Bug 54445

Summary:	Crash during installation.
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	S.K.Foss <stigfo>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Aaron Brown <abrown>
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Priority:	high
Version:	7.1	CC:	erik
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Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
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Description S.K.Foss 2001-10-08 15:40:56 UTC

Description of Problem:


While I try to install linux AND windows, I get a "report imediately to bugzilla"-message in the linux part.





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








How Reproducible:


The errormessage comes every time I try over different variations. 





Steps to Reproduce:


1. have windows ME installed


2. fips'ed my disc (4 gb for windows remaining 26 linux)


3. tried to install linux on remaining part 





Actual Results:





failure


Expected Results:


installed linux





Additional Information:


	have disc with info from your program

Comment 1 David Mason 2001-10-08 15:49:43 UTC

Is this happening when you try to install Red Hat or when you try to run it
after installation?

Comment 2 S.K.Foss 2001-10-08 20:00:54 UTC

The problem occurs while formatting (I think during swap-drive formatting). I've tried installing 6.2 version instead and that works but it gives me great headaches when it comes to the too new hardwarecomponents I have. You might suggest to install 7.1 by upgrading 6.2, but we have tried that and it all fails again.

Comment 3 David Mason 2001-10-08 20:05:07 UTC

assigning to anaconda (installer)

Comment 4 Need Real Name 2001-10-20 12:24:50 UTC

I have had the same problem installing Linux 7.1 from CD rom created from a 
downloaded iso-file on another Linux-PC.

'Report to bugzilla' created a file with following text on the floppy.
------- quote:
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 520, in ?
    intf.run(todo, test = test)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1126, in run
    rc = apply (step[1](), args)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/textw/packages_text.py", line 
33, in __call__
    todo.getCompsList()
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 769, in 
getCompsList
    self.comps = self.method.readComps(self.hdList)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/image.py", line 17, in readComps
    return ComponentSet(self.tree + '/RedHat/base/comps', hdlist)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 542, in __init__
    self.readCompsFile(file, self.packages)
  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.1//usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 417, in 
readCompsFile
    lines = file.readlines()
IOError: [Errno 5] Input/output error

Local variables in innermost frame:
filename: /mnt/source/RedHat/base/comps
file: <addinfourl at 138059936 whose fp = <open 
file '/mnt/source/RedHat/base/comps', mode 'rb' at 83a5fe0>>
connected: 1
packages: <comps.HeaderListFromFile instance at 8342748>
----- endquote

I have tried several times to install in graphics and i text-mode but anaconda 
crashes with the above or similar errors.

Comment 5 S.K.Foss 2001-10-20 17:51:43 UTC

I installed 7.0 with no problem (at least of the serious kind). There are some 
sites out there that tell you what to do (www.google.com and words: dual boot 
linux).

Comment 6 Michael Fulbright 2002-01-15 20:06:02 UTC

This is most certainly a result of a bad CD. Please check the md5sum of the
burned image.

Comment 7 Brent Fox 2002-01-27 17:24:15 UTC

Please reopen this bug report if you see the problem with good cd's.