Bug 1044571

Summary: textmode installation not startable
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Reporter: Moritz Baumann <baumanmo>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Samantha N. Bueno <sbueno>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team>
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Version: 7.0CC: mbanas, mkovarik, sbueno
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: anaconda-19.31.45-1 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2014-06-13 10:39:52 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Moritz Baumann 2013-12-18 15:19:31 UTC
Created attachment 838394 [details]
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Description of problem:

If you are trying to install rhel7b e.g. to a MacBookPro5,3 you cannot start the installation (this is due to being text mode and not finding a network card)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. press alt key on boot
2. choose EFI Boot
3. in grub choose Troubleshooting --> Install .. in basic graphic mode
(it won't start X so you end up in text mode)
go through steps 2-4 
4. 2: Europe/Zurich
5. 3: Automatic partitioning selected (always selected default (c) 
   whole disk, lvm 
6. 4: test12345 (answer yes when complaining about weak password)

7. 6: leave minimal install for now
8. line 7 shows like this:
<quote>
7) [!] Network settings
       (No network devices available)
</quote>
9. enter 7, select one and enter test as a hostname
10. it just shows a 
<quote>
1)  Set hostname
</quote>



Actual results:

Point 7 remains "!".



Expected results:

Installation from DVD should be able to proceed without need to configure a network card


Additional info:

Comment 2 Samantha N. Bueno 2014-01-07 21:10:26 UTC
(In reply to Moritz Baumann from comment #0)
>
> Expected results:
> 
> Installation from DVD should be able to proceed without need to configure a
> network card

It should indeed be possible; patch posted for review.

Comment 3 Samantha N. Bueno 2014-01-14 13:17:20 UTC
Patch pushed, commit 9d31258.

Comment 5 Michal Kovarik 2014-01-30 13:03:49 UTC
Verified on anaconda-19.31.51-1.el7, there is no need to setup network to install from local source in textmode.

Comment 6 Ludek Smid 2014-06-13 10:39:52 UTC
This request was resolved in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0.

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