Bug 519756

Summary:	netconsole module omitted from install media
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	John Reiser <jreiser>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description John Reiser 2009-08-27 17:41:23 UTC

Description of problem: The netconsole module is not present on install DVD, and is not builtin to the kernel.  Therefore netconsole cannot be used to debug problems with kernel/display/etc during install.  According to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Netconsole the proper way to activate netconsole is with modprobe.  However, "modprobe netconsole netconsole=..." fails with "FATAL: Module netconsole not found".  "lsmod | grep cons" shows no console module is active.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora-12-Alpha-i386-DVD.iso

How reproducible: every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download Fedora-12-Alpha-i386-DVD.iso and burn to DVD.
2. Boot DVD with basic video driver to avoid possible problems with graphics.
3. Switch to VT2, invoke "modprobe netconsole netconsole=...".
  
Actual results: FATAL: Module netconsole not found


Expected results: successful load and activation of netconsole


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Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2009-08-27 19:28:33 UTC

This will be fixed in the next build of anaconda.