Bug 1298979

Summary: kickstart installation fails during initialization
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: René Genz <liebundartig>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 22CC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2016-01-21 15:05:02 UTC Type: Bug
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Description René Genz 2016-01-15 15:33:32 UTC 
Created attachment 1115181 [details]
rdsosreport.txt and output of journalctl in 7Zip archive

Description of problem:
kickstart installation fails during initalization with error message:
"Warning: /dev/root does not exist"
and falls back to rescue prompt

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
version on F22 'netinstall.iso' file


How reproducible:
very very low
This is the second time it occurs after half a year of regular installlations on many computers.
On immediate restart of reinstallation the problem did not occur.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot computer from bootable USB thumb drive (F22 netinstall.iso)
2.in boot menu press tab key to edit boot parameter
3.change boot parameter to:
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ks=http://IPv4/kickstart/FILENAME selinux=0
4.press enter
5.after 'Uncompressing initramfs' is done remove USB thumb drive
6.after (during?) network initialization the problem occured

Actual results:
installation fails during initialization and falls back to rescue prompt; need to reboot machine and restart installation
Comment 1 David Shea 2016-01-21 15:05:02 UTC 
(In reply to René Genz from comment #0)
> 5.after 'Uncompressing initramfs' is done remove USB thumb drive

Don't do that. The initramfs needs to load the stage2 filesystem, which contains the installer and its environment, and the stage2 filesystem is on the USB drive.