Bug 207749

Summary: Upgrade to FC6test3 aborts with anaconda "MiscError: Unknown header tag basepath"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Richard Dawe <rich>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version: 6CC: jim.cornette
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Error output from running the install in text mode
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Error output from running the install in GUI mode
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Exception dumped to floppy - text install none

Description Richard Dawe 2006-09-22 20:31:14 UTC 
Description of problem:

Upgrade from FC5 + updates to FC6test3 aborts with an anaconda error "MiscError:
Unknown header tag basepath".

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


How reproducible:
Happens every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot from FC6test3 x86_64 DVD in either GUI or text interface
2. English, UK keyboard, upgrade FC5 partition, update boot loader config
3. Anaconda blows up with error
  
Actual results:
FC6test3 can't be installed

Expected results:
I was hoping to install FC6test3. ;)

Additional info:
Comment 1 Richard Dawe 2006-09-22 20:31:15 UTC 
Created attachment 136973 [details]
Error output from running the install in text mode
Comment 2 Richard Dawe 2006-09-22 20:32:47 UTC 
Created attachment 136974 [details]
Error output from running the install in GUI mode
Comment 3 Jim Cornette 2006-09-23 01:36:26 UTC 
Trying to run a GUI update brings the display out of range. I could only do a
text install.
This error report sounds closest to the exception that I had dumped to floppy
during install.
Attached is the dump. i'm adding to the CC for this bug also.
The GUI out of range bug will be filed seperately.
Comment 4 Jim Cornette 2006-09-23 01:39:22 UTC 
Created attachment 136984 [details]
Exception dumped to floppy - text install

This is on a Dell Desktop with FC5 installed.
Comment 5 Paul Nasrat 2006-09-23 12:27:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 206913 ***