libreport version: 2.0.10 cmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/anaconda executable: /usr/sbin/anaconda exnFileName: /tmp/anaconda-tb-c5DdS0 hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.3.4-5.fc17.i686 other involved packages: product: Fedora release: Cannot get release name. time: Wed 06 Jun 2012 11:34:13 PM CEST version: 17 anaconda-tb-c5DdS0: Text file, 604012 bytes description: :The following was filed automatically by anaconda: :anaconda 17.29 exception report :Traceback (most recent call first): : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1718, in selectGroup : raise NoSuchGroup, group : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installclasses/fedora.py", line 84, in <lambda> : map(lambda x: anaconda.backend.selectGroup(x), ["core"]) : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/installclasses/fedora.py", line 84, in setGroupSelection : map(lambda x: anaconda.backend.selectGroup(x), ["core"]) : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/backend.py", line 215, in doBasePackageSelect : anaconda.instClass.setGroupSelection(anaconda) : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 383, in dispatch : self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda) : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 247, in go_forward : self.dispatch() : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1201, in nextClicked : self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward() :NoSuchGroup: core environ: :LANG=en_US.UTF-8 :LC_NUMERIC=C :TERM=linux :BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz :XAUTHORITY=/root/.Xauthority :GLADEPATH=/tmp/updates/:/tmp/updates/data/ui/:ui/:/usr/share/anaconda/ui/:/usr/share/python-meh/ :SHLVL=0 :PYTHONPATH=/tmp/updates :GNOME_DISABLE_CRASH_DIALOG=1 :LIBUSER_CONF=/tmp/libuser.M7Rdbg :LVM_SUPPRESS_FD_WARNINGS=1 :PWD=/ :MALLOC_PERTURB_=204 :TZ=Europe/Amsterdam :GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS=1 :HOME=/tmp :PIXMAPPATH=/tmp/updates/pixmaps/:/tmp/updates/:/tmp/product/pixmaps/:/tmp/product/:pixmaps/:/usr/share/anaconda/pixmaps/:/usr/share/pixmaps/:/usr/share/anaconda/:/usr/share/python-meh/:/usr/share/icons/Fedora/48x48/apps/ :PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin :MALLOC_CHECK_=2 :DISPLAY=:1
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Are you doing a live install? Is this at all reproducible?
Yes this is reproducible. Steps to reproduce: - Make a USB-drive bootable (I used grub2). - Put vmlinuz, initrd.img and squashfs.img on the drive - Place the (empty) directories 'Packages' and 'repodata' on the root of the drive - Boot using the following grub.cfg: ======================================================= set default=0 set timeout=20 menuentry 'Test Fedora 17' { set gfxpayload=text set root=(hd0,1) echo 'Start Fedora installation ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz.f17 nomodeset noipv4 ip=[2001:xxx:xxx:1::70]::[2001:xxx:xxx:1::1]:64:cfl.digifarma.nl::none nameserver=2001:xxx:xxx:1::1 root=live:LABEL=FEDORA_17 echo 'Initrd laden ...' initrd /boot/initrd.f17 } ======================================================= If you populate Packages and repodata properly with one or two rpm's it looks like anaconda advances a step further but eventually also crashes.
Why are you trying to install from media with empty Packages and repodata directories?
There is no way that this will work. Anaconda looks for the Packages/repodata directory on the install media in order to install from DVD. If you want to add your own rpms to the install you can add your own side repo with the UI or kickstart's repo command.