Bug 472448

Summary: Error while attempting to save traceback to USB key
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: James Laska <jlaska>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 10CC: anaconda-maint-list, jturner
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Description James Laska 2008-11-20 21:32:17 UTC 
Created attachment 324244 [details]
traceback screenshot

Description of problem:

Traceback, while booting with "updates" to load an updates.img off of a USB key.  The installer dies while trying to save the traceback.  The presence of the USB key appears to be disrupting the installer.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-11.4.1.61-1

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot installer with "updates"
2. When prompted for updates image, insert USB key containing http://jlaska.fedorapeople.org/traceback.img (this updates img will force a traceback at the welcome screen)
3. When traceback occurs, click "Save"
4. Anaconda prompts to ignore or format the attached USB device (in my case /dev/sdd), click "Ignore"
  
Actual results:

Traceback ... see attached screenshot

Expected results:

No traceback

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Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2008-11-24 21:58:53 UTC 
Can you grab the /tmp/anacdump.txt file?  I wonder if this only happens with USB drives containing updates, though that should not be a problem since the updates source should be unmounted long before this point.
Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 05:42:17 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 10 development cycle.
Changing version to '10'.

More information and reason for this action is here:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Comment 3 James Laska 2008-11-26 18:28:00 UTC 
Unable to get the full traceback since it kills anaconda when this hits ... but I've captured a screenshot as an attachment to this bugzilla.
Comment 4 Chris Lumens 2009-04-14 20:21:44 UTC 
I don't imagine this is still a problem in the new storage code, is it?