Description of problem: Using FC ia64 devel to build an installation to test on Itanium box. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Current from here http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/development/ia64/ How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Download tree from link above to (in my case) /home/ia64 on local machine. 2. yum-arch -ls /home/ia64 3. install and build python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-2.src.rpm 4. minor edits to mk-images and mk-images.ia64 required (missing some of the definitions below) MBD_DIR=/tmp/makebootdisk.dir.$$ MBD_FSIMAGE=/tmp/makebootdisk.initrdimage.$$ MBD_MNTPOINT=/tmp/makebootdisk.mount.$$ MBD_TMPIMAGE=/tmp/makebootdisk.image.$$ MBD_BOOTTREE=/tmp/makebootdisk.tree.$$ INITBIN=init 5. ln -sf /home/ia64/Fedora /home/ia64/RedHat 5. /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/pkgorder /home/ia64 ia64 > /home/ia64/pkgorder-ia64.txt 6. /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/genhdlist --fileorder /home/ia64/pkgorder-ia64.txt /home/ia64 7. /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/buildinstall --pkgorder /home/ia64/pkgorder-ia64.txt --release "Prarit" --product "Prarit" --version 5.0 /home/ia64 Actual results: Attempted to use resultant boot.img's kernel and initrd to net install system. Install fails with: Running anaconda, the Prarit system installer - please wait... Error bad argument --virtpconsole: unknown option :install exited abnormally sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done disabling swap... unmounting filesystems... /mnt/runtime done disabling /dev/loop0 /proc done /dev/pts done /sys done /tmp/ramfs done /selinux done you may safely reboot your system Expected results: Install should continue -- virtpconsole is a valid argument? Additional info:
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 160573 ***