Created attachment 520129 [details] The exception error report Description of problem: Exception in anaconda while looking for disc layout Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 16-Alpha.RC5 How reproducible: Error disappeared after blanking the firt and last 1024 byte of the harddisk. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start installation using netinst CD 2. Used repo= parameter and configured static IPv6 network address 3. Proceed to the step where the harddisc is read 4. Exception occures Actual results: Exception occures Expected results: Show disc layout Additional info:
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Created attachment 520316 [details] traceback from description attachment tarball anaconda 16.14.6 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/re.py", line 137, in match return _compile(pattern, flags).match(string) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installclass.py", line 207, in archesEq if re.match("i.86", a) and re.match("i.86", b): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installclass.py", line 212, in productUpgradable return self.productMatches(oldprod) and self.versionMatches(oldver) and archesEq(arch, productArch) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1524, in findExistingRootDevices anaconda.instClass.productUpgradable(arch, product, version): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/upgrade.py", line 81, in findRootParts upgradeany=flags.cmdline.has_key("upgradeany")) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 348, in dispatch self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 235, in go_forward self.dispatch() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1198, in nextClicked self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward() TypeError: expected string or buffer Local variables in innermost frame: pattern: i.86 flags: 0 string: None
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 728883 ***