Bug 278711 - liveinst hangs while starting, trying to write to /dev/ttyUSB2
Summary: liveinst hangs while starting, trying to write to /dev/ttyUSB2
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: rhpxl
Version: 8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-09-05 16:04 UTC by Zack Cerza
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2007-09-06 21:01:17 UTC
Type: ---
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
untested patch! (471 bytes, patch)
2007-09-06 18:49 UTC, Bill Nottingham
no flags Details | Diff

Description Zack Cerza 2007-09-05 16:04:12 UTC
Description of problem:
This is rawhide-20070904.0.iso booted via USB stick on a Thinkpad Z61t.

bash-3.2$ liveinst 
FATAL: Module md not found.
Probing for video card:   Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express
Integrated Graphics Controller

fedora    6837  1.2  0.0   1948   664 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00 strace liveinst
fedora    6838  0.4  0.3  26244  5536 pts/1    Sl+  11:46   0:00 liveinst
root      6839  0.0  0.0   5800  1316 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00
/usr/sbin/userhelper -w liveinst
root      6843  0.0  0.0   4632  1152 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00 /bin/sh
/usr/sbin/liveinst
root      6869  0.0  0.0   3348   928 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00
/usr/bin/hal-lock --interface org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Storage --exclusive
--run /usr/sbin/anaconda --method=livecd:///dev/live-osimg --lang en_US.UTF-8
root      6870  7.8  0.9  28916 14884 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00 /usr/bin/python
/usr/sbin/anaconda --method=livecd:///dev/live-osimg --lang en_US.UTF-8
root      6871  0.0  0.6  27232  9356 pts/1    S+   11:46   0:00 /usr/bin/python
/usr/sbin/anaconda --method=livecd:///dev/live-osimg --lang en_US.UTF-8

[root@localhost ~]# strace -p 6870
Process 6870 attached - interrupt to quit
write(6, "AT\r", 3


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-11.3.0.26-1

How reproducible:
Always

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2007-09-06 18:24:28 UTC
Neat. What is your /dev/ttyUSB2?

Comment 2 Zack Cerza 2007-09-06 18:34:27 UTC
It's "Sierra Wireless MC5720 Modem" - an EVDO adapter. kudzu -p -b serial hangs,
too.

Comment 3 Bill Nottingham 2007-09-06 18:49:01 UTC
Created attachment 189111 [details]
untested patch!

This should theoretically fix it - it tells the rhpxl mouse probe to not probe
the serial bus.

Comment 4 Zack Cerza 2007-09-06 19:42:51 UTC
I applied this on my running system, and Anaconda now starts properly. Thanks!

Comment 5 Adam Jackson 2007-09-06 21:01:17 UTC
Looks fine to me.  Applied to rhpxl 0.49, which is headed to rawhide as we
speak.  Serial mouse users are doomed anyway.

Comment 6 Zack Cerza 2007-09-13 18:09:24 UTC
In case it's not known, this didn't get into F8 Test 2.


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