Bug 445984

Summary:	If a mirror is bad Anaconda doesn't prompt user to try another
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Shawn Starr <shawn.starr>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Chris Lumens <clumens>
Status:	CLOSED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	9
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Description Shawn Starr 2008-05-11 00:48:10 UTC

Description of problem:

When installing Fedora 9 (Rawhide) over the net, if you use a mirror thats
missing an RPM (in this case gnome-backgrounds was missing). The 'Starting
install process' screen hangs indefinitely, Anaconda doesn't notify you there's
any missing RPMs other than in the console vt output.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
11.0.4.82-1

How reproducible:
Depends on mirror if it is fully sync'd or not.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Pop in CD, do select URI put in a mirror
2. Finish partitioning, package selection, click next
3. Wait...
  
Actual results:

Anaconda doesn't see to timeout or prompt for another mirror to try.

Expected results:

Anaconda should alert user the mirror they used is 'bad' and that they should
pick another/type another mirror and retry fetching packages/install components.


Additional info:
The mirror used was fedora.mirror.iweb.ca using development/i386/os

This sort of failure doesn't make for a good user experience when installing
Fedora. Hence medium priority/severity level.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2008-05-12 15:22:26 UTC

Can you attach /tmp/anaconda.log from when it's sitting there hung to this bug
report?  Thanks.

Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2008-05-14 10:59:04 UTC

Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping

Comment 3 Shawn Starr 2008-07-03 23:15:24 UTC

Closing. I can't reproduce. Assuming I ever see this again Anaconda will look
different anyway :-)