Bug 20079

Summary: Redhat 7.0 installation fails.
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <kielhorn>
Component: installerAssignee: Brent Fox <bfox>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.0   
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Hardware: i686   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2000-11-18 17:41:26 UTC Type: ---
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Description Need Real Name 2000-10-31 02:57:52 UTC
The Redhat 7.0 installation crashes during the X-configuration.  It wrote
the following message and suggested submitting it as a bug.

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Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 336, in run
    self.icw.run ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 678, in run
    mainloop ()
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 2554, in mainloop
    _gtk.gtk_main()
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 125, in __call__
    ret = apply(self.func, a)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/xconfig_gui.py", line
297, in testPressed
    self.todo.x.test ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/xf86config.py", line 968,
in test
    time.sleep (1)
IOError: [Errno 4] Interrupted system call

Local variables in innermost frame:
server: 91
serverPath: /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
serverflags: None
config: <method XF86Config.Version4Config of XF86Config instance at
8297968>
self: <xf86config.XF86Config instance at 8297968>
laptop: None
f: <closed file '/tmp/XF86Config.test', mode 'w' at 8fb2828>
modes: {'16': ['1600x1200', '1280x1024', '1152x864', '1024x768', '800x600',
'640x480'], '8': ['1600x1200', '1280x1024', '1152x864', '1024x768',
'800x600', '640x480'], '32': ['1600x1200', '1280x1024', '1152x864',
'1024x768', '800x600', '640x480']}
spawn: 0
files:
# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db").  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

    RgbPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.

    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
    FontPath   "unix/:7100"


ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'method'
p3
(iimage
CdromInstallMethod
p4
(dp5
S'progressWindow'
p6

<failed>
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Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2000-10-31 16:01:52 UTC
Assigning to a developer.

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2000-10-31 17:08:22 UTC
Can you provide any information about your machine (monitor, video card, etc?)
Were you testing the configuration in the X configuration screen or in the
Customize X Configuration screen?

Comment 3 Brent Fox 2000-11-18 17:41:23 UTC
Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if the problem persists or if you have
any additional information.