Bug 590653

Summary:	TEXT mode installation through Serial console generates bug even before starting to format default partitioning Layout
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
Severity:	urgent	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	6.0	CC:	atodorov, borgan, bugproxy, jonathan, mbanas
Target Milestone:	rc
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	All
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Fixed In Version:	anaconda-13.21.40-1	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Clone Of:	589773	Environment:
Last Closed:	2010-11-10 19:43:15 UTC	Type:	---
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Description Hans de Goede 2010-05-10 12:28:55 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #589773 +++

While trying to install Fedora 13 Alpha x86_64(text installation) through Serial console (as
parallel console has some problem), a bug is generated even before the default partitioning layout
can be created.

**Note that the serial console VNC installation also has problems similar to PPC64 and is tracked
through: https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=61364,

Kernel Boot parameters used:
askmethod serial

Attaching the Anaconda Bug report.

Machine Info:
mx3650b.in.ibm.com (sdb only),
Model: 7979,
platform: x86_64,
Serial No: 99k1161,

--- Additional comment from bugproxy.com on 2010-05-06 16:51:48 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=412167)
Text Mode (Default Paritioning Layout, default Packages) Anaconda bug report pre-installation

--- Additional comment from bugproxy.com on 2010-05-06 16:51:58 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=412168)
Bug Report during default text mode installation

--- Additional comment from hdegoede on 2010-05-10 08:26:31 EDT ---

Hi,

Thanks for the report, I've send a patch fixing this to mailing list for
review. I'll update this bug report once the patch is reviewed.

As a workaround you can add a console= argument to the cmdline such as:
console=ttyS0,115200n8

Thanks & Regards,

Hans

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2010-05-10 13:23:50 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.

Comment 2 Hans de Goede 2010-05-11 09:45:09 UTC

Note to QA, to reproduce, do an installation with "serial" on the kernel cmdline, without a console= argument.

Comment 4 Hans de Goede 2010-05-14 07:56:17 UTC

This is fixed in anaconda-13.21.40-1, moving to modified.

Comment 11 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-10 19:43:15 UTC

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.