Bug 21096

Summary: please help - install unsucessful due to error
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <dhsewell>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Priority: medium    
Version: 7.0   
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Hardware: i686   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2001-01-19 21:37:46 UTC Type: ---
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Error file provided during failed install attempt none

Description Need Real Name 2000-11-19 21:24:19 UTC
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", 
line 20, in run
    rc = self.todo.doInstall ()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1505, in 
doInstall
    db = rpm.opendb(1, self.instPath)
rpm.error: cannot open 

Local variables in innermost frame:
self: <todo.ToDo instance at 84bcd80>
arch: i386
i: /etc/X11

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

<failed>

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2000-11-19 21:25:59 UTC
Created attachment 5543 [details]
Error file provided during failed install attempt

Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2000-11-20 20:13:28 UTC
What steps are required to reproduce this error?

Comment 3 Need Real Name 2000-11-20 21:17:20 UTC
installing the software are the steps required to produce this error - I was 
never able to install the software sucessfully

Comment 4 Need Real Name 2000-11-20 23:33:19 UTC
I also got a messgae saying I was unable to open an RPM

Comment 5 Michael Fulbright 2000-12-27 17:25:32 UTC
Were you doing an upgrade or install?

Comment 6 Michael Fulbright 2001-01-19 21:37:42 UTC
Closing due to inactivity.