Bug 22960 – anaconda failing on win98/win2k dual boot

Bug 22960 - anaconda failing on win98/win2k dual boot

Summary:	anaconda failing on win98/win2k dual boot

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.0
Hardware:	i386 Linux

Priority	medium Severity high
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Assigned To:	Michael Fulbright
QA Contact:	Brock Organ
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Reported:	2000-12-28 16:16 EST by William van der Sterren
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:30 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2001-01-29 19:50:35 EST
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Description William van der Sterren 2000-12-28 16:16:30 EST

RH7.0 install crashes after assigning a volume to mount to. Crash occurs 
when using gui or text install, diskdruid or fdisk. A kickstart install 
with "lilo none" also fails.
Installing using the 2000/10/20 anaconda update ( 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHBA-2000-084-04.html ) still 
resulted in crashes.
 
Disk info:
30GB Maxtor IDE master:
- hda1 FAT32 Win98 Boot, 2.5GB
- hda2 ext2        to become /, 4 GB
-- within 1024 cylinders
- hda3 
- hda5 swap
- hda6 FAT32
- hda7 FAT32
- hda8 NTFS

20GB Maxtor IDE slave
- hdb1 NTFS Win2K
- hdb2 
- hdb5 NTFS
- hdb6 FAT32

The same problem occurred when trying to install RH6.2. RH6.0 installed 
just fine.

Win2k reportedly adjusts the hda boot sector to provide a dual-boot prompt.

William

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2001-01-09 17:58:18 EST

Would you please attach the output from the installer when it crashes?

Comment 2 William van der Sterren 2001-01-10 15:20:00 EST

I'd like to collect more info, but the install script does a "install exited 
abnormally - recieved signr 11" (and proceeds to shutdown and halt, which 
complicates matters). This happens upon "OK"-ing the "/" mount point on /hda2.

If you can direct me how to mount any of the vfat partitions or floppy from a 
second window during the installation, I can copy whatever log file you need to 
such a drive.

I tested the machines memory thoroughly, and haven't overclocked the CPU.

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2001-01-26 17:32:35 EST

Could you try this:

- goto VC2 once the installer is loaded (when you see the welcome to red hat
linux screen).

- type 'mknod /tmp/hda'

- type 'fdisk -l /tmp/hda' and attach the output.

Thanks!

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2001-02-23 12:28:59 EST

Closing due to inactivity.

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