Description of problem: On install started from either boot.iso or Rescue CD and using the HTTP method from download.fedora.redhat.com, Anaconda crashes with an exception. Full dump will be attached. This was an upgrade from FC5. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): The one shipped with FC6T3. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to install FC6T3 on x86_64 using HTTP method, upgrade from FC5. Actual results: Anaconda exception Expected results: Should work. Additional info: See attached dump file.
Created attachment 136503 [details] Anaconda crash dump
Same here. Anaconda dies when trying to upgrade a FC5/i386 vmware (server) image using DVD ISO. Logs attached. - Gilboa
Created attachment 136534 [details] Anaconda dump file
Created attachment 136535 [details] Anaconda log file
I got pretty much the same dump (java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-plugin package implicated instead of valgrand reported here) when doing a FC6test2->FC6test3 upgrade using the i386 rescuecd for an ftp install.
Same here (FC6t2 -> FC6t3 upgrade using diskboot.img on an USB flashdisk, FTP install from a local Fedora mirror, i386 arch, the package in question is glibc-kernheaders-3.0-45.3.i386 here instead of valgrind).
FC6T2 -> T3 is not support. FC5 -> FC6 -should- be. I really hope we'll get to see a fixed FC6T4 before the release. As it is, FC6 is looking like a disaster waiting to happen. - Gilboa
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FWIW, looks like this is only related to handling of obsoleted packages. After removing a few of those manually from FC6T2, the upgrade goes ahead fine (I know it's not supported, but hope it can still be useful in fleshing out bugs).
Regarding comment #10 - this is how I fixed my upgrade from FC4 to FC5 on x86_64 - by removing packages that were conflicting. Unfortunately, I didn't bother filing a bug report, thinking "somebody else *must* have bumped into this before me". Well, apparently not :-(
Milos, I never got to the package selection dialog. Anaconda dies right after the previous Fedora detection. - Gilboa
Re comment #12: never said I did any package selection and removal in anaconda during upgrade, and in fact you're right, there is no such step. You have to do it from your current system before booting the CD. The tedious part is finding those obsoleted packages, either by removing the one from the anaconda dump, rebooting back and forth the current system and install CD, and repeating that process as many times as needed, or from the current system try a yum update to rawhide just to get the list of obsoleted packages, without actually accepting the yum update.
Oh... Sorry my bad. - Gilboa
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I see what is happening here, it's fallout from some yum changes. I've a proposed patch I'm just testing out before commiting.
Fixed this should be in tomorrows rawhide
... Any chance of getting test4 (or even mastering a RAWHIDE iso) before FC6-release is out? This does seem like a major bug that requires some regression testing. - Gilboa
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Re comment #18: there is already a rescuecd iso being made in rawhide daily, which can be used for a network install.
Also re comment #18 please read http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Testing The upgrade path involved in hitting the bug for an NFS/HTTP/FTP install is the same in this case.
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For those who wish to test with FC6T3 there is an updates.img available: 1) Grab http://people.redhat.com/pnasrat/206913-updates.img Take the updates.img and use dd to write it to a USB key, then use that with "linux updates" at the bootloader prompt. You will need to dd it to the entire USB device, so make sure you backup whatever may be on the USB drive first. As root, ensure the device is seen by the OS but not mounted. dd if=206913-updates.img of=/dev/sda Replace /dev/sda with the name of your USB key drive.
(In reply to comment #23) > For those who wish to test with FC6T3 there is an updates.img available: > > 1) Grab http://people.redhat.com/pnasrat/206913-updates.img Will this work on ppc as well?
Yes the updates.img in this case is not architecture specific. Type linux updates at yaboot's boot: prompt.
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Yesterday I was able to successfully upgrade my FC5 using the "linux updates" method described above. I did get one or two strange messages as the USB thumb drive confused anaconda and it wanted to format it at times. But that would be a different bug and may well be a feature. This update to anaconda appears to have fixed the problem for me.
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Bug related to Anaconda: SYSTEM: Inspiron 9300 - 915 chipset, i386 install freezes at "Detecting Fedora Installations" and may be due to the other bug that my internal drives are not found.
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