Bug 510632
| Summary: | [Stratus 5.5 bug] user action required to load cdrom:ks.cfg when booted from a USB dvd drive. | ||
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| Product: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Reporter: | Rich Johnson <richard.johnson> |
| Component: | kernel | Assignee: | Jim Paradis <jparadis> |
| Status: | CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE | QA Contact: | Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe> |
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | high | ||
| Version: | 5.4 | CC: | andriusb, bzeranski, chas.horvath, cward, ddumas, jtluka, mgahagan, peterm, richard.johnson, rlerch, robert.evans |
| Target Milestone: | rc | Keywords: | OtherQA, Regression |
| Target Release: | 5.5 | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
| Doc Text: |
The kernel is unable to properly detect whether there is media present in a CD-ROM drive during kickstart installs. The function to check the
presence of media incorrectly interprets the "logical unit is becoming ready" sense, returning that the drive is ready when it is not. To work around this issue, wait several seconds between inserting a CD and asking the installer (anaconda) to refresh the CD.
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| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2009-12-01 21:01:15 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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| Bug Depends On: | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 513501, 525215, 533192, 533941 | ||
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Description
Rich Johnson
2009-07-09 22:36:38 UTC
Stratus - did this work properly in RHEL 5.3 before? This appears to be due to a kernel bug when detecting the media. This was fixed in the kernel for F11. If you could test that, it'd be helpful in deciding what to do with this bug for a RHEL5 update. The patch in question is here: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git-commits-head/2009/5/3/5621824/thread#mid-5621824 Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: The kernel is unable to properly detect whether there is media present in a CD-ROM drive on kickstart installs. This is because the function to check the presence of media misinterprets the "logical unit is becoming ready" sense, returning that the drive is ready rather than it it not yet. A potential workaround is to wait for several seconds between inserting a CD and telling anaconda to try again. (In reply to comment #1) > Stratus - did this work properly in RHEL 5.3 before? No it did not. The symptom is also present with RHEL5.3 GA. (In reply to comment #2) > This appears to be due to a kernel bug when detecting the media. This was > fixed in the kernel for F11. If you could test that, it'd be helpful in > deciding what to do with this bug for a RHEL5 update. The patch in question is > here: > > http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git-commits-head/2009/5/3/5621824/thread#mid-5621824 Booting the same H/W from Fedora 11 ISO does not exibit the symptom. cdrom:ks.cfg is loaded w/o requiring user interaction. Rich - since this problem was also exhibited in RHEL 5.3, it sounds more of a longer-term issue, and at this point in RHEL 5.4 I don't believe this warrants fixing in RHEL 5.4 since there is also an easy workaround in the meantime. A release note is already in the works for RHEL 5.4 GA. Will this cause substantial heartburn for you all if this doesn't make 5.4? Also changing this to component: kernel per the proposed patch. Great find, Chris! If there is a release note for RHEL 5.4 GA concerning this problem, it is sufficient for Stratus customers. This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed products. This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release. Release note updated. If any revisions are required, please set the "requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1 +1,2 @@ -The kernel is unable to properly detect whether there is media present in a CD-ROM drive on kickstart installs. This is because the function to check the presence of media misinterprets the "logical unit is becoming ready" sense, returning that the drive is ready rather than it it not yet. A potential workaround is to wait for several seconds between inserting a CD and telling anaconda to try again.+The kernel is unable to properly detect whether there is media present in a CD-ROM drive during kickstart installs. The function to check the +presence of media incorrectly interprets the "logical unit is becoming ready" sense, returning that the drive is ready when it is not. To work around this issue, wait several seconds between inserting a CD and asking the installer (anaconda) to refresh the CD. Stratus approves this release note change. @Stratus, We need to confirm that there is commitment to test for the resolution of this request during the RHEL 5.5 test phase, if it is accepted into the release. Please post a confirmation before Oct 16th, 2009, including the contact information for testing engineers. I am signed up to test from the Stratus side. Looks like the release note has been published, will close this bugzilla now. |