Bug 106590 - You are trying to install on a machine that isn't supported by this release of RedHat Advanced Server AS
Summary: You are trying to install on a machine that isn't supported by this release o...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 3.0
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-10-08 18:54 UTC by Jason Woodward
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:06 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-10-08 19:16:29 UTC
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Description Jason Woodward 2003-10-08 18:54:21 UTC
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030930
Debian/1.4-5

Description of problem:
The problem arises when we switched to Beta2 as our base install for ourcustom
cd.  By customizing the cd, we mean replacing some rpms, addingsome of our own
packages, and running genhdlist so our package versionsare made known to the
install.  We aren't using 'buildinstall'.  Since we have switched to using the
Beta2 CD1 as a base, we now get an errordialog (text install) informing us:

"You are trying to install on a machine that isn't supported by thisrelease of
RedHat Advanced Server AS"

From what I can tell I am using the most up to date packages for what weare
including on the cd.

# snip from: ./RedHat/base/stage2.img:usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py
    # this is a crappy hack, but I don't want bug reports from these people
    if (arch == "i386") and (not id.grpset.hdrlist.has_key("kernel")):
        intf.messageWindow(_("Error"),
                           _("You are trying to install on a machine "
                             "which isn't supported by this release of "
                             "%s.") %(productName,),
                           type="custom", custom_icon="error",
                           custom_buttons=[_("_Exit")])
        sys.exit(0)
# end snip

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-product-2.9.5-2AS.noarch.rpm

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put custom packages in ./RedHat/RPMS/
2. run genhdlist: $(GENHDLIST) --withnumbers --hdlist $(HDLIST)
$(PATH)$(INSTALLMEDIADIR)
3. Boot with cd.  Error occurs after partitioning, before packages are
installed, during pre-install phase.
    

Actual Results:  Dialog (text mode):

"You are trying to install on a machine that isn't supported by thisrelease of
RedHat Advanced Server AS"

Expected Results:  installed rpms happily

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jason Woodward 2003-10-08 18:59:36 UTC
Here is a list of packages included within ./RedHat/RPMS:

amanda-server-2.4.4p1-0.3E.i386.rpm
anaconda-9.0.6-0.RHEL.20030828190309.i386.rpm
anaconda-help-9.0.4-0.RHEL.200307301744.noarch.rpm
anaconda-images-9.0.5-1.200308191712.noarch.rpm
anaconda-product-2.9.5-2AS.noarch.rpm
anaconda-runtime-9.0.6-0.RHEL.20030828190309.i386.rpm
arptables_jf-0.0.4-0.3E.1.i386.rpm
arts-1.1.3-2.2.i386.rpm
at-3.1.8-46.i386.rpm
authconfig-4.3.7-1.i386.rpm
authconfig-gtk-4.3.7-1.i386.rpm
autoconf213-2.13-6.noarch.rpm
autoconf-2.57-3.noarch.rpm
autofs-3.1.7-41.i386.rpm
automake14-1.4p6-6.noarch.rpm
automake15-1.5-7.noarch.rpm
automake-1.6.3-5.noarch.rpm
bash-2.05b-29.i386.rpm
bcel-5.0-10.i386.rpm
bind-9.2.2-21.i386.rpm
bind-utils-9.2.2-21.i386.rpm
binutils-2.14.90.0.4-25.i386.rpm
bison-1.875-4.i386.rpm
busybox-anaconda-0.60.5-8.i386.rpm
bzip2-1.0.2-11.i386.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.2-11.i386.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.2-11.i386.rpm
caching-nameserver-7.2-7.noarch.rpm
chkfontpath-1.9.10-1.RHEL.i386.rpm
commons-beanutils-1.6.1-10.i386.rpm
commons-collections-2.1-9.i386.rpm
commons-digester-1.4.1-10.i386.rpm
commons-fileupload-1.0-5.i386.rpm
commons-logging-1.0.2-12.i386.rpm
commons-modeler-1.0-5.i386.rpm
commons-modeler-devel-1.0-3.i386.rpm
compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.119.i386.rpm
compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.119.i386.rpm
compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.119.i386.rpm
compat-slang-1.4.5-5.i386.rpm
comps-2.9.5as-0.20030820.i386.rpm
comps-extras-9.0.4-1.noarch.rpm
cpp-3.2.3-20.i386.rpm
crypto-utils-2.0-4.i386.rpm
cups-1.1.17-13.3.6.i386.rpm
cups-libs-1.1.17-13.3.6.i386.rpm
cup-v10k-10.i386.rpm
curl-7.10.6-4.1.i386.rpm
curl-devel-7.9.8-5.i386.rpm
cvs-1.11.2-10.i386.rpm
cyrus-sasl-2.1.15-3.i386.rpm
cyrus-sasl-devel-2.1.10-5.i386.rpm
cyrus-sasl-gssapi-2.1.15-3.i386.rpm
cyrus-sasl-md5-2.1.15-3.i386.rpm
cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.15-3.i386.rpm
db4-4.1.25-8.i386.rpm
desktop-file-utils-0.3-10.i386.rpm
dev-3.3.8-1.i386.rpm
dhclient-3.0pl2-6.14.i386.rpm
dhcp-3.0pl2-6.11.i386.rpm
distcache-0.4.2-3.i386.rpm
distcache-devel-0.4.2-3.i386.rpm
dos2unix-3.1-15.i386.rpm
dosfstools-2.8-10.i386.rpm
dump-0.4b28-7.i386.rpm
e2fsprogs-1.32-15.i386.rpm
ethtool-1.8-2.i386.rpm
expat-1.95.5-6.i386.rpm
expat-devel-1.95.5-4.i386.rpm
expect-5.38.0-90.i386.rpm
finger-0.17-18.i386.rpm
firstboot-1.1.16-1.noarch.rpm
flex-2.5.4a-29.i386.rpm
fontconfig-2.2.1-5.0.i386.rpm
fontilus-0.3-4.i386.rpm
ftp-0.17-17.i386.rpm
gcc-3.2.3-20.i386.rpm
gcc-c++-3.2.3-16.i386.rpm
gcc-c++-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
gcc-g77-3.2.3-16.i386.rpm
gcc-g77-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
gcc-gnat-3.2.3-16.i386.rpm
gcc-java-3.2.3-16.i386.rpm
gcc-java-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
gcc-objc-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
gcc-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
gdm-2.4.1.6-2.i386.rpm
gettext-0.11.4-7.i386.rpm
gftp-2.0.14-2.i386.rpm
ggv-2.0.1-4.i386.rpm
glib2-2.2.3-2.0.i386.rpm
glibc-2.3.2-90.i686.rpm
glibc-common-2.3.2-90.i386.rpm
glibc-devel-2.3.2-90.i386.rpm
glibc-headers-2.3.2-90.i386.rpm
glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.33.i386.rpm
glib-devel-1.2.10-11.1.i386.rpm
gmp-4.1.2-5.i386.rpm
gmp-devel-4.1.2-5.i386.rpm
gnome-python2-1.99.14-5.i386.rpm
gnome-python2-bonobo-1.99.14-5.i386.rpm
gnome-python2-canvas-1.99.14-5.i386.rpm
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-1.99.14-5.i386.rpm
gnome-user-docs-2.0.1-3.noarch.rpm
gpm-1.19.3-27.2.i386.rpm
gstreamer-plugins-0.6.0-14.i386.rpm
gtk2-2.2.4-3.0.i386.rpm
gzip-1.3.3-9.i386.rpm
hotplug-2002_04_01-20.i386.rpm
httpd-2.0.46-23.ent.i386.rpm
httpd-devel-2.0.46-11.ent.i386.rpm
hwbrowser-0.11-1.noarch.rpm
hwdata-0.97-1.noarch.rpm
inews-2.3.5-5.i386.rpm
initscripts-7.31.5.EL-1.i386.rpm
inn-2.3.5-5.i386.rpm
ipsec-tools-0.2.2-7.i386.rpm
iptables-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm
iptables-ipv6-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm
iputils-20020927-11.i386.rpm
itcl-3.2-90.i386.rpm
jakarta-regexp-1.2-12.i386.rpm
jfsutils-1.1.2-2.i386.rpm
kdebase-3.1.3-5.2.i386.rpm
kde-i18n-Russian-3.1.3-1.noarch.rpm
kdelibs-3.1.3-6.2.i386.rpm
kdenetwork-3.1.3-1.i386.rpm
kdenetwork-devel-3.1.3-1.i386.rpm
kdoc-3.0.0-0.20020321cvs.4.noarch.rpm
kernel-BOOT-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.i386.rpm
kernel-smp-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.athlon.rpm
kernel-smp-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.i686.rpm
kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.athlon.rpm
kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.i686.rpm
kernel-source-2.4.21-1.1931.2.399.ent.i386.rpm
krb5-libs-1.2.7-18.i386.rpm
krb5-server-1.2.7-15.i386.rpm
krb5-workstation-1.2.7-18.i386.rpm
kudzu-1.1.20-1.i386.rpm
less-378-11.i386.rpm
lftp-2.6.3-3.i386.rpm
libcap-1.10-15.i386.rpm
libcap-devel-1.10-15.i386.rpm
libdbi-0.6.5-5.i386.rpm
libdbi-dbd-mysql-0.6.5-5.i386.rpm
libgcc-3.2.3-20.i386.rpm
libgcc-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.34.i386.rpm
libgcj-3.2.3-20.i386.rpm
libgcj-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.41.i386.rpm
libgnomeprint22-2.2.1.3-5.i386.rpm
libstdc++-3.2.3-20.i386.rpm
libstdc++-devel-3.2.3-16.i386.rpm
libtool-1.4.3-6.i386.rpm
libtool-libs-1.4.3-6.i386.rpm
libusb-0.1.6-3.i386.rpm
libusb-devel-0.1.6-3.i386.rpm
libuser-0.51.7-1.i386.rpm
libuser-devel-0.51.7-1.i386.rpm
libwvstreams-3.70-10.i386.rpm
libxml2-2.5.10-5.i386.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.5.10-1.i386.rpm
libxml2-python-2.5.10-5.i386.rpm
libxslt-1.0.33-1.i386.rpm
lockdev-1.0.1-1.2.i386.rpm
logwatch-4.3.2-2.noarch.rpm
losetup-2.11y-28.i386.rpm
lsof-4.63-4.i386.rpm
m4-1.4.1-13.i386.rpm
make-3.79.1-17.i386.rpm
MAKEDEV-3.3.8-1.i386.rpm
man-1.5k-10.i386.rpm
man-pages-1.60-3.1.noarch.rpm
minicom-2.00.0-17.1.i386.rpm
mkbootdisk-1.5.1-1.i386.rpm
mkinitrd-3.5.11-1.i386.rpm
mkisofs-2.0-11.i386.rpm
mod_auth_mysql-20030510-1.ent.i386.rpm
mod_authz_ldap-0.22-3.i386.rpm
mod_perl-1.99_09-10.ent.i386.rpm
mod_python-3.0.3-2.ent.i386.rpm
mod_ssl-2.0.46-23.ent.i386.rpm
modutils-2.4.25-9.EL.i386.rpm
mount-2.11y-28.i386.rpm
mx4j-1.1.1-6.i386.rpm
mysql-3.23.56-1.9.i386.rpm
mysql-devel-3.23.56-1.9.i386.rpm
MySQL-python-0.9.1-6.i386.rpm
mysql-server-3.23.56-1.9.i386.rpm
nautilus-2.2.4-4.E.i386.rpm
nautilus-cd-burner-0.3.2-1.i386.rpm
nautilus-media-0.2.1-2.i386.rpm
ncurses-5.3-9.3.i386.rpm
ncurses-devel-5.3-8.1.i386.rpm
netdump-0.6.10-2.i386.rpm
netdump-server-0.6.10-1.i386.rpm
net-snmp-5.0.8-11.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.8-8.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.8-8.i386.rpm
net-tools-1.60-20.i386.rpm
nfs-utils-1.0.5-3.i386.rpm
nscd-2.3.2-90.i386.rpm
ntp-4.1.2-4.i386.rpm
openldap-2.0.27-11.i386.rpm
openldap-servers-2.0.27-9.i386.rpm
openssh-3.6.1p2-6.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
openssh-clients-3.6.1p2-6.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
openssh-server-3.6.1p2-6.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
openssl-0.9.7a-19.i686.rpm
openssl-devel-0.9.7a-15.i386.rpm
pam_smb-1.1.7-1.i386.rpm
pango-1.2.5-2.0.i386.rpm
parted-1.6.3-29.i386.rpm
patch-2.5.4-16.i386.rpm
patchutils-0.2.23-1.i386.rpm
perl-5.8.0-88.4.i386.rpm
perl-CGI-2.81-88.1.i386.rpm
perl-CPAN-1.61-88.1.i386.rpm
perl-DBD-MySQL-2.1021-3.i386.rpm
perl-DB_File-1.804-88.1.i386.rpm
perl-DBI-1.32-5.i386.rpm
perl-HTML-Parser-3.26-17.i386.rpm
perl-HTML-Tagset-3.03-28.noarch.rpm
perl-libwww-perl-5.65-6.noarch.rpm
perl-URI-1.21-7.noarch.rpm
php-4.3.2-8.ent.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-8.ent.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-8.ent.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-7.ent.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-7.ent.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-7.ent.i386.rpm
pkgconfig-0.14.0-5.i386.rpm
popt-1.8.1-3.i386.rpm
portmap-4.0-56.i386.rpm
postfix-2.0.11-4.i386.rpm
postgresql-odbc-7.2.5-1.i386.rpm
ppp-2.4.1-14.i386.rpm
prelink-0.3.0-6.i386.rpm
pxe-0.1-36.i386.rpm
python-2.2.3-5.i386.rpm
python-devel-2.2.3-5.i386.rpm
python-optik-1.4.1-2.noarch.rpm
quagga-0.96.1-2.3E.i386.rpm
radvd-0.7.2-2.i386.rpm
raidtools-1.00.3-7.i386.rpm
rarpd-ss981107-14.i386.rpm
rcs-5.7-20.i386.rpm
redhat-config-bind-2.0.0-12.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-date-1.5.22-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-httpd-1.1.0-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-keyboard-1.1.4-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-kickstart-2.3.19-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-language-1.0.14-2.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-mouse-1.0.12-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-netboot-0.1.1-14.i386.rpm
redhat-config-network-1.2.57-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-network-tui-1.2.57-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-nfs-1.0.13-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-packages-1.2.3-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-printer-0.6.47.3.13-1.i386.rpm
redhat-config-printer-gui-0.6.47.3.13-1.i386.rpm
redhat-config-rootpassword-1.0.6-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-samba-1.0.15-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-securitylevel-1.2.8-1.i386.rpm
redhat-config-securitylevel-tui-1.2.8-1.i386.rpm
redhat-config-services-0.8.5-17.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-soundcard-1.0.8-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-config-users-1.1.17-3.noarch.rpm
redhat-java-rpm-scripts-1.0.2-2.noarch.rpm
redhat-logviewer-0.9.3-3.noarch.rpm
redhat-menus-0.39-1.noarch.rpm
redhat-release-2.9.5AS-7.i386.rpm
rhn-applet-2.0.11-1.i386.rpm
rhpl-0.110-1.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-contrib-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-devel-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-docs-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-jdbc-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-libs-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-python-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-server-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rh-postgresql-tcl-7.3.3-6.i386.rpm
rmt-0.4b28-7.i386.rpm
rpm-4.2.1-3.i386.rpm
rpm-build-4.2.1-0.31.i386.rpm
rpmdb-redhat-2.9.5-0.20030820.i386.rpm
rpm-devel-4.2.1-3.i386.rpm
rpm-python-4.2.1-3.i386.rpm
rsh-server-0.17-17.i386.rpm
ruby-mode-1.6.8-9.i386.rpm
rusers-0.17-31.1.i386.rpm
rusers-server-0.17-31.1.i386.rpm
rwho-0.17-18.i386.rpm
samba-3.0.0-12rc4.3E.i386.rpm
samba-client-3.0.0-12rc4.3E.i386.rpm
samba-common-3.0.0-12rc4.3E.i386.rpm
screen-3.9.15-10.i386.rpm
scrollkeeper-0.3.11-7E.i386.rpm
sendmail-8.12.10-1.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
sendmail-cf-8.12.10-1.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
sendmail-devel-8.12.10-1.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
sendmail-doc-8.12.10-1.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
servletapi-4.1.7-10.i386.rpm
setarch-1.3-1.i386.rpm
setup-2.5.27-1.noarch.rpm
setuptool-1.13-1.i386.rpm
slang-1.4.5-18.i386.rpm
slang-devel-1.4.5-18.i386.rpm
specspo-2.9.6-1.noarch.rpm
squid-2.5.STABLE3-2.3E.CUSTOM.i386.rpm
squidGuard-1.2.0-3.CUSTOM.1.i386.rpm
strace-4.4.99-2.i386.rpm
sysbuild-0.5-1.i386.rpm
syslinux-2.06-0.3E.i386.rpm
sysreport-1.3.7-1.noarch.rpm
tcl-8.3.5-90.i386.rpm
tclx-8.3-90.i386.rpm
tcpdump-3.7.2-7.i386.rpm
tcp_wrappers-7.6-34.i386.rpm
telnet-server-0.17-26.i386.rpm
termcap-11.0.1-17.1.noarch.rpm
tftp-0.32-4.i386.rpm
tftp-server-0.32-4.i386.rpm
traceroute-1.4a12-20.i386.rpm
tripwire-2.3.1-17.i386.rpm
ttmkfdir-3.0.9-6.i386.rpm
tux-3.2.13-1.i386.rpm
unzip-5.50-34.i386.rpm
urw-fonts-2.1-5.0.noarch.rpm
usbutils-0.11-1.i386.rpm
usermode-1.67-2.i386.rpm
usermode-gtk-1.67-2.i386.rpm
util-linux-2.11y-28.i386.rpm
vim-common-6.2.98-1.i386.rpm
vim-enhanced-6.2.60-1.i386.rpm
vim-minimal-6.2.98-1.i386.rpm
vnc-server-4.0-0.beta4.1.1.i386.rpm
vsftpd-1.2.0-3.i386.rpm
vte-0.11.10-3.i386.rpm
wget-1.8.2-15.i386.rpm
wireless-tools-26-2.i386.rpm
x3270-text-3.2.20-4.i386.rpm
xalan-j-2.4.1-10.i386.rpm
xerces-j-2.2.1-10.i386.rpm
XFree86-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-base-fonts-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-doc-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-font-utils-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-libs-data-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-tools-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-truetype-fonts-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-twm-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xauth-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xdm-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-xfs-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xnest-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
XFree86-Xvfb-4.3.0-32.EL.i386.rpm
xinetd-2.3.12-2.3E.i386.rpm
xscreensaver-4.10-3.i386.rpm
xterm-179-5.EL.i386.rpm
ypbind-1.12-1.i386.rpm
ypserv-2.8-1.i386.rpm
zip-2.3-16.i386.rpm
zlib-1.1.4-8.1.i386.rpm
zlib-devel-1.1.4-8.1.i386.rpm

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2003-10-08 19:16:29 UTC
Sorry, you must have a package named kernel included.

Comment 3 Jason Woodward 2003-10-08 20:15:57 UTC
Thanks.  A more descriptive warning might be in order.  Rather than have a
kernel-BOOT, kernel-smp etc, just /^kernel\W/ is required.  Also, it might be
more obvious that this is a necessity if it was included on disk1.


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