Description of problem: To save bandwidth I usually don't mirror a complete tree but exclude packages that I don't think I'll need. However sometimes dependencies change and new packages or subpackages are added, and then anaconda may complain that a certain required package is missing. However while adding the missing package and clicking the dialog used to work, this currently doesn't seem to be the case. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-10.0.2-0.20040826115153 How reproducible: almost every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Remove some required package from tree on nfs mount 2. Start up nfs install. 3. Wait for missing package dialog to appear. 4. Restore missing package. 5. Click on dialog. Actual results: Dialog reappears although missing package is there. Expected results: Missing package seen and installed. Additional info: Not quite sure when this started happening since it is a while since I did a fresh nfs install.
This is the kernel caching the non-existence of the file, not me
Is this still happpening with later releases?
Currently anaconda is using yum for network installs and backtraces when a package is missing: so it is harder to test this now. (I filed bug 172182 in connection with that.)
So can I call this bug a duplicate of bug 172182?
Not really - that is purely an anaconda bug.
Reassigning per Comment #5
Erm, bug 172182 is an anaconda bug and this is certainly a kernel nfs bug afaiu, so should it really be re-assigned back to anaconda?
This should be fixed based on some other things that I've tested recently (it is the kernel side bug, though)