The error shows up well before partitioning page. As soon as anaconda brings up GUI and we select language and keyboard I see 2 pop-ups for read-only device. Again after partition page even though I don't select automatic partitioning and don't select this usb drive I see 3 more pop-ups for the same device. So in total I see 5 pop-up warnings for the same device. Thanks, Sanjay -----Original Message----- From: anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:anaconda-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Cantrell Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 1:53 PM To: Discussion of Development and Customization of the Red Hat Linux Installer Subject: Re: RH 5.2/5.3 installer complaining about read-only devices on thesystem during install Sanjay_Rao@xxxxxxxx wrote: > I have read-only device (usb key) on my system and when I try to > install RH 5.2, I keep getting pop up dialog something like "Unable to > open /dev/sdb read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sdb has been > opened read-only" few times (atleast 4-6 times). /dev/sdb is my > read-only usb key. Is this a known issue? I don't see this in RH 4.x. > Will this be fixed in future release? If you have left the USB jumpdrive connected to the system and selected an automatic partitioning method, this error will show up. More details about how you are installing would be useful to get a better idea of what's happening. -- David Cantrell <dcantrell@xxxxxxxxxx> Red Hat / Honolulu, HI _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list _______________________________________________ Anaconda-devel-list mailing list Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
