Bug 1278386 - 'Installing Boot Loader' step takes too much time
Summary: 'Installing Boot Loader' step takes too much time
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-11-05 11:36 UTC by HotMusicFan
Modified: 2015-11-06 19:34 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-11-06 19:13:02 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
Logs archive (518.78 KB, application/zip)
2015-11-06 12:16 UTC, HotMusicFan
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program.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (1.97 MB, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
no flags Details
packaging.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (207 bytes, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
no flags Details
journal.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (3.97 MB, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
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storage.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (581.81 KB, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
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ifcfg.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (7.67 KB, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
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anaconda.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip (65.92 KB, text/plain)
2015-11-06 18:58 UTC, David Shea
no flags Details

Description HotMusicFan 2015-11-05 11:36:37 UTC
Hello!

First I have experienced this problem in the previous versions of Fedora too (20, 21, 22) but for some reason I have never reported it.
When installing Fedora Anaconda takes too much time to perform the step 'Installing Boot Loader'. It installs the software for about 4-6 minutes, for the bootloader it takes approx. 40-50 minutes (!!!) and one or two to finish with initramfs and running the post-installation scripts. 
This makes the installation experience horrible. 
If this matters I have UEFI based hardware with secure boot disabled, I make clean installations every time and I am using KDE live CDs copied to USB Flash drive.
Please tell me if this is really a bug or it is something with my environment.

Thanks :)

Comment 1 David Shea 2015-11-05 14:41:34 UTC
Please attach the logs from the install to this bug as individual, text/plain attachments. The log files are available in /tmp during the install and copied to /var/log/anaconda in the installed system.

Comment 2 HotMusicFan 2015-11-06 12:16:45 UTC
Created attachment 1090649 [details]
Logs archive

Here are the logs.

Comment 3 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:11 UTC
Created attachment 1090773 [details]
program.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 4 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:15 UTC
Created attachment 1090774 [details]
packaging.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 5 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:36 UTC
Created attachment 1090775 [details]
journal.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 6 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:42 UTC
Created attachment 1090776 [details]
storage.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 7 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:46 UTC
Created attachment 1090777 [details]
ifcfg.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 8 David Shea 2015-11-06 18:58:50 UTC
Created attachment 1090778 [details]
anaconda.log extracted from anaconda-logs.zip

Comment 9 David Shea 2015-11-06 19:13:02 UTC
While installing the bootloader on UEFI systems, anaconda will remove any previous UEFI firmware entries for Fedora, and then add the new one. The problem is that you had 288 previous entries for Fedora. I have no idea what caused that. Maybe an old bug in efibootmgr or anaconda, maybe a bug in your firmware. Anyway, you should be down to one now.

Comment 10 HotMusicFan 2015-11-06 19:25:14 UTC
I see. I have this machine since two years and the first installation on it was with Fedora 19 - it is impossible since then to have so many reinstalls and resp. so many entries. How can I check how many entries there are in UEFI before (or during) the installation? Or now, on an installed system?

Comment 11 David Shea 2015-11-06 19:30:43 UTC
Running "efibootmgr" with no arguments will display the current efi boot settings.

Comment 12 HotMusicFan 2015-11-06 19:34:33 UTC
Thank you very much!


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