Bug 495803

Summary:	Install pauses, very slow during "Checking dependencies" and "Starting install process"
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Orion Poplawski <orion>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	anaconda-maint-list, pjones, rmaximo, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Orion Poplawski 2009-04-14 21:16:33 UTC

Description of problem:

Install process seems *very* slow during the "Checking dependencies" and "Starting install process" steps.  Progress bars appear completely stopped.  top shows nearly zero (0.0-0.3%) cpu usage by anaconda.

In fact, I'm still in "Starting install process" on both - 9 minutes now, hopefully will progress.  Other system took 12 minutes to get from basepkgsel to install step.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 
11.5.0.44

How reproducible:
Seen on two installs - one a xen guest, another on physical hardware.  Both pretty fast systems.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2009-04-14 21:23:01 UTC

Sounds like network problems to me.  Can you see if there are error messages on tty2 regarding attempting to download metadata or packages over and over again?

Comment 2 Orion Poplawski 2009-04-14 21:38:02 UTC

Crap, it's been so long since I've done a rawhide install I'd forgotten what it's like when there has been a lot of churn.  My network is busy today too.  Sorry for the noise.