Bug 97407 - Install of RH 8.0 crashes...
Summary: Install of RH 8.0 crashes...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i586
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Mike McLean
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-06-14 19:27 UTC by Mihailo Nikolic
Modified: 2005-10-31 22:00 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2003-07-14 16:42:57 UTC
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Description Mihailo Nikolic 2003-06-14 19:27:21 UTC
Description of problem:
Start the graphical install, go through the options and when it shows "Readin 
Packages" on the screen it gives this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", line 786, in handleRendeCallback
 self.currentWindow.renderCallback()
File "usr/lib/iw/progress_gui.py",line 149, in renderCallback
 self.intf.icw.nextClicked()
File "usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py, line 632, in nextClicked
 self.dispatch.gotoNext()
File "usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 150, gotoNext
 self.moveStep()
File "usr/lib/anacaonda/dispatch.py", line 215, in moveStep
 rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
File "usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 430, in turnOnFilesystems
 partitions.doMetaDeletes(diskset)
File "usr/lib/anaconda/partitions.py", line 1110, in doMetaDeletes
 lvm.vgactivate()
File "usr/lib/anaconda/lvm.py", line 54, in vgactivate
 searchPath = 1)
file "usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line66, in execWithRedirect
 childpid = os.fork()
OSError:[Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Red Hat Linux 8.0

How reproducible:
Everytime I try and install

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go through install
2. Choose packages for install
3. Click Next
    
Actual results:
Error pop up window with above message

Expected results:
Install of Red Hat 8.0

Additional info:
Debug, Save to floopy, or PK buttons don't do anything

Comment 1 Mihailo Nikolic 2003-06-14 19:32:46 UTC
that should be OK button under additional information

Comment 2 Mihailo Nikolic 2003-06-14 19:48:36 UTC
text based install seems to work fine

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2003-06-16 15:24:33 UTC
The graphical install requires 128MB of RAM. How much RAM is in your system?

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2003-07-14 16:42:57 UTC
Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if you have additional information to
add to this report.


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