f15 installer crashes while writing partition layout

offbyone · #1 28th July 2011, 10:34 PM

Trying into install fedora. I am setting up my system as a dual boot over two drives. I have set up a custom layout and whenever I get to the step to write changes to disc it crashes with an unhandled exception.

I have tried multiple times now, it always crashes.

Here is the first line from the exception report:

Quote:

anaconda 15:31 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packagees/pyanaconda/storage/devicelibs/swap.py", raise SwapError("swapon failed for '%s'" % device)

Seve · #2 29th July 2011, 03:57 AM

Are you sharing a swap file with another OS ?

offbyone · #3 29th July 2011, 04:59 AM

Not sure what that means, but I am setting up a dual boot. I do have a swap partition set up. The errors occur whether I try to install linux first or windows first.

solo2101 · #4 29th July 2011, 05:22 AM

try basic video drivers options

offbyone · #5 29th July 2011, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by solo2101

try basic video drivers options

i tried that but i get a gnome can't start error, video issue.

I have a nvidia quadro 2000M video card

Seve · #6 29th July 2011, 07:08 AM

Have you read through the Installation guide?
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...ide/index.html

Check out the section on Disk Partioning: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...setup-x86.html if you haven't already.

solo2101 · #7 29th July 2011, 07:20 AM

now you need to install the drivers for you video card...
check this guide
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

offbyone · #8 30th July 2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by solo2101

now you need to install the drivers for you video card...
check this guide
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

I don't see anything in this guide for installing video drivers during the install process.

solo2101 · #9 30th July 2011, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by offbyone

I don't see anything in this guide for installing video drivers during the install process.

oh... sorry, I thought that your installation was successful, since you mention that gnome couldn't start.

you could try installing from a live CD.

offbyone · #10 30th July 2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by solo2101

oh... sorry, I thought that your installation was successful, since you mention that gnome couldn't start.

you could try installing from a live CD.

No worries, that is a great thought. I actually was using the live cd, I am going to try the desktop version.

sonoran · #11 30th July 2011, 11:30 AM

You could try working around the installer problem by:

1) download and burn the gparted live cd - http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

2) boot the gparted disk and set up your partitions

3) install fedora to the created partitions - you'll still have to assign mount points and so on but anaconda has managed that for me without issues for quite a while