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[Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This error message means that one of the partitions on the disk is in
use, so the kernel is refusing to update its internal partition map
because this would clobber the in-use filesystems.  This is not a kernel
bug, it looks like an installer bug.

Please reproduce this error, and attach the contents of /proc/mounts and
/proc/swaps.

** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => ubiquity (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  Error informing the kernel about modificatons

Status in “linux-ppc” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When installing the desktop powerpc image, the installer comes up with
  an error message:

  "Error informing the kernel about modifications to partitino /dev/sda3
  - Device or resource busy.  This means Linuxc won't know about any
  changes you made to /dev/sda3 until you reboot - so you shouldn't
  mount it or use it in any way before rebooting."

  I made no changes.  The installer comes up with this error all on its
  own right before the "Where are you?" screen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-1.2-powerpc-smp 3.11.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-1-powerpc-smp ppc
  ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: powerpc
  CasperVersion: 1.336
  Date: Tue Sep  3 09:51:27 2013
  InstallCmdLine: ro ramdisk_size=1048576 file=/cdrom/preseed/lubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash -- video=radeonfb:1280x854-32@60
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha powerpc (20130902.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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