Description of problem: It looks like NFS installation method tries to refer to the repository in the Internet regardless of specified NFS directory. So if no access to the Internate is available, the installation fails. The URL installation method works well. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-11.4.1.39-1 boot.iso 2008.09.23 UTC How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert the boot disc (boot.iso) to the target machine. 2. Start installer with the option "askmethod". 3. Select 'NFS directory' installation method. 4. Configure network and fill the 'NFS directory' field. 5. Proceed installation with default installation options. Actual results: Just after the boot loader page, the installer fails with an error below: --- Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated. Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: rawhide. Please verify its path and try again --- The tty1 displays an error message below: --- Could not retrieve mirrorlist hettp://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide&arch=i386 error was [Error 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known'))> --- Expected results: The NFS installation refers to the repository on the NFS directory. Additional info: As I mentioned above, if I use 'URL' installation method with the same repository as 'NFS directory' method, it works.
Please attach /tmp/anaconda.log to this bug report. Thanks.
Created attachment 317515 [details] anaconda.log
Created attachment 317599 [details] output of 'mount' command Here is output of 'mount' command on the tty2's shell. It looks like the NFS directory is successfully mounted at /mnt/stage2 and /mnt/source.
Created attachment 317600 [details] File list of /mnt/stage2
Created attachment 317601 [details] File list of /mnt/source
Created attachment 317602 [details] output of 'mount' command (In reply to comment #3) > It looks like the NFS directory is successfully mounted at /mnt/stage2 and > /mnt/source. Oops. That was my mistake. The previous mount's output was generated after I tried 'Edit Repository' dialog. Attached is a correct output of 'mount' command just after the repository error.
If I use 'method=nfs:***' option instead of 'askmethod', the NFS installation method works. So this problem seems to be a bug of 'askmethod' option.
Yep, that's in line with what I was seeing. I know what's going on here but I'm not going to be able to do anything about it until after the beta. At least for now you have a known workaround.
Okay, this should be fixed in the next build of anaconda. Thanks for the report.
*** Bug 467041 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
=Comment: #0================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - During network installation of f10 beta, after partitioning of disk and formating error message is displayed as shown below ======================================================= ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Error ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??? ??? ??? Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a ??? ??? missing repodata directory. Please ensure that your ??? ??? install tree has been correctly generated. ??? ??? ??? ??? Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for ??? ??? repository: rawhide. Please verify its path and try again ??? ??? ??? ??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? ??? ??? ??? Exit installer ??? ??? Edit ??? ??? Retry ??? ??? ??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? ??? ??? ??? nnection ??? ??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements | <Space> selects | <F12> next screen ========================================================= I tried editing the path to my NFS repository path, with no use. I could see repodata directory in NFS path and repomd.xml inside repodata. Installation through hard disk image repository path also resulted in similar error. Machine type: p550 CPU type: power5 =Comment: #1================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - anaconda exception report generated during above error =Comment: #3================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - (In reply to comment #2) > Did you try a DVD based installation? > Both DVD and CD based installation was producing same error. =Comment: #8================================================= Jochen Roth <jroth.ibm.com> - (In reply to comment #7) > There was no checkbox option for select/unselect rawhide repository. But error > was checking for presence of repository named "Fedora - Rawhide Developmental > packages for the next Fedora release" with source > URL(http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=rawhide&arch=ppc) and > mirrorservice.com is not reachable from machine. OK, do you think that you have / had the same problem as I had? https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=48635 You should really try to install with VNC to see this option (see screenshot in bug #48635) or try to install without a firewall in between. =Comment: #9================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - Screenshot of error message One can see here that error message occurs just after partition. Only options available are exit installer and edit the repo. =Comment: #10================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - Screenshot of edit repository if we choose edit option in attachment (id=39682) =Comment: #11================================================= Pavan Naregundi <pavan.naregundi.com> - Screenshot of Exception report generated *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 463472 ***
Created attachment 320459 [details] Screenshot of Exception report generated
Created attachment 320460 [details] Screenshot of error message
Created attachment 320461 [details] anaconda exception report generated during above error
Created attachment 320462 [details] Screenshot of edit repository if we choose edit option in attachment (id=39682)
Redhat, Any update on this bug? Thanks!
This should be fixed in 11.4.1.41-1 or later, which is the version after the one you tried to install with. The NEEDSRETESTING keyword combined with a status of ON_QA means we believe it is fixed, but would appreciate testing and verifying of that.
Yes, indeed this problem has been fixed in the latest rawhide (11.4.1.51-1).
I have tested this over F10 Preview and you can close this bug. Redhat, We are closing this bug now. Thanks!