Bug 446386 - installation of FC9 crashes at early stage
Summary: installation of FC9 crashes at early stage
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 442457
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 9
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-05-14 12:51 UTC by stef
Modified: 2008-05-14 13:05 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2008-05-14 13:05:50 UTC
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Description stef 2008-05-14 12:51:47 UTC
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Description of problem:
I start a FC9 installation and it crashes just after selecting the installation media

last tty1 output :
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 877, in <module>
    probeHW(opts, x_already_set, xserver)
  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 456, in probeHW
    xserver.probeHW(forceDriver=opts.xdriver)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xserver.py", line 84, in probeHW
    self.videohw = videocard.VideoCardInfo(forceDriver=forceDriver)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/videocard.py", line 135, in __int__
  devs = [bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.Hal', x) for x in devs]
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 237, in __init_
    _dbus_bindings.validate_object_path(object_path)
ValueError: Invalid object path '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_model_SAMSUNG_HD160JJ/': ends with '/' and is not just '/'
install exited abnormally [1/1]

there are no indications of errors in the others tty

computer is an HP xw4300 Workstation 
I tryed the normal and text mode install, same thing

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


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot on the installation media and start the install
2.answer the first questions until you select the installation media
3.

Actual Results:
crash as reported above

Expected Results:
install starts and gives a working installation

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2008-05-14 13:05:50 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 442457 ***


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