Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 76200
Install crashes with python error when installing zlib
Last modified: 2015-01-07 19:01:12 EST
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; Hotbar 4.1.7.0; .NET CLR 1.0.3705) Description of problem: I get this when installing Redhat 8.0 (Boxed version) It seems to crash on the installation of zlib-1.1.4-4 (errors with somthing like 'missing or bad rpm') then throws the following. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 786, in handleRenderCallback self.currentWindow.renderCallback() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", line 149, in renderCallback self.intf.icw.nextClicked() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 632, in nextClicked self.dispatch.gotoNext() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 150, in gotoNext self.moveStep() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 215, in moveStep rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args)) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 719, in doInstall problems = ts.run(0, ~rpm.RPMPROB_FILTER_DISKSPACE, cb.cb, 0) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 283, in cb fn = self.method.getFilename(h, self.pkgTimer) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/image.py", line 119, in getFilename f = open("/mnt/source/.discinfo") IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/mnt/source/.discinfo' Could it be a bad image? if so, how do i get a new one? i bought this at compusa today Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install 8.0 2. 3. Additional info:
I received the same problem on a purchased copy of RedHat 8.0. To attempt to get around the problem was able to prove, that the error had nothing to do with the packages selected. Also tested the problem for a RedHat 7.2 system with a selected upgrade as well as for a clean install.
I returned the software back to Compusa claiming it was a bad image... but the new Boxed RH 8.0 I got has the same issue.. I was finally able to install it with using a different CD ROM Drive.. I was using an Acer CD-RW. but it seemed to install fine using a plain old Lite-ON 24X CD ROm... just a note, that Acer CD-RW is pretty new and works on everything else... just picky i guess...
This also happens to me with my new version of RH Linux 8.0 I bought at CompUSA. It failed during the first install at the zlib package. It is a "file not found" error. I performed a mediacheck from the boot prompt and it told me that my media is fine (PASS). I tried an install for a 2nd time and got the same error. From what you have said, it is a CD Drive issue. I also have an Acer CD-RW. I have no other CD drive. What can I do?
My Acer drive is now working fine with RH 8.0 .... all i had to do was clean it. lol Use any old laser lens cleaning disk... it may work for you..
Created attachment 83165 [details] File Anaconda provided after install problem with zlib-1.1.4-4 (J. Sotack)
I believe I am having an identical problem. My install fails at zlib-1.1.4-4. The last line of my install.log is I have provided the anacdump.txt that Anconda wrote to floppy above. I checked my disk 1 serveral times to rule out an intermittent media problem. The error message I get begins: Traceback (most recent call last) File "use/bin/anaconda", line 694 in ? intf.run(id, displatch, configFileData) The last line in my install log is "Installing zlib-1.1.4-4." Another message I have been getting is "/mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/zlib-1.1.4-4.i386.rpm cannnot be opened. This id due to a missing file, a bad package, or bad media. Press <restrart> to try again." If I CTRL-ALT-F2, cd to /mnt.sysimage/var/tmp/ and then to ls-l, the following is dislayed for this file: "-rw-r--r-- lroot 0 3660 Nov 2 09:45 zlib-1.1.4-4.i386.rpm" I may have left a 0 off the size since I recall it being about 36K but wrote down 3660. My CD rom is a QPS Que! CD-RW 16x/10x/40x. After the problem occured I went to the qps website and updated my firmware / calibrated my laser and the problem was not fixed. The zip file for the CD-RW uppgrade contained a directory called "Acer Days". I think the word ACER may have appeared during the flash upgrade or laser calibration. John Sotack
***INSTALLATION SUCCEEDED WITH DIFFERENT CD-ROM DRIVE***: I have added an additional CD-ROM drive (based on earlier comment from fas-track@fas-track.net)to my system and successfully installed from it. Previously (see my earlier comments and attachments) I had multiply problems when the install reached zlib-1.1.4.4. Although my CD-ROM drive was branded QPS, the firmware upgrade zip file did have a directory called "Acer Days", and I think I saw Acer on the screen while flashing the drive. I was able to get a CD-ROM drive (20-48X) at a surplus store for $20. I had been using my other drive with Red Had 7.3 although I had intermittent install issues with the same drive and Red Hat 7.3 installing from RW media. John Sotack
I got the same problem when I installed RedHat 8.0 'cause I'm using a Acer 10x4x32 CDRW. The solution I found was installing RedHat from HardDrive! This is how it works. 1. You gotta have all the iso files (named psyche-i386-disc#.i386, #=1 to 5) stored in your harddrive and you know how to access them using Linux name system, for example "/hda1/redhatiso". 2. Copy the whole "dosutils" folder into wherever in the harddrive that can be access using MSDOS, let say C:\ 3. Boot up your system into MSDOS, either using the windows98 command line mode or using a win9x boot disk. 4. Goto the "dosutils" folder and run autoboot.bat, Redhat will start its installer in no time, tell the installer where to get the iso files and there you go. The only drawback of this method was that I couldn't use graphic mode when I'm installing. But it works for me 'cause I'm used to keyboard. Another thing I need to mention is that after I select the packages I wanted to install it took a while for the installer to begin installation and during that period the screen just looked like dead (it wasn't actually, you just need to be patient, maybe it won't happen to you). It's not the perfect way to solve this problem yet but it's worthy since I don't need to pay $$ for a new CD Rom. Hope this help you a little.
This appears to be a duplicate of Bug 75377. Please refer to the instructions in that bug report to see if the updated image provided will correct your problem. There should be a consolidation bug (Bug 75377 has instructions to patch the installation to attempt to workaround the problem) to handle the ".discinfo" related bug. This bug should also be component Anaconda - since the zlib package has not problems.