Anaconda installation error or bug?

[acerimusdux]

I'm getting the following error (this is from the end of my anaconda.log file):

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12:05:27 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloadersetup 12:05:27 INFO : moving (1) to step bootloader 12:06:39 INFO : moving (1) to step reposetup 12:06:39 DEBUG : isys.py:mount()- going to mount /dev/sdb1 on /mnt/isodir as auto with options defaults 12:06:39 DEBUG : isys.py:mount()- going to mount /dev/loop2 on /mnt/cdimage as iso9660 with options defaults,ro 12:06:40 DEBUG : isys.py:umount()- going to unmount /mnt/cdimage, removeDir = False 12:06:40 DEBUG : isys.py:mount()- going to mount /dev/loop1 on /mnt/source as iso9660 with options defaults,ro 12:06:40 INFO : set mediaid of repo InstallationRepo to: 1257725234.740991 12:06:41 INFO : moving (1) to step tasksel 12:10:08 WARNING : Try 1/10 for http://f12.amahi.org/repodata/repomd.xml failed: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 6 - "" 12:10:08 WARNING : Failed to get http://f12.amahi.org/repodata/repomd.xml from mirror 1/1, or downloaded file is corrupt 12:10:08 CRITICAL: anaconda 12.46 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 768, in mirrorFailureCB dev.format.mountpoint = self.tree File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/urlgrabber/mirror.py", line 297, in _failure action = cb(cb_obj, *args, **kwargs) or {} File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/urlgrabber/mirror.py", line 402, in _mirror_try self._failure(gr, obj) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/urlgrabber/mirror.py", line 408, in urlgrab return self._mirror_try(func, url, kw) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 823, in _getFile size=size File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 999, in _getFileRepoXML size=102400) # setting max size as 100K File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1220, in _commonLoadRepoXML result = self._getFileRepoXML(local, text) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1367, in _groupLoadRepoXML if self._commonLoadRepoXML(text): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1390, in _loadRepoXML return self._groupLoadRepoXML(text, mdtypes) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1400, in _getRepoXML self._loadRepoXML(text=self) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1408, in <lambda> repoXML = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepoXML(), File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1245, in _check_db_version repoXML = self.repoXML File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 223, in _check_db_version return repo._check_db_version(mdtype) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 164, in populate if self._check_db_version(repo, mydbtype): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 277, in populateSack sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 549, in _getSacks self.repos.populateSack(which=repos) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 512, in doSackSetup return self._getSacks(archlist=archlist, thisrepo=thisrepo) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1129, in <lambda> self.__withFuncDo(anaconda, lambda r: self.ayum.doSackSetup(thisrepo=r.id), File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1156, in __withFuncDo fn(repo) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1130, in doSackSetup thisrepo=thisrepo, fatalerrors=fatalerrors) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/task_gui.py", line 45, in setupRepo anaconda.backend.doSackSetup(anaconda, thisrepo=repo.id, fatalerrors=False) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/task_gui.py", line 362, in run setupRepo(self.anaconda, newRepoObj): File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/task_gui.py", line 527, in _addRepo if dialog.run() in [gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_DELETE_EVENT]: AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'format' 12:10:28 WARNING : /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/meh/ui/gui.py:160: GtkWarning: gtk_notebook_set_tab_label: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (child)' failed exnxml = gtk.glade.XML(findGladeFile("exnSave.glade"), domain="python-meh")

I'm trying to install Fedora from an iso image. I'm booting with the following options: BOOT_IMAGE=/data/vmlinuz nomodeset repo=hd:/dev/sdb1:/data

This error is occurring at the point when I try to add the Amahi repository at "http://f12.amahi.org". Is this a bug I should submit somewhere? Am I doing something wrong here? Any ideas?

[cpg]

http://f12.amahi.org/ (and the /repodata/repomd.xml) is definitely working.

maybe you do not have network connectivity?
maybe there is no good driver for your NIC in F12?

[acerimusdux]

Yes, I think it may be the driver for the NIC.

Found someone else having problems with the same motherboard:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=533105

I was not able to install at all on the Gigabyte 785 chipset motherboard. The
driver for the on-board RTL8111C Realtek network chip was also broken, so I had
to use another network card to access online repos for a network install with
the latest updates. Even so, I was not able to install. Sorry but I haven't
had time since this time last month to try installing again (to see if the
problem has been fixed by kernel updates).

I also had to use the nomodeset option to get the xserver to work for the installer on this board. Don't know if I'll be able to get the NIC to work now.

From syslog:

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<6>r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI loaded <6>r8169 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 <7>r8169 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 <7> alloc irq_desc for 26 on node 0 <7> alloc kstat_irqs on node 0 <7>r8169 0000:02:00.0: irq 26 for MSI/MSI-X <6>eth0: RTL8168c/8111c at 0xffffc90011340000, 00:24:1d:d1:82:9e, XID 3c4000c0 IRQ 26

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<29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> starting... <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the modem-manager... <28>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: Could not get hostname: failed to read /etc/sysconfig/network <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: Loaded plugin ifcfg-rh: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> Wireless now enabled by radio killswitch <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ... <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: read connection 'System eth0' <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: ifcfg-rh: Ignoring connection 'System eth0' and its device because NM_CONTROLLED was false. <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169') <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 <28>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <WARN> default_adapter_cb(): bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files <29>Feb 4 16:59:16 NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... <5>firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 004d3fe00000241d, S400

I'm not sure what exactly is going on there. It seems to detect the card and load the driver. But "carrier is OFF" certainly doesn't sound right.

[cpg]

don't fight it
get yourself a (very cheap) 100Mb or 1Gb card and stick it into a pci slot!