Description of problem: If a user attempts to disable IPv6 via attaching the 'noipv6' boot option, anaconda tries to claim a dynamic IP without using IPv6. However, halfway through doing this, anaconda bombs with the following output: loader received SIGSEGV! Backtrace: [0x8048284] [0x426420] [0x818d2f3] [0x805f2dc] [0x8066b9b] [0x8066ccb] [0x8067167] [0x80665cd] [0x805e510] [0x805e880] install exited abnormally [1/1] sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done disabling swap... unmounting filesystems... /proc done /dev/pts done /sys done /tmp/ramfs done you may safely reboot your system Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL 5 Gold How reproducible: Always (at least when I try it) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start a RHEL 5 installation via CD or kickstart and ensure that the 'noipv6' option is tagged onto the boot line. 2. Wait until Anaconda loads and watch it when it attempts to grab a dynamic IP Actual results: Anaconda bombs as above Expected results: Anaconda locates an IP within a reasonable amount of time and proceeds with the installation Additional info: This error was encountered on a VMware box and the RHEL 5 Gold installation was initiated via an RHN Satellite-based kickstart.
I can't reproduce this with RHEL-5 GOLD on either real hardware or VMware. DHCP works fine when you pass the 'noipv6' argument at boot time.