Description of problem: The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 19.27-1 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1235, in _selectYumPackage raise NoSuchPackage(pkgid) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1434, in selectRequiredPackages map(self._selectYumPackage, self._requiredPackages) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1337, in _applyYumSelections self.selectRequiredPackages() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1373, in checkSoftwareSelection self._applyYumSelections() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1460, in preInstall self.checkSoftwareSelection() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/install.py", line 154, in doInstall payload.preInstall(packages=packages, groups=payload.languageGroups()) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs) NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux Version-Release number of selected component: anaconda-19.27-1 Additional info: reporter: libreport-2.1.4 cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz nomodeset ip=212.115.199.60::212.115.199.57:255.255.255.248:testsys.digifarma.nl::none noipv6 nameserver=212.115.199.57 inst.stage2=hd:UUID=45658a8b-656a-4895-a8a8-fe99b5d3a962 updates=hd:sdb1:/updates.gerror.img extlinux executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.9.1-301.fc19.x86_64 product: Fedora release: Cannot get release name. type: anaconda version: 19-Beta Truncated backtrace: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 168, in run threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/install.py", line 154, in doInstall payload.preInstall(packages=packages, groups=payload.languageGroups()) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1460, in preInstall self.checkSoftwareSelection() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1373, in checkSoftwareSelection self._applyYumSelections() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1337, in _applyYumSelections self.selectRequiredPackages() File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1434, in selectRequiredPackages map(self._selectYumPackage, self._requiredPackages) File "/tmp/updates/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py", line 1235, in _selectYumPackage raise NoSuchPackage(pkgid) NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux
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Created attachment 748778 [details] File: environ
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Created attachment 748789 [details] File: anaconda-tb
Still not functional in anaconda 19.30-1
Attempt to configure the extlinux bootloader by installing from the F19 DVD and appending "extlinux" to the kernel command line. cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda cmdline_file: initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Fedora\x2019\x20x86_64 extlinux BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.9.5-301.fc19.x86_64 package: anaconda-19.30.13-1 product: Fedora reason: NoSuchPackage: syslinux-extlinux release: Cannot get release name. version: 19
Created attachment 770523 [details] anaconda-tb-ISZ7hs Log file corresponding to Comment 13. Tested with: $ qemu-img create f19-test-1.img 16G $ qemu-kvm -m 4096 -hda f19-test-1.img -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F19/Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso -vga std -boot menu=on
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F19_bugs#Hidden_extlinux_install_option_works_only_with_network_install *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 970184 ***