Bug 86538 - network instal using pcmcia images fails
Summary: network instal using pcmcia images fails
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 9
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-03-25 12:03 UTC by Lene Jensen
Modified: 2008-01-17 17:49 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-04-22 16:30:50 UTC
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Description Lene Jensen 2003-03-25 12:03:43 UTC 
Description of problem:
While trying to install beta on laptop using pcmci.img and pcmciadd.img,
installs are impossible over net.  Instead of asking for nfs,ftp or http, it
gives harddrive as only option.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Every single time I try

Steps to Reproduce:
1.dd if=pcmcia.img of=/dev/fd0
2.dd if=pcmciadd.img of=/dev/fd0
3.insert pcmcia.img in floppy drive and reboot
4.start install by pressing return
5.when asking for driver disk, insert the pcmciadd.img
6.choose languag and keyboard

Actual results:
"What type of media contains the packages to be installed?
Hard drive"

Expected results:
"What type of media contains the packages to be installed?
NFS
FTP
HTTP"

Additional info:
on <ALT><F4>: Error messages...
Comment 1 Mike McLean 2003-03-25 16:48:52 UTC 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1.dd if=pcmcia.img of=/dev/fd0

Um, there is no pcmcia.img anymore.  What exactly are you installing?
Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2003-04-22 16:30:50 UTC 
Closing due to inactivity. If you have new information to add please reopen the
issue report.
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