Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 80022
RedHat Linux 8.0 install via nfs fails
Last modified: 2007-04-18 12:49:09 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:0.9.4) Gecko/20011128 Netscape6/6.2.1 Description of problem: RedHat Linux 8.0 install via nfs fails Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Build 8.0 repository subdirectory OR use iso image repository per RedHat instructions 2. Build bootdisk (bootnet.img) or use PXE boot (has worked great for us with 7.3) 3. Start the install selecting either Workstation or Custom. Errors out after setting root password page and hitting next. Actual Results: Actual Results: Traceback (most recent call last): 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 121, in readPackages id.instClass.setGroupSelection(id.comps) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/installclasses/workstation.py", line 15, in setGroupSelection personal_desktop.InstallClass.setGroupSelection(self, comps) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/installclasses/personal_desktop.py", line 33, in setGroupSelection comps["Workstation Common"].includeMembers() File "/usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 580, in __getitem__ return self.compsDict[key] KeyError: Workstation Common Expected Results: Expected Results: successful installation Additional info: Additional Information: We have rebuilt the nfs mounted repository several times. we've tried installing by pointing to mounted isoimage directory and we've double checked our nfs server. I have the entire anacdump.txt file saved if you need it.
The error log file would be appreciated.
Adding other previous comments from ltc1415 ------- Additional Comment #7 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 12:40 ------- I was able to use NFS to install RedHat 8.0 by doing 1. use the bootnet.img to create floppy image, install from floppy 2. use update image mentioned in RedHat bugzilla to create update floppy image https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75377 8.0-cdread.img has anaconda updates on that disk 3. At boot prompt, type linux updates ( as the install continues, at some point during the install, it will prompt you for the update image floppy disk ) 4. On the NFS server, while following RedHat install instructions to create the NFS install tree, I noticed copying 2nd and 3rd binary disk overlayed TRANS.TBL. I copied the files from the 1st binary disk back since the first disk is usually used for install. Jeff was able to use my instructions and my NFS server to install his machine. He is now trying to fix his NFS server and re-try install. ------- Additional Comment #9 From Jeff Martin(ffej@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 13:49 ------- Copied the TRANS.TBL files from CD1 to proper locations on nfs repository. This didn't fix the problem. Looks like anaconda changes on the update disk are going to be the solution. Creating RHupdates directory on nfs repository to put the update image in. Will see if that will allow automated nfs installs. ------- Additional Comment #10 From Jeff Martin(ffej@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 16:05 ------- Found reference in http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75181 to TRANS.TBL problems. I deleted all of the TRANS.TBL files from RedHat 8.0 nfs repository and the installs work now. I am inclined to believe that there is a defect in anaconda associated with attempts to use TRANS.TBL in an nfs install. ------- Additional Comment #11 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 16:08 ------- Found description of what TRANS.TBL is ttp://www.tamsinc.com/cdr/mkisofs.htm ------- Additional Comment #12 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 16:09 ------- Ooops. left the h out in http Found description of what TRANS.TBL is http://www.tamsinc.com/cdr/mkisofs.htm ------- Additional Comment #18 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-22 18:31 ------- We also tried to install from NFS directory that just has the iso images in there. This type of NFS install did not work. I had already attached another anacdump file, please send that to RedHat. ------- Additional Comment #19 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-23 11:44 ------- I moved cd4-6 iso files ( source ISO images ) to another file system. Using NFS images + using updates floppy, I am able to install RH 8.0 workstation. Will try all packages and without using updates floppy later. ------- Additional Comment #20 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-10-23 15:57 ------- I can install using NFS iso images, but only using iso 1-3. I can do custom install, choose everything, did not need to use updates floppy either. ------- Additional Comment #23 From Salina Chu(salina@us.ibm.com) 2002-12-18 18:22 ------- We had found work arounds for the NFS install - we said that in previous appends. The work arounds are (1) remove all the TRANS.TBL files from the expanded install tree (2) If using ISO files, only have first 3 ISO files on the NFS mounted dir. This is why Jeff lowered the severity from blocking to regular because he can install using NFS by using work around (1). RedHat should either fix the documentation on NFS install or fix the installer code.
Created attachment 89058 [details] anaconda traceback dump anaconda traceback dump
Created attachment 89059 [details] anaconda dump installing from NFS mounted iso files anaconda dump installing from NFS mounted iso files
The problem was that you had the documentation CDs in the same directory. There is code in our current codebase to handle this properly.
Adding another comment from ltc1415: There are 2 ways to do NFS install, (1) Expand ISO files into directory trees - we found we had to remove TRANS.TBL files before this method works (2) use iso images only - we found we had to remove doc iso images from the directory before this method works your last append sounds like RedHat fixed one way of installing - method (2). How about the expanded tree way ? i.e. why do I need to remove the TRANS.TBL files ? Is that fixed ? or are they changing documentation telling people to remove those files first before using NFS install ? Salina
Mass-closing lots of old bugs which are in MODIFIED (and thus presumed to be fixed). If any of these are still a problem, please reopen or file a new bug against the release which they're occurring in so they can be properly tracked.