If I enable the Extras packages during install and a package fails to download then the installer cannot continue, thinking the CD is wrong. At a point during installing the packages it popped up an error dialog saying it failed to copy a package and gave me the option of reboot or retry. I clicked retry but it then said it couldn't read the file. I don't remember the exact sequence of events but it then said I had the wrong disc in (I used the DVD install disc, which passed a media test), so I reinserted the disc but it continued to say it was the wrong disc and that I needed to insert disc "-99". I noted the following on one of the virtual terminals after the problem happened: (I can't copy from the terminal, so I'll type it with the gist of what it said) WARNING : Try 1/10 for <file> failed WARNING : Try 2/10 for <file> failed WARNING : Failed to get <file> from mirror INFO : Switching from CD [] to -99 for I put <file> in where it showed the url for the file it was trying to download (bittorrent-gui), and the INFO line is the last one on the terminal and it ends just like I typed it. I cannot continue with the install because it insists I insert CD "-99" and give me no other option than "OK" at any point. Expected results: I expect the installer to know that it can't download a file and give a more accurate error to that effect. It should also correctly retry downloading the file when I click "retry" rather than trying to read the file from some non-existent CD. Clearly the installer has gotten into a non-resolvable loop here, looking for CD -99 so I have to abort the install. What I would also appreciate here is a "cancel" button which brings up another dialog asking if I'm sure, and giving me the option of saving a kickstart file somewhere. Additional information: I'm using the FC6 DVD image written to a DVD to install, and not using any anaconda updates.img.
Sorry - just to be completely accurate: I used the i386 DVD image and was installing onto an Intel Celeron D machine with 512mb RAM.
requested by Jams Antill
Lots of work has gone into this area since FC6. Is this better in F8?
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