Bug 77121

Summary:	grub fails to install if /boot was full during upgrade-install (even if cleared later)
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Brad Clements <bkc>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Brad Clements 2002-11-01 13:58:33 UTC

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Description of problem:
When performing an upgrade-installation, if /boot does not have enough disk 
space anaconda complains. Selecting <back> to the beginning of the upgrade 
process, using a virtual terminal to delete some old kernels and then moving 
forward in the install results in grub not being installed in /boot, no kernel 
being installed in /boot and the grub RPM not being installed on the system.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select an existing RH system without grub, ie 7.2
2. Ensure that there is not enough free space in /boot to install grub and new 
kernels
3. Perform an Upgrade installation (I used NFS install)
4. anaconda says "you need xx more megs of space in /boot"
5. Use Back button to move to beginning of install process
6. Switch to a virtual terminal, delete some old kernels in /boot to free space
7. continue the install process
	

Actual Results:  1. The grub RPM is not installed
2. Grub itself is not installed in the master boot block
3. /boot/grub/grub.conf is not created
4. I think (don't recall) that the new RH8 kernel is also not installed. Not 
sure

Expected Results:  Grub should be installed properly

Additional info:

See redhat service request 217537 for more information.

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2002-11-01 16:50:45 UTC

I think I know what's happening here, just need to track down and fix

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2003-01-02 21:12:53 UTC

Fixed in CVS

Comment 3 Brent Fox 2003-05-25 14:51:39 UTC

I'm going through Bugzilla closing some bugs that have been marked as Modified
for some period of time.  I believe that most of these issues have been fixed,
so I'm resolving these bugs as Rawhide.  If the bug you are seeing still exists,
please reopen this report and mark it as Reopened.