Bug 874779

Summary: shutdown and update fails 'splash->plugin_interface_interface->system_update != (void*) 0) failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: satellitgo
Component: plymouthAssignee: Ray Strode [halfline] <rstrode>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 18CC: fedora, kparal, rstrode, satellitgo
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Last Closed: 2012-11-14 11:30:48 UTC Type: Bug
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Description satellitgo 2012-11-08 20:18:18 UTC
Description of problem:
gnome3 menu item "update and restart" causes unrecoverable restart. No progress shown on update hangs system. ctr alt del after 20 minutes of hang causes kernel panic, loss of install

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome3 3.6.1 

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.gnome3 menu item update and restart causes unrecoverable restart
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
shutdown and update fails 'splash->plugin_interface_interface->system_update != (void*) 0) failed

Expected results:
updated system

Additional info:

Comment 1 satellitgo 2012-11-08 20:29:09 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Description of problem:
> gnome3 menu item "update and restart" causes unrecoverable restart. No
> progress shown on update hangs system. ctr alt del after 20 minutes of hang
> causes kernel panic, loss of install
> 
> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> gnome3 3.6.1 
> 
> How reproducible:
> 
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1.gnome3 menu item update and restart causes unrecoverable restart
> 2.
> 3.
>   
> Actual results:
> shutdown and update fails 'splash->plugin_interface_interface->system_update
> != (void*) 0) failed
> 
> Expected results:
> updated system
> 
> Additional info:
smoke16 DVD HD install from 8GB dd USB

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2012-11-08 20:49:25 UTC
plymouth-0.8.8-3.fc18, gdm-3.6.1-4.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/plymouth-0.8.8-3.fc18,gdm-3.6.1-4.fc18

Comment 3 satellitgo 2012-11-08 22:52:15 UTC
retesting on reinstall with #yum update (4+337) 62M after delta

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2012-11-09 03:18:26 UTC
Package plymouth-0.8.8-3.fc18, gdm-3.6.1-4.fc18:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing plymouth-0.8.8-3.fc18 gdm-3.6.1-4.fc18'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-17794/plymouth-0.8.8-3.fc18,gdm-3.6.1-4.fc18
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 5 Ray Strode [halfline] 2012-11-09 19:28:44 UTC
if the kernel didn't also get updated in that transaction, then you may need to rebuild your initrd for the changes to take effect.

you can do that with "dracut -f"

Comment 6 Kamil Páral 2012-11-14 11:30:48 UTC
The update is now stable. I have tested it and it displays update progress now. Closing.