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Bug 1155533 - DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'sda5')
Summary: DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'sda5')
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1114786
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 21
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:e779789a185272dbda3fadb5f56...
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-10-22 10:30 UTC by jacko.steph
Modified: 2014-10-22 13:49 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-10-22 13:49:00 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: anaconda-tb (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: anaconda.log (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: environ (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: journalctl (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: lsblk_output (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: nmcli_dev_list (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: os_info (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: program.log (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: storage.log (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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File: ifcfg.log (deleted)
2014-10-22 10:30 UTC, jacko.steph
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Description jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:23 UTC
Description of problem:
Here is what i did:
followed the install till "Install Destination"
=>local standard disks => selected my harddrive => i'll configure partitioning and pressed "done" => selected "/", "/home" and "swap" partitioning and selected everywhere "Reformat" => clicked ok.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-core-21.48.6-1.fc21.x86_64

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.48.6-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 1040, in _setFormat
    raise errors.DeviceError("cannot replace active format", self.name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 1600, in _setFormat
    StorageDevice._setFormat(self, fmt)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 1049, in <lambda>
    lambda d,f: d._setFormat(f),
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 810, in _do_reformat
    device.format = old_format
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 122, in decorated
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 1150, in _save_right_side
    encrypted, selector, fs_type)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 1491, in on_back_clicked
    self._save_right_side(self._current_selector)
DeviceError: ('cannot replace active format', 'sda5')

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=LIVE rootfstype=vfat ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0  BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.16.1-301.fc21.x86_64
other involved packages: python-blivet-0.62-1.fc21.noarch, anaconda-gui-21.48.6-1.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)
type:           anaconda
version:        21

Comment 1 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:29 UTC
Created attachment 949331 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:31 UTC
Created attachment 949332 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:32 UTC
Created attachment 949333 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:36 UTC
Created attachment 949334 [details]
File: journalctl

Comment 5 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:38 UTC
Created attachment 949335 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 6 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:39 UTC
Created attachment 949336 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 7 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:40 UTC
Created attachment 949337 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 8 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:42 UTC
Created attachment 949338 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 9 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:45 UTC
Created attachment 949339 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 10 jacko.steph 2014-10-22 10:30:46 UTC
Created attachment 949340 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 11 David Shea 2014-10-22 13:49:00 UTC
Please retry with F21 Beta TC4 or newer.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1114786 ***


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