Bug 20912

Summary: Install abnormal terminates at rsh package
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <kkilby>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 7.0   
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2000-11-17 16:37:32 UTC Type: ---
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Description Need Real Name 2000-11-15 17:00:05 UTC
RedHat 7.0 install.

When booted from CD-ROM: CUSTOM or SERVER install freezes during the 
install packages phase at package rsh-0.17-2.2.

If install CD's are copied to local hard drive and install is booted from 
boot floppy install terminates with an anaconda error:-

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 438, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1030, in 
run
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/textw/packages_text.py", 
line 33, in __call__
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 539, in 
getCompsList
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/harddrive.py", line 43, 
in readComps
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2000-11-15 19:36:00 UTC
Please attach the entire error message if there is more output when this problem
occurs.

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2000-11-16 11:59:27 UTC
Here is the full content of the traceback:

Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 438, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1030, in run
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/textw/packages_text.py", line 
33, in __call__
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 539, in 
getCompsList
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/harddrive.py", line 43, in 
readComps
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 459, in 
__init__
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 428, in 
readCompsFile
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 101, in 
__getite

Comment 3 Need Real Name 2000-11-16 12:05:18 UTC
This bit seems to be getting truncated out of the comment process:

KeyError: rsh-server

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <comps.HeaderList instance at 8248ed8>
item: rsh-server

ToDo object:
(itodo
ToDo
p1
(dp2
S'method'
p3
(iharddrive
HardDriveInstallMethod
p4
(dp5
S'fstype'
p6
S'vfat'
p7
sS'isMounted'
p8
I1
sS'fnames'
p9
(dp10

<failed>


Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2000-11-17 16:37:29 UTC
Thanks for including the entire output.

This error occurs when the hard drive image on the hard drive is incomplete or
corrupted. Please make sure you have downloaded all the required files in a
binary safe fashion.