Bug 505126 - Installing F11x64 with Virtual Machine Manager to physical drive partitions w/custom layout
Summary: Installing F11x64 with Virtual Machine Manager to physical drive partitions w...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 517833
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
low
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:d70d4f6f759857605...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-06-10 18:20 UTC by Randy Cole
Modified: 2010-06-08 07:34 UTC (History)
15 users (show)

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Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-09-03 12:14:23 UTC
Type: ---
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2009-06-10 18:20 UTC, Randy Cole 		no flags Details
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2009-06-14 17:18 UTC, howe.howie 		no flags Details
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2009-06-16 10:18 UTC, Mark Knoop 		no flags Details
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2009-06-25 05:54 UTC, Pavel Morozov 		no flags Details
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2009-07-02 14:13 UTC, George Beshers 		no flags Details
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2009-07-23 18:02 UTC, bache.richard 		no flags Details
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2009-09-25 19:50 UTC, Robert Townley 		no flags Details
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2009-10-02 23:59 UTC, Devrim Gündüz 		no flags Details
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2009-10-16 21:57 UTC, UnkName 		no flags Details
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2009-11-21 17:58 UTC, Zenith88 		no flags Details
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Description Randy Cole 2009-06-10 18:20:46 UTC 
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 11.5.0.59 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicelibs/swap.py", line 86, in swapon
    raise SwapError("swapon failed for '%s'" % device)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/formats/swap.py", line 119, in setup
    swap.swapon(self.device, priority=self.priority)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1581, in turnOnSwap
    device.format.setup()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 196, in turnOnFilesystems
    anaconda.id.storage.fsset.turnOnSwap(anaconda)
  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 1339, in nextClicked
    self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
SwapError: swapon failed for '/dev/sda6'
Comment 1 Randy Cole 2009-06-10 18:20:53 UTC 
Created attachment 347275 [details]
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Comment 2 Chris Lumens 2009-06-10 18:29:13 UTC 
Does /dev/sda6 even exist?
Comment 3 howe.howie 2009-06-14 17:18:01 UTC 
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Comment 4 Mark Knoop 2009-06-16 10:18:34 UTC 
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Comment 5 Randy Cole 2009-06-18 19:55:10 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Does /dev/sda6 even exist?  

Yes, /dev/sda6 did exist, marked as swap space, *BUT WAS NOT VALIDLY FORMATTED*.  The install proceeds to use it and crashes.

The workaround was to restart the install, go back into custom formatting, and check the box to allow Anaconda to format the partition.

I guess the correct fix is to have Anaconda check that the swapspace is formatted before it tries to use it, and not proceed until it is resolved.
Comment 6 Pavel Morozov 2009-06-25 05:54:26 UTC 
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Comment 7 George Beshers 2009-07-02 14:13:48 UTC 
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Comment 8 Chris Lumens 2009-07-09 20:18:08 UTC 
Okay, just to make sure I've got this completely straight.

You had a swap partition somewhere on disk.  Randy, yours was sda6.  Other people are having different things.  In the custom partitioning layout, you did not specify that anaconda should format it.

Now here's the critical part I want to be sure of:  you also did not tell anaconda to mount or otherwise use the partition.  Correct?  So, anaconda just grabbed all swap partitions it could find and one of them happened to be invalid.
Comment 9 Randy Cole 2009-07-09 22:52:44 UTC 
Chris, I believe I told Anaconda to use sda6 as swapspace, but not to format it.
Comment 10 bache.richard 2009-07-23 18:02:05 UTC 
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Comment 11 Joel Andres Granados 2009-09-03 12:14:23 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 517833 ***
Comment 12 Robert Townley 2009-09-25 19:50:20 UTC 
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Comment 13 Devrim Gündüz 2009-10-02 23:59:47 UTC 
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Comment 14 UnkName 2009-10-16 21:57:12 UTC 
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Comment 15 Zenith88 2009-11-21 17:58:53 UTC 
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Comment 16 xprezons 2010-04-21 19:42:07 UTC 
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Comment 17 sem 2010-06-08 07:34:34 UTC 
Created attachment 422076 [details]
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