Bug 826640

Summary: Installer can't mount its own initramfs, dies with SQUASHFS error
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: joshua
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 18CC: anaconda-maint-list, dennis, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2013-08-07 23:49:12 UTC Type: Bug
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Description joshua 2012-05-30 16:30:29 UTC 
Created attachment 587774 [details]
installer screenshot 1

Description of problem:

Booting fails with from grub2's direct ISO boot capabilities, or from a USB stick 

See screenshots for errors

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

Fedora-17-x86_64-DVD.iso

How reproducible:

Make USB install with these directions here http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/17/html-single/Installation_Guide/index.html#Making_USB_Media-UNIX_Linux
Comment 1 joshua 2012-05-30 16:31:11 UTC 
Created attachment 587775 [details]
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Comment 2 joshua 2012-11-30 22:35:31 UTC 
Same problem with Fedora 18 Beta:

ISOFS: Unable to identify CD-ROM format
cramfs: wrong magic
SQUASHFS error: Can't find a SQUASHFS superblock on dm-0

see attached screenshot
Comment 3 joshua 2012-11-30 22:36:32 UTC 
Created attachment 655314 [details]
screenshot of anaconda error
Comment 4 joshua 2012-11-30 22:39:40 UTC 
Summary:

With the F18 Beta netboot ISO dd'ed to a USB key boot, I get the pretty grub bootloader, but then anaconda crashes.
Comment 5 joshua 2012-12-04 21:31:08 UTC 
This seems like a very basic "we think we are running from a CD/DVD, but we aren't, so we give up" error.
Comment 6 Brian Lane 2013-08-07 23:49:12 UTC 
Likely to be some kind of hardware problem.