Bug 456327

Summary:	Anaconda loader can't figure out optical drive status
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Will Woods <wwoods>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	rawhide	CC:	horsley1953, pjones
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	anaconda-11.4.1.51	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Description Will Woods 2008-07-22 21:18:53 UTC

Anaconda 11.4.1.15 will get stuck trying to check the CD-ROM drive(s) for
installation media, for about 15 seconds each. The message says:

+----------------------| Scanning |--------------------+
| Looking for installation media on CD device /dev/sr0 |
+------------------------------------------------------+

I'm told this is caused by a kernel bug where sr_mod reports inaccurate status
after tray closure. 

For further info, see this thread on fedora-kernel-list, where pjones is trying
to get a fix into the upstream kernel:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-kernel-list/2008-July/msg00037.html

Comment 1 Tom Horsley 2008-10-07 00:43:49 UTC

If there is no kernel fix, any chance we could at least get a
working [Cancel] button on that anaconda screen?

Comment 2 Chuck Ebbert 2008-10-11 18:50:24 UTC

The patch to fix the CD drive status checking is in rawhide now. Can someone test it?

Comment 3 Will Woods 2008-10-13 20:01:59 UTC

Still takes ~15s to timeout on an empty drive in my test machine, using today's rawhide snapshot (kernel-2.6.27-3.fc10, anaconda-11.4.1.48).

What kernel/anaconda rev contained the patch you mention?

Comment 4 Adam Jackson 2008-10-15 17:51:50 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)

> What kernel/anaconda rev contained the patch you mention?

2.6.27-1.fc10 or later:

* Thu Oct 09 2008 Peter Jones <pjones>
- Fix the return code CD accesses when the CDROM drive door is closed
  but the drive isn't yet ready.

Comment 5 Will Woods 2008-10-23 19:30:40 UTC

This should be fixed in the next anaconda build (anaconda-11.4.1.51). I've tested with a test build and it worked as expected.