Created attachment 620505 [details] error anaconda crashes past host name selection screen, installing from custom spin runtimeerror: error running hostname: no such file or directory
Hrm, is the "hostname" package not part of your spin? I'm going to mark anaconda has Requiring: the hostname package, which provides the 'hostname' command.
Pushed that change upstream and it'll be fixed in F18. For your F17 remix just ensure that you have the hostname package available in your repos.
anaconda-18.12-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/anaconda-18.12-1.fc18
Package anaconda-18.12-1.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing anaconda-18.12-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-15378/anaconda-18.12-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
anaconda-18.12-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.