Hi, this problem persists in nfs kickstart installations. The kickstart file is not retrieved because of a wrong mount path (two leading slashes for the remote path) We are using an NFS Netapp Filer and mount paths with double leading slashes are not permitted (i.e. host://vol/linux/ks.cfg) In attachment there is a proposed patch. +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #243528 +++ Description of problem: The http and ftp installation methods of the official Fedora 7 for x86 DVD are unreliable. If you choose the installation by http, Anaconda adds a spurious slash between the mirror address and the path to fedora directory ( http://mirror.xyz.com//path/to/os/directory instead of http://mirror.xyz.com/path/to/os/directory) and the download of stage2.img fails. The ftp installation method instead works fine until the package download phase where it fails with a similar issue (it tries to download from ftp://mirror.xyz.com/%2F/path/to/os/Fedora/ instead of ftp://mirror.xyz.com/path/to/os/Fedora ) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Start the installation from the official Fedora 7 i386 dvd and try to install by http or ftp using any mirror. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Launch the installation of Fedora from the Dvd 2. Select any keoboard/language and then try to start second phase of the installation from http or ftp 3. put the mirror address and the path to Fedora 7 files and directory then press return Actual results: Anaconda does not find the files needed for the installation/upgrade from internet. Expected results: Anaconda install Fedora 7 x86 by downloading the proper files from internet. Additional info: -- Additional comment from stian_moltubakk on 2007-06-17 02:49 EST -- I can confirm the same problem, but on FTP anaconda add // betwen the server and fedora location instead of only /. When I try http something seamed to hapend and I left the computer on over the night. When I got up the next morning nothing had hapend so I gave up and downoaded the whole DVD iso and used hardisk install. I got a 64 bit version. -- Additional comment from dcantrell on 2007-08-16 17:24 EST -- This has been fixed in rawhide.
Created attachment 161878 [details] anaconda-11.2.0.66/loader2/nfsinstall.c patch
I modified your patch a bit. I did this: Index: loader2/nfsinstall.c =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/CVS/anaconda/loader2/nfsinstall.c,v retrieving revision 1.46 diff -u -p -r1.46 nfsinstall.c --- loader2/nfsinstall.c 6 Aug 2007 21:36:52 -0000 1.46 +++ loader2/nfsinstall.c 22 Aug 2007 18:46:59 -0000 @@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ void setKickstartNfs(struct loaderData_s int getFileFromNfs(char * url, char * dest, struct loaderData_s * loaderData) { char ret[47]; char * host = NULL, *path = NULL, * file = NULL, * opts = NULL; + char * chk = NULL; int failed = 0; struct networkDeviceConfig netCfg; ip_addr_t *tip; @@ -334,7 +335,12 @@ int getFileFromNfs(char * url, char * de file = path; } else { *file++ ='\0'; - host = sdupprintf("%s/%s", host, path); + chk = host; + chk += strlen(host) - 1; + if (*chk == '/' || *path == '/') + host = sdupprintf("%s%s", host, path); + else + host = sdupprintf("%s/%s", host, path); } logMessage(INFO, "file location: nfs://%s/%s", host, file); So only add the slash if host doesn't end with it and path doesn't begin with it. Thanks.