Description of problem: Rescue mode fails during or soon after "Finding storage devices". Reboot is required. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): anaconda-12.7 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot today's i386 boot.iso (208666624 bytes; 2009-08-01; md5sum 3647f10bb3d9b8a7013356ad2a911c5a) 2. choose Rescue mode 3. select Fedora 11.90 system (previously installed by same boot.iso) Actual results: rescue.py, line 134: f = open("/etc/mtab", %(instPath,), "r"); TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting Expected results: Successful entry into rescue-mode shell. Additional info:
Can you attach the full error you received, please?
The report does not appear on the serial console (boot with "console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"), so this was re-typed by hand. I have left-justified the lines which appear on the screen as "waterfall" ('\n' in raw mode, without a preceding '\r'). Yes, those "<Tab>" strings (etc.) really are on the screen. ---- Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 745, in <module> <Tab><Alt-Tab> be rescue.runRescue(anaconda, instClass)<F12> next screen File "/usr/lib/anaconda/rescue.py", line 464, in runRescue makeFStab() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/rescue.py", line 134 in makeFStab f = open("/etc/mtab", %(instPath,), "r") TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting install exited abnormally [1/1] you may safely reboot your system -----
Fix will be present in anaconda 12.8
*** Bug 515674 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Rescue mode is currently a tier#2 priority case and does not match the defined Alpha release criteria (see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Fedora_12_Install_Test_Plan#Alpha_criteria). However, I do think this is a NICE TO HAVE to consider for F12Alpha to improve problem debugging for alpha testers.
I forgot to attach the screen shot last time. Hope it's still not too late.
Created attachment 356476 [details] rescue failure
I boot from f12 alpha DVD, system to rescue is previous installed f12 alpha
Confirmed fixed in today's rawhide.