Description of problem: I tried using the updates feature of anaconda using the instructions at: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Updates but it didn't work with a floppy. I was able to mount the floppy on fc5 and see the replacement raid.py file listed. When I was attempting to install using rawhide from a couple of days ago, I would get prompted for the device to get updates from and select fd0. But this would fail. It did get far enough into the boot process to have access to a shell prompt and I couldn't get the floppy to mount there either. So this may really be only tenuously connected to anaconda. I tried mounting with no -t option and specifying ext2, ext3, and ext and none of these worked. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.2.0.28-1 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Follow instructions at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Updates to create floppy. 2. Use tab to edit options and add "updates" 3. Select fd0 as device to get updates from Actual results: Selecting fd0 fails Expected results: Install continues using updates from fd0 Additional info:
Looks like the support for cpio balls as updates.img broke filesystem images
I verified that ext2 updates.img worked before I committed the cpio ball patch. If this turns out to not be a dupe of 230946 we can just reopen it. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 230946 ***
I am still seeing the boot with this morning's boot.iso. Also I tried using an msdos file system instead of ext2 and that didn't work for the updates, but I was able to mount it manually from a shell prompt while the X window was prompting for the device containing the updates. I was still not able to mount ext2 floppies at this point in the install process.
This works with today's boot.iso.