Description of problem: When upgrade is attempted from FC5, install fails at screen past welcome screen. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 6 release How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot from FC6 DVD 2. step through to welcome screen, click next 3. traceback <attached> Actual results: traceback, forced reboot Expected results: continue to allow install Additional info: Dell Precision 670 workstation. Will also attach fstab, lvm setup and mdadm.conf from FC5
Created attachment 140024 [details] Anaconda traceback log
Created attachment 140025 [details] FC5 fstab for affected computer
Created attachment 140027 [details] RAID setup
Created attachment 140028 [details] LVM information, ran pvs, vgs, and lvs from lvm console
Note that this LVM on RAID1 setup was created by the FC5 anaconda installer, and I haven't touched it since.
Comment on attachment 140028 [details] LVM information, ran pvs, vgs, and lvs from lvm console Didn't know that BZ had such a problem IDing text files. Sorry for the spam.
Does booting with 'linux nodmraid' help?
Away from the box for a week, sorry. Will test Monday, November 13.
booting with linux nodmraid allowed the install to continue. Thanks for the tip. Probably ought to have a good list of bootloader commands to try with install failures linked to the CommonBugs page. I did get an error about the MBR not being suitable for bootloader install. Not sure what that was about.
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There is a bug where the dmraid stuff just blocks. This bug has not been solved yet and we are still working to fix it. However there is a work around. If you use nodmraid, the installer will ignore/skip the dmraid stuff allowing the install to finish. This is a workaround and does not fix the problem. There is a long list of bugs that are filed against this problem. This bug is one of them. We have decided to close all the related nodmraid bugs and leave just one open that will represent all of the others. So this bug will be duped for this reason. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 409931 ***