Bug 855358 - PartitionException: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Summary: PartitionException: Can't have overlapping partitions.
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 18
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:270f5e2397b1c4f243afc0f09f0...
: 863666 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-09-07 13:59 UTC by David Timms
Modified: 2013-05-30 16:45 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2013-05-30 16:45:11 UTC
Type: ---
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: ifcfg.log (1.15 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: anaconda-tb (339.88 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: environ (761 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: type (9 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: storage.log (110.53 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: version (12 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: program.log (53.46 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: product (6 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: syslog (135.61 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: hashmarkername (8 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: anaconda.log (4.54 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: release (24 bytes, text/plain)
2012-09-07 13:59 UTC, David Timms
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File: description (1.41 KB, text/plain)
2012-09-07 14:00 UTC, David Timms
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Description David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:24 UTC
Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-18.6.5

Additional info:
libreport version: 2.0.12
cmdline:        initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x2018-Alpha-TC6\x20x86_64 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
kernel:         3.6.0-0.rc2.git2.1.fc18.x86_64

Comment 1 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:27 UTC
Created attachment 610725 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 2 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:33 UTC
Created attachment 610726 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 3 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:35 UTC
Created attachment 610727 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:37 UTC
Created attachment 610728 [details]
File: type

Comment 5 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:41 UTC
Created attachment 610729 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 6 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:46 UTC
Created attachment 610730 [details]
File: version

Comment 7 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:48 UTC
Created attachment 610731 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 8 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:50 UTC
Created attachment 610732 [details]
File: product

Comment 9 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:53 UTC
Created attachment 610733 [details]
File: syslog

Comment 10 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:55 UTC
Created attachment 610734 [details]
File: hashmarkername

Comment 11 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:57 UTC
Created attachment 610735 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 12 David Timms 2012-09-07 13:59:59 UTC
Created attachment 610736 [details]
File: release

Comment 13 David Timms 2012-09-07 14:00:01 UTC
Created attachment 610737 [details]
File: description

Comment 14 David Timms 2012-09-07 14:03:10 UTC
This occurred at the point where I clicked on my 4th existing partition (NTFS), that was mounted at /home/c-drive-old on the existing F17 installation, that the DVD TC6 installer is trying to upgrade.

Comment 15 David Lehman 2012-09-07 14:25:45 UTC
(In reply to comment #14)
> This occurred at the point where I clicked on my 4th existing partition
> (NTFS), that was mounted at /home/c-drive-old on the existing F17
> installation, that the DVD TC6 installer is trying to upgrade.

The installer is not trying to upgrade. The custom storage configuration interface is just not yet capable of assigning mountpoints to pre-existing devices. The old installations are there for your reference -- not as install targets.

Comment 16 David Timms 2012-09-07 23:16:14 UTC
(In reply to comment #15)
> The installer is not trying to upgrade. The custom storage configuration
> interface is just not yet capable of assigning mountpoints to pre-existing
> devices. The old installations are there for your reference -- not as
> install targets.

So, is the UI plan to allow right-click and "Use in my F18 install" for each partition ?

And ctrl/shift-click a group, and "use selected in my F18 install" ?

(If not, it's more complicated than it needs to be!)

I guess a "do not format" by default, with hints that "this was the system drive and should probably be formatted to ensure a trouble free installation" on the "/" ,"/usr" and "/var" would be good.

Comment 17 David Timms 2012-09-07 23:52:21 UTC
Is it possible to use the installer to manually re-use those partitions ?

Seems like it wants to create new partitions.

2. It's really annoying that expanding the + Existing system item, contracts the New Fedra 18-Alpha-Tc6 item, and vice-versa. It means you can't read and enter the information directly, since both are never visible at once :-(

Comment 18 Chris Lumens 2012-10-09 14:30:05 UTC
*** Bug 863666 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 19 David Lehman 2013-05-30 16:45:11 UTC
(In reply to David Timms from comment #17)
> Is it possible to use the installer to manually re-use those partitions ?
> 
> Seems like it wants to create new partitions.

The rightmost button on the toolbar near the lower-left of the custom storage screen displays help text. Hopefully it will be of some assistance to you in figuring out how to assign mountpoints to your existing filesystems.


Any failures resulting from trying to create new partitions on a full disk should be handled in such a way as to allow you to continue working. Please file new bug reports for any cases to the contrary. Thanks.


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