Description of problem: Attachment 661687 [details] has various non-ASCII characters, including numerous NULL characters: Bug 886243 - UnknownSwapError pyanaconda/storage/devicelibs/swap.py This doesn't seem to cause any verifiable problem, but it might be easier to interpret the data if it were presented as a hexdump. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda 18.36 LABEL=Fedora\x2018-TC1\x20x86_64 (snippet from anaconda-tb-PtS72e) How reproducible: See Bug 886243. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
(In reply to comment #0) ... > This doesn't seem to cause any verifiable problem, ... This bug causes automated bug reporting to fail. Procedure: Create an empty 12 GB disk image: $ qemu-img create f18-test-2.img 12G Start the F18 TC1 Live CD: $ qemu-kvm -m 2048 -hda f18-test-2.img -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F18/F18-Final/TC1/Fedora-18-TC1-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso -usb -vga qxl -boot menu=on -usbdevice mouse Complete a default install and quit the installer. From a terminal run: # swapoff -a # mkswap -p 16384 /dev/mapper/fedora-swap Restart the installer. From Manual Partitioning, reformat "/" and "/boot". Observe that the installer reuses the swap space without reformatting. Click Finish Partitioning. Click Begin Installation. The install fails at Creating ext4 on /dev/sda1 with: An unknown error has occurred UnknownSwapError The local variables after the traceback are truncated at "sig:". Click Report Bug. The exception reporting window disappears. No further windows are displayed. The installer Configuration pane remains shaded. No libreport processes are running.
A bit hacky patch for this case and probably many others as well has been sent to anaconda-patches. I hope that it will get approved and pushed and resolve many potential future issues.
Created attachment 663633 [details] anaconda-tb-tt05jQ corresponding to reproducer in Comment 1
python-meh-0.25-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/python-meh-0.25-1.fc19
Package python-meh-0.25-1.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing python-meh-0.25-1.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-11175/python-meh-0.25-1.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
python-meh-0.25-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.