From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22enterprise i686) Description of problem: When upgrading from 6.2 to 7.0, the graphical installer hangs after showing the message "Preparing to install". On one of the other consoles, I get the error message "Unexpected async reply". I tried installing in text mode, and instead of hanging, I get a signal 11. I tried the anaconda update and got the same results. This is similar to bug #23674. I am using official RedHat Linux CDs. I have tried two different sets of CDs. How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot from the installation CD 2. Use default keyboard/mouse settings 3. Choose Upgrade 4. Turn off the "Create Boot Disk" option. 5. Proceed through the screens until the message "Preparing to Install" is displayed. Actual Results: On the graphical install, the installation program is hung. The mouse still moves, and I can switch to other consoles. After switching back to the graphical console, the screen is not redrawn properly. One of the consoles displays an error "Unexpected async reply". Expected Results: Installation should have continued. Additional info: System is a Dell Precision 420
this particular bug should be fixed in Red Hat Linux 7.1