Bug 65441 - Installer crashed when formatting partitions
Summary: Installer crashed when formatting partitions
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
QA Contact: Brock Organ
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-05-24 05:07 UTC by Greg Nott
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:42 UTC (History)
0 users

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2006-02-21 18:48:57 UTC
Embargoed:


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Dump from anaconda crash during the drive format of the swap partition. (55.32 KB, text/html)
2002-05-24 05:09 UTC, Greg Nott
no flags Details

Description Greg Nott 2002-05-24 05:07:31 UTC
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Description of problem:
When manually formatting a drive anaconda crashes when it starts to format the 
swap partition.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.during a graphical install, could not auto partition, selected manual.
2.defined the partitions, /boot, / and swap.
3.continued with install, when performing the format, anaconda crashed when it 
reached the swap partition.
	

Actual Results:  Recieved an 'unhandled exception' error message. (See 
attached.) Install ended.

Expected Results:  Should have finished the format and continued the install.

Additional info:

System info:

CPU: Cyrix 6x86L-PR200+
Drive: Maxtor 82100A4 2014MB
RAM: 80MB

Comment 1 Greg Nott 2002-05-24 05:09:07 UTC
Created attachment 58366 [details]
Dump from anaconda crash during the drive format of the swap partition.

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2002-05-24 15:46:59 UTC
There are lots of errors in the log file which appear to be related to file i/o.

Have you tested your CDs?


Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2002-07-15 16:52:17 UTC
Closing due to inactivty, please reopen if you have additional information to add.

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:48:57 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.


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