Hi, I am trying to install Fedora (41) on some laptop. I did the iso-image on USB, and I am able to boot it, i.e., I am prompted to start the installation. The 2 first unproblematic questions work fine (language/keyboard), the third one about the disc-layout derails the installation.
For the layout of the disc-space, I choose (as I normally do):
- automatic
- reclaim/free used space
(and additionally “encrypt”). The intention is to wipe windows from the disc and do fedora instead.
When I press “start installation” it starts. An then 2 error-messages happen (2 pop-ups). The first one is pretty terse, afterward the installation continues for a short period (I assume) as there seems to be some “installation progress”. So I don’t know if the first error reporting is fatal or if the first error reporting is the cause of the second that halts the installation. At any rate:
- first error message (after a few seconds): Error device busy
- afterwards: Inknown errror: This program has encountered an unknown error.
(I am encouraged to “report” it, but I don’t know how resonably get it “off the machine” at that very early stage of the installatiion).
If I press on “more info”, there is some anaconda 41-35 exception report. In the “log”, it seems indeed that where the problem starts is at a point where there is
"pyanaconda.modules.common.errors.installation.StorageInstallation.Error: device is active.
(which leads to a trail of subsequent errors).
Any idea?
Thanks, Martin