The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 11.5.0.38 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/parted/__init__.py", line 277, in freshDisk peddisk = disk_new_fresh(device.getPedDevice(), ty) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 682, in __init__ ty = platform.getPlatform(None).diskType) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1064, in addUdevDevice initcb=cb, initlabel=initlabel, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 1486, in populate self.addUdevDevice(dev) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 265, in reset self.devicetree.populate() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 90, in storageInitialize storage.reset() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 205, in moveStep rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 128, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1317, in nextClicked self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext() PartitionException: Can't write to /dev/fd0, because it is opened read-only.
Created attachment 344075 [details] Attached traceback automatically from anaconda.
Auto-anaconda trace occurred after the following: 1. Booted from F11 Beta installation DVD. 2. Selected option #1, Graphical Installation. 3. Language: US English. 4. Keyboard: US English. 5. Finding Storage Device..... (several minutes). 6. Warning: Error processing drive fd0. Maybe it needs to be re-initialized. YOU WILL LOOSE ALL DATA ON THIS DRIVE. Ignore Drive or Re-initialize Drive? Reinitialize chosen. 7. Exception occurred and bug filed. 8. Subsequently rebooted using the Live CD using same hardware configuration. Ran "lshal >/media/disk/lshal" and will attach the results next.
Created attachment 344076 [details] lshal output after booting from Live CD.
This is fixed after the beta, which is really quite old at this point. We've done a ton of partition-related fixes since then.