Bug 963697

Summary: NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: A.J. Werkman <aj.werkman>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Matthew Miller <mattdm>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 19CC: aj.werkman, anaconda-maint-list, dshea, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, mattdm, mkolman, sbueno, stephent98, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:0b8ea2b7aea41e8763bd92e85352e87a9a9fd3e68e00f3af8681316a7c7f62c1
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Last Closed: 2013-07-08 14:51:45 UTC Type: ---
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Description Flags
File: anaconda.log
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File: backtrace
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File: environ
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File: ifcfg.log
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File: lsblk_output
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File: nmcli_dev_list
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File: packaging.log
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File: program.log
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File: storage.log
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File: syslog
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File: anaconda-tb
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anaconda-tb-ISZ7hs none

Description A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:15:58 UTC
Description of problem:
The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 19.27-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1235, in _selectYumPackage
    raise NoSuchPackage(pkgid)
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1434, in selectRequiredPackages
    map(self._selectYumPackage, self._requiredPackages)
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1337, in _applyYumSelections
    self.selectRequiredPackages()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1373, in checkSoftwareSelection
    self._applyYumSelections()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1460, in preInstall
    self.checkSoftwareSelection()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/install.py", line 154, in doInstall
    payload.preInstall(packages=packages, groups=payload.languageGroups())
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-19.27-1

Additional info:
reporter:       libreport-2.1.4
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz nomodeset ip=212.115.199.60::212.115.199.57:255.255.255.248:testsys.digifarma.nl::none noipv6 nameserver=212.115.199.57 inst.stage2=hd:UUID=45658a8b-656a-4895-a8a8-fe99b5d3a962 updates=hd:sdb1:/updates.gerror.img extlinux
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.9.1-301.fc19.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        19-Beta

Truncated backtrace:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/install.py", line 154, in doInstall
    payload.preInstall(packages=packages, groups=payload.languageGroups())
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1460, in preInstall
    self.checkSoftwareSelection()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1373, in checkSoftwareSelection
    self._applyYumSelections()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1337, in _applyYumSelections
    self.selectRequiredPackages()
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1434, in selectRequiredPackages
    map(self._selectYumPackage, self._requiredPackages)
  File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1235, in _selectYumPackage
    raise NoSuchPackage(pkgid)
NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux

Comment 1 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:01 UTC
Created attachment 748776 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 2 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:04 UTC
Created attachment 748777 [details]
File: backtrace

Comment 3 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:06 UTC
Created attachment 748778 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:08 UTC
Created attachment 748779 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 5 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:10 UTC
Created attachment 748781 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 6 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:13 UTC
Created attachment 748782 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 7 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:17 UTC
Created attachment 748783 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 8 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:22 UTC
Created attachment 748785 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 9 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:25 UTC
Created attachment 748787 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 10 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:28 UTC
Created attachment 748788 [details]
File: syslog

Comment 11 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-16 12:16:36 UTC
Created attachment 748789 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 12 A.J. Werkman 2013-05-28 11:22:51 UTC
Still not functional in anaconda 19.30-1

Comment 13 Steve Tyler 2013-07-08 14:33:10 UTC
Attempt to configure the extlinux bootloader by installing from the F19 DVD and appending "extlinux" to the kernel command line.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x2019\x20x86_64 extlinux BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.9.5-301.fc19.x86_64
package:        anaconda-19.30.13-1
product:        Fedora
reason:         NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux
release:        Cannot get release name.
version:        19

Comment 14 Steve Tyler 2013-07-08 14:45:51 UTC
Created attachment 770523 [details]
anaconda-tb-ISZ7hs

Log file corresponding to Comment 13. Tested with:

$ qemu-img create f19-test-1.img 16G
$ qemu-kvm -m 4096 -hda f19-test-1.img -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F19/Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso -vga std -boot menu=on

Comment 15 Matthew Miller 2013-07-08 14:51:45 UTC
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F19_bugs#Hidden_extlinux_install_option_works_only_with_network_install

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 970184 ***