From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1) Description of problem: After several tries in both graphic and text mode I've had the Redhat 8.0 installer crash at the same point each time. After loading the last file the installer simply crashes. In graphics mode I get a bunch of errors about the 'gnome canvas' while in text mode I get a kernel bug error. I haven't been able as yet to retrieve the install logs. I will post them if I can. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install in text or graphics mode 2. 3. Actual Results: Installer crashes with either "gnome canvas" or "kernel error" error messages Expected Results: I believe the installer should at this point be doing X configuration. Additional info: P3 system with 512 megs Geoforce 3 video ViewSonic A90f monitor I found that the 8.1 beta installed sucessfully however the fonts weren't very good so I'm still attempting 8.0.
Many people report a slew of Gnome Canvas errors - this is usually due to bad media. Did you run mediacheck on all three discs? Please provide the traceback information Anaconda generates when it encounters a problem.
Yes, I did a mediacheck on all three discs. I also downloaded new files, burned them onto new discs and mediachecked those as well. How do I go about providing the traceback information?
The gnomecanvas errors are harmless warnings that we were not able to remove before the final release. They are ALWAYS present on GUI installs and do not reflect any real problems. I think the oops you get from the text mode install will be the most useful thing to have. I'm guessing you are oopsing in graphics mode as well.
Yes it crashes in both modes at the same point. It appears to get about 3/4 of the way through the post install configuration (only see that screen for a split second) before crashing. I'll attempt another text install but I don't know how to provide the error messages except copying them down by hand. Also back when the 8.0 beta was released I submitted a bug report wherein the installer was locking up hard at the post install configuration, at the same point where the 8.0 install is crashing. Finally I am able to install Redhat 7.3 and then upgrade successfully to 8.0. It just doesn't work with a fresh install.
Reassigning to kernel component.
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem persists. The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/