Bug 798566 - net install: dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
Summary: net install: dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 785815
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 17
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-02-29 09:30 UTC by Vít Ondruch
Modified: 2012-02-29 20:36 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2012-02-29 20:36:56 UTC
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2012-02-29 09:30 UTC, Vít Ondruch 		no flags Details
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Description Vít Ondruch 2012-02-29 09:30:13 UTC 
Created attachment 566497 [details]
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Description of problem:
I was trying the RC4 and the nightly net install iso, however I ended up with kernel panic.

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


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download http://mirrors.servercentral.net/fedora/releases/test/17-Alpha/Fedora/x86_64/iso/Fedora-17-Alpha-x86_64-netinst.iso
2. Place it on USB stick using unetbootin
3.
  
Actual results:
Kernel panic with "dracut: FATAL: No or empty root= argument" message


Expected results:
Start of installation


Additional info:
I also tried to boot lates images using PXE boot with the same result.
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2012-02-29 20:36:56 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 785815 ***
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