Bug 697301

Summary: misleading message when F14 installer cannot upgrade F15 system
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Steve Tyler <stephent98>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Brian Lane <bcl>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 14CC: anaconda-maint-list, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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screenshot showing installer declining to upgrade F15 with F14 none

Description Steve Tyler 2011-04-17 15:45:08 UTC
Created attachment 492720 [details]
screenshot showing installer declining to upgrade F15 with F14

Description of problem:
When the F14 installer is used to install on an F15 system, the installer declines to upgrade, but gives a misleading message, saying "This is likely due to it being too old." In this case, F15 is too new, and the scenario here is essentially a downgrade.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F14-Final
F15-Beta-Final

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Do a clean, full-disk, minimal F15 install.
2. Start an F14 install.
3.
  
Actual results:
Attached screenshot.

Expected results:
Installer explains that it cannot downgrade a newer release to an older release.
The installer explicitly reports the release of the installer, so the user can read both release numbers.

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