Description of problem: preupgrade F8->F9 did not install stage2.img due to lack of disk in /boot (That must be common!) Then the actual upgrade could not get stage2.img due to the corporate firewall. This was true despite setting the correct proxy. Therefore install stopped. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 8 to 9 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. preupgrade 2. reboot, try to upgrade 3. put proxy in to obtain stage2.img Actual results: Failed to download. no upgrade Expected results: upgrade. Additional info: System has now been upgraded by moving it outside firewall. So I will have trouble testing this in future..
Once you reboot, you're out of preupgrade's hands and into the upgrade. So the lack of proxying support is an anaconda bug - see bug #125917. However, the warning about having too small a /boot partition needs to be more strongly worded, and more clear about what will happen if the user proceeds with the upgrade. We should also consider refusing to upgrade for people without enough room in /boot.
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