Bug 948713

Summary:	RHEL6.3 DVD: Unable to read group information from repositories.
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Salim Badakhchani <salimb>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Version:	6.3	CC:	harald
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Last Closed:	2013-04-11 13:39:06 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Salim Badakhchani 2013-04-05 07:58:09 UTC

Description of problem:

Booting a vm of RHEL6.3-20120613.2-Server-x86_64-DVD1.iso the installation halts with the following error:

Unable to read group information from repositories.
  This is a problem with the generation of your install tree.

The DVD has a stock kickstart file placed in the root and is created thus:

mkisofs -J -R -v -T -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o /mnt/media/USB0/iso/RHEL6.3-x86_64-DVD1.iso .

The vm is initialised as follows:

virt-install \
-n redhat-koji \
-r 4096 \
--vcpus=2 \
--os-type=linux \
--os-variant=rhel6 \
--accelerate \
--mac=52:54:00:04:DC:E1 \
--disk=/mnt/media/USB0/vm/RedHat-Koji.img \
--disk=/mnt/media/USB0/iso/RHEL6.3-x86_64-DVD1.iso,device=cdrom \
--location /mnt/media/USB0/iso/RHEL6.3-x86_64-DVD1.iso \
--extra-args="append ks=cdrom initrd=initrd.img ramdisk_size=8192"

The vm boot and the kickstart file is read correctly.  The installation partitions the vm and then the installation halts with the error detailed. 


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

udev-147-2.41.el6.x86_64

How reproducible: 

Every time.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mount the DVD and place a kickstart file in root.
2. Create a bootable DVD with the command above.
3. Initialise the vm with the command above.
  
Actual results:

Installation halts

Expected results:

Installation should be completed as per kickstart configuration.

Additional info:

/lib/udev/cdrom_id --debug /dev/sr0
probing: '/dev/sr0'
CDROM_DRIVE_STATUS != CDS_DISC_OK
INQUIRY: [HL-DT-ST][DVD+-RW GT10N   ][A111]
no current profile, assuming no media
GET CONFIGURATION: size of features buffer 0x0150
GET CONFIGURATION: size of features buffer 0x0150
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 'profiles', with 13 entries
profile 0x12 dvd_ram
profile 0x2b dvd_plus_r_dl
profile 0x1b dvd_plus_r
profile 0x1a dvd_plus_rw
profile 0x15 <ignored>
profile 0x14 dvd_rw
profile 0x13 dvd_rw
profile 0x11 <ignored>
profile 0x10 dvd_rom
profile 0x0a cd_rw
profile 0x09 cd_r
profile 0x08 cd_rom
profile 0x02 <ignored>
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0001 <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0002 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0003 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0004 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0010 <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x001d <ignored>, with 0x00 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x001e <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x001f <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0020 <ignored>, with 0x0c bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0021 <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0023 <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0024 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0026 <ignored>, with 0x00 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002a <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002b <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002c <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002d <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002e <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x002f <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0037 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x003b <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0100 <ignored>, with 0x00 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0103 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0104 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0105 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0106 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0107 <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x0108 <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x010a <ignored>, with 0x0c bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0x010b <ignored>, with 0x04 bytes
GET CONFIGURATION: feature 0xffdf <ignored>, with 0x08 bytes
ID_CDROM=1
ID_CDROM_CD=1
ID_CDROM_CD_R=1
ID_CDROM_CD_RW=1
ID_CDROM_DVD=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_R=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_RW=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_RAM=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_R=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_RW=1
ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_R_DL=1
ID_CDROM_MRW=1
ID_CDROM_MRW_W=1


udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/sr0
P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0
N: sr0
L: -100
S: cdrom
S: disk/by-id/ata-HL-DT-ST_DVD+_-RW_GT10N
E: DEVLINKS=/dev/cdrom /dev/disk/by-id/ata-HL-DT-ST_DVD+_-RW_GT10N
E: DEVNAME=/dev/sr0
E: DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/ata2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0
E: DEVTYPE=disk
E: ID_ATA=1
E: ID_ATA_SATA=1
E: ID_ATA_SATA_SIGNAL_RATE_GEN1=1
E: ID_BUS=ata
E: ID_CDROM=1
E: ID_CDROM_CD=1
E: ID_CDROM_CD_R=1
E: ID_CDROM_CD_RW=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_R=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_RW=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_PLUS_R_DL=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_R=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_RAM=1
E: ID_CDROM_DVD_RW=1
E: ID_CDROM_MRW=1
E: ID_CDROM_MRW_W=1
E: ID_MODEL=HL-DT-ST_DVD+_-RW_GT10N
E: ID_MODEL_ENC=HL-DT-ST\x20DVD+\x2f-RW\x20GT10N\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20
E: ID_REVISION=A111
E: ID_SERIAL=HL-DT-ST_DVD+_-RW_GT10N
E: ID_TYPE=cd
E: MAJOR=11
E: MINOR=0
E: SUBSYSTEM=block
E: TAGS=:seat:systemd:uaccess:
E: USEC_INITIALIZED=742941

Comment 1 Harald Hoyer 2013-04-05 09:51:01 UTC

Oh, this sounds like a completely different error:

Unable to read group information from repositories.
  This is a problem with the generation of your install tree.


Apparently anaconda was already started, so there should be no problem with the virtual CDROM.

Btw, I wasn't asking for the commands to be run on the host machine, but the virtual machine, where the installation is running.

Comment 2 Salim Badakhchani 2013-04-05 09:57:13 UTC

Agreed, the virtual CDROM seems fine the problem is occurs at the point the packages need to be installed.

I will try and execute the commands on the vm in the mean time and get back to you.

Thanks,
Sal.

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2013-04-05 13:36:25 UTC

It's hard to tell without /tmp/anaconda.log and /tmp/storage.log, but just a guess:  There's no ID_FS_TYPE for your cdrom, so anaconda's not picking up that there's a cdrom to install from.  We've seen this problem a lot in the past.  Getting those log files will confirm.

Comment 4 Harald Hoyer 2013-04-05 13:52:58 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> It's hard to tell without /tmp/anaconda.log and /tmp/storage.log, but just a
> guess:  There's no ID_FS_TYPE for your cdrom, so anaconda's not picking up
> that there's a cdrom to install from.  We've seen this problem a lot in the
> past.  Getting those log files will confirm.

Note that the udev output was _not_ on the virtual machine where anaconda was running in!!!

Comment 5 Chris Lumens 2013-04-05 13:55:30 UTC

Cool story.

Comment 6 Salim Badakhchani 2013-04-11 11:26:43 UTC

Hi I recreated the image and I don't see the problem any more.  It would seem that the image was faulty?

Please go ahead and close this.

Thanks,
Sal.