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** Description changed: not bug not so clear directions + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452519] parted_devices: page allocation failure: order:3, mode:0x10d1 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452531] Pid: 4384, comm: parted_devices Tainted: G C 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452537] Call Trace: + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452552] [<c1518c98>] ? printk+0x2d/0x2f + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452564] [<c10e320f>] warn_alloc_failed+0xbf/0xf0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452574] [<c10e5f73>] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x513/0x6e0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452604] [<c10e61bc>] __get_free_pages+0x1c/0x30 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452622] [<e07edb79>] dma_mem_alloc+0x29/0x30 [floppy] + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452637] [<e07ee0a1>] floppy_open+0x2a1/0x3a0 [floppy] + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452646] [<c1061a38>] ? __cancel_work_timer+0x68/0x70 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452658] [<c1157343>] __blkdev_get+0xa3/0x3b0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452665] [<c1157697>] blkdev_get+0x47/0x180 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452672] [<c1157823>] blkdev_open+0x53/0x70 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452681] [<c11262a1>] __dentry_open+0x121/0x2d0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452688] [<c11577d0>] ? blkdev_get+0x180/0x180 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452695] [<c11278f6>] nameidata_to_filp+0x86/0x90 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452704] [<c11346e7>] do_last+0x327/0x640 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452711] [<c113595d>] path_openat+0x9d/0x350 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452717] [<c113192b>] ? putname+0x2b/0x40 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452724] [<c1135c41>] do_filp_open+0x31/0x80 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452735] [<c1141303>] ? alloc_fd+0xa3/0xe0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452742] [<c11318a5>] ? getname_flags+0xf5/0x130 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452749] [<c11279e1>] do_sys_open+0xe1/0x1f0 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452757] [<c1127b1e>] sys_open+0x2e/0x40 + Mar 7 01:27:36 ubuntu kernel: [ 350.452767] [<c152c8e4>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb - ProblemType: Bug - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 + ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: ubiquity 2.8.7 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_partition/question] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.287 - Date: Tue Mar 6 20:53:21 2012 - LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) + Date: Tue Mar 6 20:53:21 2012LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) ProcEnviron: - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash - SourcePackage: ubiquity + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Package changed: ubiquity (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/948635 Title: did not allow enough space on drive , unclear directions on multi- drive machine thank you To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/948635/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs