Bug 157410

Summary:	FC4Test3 DVD installation fails with python assertion and reboot
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Jacek Piskozub <piskozub>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Alan Cox <alan>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	4	CC:	davej, katzj, wtogami
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Description Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-11 13:48:22 UTC

Description of problem:


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


How reproducible:

Always on one computer (AMD Athlon processor).


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install from DVD in graphic mode
2. Go all the way past medium check (which gave OK)
3. Just after python start seen the assertion and following reboot
  
Actual results:

Copied from the screen:

python: Python/compile.c:1235: com_addbyte: Assertion 'byte>=0 && byte<==255' failed


Expected results:

Fedora Core 4 test 3 installed.

Additional info:

Did not test non-graphic install, yet.

Comment 1 Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-11 13:57:17 UTC

I'll add that the BIOS is American Megatrends Inc., P2.20 and Fedora was being
installed from LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1633S drive. Motherboard make: unknown (not
possible to open the box).

Comment 2 Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-11 13:59:05 UTC

Changing component to Anaconda.

Comment 3 Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-12 12:39:28 UTC

I've checked the mainboard make. It's Epox P2-112A. The same DVD disk had no
problem installing on another PC (Intel P4, Asus mainboard).

Comment 4 Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-13 13:10:02 UTC

Some more info: the text installation WFM unlike the graphic one. The graphic
card is a Radeon 9200.

Comment 5 Jeremy Katz 2005-05-16 20:29:24 UTC

Does booting with 'linux ide=nodma' help?

Comment 6 Jacek Piskozub 2005-05-18 08:29:33 UTC

Yes, the graphic installation does work with "ide=nodma".

Comment 7 Jacek Piskozub 2005-06-15 10:30:42 UTC

Changing version to "fc4" as this problem happens also with the final FC4 on the
same very computer.

Comment 8 Dave Jones 2005-07-15 21:09:37 UTC

[This comment has been added as a mass update for all FC4 kernel bugs.
 If you have migrated this bug from an FC3 bug today, ignore this comment.]

Please retest your problem with todays 2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 update.

If your problem involved being unable to boot, or some hardware not being
detected correctly, please make sure your /etc/modprobe.conf is correct *BEFORE*
installing any kernel updates.
If in doubt, you can recreate this file using..

mv /etc/sysconfig/hwconf /etc/sysconfig/hwconf.bak
mv /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf.bak
kudzu


Thank you.

Comment 9 Dave Jones 2005-09-30 05:52:01 UTC

closing due to inactivity. assuming errata kernel fixes this.