Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 installation fails with "[abrt] anaconda-19.31.123-1: IOException: Failed to add partition 5 (Device or resource busy)"
Issue
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 installation fails with "[abrt] anaconda-19.31.123-1: IOException: Failed to add partition 5 (Device or resource busy)"
- Installation fails with following
abrt
:
time: Thu 30 Apr 2015 12:27:39 PM UTC
cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file: initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=RHEL-7.1\x20Workstation.x86_64 quiet BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz
comment: Initial install from CDROM Download
executable: /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel: 3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64
last_occurrence: 1430396859
pkg_arch: x86_64
pkg_epoch: 0
pkg_name: anaconda
pkg_release: 1
pkg_version: 19.31.123
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"
release: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode release 7.1 (Maipo)
version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode"
anaconda-tb: Text file, 811614 bytes
anaconda.log: Text file, 15983 bytes
packaging.log: Text file, 377931 bytes
program.log: Text file, 31826 bytes
storage.log: Text file, 208878 bytes
syslog: Text file, 121654 bytes
backtrace:
:Traceback (most recent call last):
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 211, in run
: threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
: self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 185, in doInstall
: turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 219, in turnOnFilesystems
: storage.doIt(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 368, in doIt
: self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 360, in processActions
: action.execute(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 337, in execute
: self.device.destroy()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 987, in destroy
: self._destroy()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 1955, in _destroy
: self.disk.originalFormat.commit()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 270, in commit
: self.partedDisk.commit()
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 41, in new
: ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 213, in commit
: return self.__disk.commit()
:IOException: Failed to add partition 5 (Device or resource busy)
description:
:The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
:anaconda 19.31.123-1 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 41, in new
: ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 270, in commit
: self.partedDisk.commit()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 1955, in _destroy
: self.disk.originalFormat.commit()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 987, in destroy
: self._destroy()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 337, in execute
: self.device.destroy()
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 360, in processActions
: action.execute(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 368, in doIt
: self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 219, in turnOnFilesystems
: storage.doIt(callbacks)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 185, in doInstall
: turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
: self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
: File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 211, in run
: threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
:IOException: Failed to add partition 5 (Device or resource busy)
:Your problem seems to be caused by Outdated package
:A new package version is available in which the problem has not yet occured. Please update to the following version and delete > the ABRT problem:
:anaconda-19.31.123-1.el7
pkg_version: 19.31.123
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
- anaconda-19.31.123
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