Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 238676
Boot loader suggested installed on USB-stick during upgrade
Last modified: 2008-05-06 21:37:59 EDT
Description of problem: While upgrading from Fedora Core 6 to Fedora 7 test4, using diskboot.img on a USB-stick and network install, I encountered strange behaviour. Twice, I was warned that "/dev/sdb" (the USB stick) needed to be reinitialized to be used for Linux installed. I chose "ignore drive" both times. However, when the boot loader needed to be installed, it was suggested installed on /dev/sdb. On the screen for advenced options, I got the strange choice between installing it on the master boot record, /dev/sdb, or the first partition, which it claimed was /dev/sda1. Rebooting and removing the USB stick when instalation was ready solved the problem. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Anaconda on Fedora 7 test4. How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start net installation from USB memory stick 2. Choose upgrade Actual results: Warns about drive needs to be initialised. Suggests installing boot sector on USB stick. Expected results: No warnings about the USB device. Boot sector suggested installed on hard disk.
This is because your BIOS is saying that the USB stick is the first hard disk. Unfortunately, there's not much we can do to filter this while at the same time letting people who want to install to USB. The advanced boot loader screen will let you reorder the drives
But I was _UPGRADING_! It should _always_ suggest the drive I was already using! Also, how could it claim /dev/sda1 was the first partition on /dev/sdb?
Based on the date this bug was created, it appears to have been reported against rawhide during the development of a Fedora release that is no longer maintained. In order to refocus our efforts as a project we are flagging all of the open bugs for releases which are no longer maintained. If this bug remains in NEEDINFO thirty (30) days from now, we will automatically close it. If you can reproduce this bug in a maintained Fedora version (7, 8, or rawhide), please change this bug to the respective version and change the status to ASSIGNED. (If you're unable to change the bug's version or status, add a comment to the bug and someone will change it for you.) Thanks for your help, and we apologize again that we haven't handled these issues to this point. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp We will be following the process here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping to ensure this doesn't happen again.
This bug has been in NEEDINFO for more than 30 days since feedback was first requested. As a result we are closing it. If you can reproduce this bug in the future against a maintained Fedora version please feel free to reopen it against that version. The process we're following is outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/F9CleanUp