Bug 697301 - misleading message when F14 installer cannot upgrade F15 system
Summary: misleading message when F14 installer cannot upgrade F15 system
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 14
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Brian Lane
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-04-17 15:45 UTC by Steve Tyler
Modified: 2011-04-21 20:59 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-04-21 20:59:46 UTC
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screenshot showing installer declining to upgrade F15 with F14 (43.30 KB, image/png)
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Description Steve Tyler 2011-04-17 15:45:08 UTC 
Created attachment 492720 [details]
screenshot showing installer declining to upgrade F15 with F14

Description of problem:
When the F14 installer is used to install on an F15 system, the installer declines to upgrade, but gives a misleading message, saying "This is likely due to it being too old." In this case, F15 is too new, and the scenario here is essentially a downgrade.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F14-Final
F15-Beta-Final

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Do a clean, full-disk, minimal F15 install.
2. Start an F14 install.
3.
  
Actual results:
Attached screenshot.

Expected results:
Installer explains that it cannot downgrade a newer release to an older release.
The installer explicitly reports the release of the installer, so the user can read both release numbers.

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