Description of problem: First reported in bug 806931, then posted here. $ virt-install --name AutoQA --ram 1024 --vcpus 1 --os-type linux --os-variant fedora15 --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/AutoQA.img,size=10 --location http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/ --graphics none --initrd-inject=/usr/share/autotest/tests/rats_install/fedora.ks --extra-args "sshd serial console=ttyS0 ks=file:/fedora.ks" [ 5.924950] dracut Warning: 'method=' is deprecated. Using 'repo=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/' instead. dracut Warning: 'method=' is deprecated. Using 'repo=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/17/i386/os/' instead. [ 5.941403] dracut: anaconda: parsing kickstart /fedora.ks [ 6.602987] dracut: rd.luks=0: removing cryptoluks activation [ 6.623960] dracut: rd.lvm=0: removing LVM activation [ 6.656924] dracut: FATAL: Please supply bootdev argument for multiple ip= lines [ 6.659117] dracut: Refusing to continue [ 6.661050] dracut Warning: Signal caught! dracut Warning: Signal caught! [ 6.663333] dracut Warning: dracut: FATAL: Please supply bootdev argument for multiple ip= lines dracut Warning: dracut: FATAL: Please supply bootdev argument for multiple ip= lines [ 6.667672] dracut Warning: dracut: Refusing to continue dracut Warning: dracut: Refusing to continue [ 6.670366] dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist dracut Warning: /dev/root does not exist [ 6.673621] Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! [ 6.675277] Pid: 1, comm: init Not tainted 3.3.4-1.fc17.i686 #1 [ 6.676947] Call Trace: [ 6.677718] [<c09201d8>] ? printk+0x2d/0x2f [ 6.678918] [<c09200b4>] panic+0x81/0x178 [ 6.680182] [<c043b51f>] do_exit+0x7ff/0x800 [ 6.681443] [<c043b7b4>] do_group_exit+0x34/0xa0 [ 6.682763] [<c043b838>] sys_exit_group+0x18/0x20 [ 6.684102] [<c0928074>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Will Woods' comment: I'm 98% sure this is caused by a bug in dracut, which should be fixed by this patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.initramfs/2639 * Using a kickstart with "network --device=link" causes parse-kickstart to write "ip=..." args to /etc/cmdline.d, then unset CMDLINE * The bug with _getcmdline causes the "ip=..." arg to get duplicated * "getargs ip=" returns the duplicated "ip=..." args, and then the network module dies with the "Please supply bootdev argument for multiple ip= lines" error.
See attachment 573018 [details] to see the kickstart used. Proposing as NTH. A lot of existing kickstarts may be broken and we can't fix this with an update after final release.
dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17
How can I test this? dracut is part of initrd.img, right? How can I build it from updates-testing?
(In reply to comment #3) > How can I test this? dracut is part of initrd.img, right? How can I build it > from updates-testing? Either build a test iso or wait for the next compose that includes it - that will include the new dracut in the initrd.
Discussed at 2012-05-04 NTH review meeting. Seems to break significant kickstart functionality (choice of network device), so accepted as NTH. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
Package dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-7315/dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
In F17 TC3 this seems fixed.
dracut-018-31.git20120504.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.