Bug 57304

Summary: got a traceback (innermost last): error during install of v7.2
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <metaltete>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Brent Fox <bfox>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Need Real Name 2001-12-09 16:34:17 UTC
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Description of problem:
it just stops and gives me the trace back error during install of a non 
networking workstation with everything but the software development 
package.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.start from the cd
2.go through and pick the defaults for everything and my specific hardware 
when i can
3.chose all packages but the software development one.  
	

Actual Results:  it stops and says an unhandled exception error has 
occured.

Expected Results:  for version 7.2 to install.

Additional info:

this is the actuall error text it gave me:

Traceback (innermost last):
    File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 620, in ?
      intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData)
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line
408, in run
      dispatch.gotoNext()
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py",
line 143, in gotoNext
      self.moveStep()
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py",
line 208, in moveStep
      rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py",
line 434, in doPreInstall
      method.mergeFullHeaders(id. hdList)
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/image.py", line
161, in mergeFullHeaders
      rpm.mergeHeadersListFromFD(self. hdlist, 
fd, 1000004)
rpm.error: match tag mismatch

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2001-12-12 20:10:23 UTC
You should have had a prompt to save a traceback to a floppy.  Could you attach
the complete traceback to this bug report?

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2002-01-21 05:47:00 UTC
Closing due to inactivity.  Please reopen if you have more information.