?
Perhaps I have not explained myself very well. I am trying to install Fedora 7 to the only harddrive on this machine. I am attempting to do so using the Fedora 7 Live CD (i686). On the desktop there is an icon called Install to Hard Drive. This icon pulls up the standard Fedora Linux installer (the same one I recognize from doing installs using the full Fedora DVD's). The harddrive has no associated file system (I removed all partitions using GParted). I cannot mount the drive without specifying a file system. I don't normally have to mount a drive before the installer is able to load the OS onto that drive (perhaps that is because the installer automatically mounts the drives, on this I am unclear). The Fedora installer is able to see the drive and I see the specified partitions (I think) the installer wishes to install, but when the installer attempts to begin installation it immediately throws the aforementioned exception. According to GParted the drive is located at md0 and so I am unclear why the installer calls out sda2 (but this is what shows in the installer as well as in the above log file). I am comfortable with following whatever instructions as there is nothing on this machine whatsoever.
The question about if the drive is mounted is because the kernel is unable to write out the new partition table due to the device being busy. This is usually due to a partition being mounted. If gparted is still running, that might be the cause as well.
Well, that is interesting. I see. Not being a command line expert I'm not sure if sda2 was mounted or not. I did go into Top to see if GParted was still running. I didn't identify anything that was definitely GParted (I ran "top | grep gp*"). However, after a reboot I went directly into Install to Hard Drive and it is currently formatting the drive. IF this is a bug, I suppose it should be called something like "Install to Hard Drive fails to successfully unmount drive onto which it intends to install". Thanks for your help. I'll let you know whether this install goes as expected.
We try to do as much verification as we can, but obvious have missed something in this case. Reassigning to anaconda and we'll look to see if we can catch more gracefully
I certainly appreciate the work you do. The install went just fine using the above method. Have a great time out there, and let me know if there is anything further you'd like from me.
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