Bug 175437

Summary:	Installer crash --- cpio : Bad Magic
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	optry
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	4	CC:	sundaram
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Description optry 2005-12-10 15:26:25 UTC

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Description of problem:
Anaconda crash when am trying to install FC4 over a previous FC3 installation.
I have the same error if am trying to re-install FC3 over FC3 (reinstallation CD are the same than previous installation one).

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot from CD
2.press enter to install in graphical mode
3.go through media check
  

Actual Results:  I have the following message :
*error 2 reading header cpio : Bad Magic
*exec of anaconda failed errorinstall exited abnormally


Expected Results:  Should have installer launched

Additional info:

CD have been downloaded from ftp, they pass the media check and their 'sha1sum' is ok. 
Seem to be a duplicate of bug 116984 (closed but not resolved..?)

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-12-12 16:33:02 UTC

Getting bad magic usually implies that there is a bad CD.  Do the CDs pass
mediacheck on the machine you're installing on?  b

Comment 2 Rahul Sundaram 2005-12-12 16:37:03 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Getting bad magic usually implies that there is a bad CD.  Do the CDs pass
> mediacheck on the machine you're installing on?  

Thats step 3 above ;-)

Comment 3 optry 2005-12-13 11:48:49 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > Getting bad magic usually implies that there is a bad CD.  Do the CDs pass
> > mediacheck on the machine you're installing on?  
> Thats step 3 above ;-)

As he said they pass the check :-)

Comment 4 optry 2005-12-17 14:07:12 UTC

I tried with a new set of CDs and it worked correctly... So i suppose the 
mediacheck has missed something...

Thanks anyway

Comment 5 Jeremy Katz 2005-12-19 18:17:07 UTC

Yes, unfortunately, mediacheck can't check every way in which CDs will fail :(