Bug 26710

Summary: Anaconda crashes while loading package information - dump included
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Doug Oakes <doug.oakes>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Doug Oakes 2001-02-08 19:08:36 UTC
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Trying to install on an x486x100 system to replace existing windows 95.  Downloaded redhat to "E:" drive 
(1GB partition on 2GB drive).  system reports loading (or searching) packages then crashes.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot to DOS
2. CD E:\DOSUTILS
3. autoboot
4. answer all questions truthfully (last question asked is creating user(s) )
5. Bites the dust

Actual Results:  Crashed, told me to submit bug here

Expected Results:  Next installation step

Contents of ancdump.txt:
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 360, in readCompsFile
TypeError: comp file version 3 or 4 expected

Local variables in innermost frame:
arch2: i486

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2001-02-08 20:41:44 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 18469 ***