Bug 578151 - Improve error message: Unable to read the disc checksum from primary volume descriptor
Summary: Improve error message: Unable to read the disc checksum from primary volume d...
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 13
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Radek Vykydal
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: 592324
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Reported: 2010-03-30 12:16 UTC by Kamil Páral
Modified: 2010-11-01 10:03 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: anaconda 14.3-1
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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: 578160 592324 (view as bug list)
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Last Closed: 2010-11-01 10:03:50 UTC
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2010-03-30 12:16 UTC, Kamil Páral
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Description Kamil Páral 2010-03-30 12:16:15 UTC
Created attachment 403477 [details]
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Description of problem:
Anaconda Stage 1 offers to test the checksum of install media. When you hit Test and you have no media in your drive, you get this message (see screenshot):

"Error: Unable to read the disc checksum from primary volume descriptor. This probably means the disc was created without adding the checksum."

What's wrong about that:
1. *primary volume descriptor* - that's hacker's language, not end user's language. User has no idea what you are talking about. Please rephrase to more user friendly language.
2. The message should be different when:
a) there is media in the drive but it has no checksum support
b) there is no media in the drive
Currently, the same message is used for both cases, which is wrong.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 13.37

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. When anaconda offers you to test media checksum, remove media from drive.
2. Hit Test.

Comment 1 Radek Vykydal 2010-03-30 12:54:26 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
 
> What's wrong about that:
> 1. *primary volume descriptor* - that's hacker's language, not end user's
> language. User has no idea what you are talking about. Please rephrase to more
> user friendly language.

Yes, I'd use "disc image" or "iso image" instead

> 2. The message should be different when:
> a) there is media in the drive but it has no checksum support
> b) there is no media in the drive
> Currently, the same message is used for both cases, which is wrong.

This will be fixed when I push already review-acked changes in isomd5sum and related anaconda changes (which will happen as soon as I get ACLs needed to build Fedora isomd5sum).


I'll keep this bug to track 1. and clone another bug to track 2.

Comment 2 Radek Vykydal 2010-03-31 08:24:40 UTC
Should be fixed in version 14.3-1 of anaconda.

Comment 3 Kamil Páral 2010-11-01 10:03:50 UTC
I tested with anaconda-14.22 and this is fixed (both issue #1 and issue #2). Maybe "Unable to read disc/media" would be a better message than current "Unable to open the image", but that's a cosmetic thing really. All in all it's much better than before, thanks.

Closing this bug.


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