Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 426125
Update F6 to F8 doesn't work
Last modified: 2008-08-08 09:34:46 EDT
Description of problem: I get "You chose an install[ation] method that isn't supported by anaconda". Well actually *I* didn't choose any installation method! Anyway, the program doesn't tell me which method it doesn't like, or why it doesn't like it, or what installation method I should be using. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): What ever came with F8 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot of F8 DVD 2. 3. Actual results: See above Expected results: Should be able to upgrade Additional info:
The documentation http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Options says that you can fix fix your issue by specifying a installation device by passing it as an argument to the kernel on boot. In simpler words you can type "linux method=hd://<dev>/<path>" when booting from the cd (and prompted for user input). The <dev>/<path> part will most likely be /dev/sr<number> (so the option would look like method=hd:///dev/sr1). You are most likely trying to access /dev/sr0 by default and require /dev/sr1. The sr<num> means a scsi read-only device (all ide devices are now using scsi emulation) and the number is the order (starting at 0) of the device reported to the kernel from the bios. Hope this resolves you issue.
Excuse me I seem to have made my post in the wrong window.... My post above is intended for another bug. Sorry, -Ian
What sort of messages are you seeing on tty3 (press ctrl-alt-f3)?
We do not support upgrading directly from F6 to F8. If you want to upgrade, we highly recommend first upgrading to F7 and then to F8.
If you don't support it then why did your software attempt it without giving an error message. Not giving an error message and instead attempting the upgrade gives the user the impression that you *do* support it.
Unless I'm mistaken, the error message you've reported is what you get when trying to upgrade... Seems like a pretty clear "don't do this" to me. This is worth checking into though - I'm not sure there's any reason why we can't turn off the upgrade option if we detect any installation other than the previous one. We even seem to allow "upgrading" from a later version to an earlier one, though attempting this crashes the installer.