Bug 12137

Summary: INSTALLATION FREEZES: "performing post install configuration..."
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: foneill
Component: installerAssignee: Erik Troan <ewt>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description foneill 2000-06-12 18:16:41 UTC
This is what I see in text-mode:

Exception in thread Thread-3:
Traceback (innermost last)

   File "/usr/lib/python1.5/threading.py", line 376, in __bootstrap 
self.run()
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress.py", line 16, in run rc = 
self.todo.doInstall()
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1252, in doInstall 
self.writeConfiguration ()
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1065, in writeConfiguration 
self.writeNetworkConfig ()
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 531, in writeNetworkConfig ip = 
self.network.lookupHostname()
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 140, in lookupHostname 
self.primaryNS = isys.pumpNetDevice(dev.get('device'))
   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py", line 241, in pumpNetDevice return 
_isys.pumpnetdevice(device)

SystemError: (17, 'File exists')

And in another console window, I get:

...
* copying /mnt/sysimage/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0smp/percraid.o 
to /mnt/sysimage/lib/modulews/2.2.14-50smp/scsi/percraid.o
* copying /mnt/sysimage/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/percraid.o 
to /mnt/sysimage/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/scsi/percraid.o
*self.network.hostname = test.[my domain name]


Looks like we quit after the hostname.  In another console window, I see:

... [we were able to find the DHCP server, get lease, ip, netmask, 
gateway, dns servers, broadcast address, network address]
<15> Jun 9 20:24:28 python: intf: network: [network ip addy]
<7>  eth2: 0 multicast blocks dropped.


Okay, and now for the details on the hardware.  The box is a Dell 
PowerEdge 2400, with a Perc 2/si RAID card, one built-in ethernet card on 
the motherboard, and 2 additional Intel Pro 100 nics.  I did the 'expert' 
install and fed the installer the appropriate percraid drivers, because 
6.2 does not have the drivers for this RAID controller.  I also did select 
the Intel Pro 100 drivers before proceeding with the installation.  So the 
right drivers are there, me thinks...

Comment 1 Erik Troan 2000-06-16 15:15:37 UTC
This problem is fixed in the 6.2 installer update disk available from the
errata.