Bug 682426

Summary:	On install, system hangs ~10 minutes erroring on fd0
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Leam <leamhall>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Red Hat Kernel Manager <kernel-mgr>
Status:	CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA	QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	6.0	CC:	leamhall
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Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
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Description Leam 2011-03-05 12:29:41 UTC

Description of problem:

Using the netinstall ISO image, the system hangs for about 10 minutes looking for fd0. 
On virtual console (vc) 1, it says "Waiting for hardware to initialize". On vc3 it says "Trying to detect vendor driver disks". On vc4 There are repeated instances of:
<3>Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
<3>end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0.

There is no floppy drive on this server.

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


How reproducible:

Pop in the netboot install cd and boot from it.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Boot from netinstall cd.
2. Watch VC4
3.
  
Actual results:
Wait ~10 minutes for system to realize there is no fd0 attached.


Expected results:
Short search for fd0 and then move on to the next step.

Additional info:

Happens on Install New, Install, and Rescue

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-03-05 12:58:52 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2011-04-04 02:48:10 UTC

Since RHEL 6.1 External Beta has begun, and this bug remains
unresolved, it has been rejected as it is not proposed as
exception or blocker.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate and relevant, in the
next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 4 RHEL Program Management 2011-10-07 15:24:45 UTC

Since RHEL 6.2 External Beta has begun, and this bug remains
unresolved, it has been rejected as it is not proposed as
exception or blocker.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate and relevant, in the
next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.