Bug 389301
| Summary: | Cannot launch installer on a PlayStation 3 | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Julio Merino <julio> |
| Component: | rhpxl | Assignee: | Adam Jackson <ajax> |
| Status: | CLOSED DUPLICATE | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | low | ||
| Version: | 8 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | ppc64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2008-01-04 00:32:21 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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I have just tried to install the final version of Fedora 8 ppc on a PlayStation 3 and the installer does not work at all. The specific machine I have is the European version of the PS3, with a 60GB hard disk and with WiFi support. I boot the installer by using the command 'linux64 text' from the kboot's prompt and get the PAL 576i video mode because the machine is connected with the default cable shipped with it to a flat screen (this cable is the one with one component for video and two for audio outputs). I do not want to use the graphical installer for performance reasons, but I also tried booting it with 'linux64'. Same results, unfortunately. The thing is I get to the installer screen where I'm offered the possibility of sanity-checking the DVD (and I did and it is OK). After that step, the installer tries to run anaconda at which point fails with the following message: ---- cut here ---- Running anaconda 11.3.0.50, the Fedora system installer - please wait... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 779, in <module> floppyDevice = probeHW(opts, x_already_set, xserver) File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 421, in probeHW xserver.probeHW(skipMouseProbe=skipmouseprobe, forceDriver=opts.xdriver) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xserver.py", line 87, in probeHW self.videohw = videocard.VideoCardInfo(forceDriver=forceDriver) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/videocard.py", line 149, in __init__ elif os.uname()[4].count("ppc") > 0 and card.pcidom > 0: AttributeError: device instance has no attribute 'pcidom' install exited abnormally [1/1] sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done disabling swap... unmounting filesystems... [list of file systems omitted] you may safely reboot your system ---- cut here ---- For what is worth, the Fedora 8 RC3 ppc installation image worked fine. (It had its own problems after installation, but anaconda ran flawlessly.) As a workaround, I tried booting with 'linux64 xdriver=fbdev text' as some reader in my blog suggested, and I got the installer to work. Pity it doesn't work by default, though... Given that there is a workaround, I'm filling this as medium severity only.