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Bug 569357

Summary: DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'xvda4')
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Alexander Todorov <atodorov>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 6.0CC: hdegoede, mshao, phil.lahman, pholica, twoerner, viniciuspontocom
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: anaconda_trace_hash:a3a100ca724e711044c25c585143df82eb150b751f96010a92c8f277561a8a9f
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Last Closed: 2010-03-01 14:28:47 UTC Type: ---
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Description Alexander Todorov 2010-03-01 12:19:36 UTC
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 13.21.16 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 697, in _setFormat
    raise DeviceError("cannot replace active format", self.name)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 1171, in _setFormat
    StorageDevice._setFormat(self, format)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devices.py", line 705, in <lambda>
    lambda d,f: d._setFormat(f),
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/deviceaction.py", line 307, in __init__
    self.device.format = None
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 782, in destroyDevice
    self.devicetree.registerAction(ActionDestroyFormat(device))
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partIntfHelpers.py", line 143, in doDeleteDevice
    storage.destroyDevice(device)
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/partition_gui.py", line 1290, in deleteCB
    device):
DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'xvda4')

Comment 1 Alexander Todorov 2010-03-01 12:19:40 UTC
Created attachment 397051 [details]
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Comment 3 Alexander Todorov 2010-03-01 12:25:24 UTC
After I've hit bug #563523 I've started another install and tried to delete the previously present partitions. When deleting the extended partition (I think) I hit this traceback.

Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2010-03-01 12:40:11 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.

Comment 6 Alexander Todorov 2010-03-01 12:52:38 UTC
*** Bug 569359 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Hans de Goede 2010-03-01 14:28:47 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 563526 ***

Comment 8 Pavel Holica 2010-03-04 09:36:18 UTC
Created attachment 397768 [details]
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Comment 9 Chris Lumens 2010-03-16 14:21:50 UTC
*** Bug 573909 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10 Thomas Woerner 2010-03-19 11:24:09 UTC
Created attachment 401226 [details]
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Comment 11 Phillip Lahman 2010-04-30 20:01:47 UTC
Created attachment 410589 [details]
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Comment 12 Vinny 2010-05-16 12:59:24 UTC
Created attachment 414347 [details]
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