Bug 696198

Summary: KeyError: dbus.String(u'eth0', variant_level=1)
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Alexander Todorov <atodorov>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team>
Severity: high Docs Contact:
Priority: high    
Version: 6.1CC: anaconda-maint-list, bcl, jonathan, rvykydal, vanmeeuwen+fedora
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Clone Of: 678354 Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-04-13 19:53:00 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 678354    
Bug Blocks: 670159    
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Description Alexander Todorov 2011-04-13 14:18:00 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #678354 +++

When trying to use VNC from a live cd I get this traceback:

16:52:15 Starting VNC...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/anaconda", line 851, in <module>
    runVNC()
  File "/usr/sbin/anaconda", line 300, in runVNC
    vncS.startServer()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/vnc.py", line 217, in startServer
    self.initialize()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/vnc.py", line 108, in initialize
    dev = devices[active_devs[0]]
KeyError: dbus.String(u'eth0', variant_level=1)

This happens with the F14 and F15 isos. It happens in runlevel 3 and from a gnome-terminal in runlevel 5.
Comment 1 Alexander Todorov 2011-04-13 14:19:46 UTC 
I got this traceback with the latest RHEL6.1 nightly:

Running anaconda 13.21.111, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux system installer - please wait.
10:15:27 Starting VNC...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1014, in <module>
    runVNC()
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 340, in runVNC
    vncS.startServer()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/vnc.py", line 203, in startServer
    self.initialize()
  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/vnc.py", line 104, in initialize
    dev = devices[active_devs[0]]
KeyError: dbus.String(u'eth0', variant_level=1)
install exited abnormally [1/1] 
The system will be rebooted when you press Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Alt-Delete.


The system was processing an automated test job in Beaker. I connected to the serial console and saw that there was an error bringing up the network interface.
Afte clicking OK I saw eht0 and eth1 and a usb interface I think. I selected eth0 and pressed Next. After a while I saw this traceback on the console.
Comment 3 Radek Vykydal 2011-04-13 15:04:43 UTC 
Created attachment 491794 [details]
syslog from the beaker
Comment 4 Radek Vykydal 2011-04-13 15:05:24 UTC 
Created attachment 491795 [details]
anaconda.log from the beaker
Comment 5 Radek Vykydal 2011-04-13 15:31:09 UTC 
I suspect removal of HWADDR from ifcfg file (bug #690589) being responsible. From the logs it can be seen that NM tries to bring up all network devices regardless of NM_CONTROLLED and ONBOOT value and I guess this bug is a consequence of this. I confirmed with Fedora master that bringing the HWADDR value back fixes this.
Comment 6 David Cantrell 2011-04-13 19:53:00 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 696127 ***