Bug 64939 - Installer crashes after the install image gets downloaded to the system
Summary: Installer crashes after the install image gets downloaded to the system
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-05-14 22:10 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:42 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2002-06-12 21:04:52 UTC
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anaconda dump file (56.78 KB, text/plain)
2002-05-14 22:11 UTC, Need Real Name
no flags Details

Description Need Real Name 2002-05-14 22:10:04 UTC
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User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0; Q312461; compaq)

Description of problem:
During the install of Redhat 7.2 & 7.3 anaconda will crash after it completes 
the download of the install file to the hard drive.  I have replicated this 
problem on 5 to 6 Compaq Deskpro 2000 (standard hardware configurations found 
at compaq.com).  I've tried fresh installs, and upgrading from older versions.  
I have been able to install 7.1 on all of the systems.

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install Redhat 7.2 or 7.3 on any Compaq Deskpro 2000.
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Actual Results:  A dialog box will apear that allows you to save a log file to 
the floppy drive or the system will just shutdown.

Expected Results:  It should have finished the install.

Additional info:

I'll attatch the log file to this form.

Comment 1 Need Real Name 2002-05-14 22:11:15 UTC
Created attachment 57328 [details]
anaconda dump file

Comment 2 Need Real Name 2002-05-14 22:27:49 UTC
PC description
Deskpro 2000 MT 5200MMX
Processor: Pentium 200MMX
Memory: 128mb
Hard Drive: 3.2gig
Sound Card: ESS 1868

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2002-05-20 19:27:53 UTC
You are getting read errors from hda, not sure which device this is but it
indicates a hardware problem.   Is this a CD or hard drive?

Comment 4 Need Real Name 2002-05-20 19:41:34 UTC
hda is the hard drive on all the systems.  Does Redhat 7.2 & 7.3 detect new 
hardware failures during install that 7.1 doesn't?

Comment 5 Michael Fulbright 2002-05-23 19:40:15 UTC
Could you try booting the installer and adding 'ide=nodma' to the command line?

Comment 6 Arjan van de Ven 2002-05-23 19:42:38 UTC
or "linux nomce" ?

Comment 7 Need Real Name 2002-06-12 21:04:46 UTC
linux ide=nodma worked thanks

Comment 8 Michael Fulbright 2002-06-19 02:21:30 UTC
Good to hear its working.


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