Bug 678087

Summary:	Booting F-15-Alpha.TC2 DVD image on harddisk enters network installation
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora Documentation	Reporter:	Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael>
Component:	install-guide	Assignee:	Petr Bokoc <pbokoc>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Ruediger Landmann <rlandman+disabled>
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Version:	devel	CC:	jlaska, jonathan, pbokoc, rlandman, vanmeeuwen+fedora, zach
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Description Michael Schwendt 2011-02-16 17:12:24 UTC

Steps to Reproduce:

1. add a GRUB entry for the vmlinuz and initrd.img files fetched from the DVD.iso 'isolinux' directory and copied to a harddisk partition
2. boot this GRUB entry
2.1 see Anaconda text mode
3. choose language
4. choose keyboard layout
5. choose network interface to enable
6. *pause* of several seconds
7. graphical Welcome screen
8. storage type setup
9. ...

Nowhere does it ask whether to perform an installation from the ISO image stored on a local harddisk partition. It will continue to fetch everything from the network. No "askmethod" prompt by default.

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2011-02-16 18:09:59 UTC

If you want to do an install from that method, you'll need to specify either the "askmethod" or the "repo=" parameters.  We're working out out to deal with that in documentation.  Basically, by default the vmlinuz/initrd.img are set up to cruise right on through with a network install.

Comment 2 James Laska 2011-02-16 18:14:28 UTC

Michael, are you able to retest using the askmethod or repo= boot arguments suggested in comment#1?

Comment 3 Michael Schwendt 2011-02-16 20:03:20 UTC

askmethod  segfaults as reported in bug 678086


repo=hd:/dev/sda6:/15/64  works, prints

  INFO Anaconda: Found disc at Fedora-15-Alpha-x86_64-DVD.iso

and actually installs from that image later on, but also asks early in text-mode about which network interface to enable. I guess the pause is due to network access and downloading of something, because it takes much longer than connecting to the DHCP server.

Comment 4 James Laska 2011-02-16 20:27:08 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> askmethod  segfaults as reported in bug 678086
> 
> 
> repo=hd:/dev/sda6:/15/64  works, prints
> 
>   INFO Anaconda: Found disc at Fedora-15-Alpha-x86_64-DVD.iso
> 
> and actually installs from that image later on, 

Excellent!

> but also asks early in
> text-mode about which network interface to enable. I guess the pause is due to
> network access and downloading of something, because it takes much longer than
> connecting to the DHCP server.

That's another bug, and I *believe* it's already filed and fixed in git.  I can supply an updates.img for testing if you'd like to verify, but you will need to supply the updates.img locally (floppy or USB) to avoid initializing the network.  It's not incredibly straightforward, and may be a tangent from this bug report, but just let me know if you want to try.

Comment 5 Jack Reed 2011-10-24 00:53:54 UTC

The "askmethod" and "repo=" parameters described in Comment 1 are in the Fedora 15 version of the guide. See http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/s1-installmethod-x86.html (under 'Hard Drive').

I believe this resolves this bug, unless the other bug James mentions in Comment 4 has not been filed elsewhere. Let me know if more work needs to be done.

Thanks,

Jack

Comment 6 Karsten Wade 2011-12-14 03:46:12 UTC

Removing myself for these bug components as I'm either no longer involved in that aspect of the project, or no longer care to watch this particular bug. Sorry if you are caught in a maelstrom of bug changes as a result!