Re: FC5 Anaconda Hang

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On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 09:10 -0500, Kevin H. Hobbs wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 19:40 -0500, Kevin H. Hobbs wrote:
> > I just tried to install Fedora Core 5 and failed.  It just gets into the
> > graphical installer  with a blank window and X plain mouse pointer or
> > into the text installer and stops.  The last message on the third
> > virtual terminal in both cases is 
> > 
> > 	no floppy device found but we'll try fd0 anyway
> > 
> > Anaconda is absolutely correct there is no floppy.
> > 
> > I tried installing with "linux askmethod" with the isos on my hard
> > drive. I tried to install of the cds, "linux text" "linux askmethod
> > text" all with the same results.
> 
> Looking at the floppy.py from anaconda-11.0.5-1.src.rpm I was able to
> find the warning I got.
> 
> It looks like anaconda line 1118 makes the call. The very next thing
> done seems to make device nodes.  I checked and there do seem to be
> devices in /dev  I was only looking for floppy devices so I don't know
> what else was there.  After that I'd need more messages to figure out.
> -- 

Yup, it's not the lack of floppy. I grabbed an old one from work and
anaconda still stops.  The message changes to the "floppy device is ..."
one.

Is there a verbose anaconda mode?

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