Bug 516211 - can't create 4 primary partitions - "Could not allocate requested partitions: not enough free space on disks."
Summary: can't create 4 primary partitions - "Could not allocate requested partitions:...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 495691
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 11
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Joel Andres Granados
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-08-07 12:57 UTC by Karel Volný
Modified: 2009-08-10 09:53 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2009-08-07 14:24:24 UTC
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Description Karel Volný 2009-08-07 12:57:21 UTC
Description of problem:
During F11 installation, I am unable to create four partitions of type primary on a single disk.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. start the installer, get to manual partitioning
2. remove all partitions from a disk
3. click New to create a partition
4. check "Force to be a primary partition"
5. OK
6. repeat 3.-5. four times
  
Actual results:
Could not allocate requested partitions:
not enough free space on disks.

Expected results:
(no error reported, four partitions created)

Additional info:

Comment 1 Joel Andres Granados 2009-08-07 13:50:21 UTC
I just tested with anaconda 12.10 and I was able to force create 4 primary partitions.
Can you pls retest.

This would require you test with rawhide.

Comment 2 Chris Lumens 2009-08-07 13:58:00 UTC
Joel - Dave may have already fixed this with 9c9008b4ef70da97991bfa4aa490ae1d10b5fea2.

Comment 3 Andy Lindeberg 2009-08-07 14:24:24 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 495691 ***

Comment 4 Karel Volný 2009-08-10 09:53:56 UTC
(In reply to comment #3)
> 
> *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 495691 ***  

argh, the infamous bugzilla search ... thanks


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