Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 458416
Interactive nfs install fails
Last modified: 2008-10-06 10:38:25 EDT
Description of problem: When you try and install from NFS directory it fails. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 10 Alpha, anaconda 11.4.1.24 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. PXE boot, may be able to boot from other sources. 2. Looking for installation media on CD device /dev/sr0 3. Choose a Language: English 4. Keyboard Type: us 5. Installation Method: NFS Directory 6. Configure TCP/IP: Uncheck IPv6, but doesn't seem to matter 7. Get IP address 8. NFS Setup: Enter name doesn't seem to matter and Fedora directory doesn't matter either, can leave both blank and ok Actual results: loader received SIGSEGV! Backtrace: /sbin/loader(loaderSegvHandler+0xa0)[0x8060272] [0x132400] /sbin/loader(mountNfsImage+0x432)[0x8060272] /sbin/loader(main+0xafb)[0x805100b] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe5)[0x4355d5] /sbin/loader[0x804d9f1] install exited abnormally [1/1] sending termination signals...done sending kill signals...done disabling swap... umounting filesytems... you may safely reboot your system Expected results: Additional info:
This should be fixed in the next build of anaconda. Thanks for the bug report.
*** Bug 461117 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
=Comment: #0================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi@in.ibm.com> - 2008-08-07 07:43 EDT Problem description: During the installation of Fedora 10-Alpha on power5(P510) through network boot, NFS Installation setup failed giving a SIGSEGV and a Backtrace as shown below. ============================================== Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0 Welcome to Fedora for ppc +-------------------------+ NFS Setup +-------------------------+ | | | Please enter the server name and path to your Fedora images. | | | | NFS server name: 9.124.111.85____________ | | Fedora directory: S/fedora/f10Alpha/rhel/_ | | | | +----+ +------+ | | | OK | | Back | | | +----+ +------+ | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen loader received SIGSEGV! Backtrace: /sbin/loader(loaderSegvHandler+0xa0)[0x100081e0] [0x100364] /sbin/loader(mountNfsImage+0x4c8)[0x100197a8] /sbin/loader(main+0x9c4)[0x100095a4] /lib/libc.so.6[0xf8b5ac4] /lib/libc.so.6[0xf8b5c80] unmounting filesystems... ============================================ Hardware Environment Machine type (p650, x235, SF2, etc.): P510 Cpu type (Power4, Power5, IA-64, etc.): Power5 Describe any special hardware you think might be relevant to this problem: =Comment: #8================================================= Cijurajan Kollanoor <cijurajan@in.ibm.com> - 2008-09-04 04:55 EDT dvd based installation is also not proceeding =Comment: #9================================================= This bug is against fedora10- alpha1 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 458416 ***
(In reply to comment #16) > Please verify this problem in F10 alpha2. Re-open this again if it is not fixed. > Thanks! I verified this in next release i.e F10 beta. Issue is fixed now.
Closing this bug now. Thanks!