Created attachment 651358 [details] logs from journalctl Description of problem: i've downloaded F18 rc1 (64 bit), checked image, burnt it, checked again (both- through burning software and during boot, from within fedora), but all i got was- dracut-initqueue{290}- warning, could not boot and than i was thrown into dracut's commandline. as an attachmend i attach logs i got after running "journalctl" Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): f18rc1 How reproducible: always Actual results: system doesn't boot Expected results: system boots Additional info: if requested, i can also attach lspci etc etc
The developers will want to see the anaconda log files: /var/log/anaconda/*.log
I'd gladly send those logs, but I'm afraid that /var/log/ directory is empty (or, at least ls -alh couldn't show me anything).
If the install completed successfully, the anaconda logs should be in /var/log/anaconda/ on the install target file system. If you boot the installer DVD in rescue mode, it is mounted on /mnt/sysimage, so that would be: /mnt/sysimage/var/log/anaconda/ Sorry, I didn't make that clear before ...
the problem is, that the livecd doesn't boot (well... I should have specified it earlier, sorry), it just drops me into dracut's command-line. there is nothing in /var/log/* (absolutely- no logs)- it happens after plymoth shows the logo (i.e. something like a ball getting filled from bottom-left) of booting fedora, than i'm being thrown into a console. as I said - image is ok, everything checked. sorry for problem- it shouldn't be tagged as an anaconda, i'm in different timezone, so i hope we can blame my tiredness for that ;). could you close the bug, unless it is possible to re-assign it into proper part of application, please? sorry for that. i've filled a bug without much thinkink, mea culpa.
OK, thanks for clarifying that the Live CD doesn't boot. That's probably not an anaconda problem then. You can reassign the bug yourself, once we figure out what component -- possibly livecd-tools. How did you create it?
the live-cd? or the bug-report? the former one is from downloaded image (i've found a link to it an fedora-devel, here http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2012-November/174482.html ) but as i said- image is ok (checksums ok), burnt properly (also checked). and about bug report- i was able to mount (ext4 only...) usb stick and direct journalctl > log_file on it. sincerely, Simon
How did you install the Live CD image to the device you are attempting to boot from? If I am reading your log file right, you are attempting to boot the Live CD image from a USB stick. This looks like a problem: "sdd: unknown partition table" I would suggest changing the bug component to livecd-tools. [snippets from attached log] Nov 24 22:46:17 localhost kernel: scsi 14:0:0:0: Direct-Access Corsair VoyagerGT 1100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS Nov 24 22:46:17 localhost kernel: sd 14:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 0 Nov 24 22:46:17 localhost kernel: sd 14:0:0:0: [sdd] 31326208 512-byte logical blocks: (16.0 GB/14.9 GiB) ... Nov 24 22:46:17 localhost kernel: sdd: unknown partition table ... Nov 24 22:46:47 localhost dracut-initqueue[283]: Warning: Could not boot. Nov 24 22:46:47 localhost dracut-initqueue[283]: Warning: /dev/disk/by-label/Fedora-18-Beta-x86_64-Live-Deskt does not exist Nov 24 22:46:47 localhost dracut-initqueue[283]: Warning: /dev/mapper/live-rw does not exist Nov 24 22:46:47 localhost systemd[1]: Starting Emergency Shell... Nov 24 22:47:06 localhost kernel: EXT4-fs (sdd): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
nah. i'm trying to boot the livecd, i'd like to install it on my sdd drive (/dev/sdb), all disks were (than) ntfs formatted, i had no access to them (i couldn't mount anything other than ext4), so i've plugged usb stick that shows as /dev/sdd (it has a bit strange partition setup, but it works). anyway, thanx for help!