Kickstart Installation halts with `[abrt] anaconda-13.21.215: SwapError: swapon failed for '/dev/sda3'`
Issue
- Kickstart installation halts with the following
abrttraceback
cmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/anaconda
executable: /usr/bin/anaconda
exnFileName: /tmp/anaconda-tb-3YhOm4
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel: 2.6.32-431.el6.i686
last_occurrence: 1400492501
other involved packages:
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
release: Cannot get release name.
time: Mon 19 May 2014 01:41:41 PM GST
version: 6.5
description:
:The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
:anaconda 13.21.215 exception report
:Traceback (most recent call first):
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/devicelibs/swap.py", line 93, in swapon
: raise SwapError("swapon failed for '%s'" % device)
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/formats/swap.py", line 137, in setup
: swap.swapon(self.device, priority=self.priority)
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1937, in turnOnSwap
: device.format.setup()
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1242, in turnOnSwap
: self.fsset.turnOnSwap(self.anaconda, upgrading=upgrading)
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 170, in turnOnFilesystems
: anaconda.id.storage.turnOnSwap()
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 210, in moveStep
: rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 126, in gotoNext
: self.moveStep()
: File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 1370, in nextClicked
: self.anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
:SwapError: swapon failed for '/dev/sda3'
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (32 bit)
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