Description of problem: Installation of F18 with an existing F19 Fedora entry in NVRAM. The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 18.37.11 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1640, in remove_efi_boot_target raise BootLoaderError("failed to remove old efi boot entry") File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1669, in install self.remove_efi_boot_target() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1705, in install super(MacEFIGRUB, self).install() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1689, in write self.install() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2312, in writeBootLoader storage.bootloader.write() File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 135, in doInstall writeBootLoader(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 504, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 91, in run threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs) BootLoaderError: failed to remove old efi boot entry Additional info: cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-osimg-min --lang en_US.UTF-8 cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=/isolinux/vmlinuz0 root=live:LABEL=Fedora-18-x86_64-Live-Desktop.is ro rd.live.image quiet rhgb executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 other involved packages: python-libs-2.7.3-13.fc18.x86_64 package: anaconda-18.37.11-1.fc18.x86_64 product: Fedora release: Fedora release 18 (Spherical Cow) type: libreport version: 18
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 975537 ***
Created attachment 763142 [details] anaconda-tb
Created attachment 763143 [details] dmesg This occurs at the same time anaconda crashes. [ 464.615665] efivars: DataSize & Attributes must be valid!
Created attachment 763146 [details] program.log log ends with this entry: 17:25:17,318 INFO program: Running... efibootmgr -b 0000 -B
Created attachment 763147 [details] messages