Bug 2112475

Summary:	indicator for downloading inst.stage2
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Reporter:	Pat Riehecky <riehecky>
Component:	dracut	Assignee:	Pavel Valena <pvalena>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Frantisek Sumsal <fsumsal>
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Version:	CentOS Stream	CC:	bstinson, dtardon, fsumsal, jkonecny, jwboyer, pvalena, rskvaril
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Description Pat Riehecky 2022-07-29 20:51:16 UTC

Description of problem:

When performing a pxe boot, inst.stage2 needs to be fetch from the installation tree.

On slower links the 600Mb file can take a while to download, but there is no indication if the system is fetching the file or if it is locked up.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-34.25.1.8-1.el9

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. pxe boot off a system with a slower link speed (or point to an offsite mirror)
2. watch as the boot process sits for a bit
3. wonder if the system is working or not....

Actual results:

User has no information if the boot is in progress or stalled

Expected results:

Some sort of output indicating that the system is trying something and how it is going.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jiri Konecny 2022-08-02 09:55:36 UTC

Hi, we are using Dracut function `fetch_url` for downloading most of the parts in Anaconda (including stage2).
Switching to Dracut component to decide if they want to extend the fetch_url for progress reporting.

Comment 2 Lukáš Nykrýn 2022-09-20 12:40:47 UTC

https://github.com/redhat-plumbers/dracut-rhel9/pull/51

Comment 7 David Tardon 2022-12-13 07:40:51 UTC

*** Bug 2152624 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-09 08:24:17 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (dracut bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:2547