Bug 1084888

Summary: Fedora 20 - Anaconda crashes on Dell PowerEdge 820 Server (Pane is Dead error) (both 64bit & 32bit)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Indro <indro.ml>
Component: iscsi-initiator-utilsAssignee: Chris Leech <cleech>
Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 20CC: agrover, cleech, dshea, g.kaviyarasu, hdegoede, jonathan, sales, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Fedora 32 bit syslog for Pane Is Dead Error none

Description Indro 2014-04-07 06:57:55 UTC
Created attachment 883479 [details]
Fedora 32 bit syslog for Pane Is Dead Error

Description of problem:
Fedora installation (both 32bit and 64bit ) fails with "Pane is Dead" error. The Graphical Installer fails to launch.
From logs, Error looks like a Anaconda Segfault.
Syslog for crash on 32bit fedora is attached.

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How reproducible:
Just start the Installation..

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert CD and Start Installation (either 32 bit or 64bit)
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Actual results:
Pane Is Dead Error and installation cannot be continued

Expected results:
Anaconda Graphical Installer should be launched.

Additional info:
Crashes on both 32 bit Fedora and 64Bit Fedora.

Comment 1 Indro 2014-04-07 10:26:40 UTC
Another Bug 1031638 also reported similar issue but the bug was closed due to insufficient information. Please let me know if any more info/logs are needed..

Comment 2 David Shea 2014-04-07 13:44:15 UTC
Based on the log:

14:30:15,132 INFO kernel:[   51.692908] anaconda[1684]: segfault at 0 ip 00007f5005ef9490 sp 00007fff6dec8f70 error 4 in libiscsi.so.0[7f5005ef5000+44000]

Reassinging to iscsi-initiator-utils, which owns libisci. Possibly the same issue as bug 1065793.

Comment 3 David Shea 2014-05-06 18:23:39 UTC
*** Bug 1094883 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Alves 2014-05-06 18:32:21 UTC
is there a workaround? I need to install Fedora 20. I have a license for RHEL but there is no sign of a release date.
I don't want to change the horse in the middle of the stream, I mean, change distribution. Can somebody help?

Comment 5 Alves 2014-05-07 02:21:15 UTC
I want to conform that RHE7 Release Candidate does install just fine in the same box.

Comment 6 Chris Leech 2014-05-08 20:05:19 UTC
(In reply to Alves from comment #4)
> is there a workaround? I need to install Fedora 20. I have a license for
> RHEL but there is no sign of a release date.
> I don't want to change the horse in the middle of the stream, I mean, change
> distribution. Can somebody help?

Can you test an updated installer image?  I think this problem is fixed in an iscsi-initiator-utils update, but the installer needs to be regenerated with the updated rpm.

I've made a test installer with integrated updates for F20 available here

http://cleech.fedorapeople.org/Fedora-20-x86_64-boot-20140507.iso

If you don't need to install to an iSCSI disk, you should also be able to work around this by blacklisting the drivers from the command line with "modprobe.blacklist=cnic,bnx2i"

Comment 7 Alves 2014-05-08 21:13:39 UTC
The installer works fine.
Many thanks