Bug 160919 - installer gets "could not set controlling tty" and hangs after "running /sbin/loader"
Summary: installer gets "could not set controlling tty" and hangs after "running /sbin...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 160918
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 4
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-06-18 15:51 UTC by Michael D Miller
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-06-18 15:56:53 UTC
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Description Michael D Miller 2005-06-18 15:51:25 UTC 
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Description of problem:
Installer outputs "could not set controlling tty" and hangs after "running /sbin/loader". I have tried graphic and text mode and get the same result. FC2 and FC3 don't have this problem. I have retried them both.
Thanks,
Mike

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
10.2.1.5

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Start build from cd1 or rescue cd.
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Actual Results:  The system will hang until I <CLT ALT DEL>. It them dismounts the filesystems and reboots. I can't install FC4:-(

Expected Results:  The install process should have started text mode or graphic mode depending on input.

Additional info:

The graphics card is a Gforce FX 5700LE 256mg  AGP by BFG Technologies. MB is MSI MS6570, processor is AMD Athlon XP3200.
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2005-06-18 15:56:53 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 160918 ***
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