Description of problem: grub is not installed to the MBR and MBR gap in a normal autopart installation. Resulting system it not bootable. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora-18-TC1-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso with anaconda 18.37-1 from koji How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Started with a single blank virtual disk image. 2. Proceed with an all defaults autopart installation. 3. Reboot upon successful completion. Actual results: System is not bootable. MBR boot loader region contains garbage, not GRUB code; MBR gap is empty. Expected results: A bootable system. Additional info:
Created attachment 659749 [details] anaconda.log
Created attachment 659750 [details] anaconda.program.log
Created attachment 659751 [details] anaconda.storage.log
program.log is missing a grub2-install, grub2-mkconfig, etc. entries. storage.log bogus claim: 01:13:58,924 INFO storage: user specified that bootloader install be skipped anaconda.log: 01:19:02,896 INFO anaconda: Installing bootloader
Confirmed. Installed system hangs at: Booting from Hard Disk... Tested with: $ qemu-img create f18-test-1.img 12G $ qemu-kvm -m 2048 -hda f18-test-1.img -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F18/F18-Final/TC1/Fedora-18-TC1-x86_64-Live-Desktop.iso -usb -vga qxl -boot menu=on -usbdevice mouse Updated anaconda on Live CD from koji: Information for build anaconda-18.37-1.fc18 ID 371688 Installed with default storage configuration: Click Installation Destination. Click Done. Click Begin Installation.
A workaround is to toggle installing the bootloader off and then on: Click Installation Destination. Click Full disk summary and options... Click ATA QEMU HARDDISK to select. Click Do not install bootloader. Click Set as Boot Device. Click Close. Click Done. Click Begin Installation.
Confirmed with smoke5. Happens for uninitialized disks. Proposing as blocker.
anaconda-18.37.1-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-19991/anaconda-18.37.1-1.fc18
Discussed at 2012-12-12 blocker review meeting: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-bugzappers/2012-12-12/f18final-blocker-review-4.2012-12-12-17.01.log.txt . Accepted as a blocker per criterion "In most cases, a system installed according to any of the above criteria must boot to the 'firstboot' utility on the first boot after installation, without unintended user intervention, unless the user explicitly chooses to boot in non-graphical mode..."
Package anaconda-18.37.2-1.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-18.37.2-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-19991/anaconda-18.37.1-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
anaconda-18.37.2-1.fc18 fixes this bug for me. Grub is installed.
smoke6 seems fine for me too, I got grub.
anaconda-18.37.2-1.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.