I tried all the fedora 18 alpha images TC 1,2,3 x86_64 on USB thumb drive and I could not reach beyond emergency shell. The screen shows dracut-initqueue[305]:mount no media found on /dev/sr0 dracut-initqueue[305]:warning couldn't mount /dev/sr0 dracut-initqueue[305]:warning no suitable image dracut-initqueue[305]:warning could not boot dracut-initqueue[305]:warning /dev/root doesnt not exist. and ends with a dracut shell prompt. The image cannot boot into xorg whatsoever. I didn't find anyone posting this error so I filed a new bug. If you need anything more I here to help.
sr0 ?? What is the kernel command line?
vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img quiet rd.live.check This is all I have on my kernel command line. fedora 17 had a longer kernel command line.
I tested F18 TC4 image too. Same errors on USB install. why not this bug qualify as an Alpha blocker?
How did you write the iso to usb?
I used dd.
you should use "livecd-iso-to-disk" rather than "dd" for that.
well this bug has become obsolete becoz of the numerous changes that happened meanwhile in Anaconda. Now everything works fine. @ harald Why would you recommend to use livecd-iso-to-disk when we already have a dd which does the job perfectly?
(In reply to comment #7) > well this bug has become obsolete becoz of the numerous changes that > happened meanwhile in Anaconda. > > Now everything works fine. ok, then you can close it. > @ harald > > Why would you recommend to use livecd-iso-to-disk when we already have a dd > which does the job perfectly? Hmm, because I would think, that "livecd-iso-to-disk" is not just "dd", and to rule out other human errors, I suggest to use it.