Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 201854
Installer locks up system after downloading "stage2.img"
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:28:11 EST
Description of problem: After booting from "boot.iso" as of 2006-08-09, the "HTTP" install method is chosen and the download server info is entered. The installer proceeds to downloading "stage2.img". A corresponding message is issued on "vt3". During the download, it is still possible to switch between virtual consoles. However, after the download is finished, the grey pop-up window disappears, and the screen is essentially empty. The system becomes completely unresponsive and is apparently locked. Even "ctrl-alt-bspc" does not work anymore. The system has to be powered off by hand. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-11.1.0.80-1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot from "boot.iso" (2006-08-09). 2. Choose "HTTP" install and enter download server info. Actual results: After downloading "stage2.img", the system is locked. Expected results: Installer should proceed to launching the graphical interface. Additional info: Issue was definitely absent in the previous installer version "anaconda-11.1.0.78-1".
Sounds like a kernel bug. Reassigning. If you boot with nmi_watchdog=1 do you get a backtrace when it locks up? Whilst it's downloading, leave it on some of the other tty's, and see if you get interesting messages.
Unfortunately, I do not see any backtrace after adding "nmi_watchdog=1". To complete the report, I have to add the following messages issued on various virtual consoles: (vt3): INFO : mntloop loop0 on /mnt/runtime as /tmp/ramfs/stage2.img fd is 26 (vt4): VFS : Can't find an ext2 file system on dev loop 0 Btw, this results for to "boot.iso" as of 2006-08-10. I probably had the same output yesterday.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 201937 ***