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The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 15.31 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 213, in commit return self.__disk.commit() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 30, in new ret = fn(*args, **kwds) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/storage/formats/disklabel.py", line 252, in commit self.partedDisk.commit() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/storage/formats/disklabel.py", line 231, in create self.commit() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/storage/deviceaction.py", line 428, in execute options=self.device.formatArgs) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 313, in processActions action.execute(intf=self.intf) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 356, in doIt self.devicetree.processActions() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packages.py", line 116, in turnOnFilesystems anaconda.storage.doIt() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 211, in moveStep rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 130, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 234, in currentStep self.gotoNext() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1290, in setScreen (step, anaconda) = self.anaconda.dispatch.currentStep() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1476, in setup_window self.setScreen() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1490, in run self.setup_window(False) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1221, in run self.icw.run() File "/usr/sbin/anaconda", line 925, in <module> anaconda.intf.run(anaconda) IOException: Partition(s) 4 on /dev/sda have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use. As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use. You should reboot now before making further changes.
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You have a very large number of disk errors in your syslog that are likely causing the problem here.
(In reply to comment #2) > You have a very large number of disk errors in your syslog that are likely > causing the problem here. You're right: there definitely seems to be a problem with this disk. Should Anaconda give a different error message, or is it hopeless when things go this badly? :)