From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20030225 Description of problem: After I've downloaded the three ISOs, MD5SUMed them, burned and checked them with the installation-media-check tool, the installer did not even start, saying "exec of anaconda failed: Bad addressinstall exited abnormally" and ended up the installation. Other RedHat systems (7-9) installed and worked perfectly! Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-9.2 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Boot from installation CD 2.Check the media (or not -> does not affect the bug) 3.Choose "continue" or "skip", respectively Actual Results: says "exec of anaconda failed: Bad addressinstall exited abnormally" and ends up the installation Expected Results: Continue with installation! Additional info: MainBoard: ECS K7S5AL Pro, 512 MB SDRAM 133MHz, Disk: WD 800JB, CD-RW _NEC NR-7900A.
Update! After I tried amost everything including burning on another media, with other burning software, i finally borrowed a TEAC 540E CD-ROM >>> AND IT WORKED <<< So the bug is probably somewhere between anaconda and the NEC NR-7900A cd-writer. Please note that with previous RedHats (at least 8 and 9) the installer _worked well_. Please fix this bug, I don't have anough skills to find and fix it myself. Thx.
Does booting with 'linux allowcddma' help?
Yes, it does! Thank you.
NEC 7600A had the same error thx for the solution. Maybe it's better to chance the summary of Anaconda does not start with my system! in Anaconda with NEX CDRW 7X00 makes anaconda crash so others can easier find the solution to the same problem
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 109462 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.