Bug 456112
| Summary: | Kickstart installation fails with python error: ends with '/' and is not just '/' | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Bevis King <brwk> |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list> |
| Status: | CLOSED DUPLICATE | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | low | ||
| Version: | 9 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2008-07-21 16:50:35 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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Switching to a text mode install didn't help. The Hard Drive ID as reported by the BIOS is: SAMSUNG HD160JJ/P Looks like the script can't cope with there being a '/' in the reported drive ID! Ooops! OK, swapping the hard drive for a different one with out a / in the BIOS reported name causes exactly the same kickstart configuration to work just fine! |
Description of problem: Attempt to install Fedora 9 on Dell Optiplex GX620 fails with the following output: File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/videocard.py", line 135, in __ nit__ devs = [bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal',x) for x in devs] File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 237, in __init__ _dbus_bindings.validate_object_path(object_path) ValueError: Invalid object path '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_SAMS UNG_HD160JJ/': ends with '/' and is not just '/' install exited abnormally [1/1] (this is all the information remaining on the console) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 9 How reproducible: Every time on this hardware (using kickstart) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Kickstart machine with DVD installation media as boot disc Actual results: Crash as per above. Expected results: Installation begins... Additional info: