[PATCH 15/15] Updated for udev; do not try and make devices. Format devices if we're trying vfat and the device has no filesystem at all.

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

---
 exception.py |   37 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exception.py b/exception.py
index cb6a603..08d2622 100644
--- a/exception.py
+++ b/exception.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import traceback
 import iutil
 import types
 import bdb
+import partedUtils
 import rhpl
 from string import joinfields
 from cPickle import Pickler
@@ -255,10 +256,8 @@ def copyExceptionToRemote(intf, scpInfo):
         return False
 
 # Save the traceback to a removable storage device, such as a floppy disk
-# or a usb/firewire drive.  In the event of a floppy disk, it is assumed to
-# be unformatted and safe for us to destroy.  For all other devices, it is
-# assumed that they are already formatted and we will only attempt to write
-# the traceback file to the device.  Returns success or not.
+# or a usb/firewire drive.  If there's no filesystem, write a vfat one.
+# Returns success or not.
 def copyExceptionToDisk(anaconda, device):
     # in test mode have save to disk option just copy to new name
     if not flags.setupFilesystems:
@@ -271,33 +270,33 @@ def copyExceptionToDisk(anaconda, device):
         anaconda.intf.__del__ ()
         return True
 
-    file = "/tmp/exndev"
     try:
-        isys.makeDevInode(device, file)
-    except SystemError:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        fd = os.open(file, os.O_RDONLY)
+        fd = os.open(device, os.O_RDONLY)
     except:
         return False
 
     os.close(fd)
 
-    # Only format floppy devices, not usb storage devices.
-    if device in isys.floppyDriveDict().keys() and rhpl.getArch() != "ia64":
+    fstype = partedUtils.sniffFilesystemType(device)
+    if fstype == None:
+        fstype = 'vfat'
+    try:
+        isys.mount(device, "/tmp/crash", fstype)
+    except SystemError:
+        if fstype != 'vfat':
+            return False
+
         cmd = "/usr/sbin/mkdosfs"
 
         if os.access("/sbin/mkdosfs", os.X_OK):
             cmd = "/sbin/mkdosfs"
 
-        iutil.execWithRedirect (cmd, [file], stdout = '/dev/tty5',
+        iutil.execWithRedirect (cmd, [device], stdout = '/dev/tty5',
                                 stderr = '/dev/tty5')
-
-    try:
-        isys.mount(file, "/tmp/crash", fstype = "vfat")
-    except SystemError:
-        return False
+        try:
+            isys.mount(device, "/tmp/crash", fstype)
+        except SystemError:
+            return False
 
     # copy trace dump we wrote to local storage to disk
     try:
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