Description of problem: Network installation from FTP or HTTP (Haven't tried NFS) dies after the stage2.img is downloaded successfully with: 19:45:46 ERROR : LOOP_SET_FD failed: Device or resource busy 19:45:46 ERROR : Error mounting /dev/loop0 in /mnt/runtime (Device or resource busy) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 11.0.2.66 How reproducible: Boot from any Fedora 7 ISO (Be it the full DVD or the Rescue CD) and try to perform a network installation from FTP or HTTP. Expected result: After the stage2.img is downloaded it is successfully mounted to the loopback device and stage 2 of the installer is started.
Additional info can be found here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=156256
Some comments that may or may not be helpful - I've only seen this on the x86_64 install DVD and rescue CD. the i386 rescue cd can do a network install (haven't tested the i386 DVD) - For x86_64, You can use the boot.img image in the 'images' folder and the network install will start and complete. But the resulting install doesn't want to boot, and I think it is due to a root on raid-1 problem but I need to do some more testing to be sure.
*** Bug 239284 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I've just performed HTTP installations on i386 and x86_64 for Fedora 8 Test 1 and this bug appears to have been fixed. I think I fixed it, in fact. I remember working on this particular problem a couple of months ago. Thanks for the reports.