AnacondaBlocker or not? Read on.
Booting with a kickstart file with missing directives should prompt for that info manually. In my case, I leave out the partitioning info because my machines are different from each other physically, but I like to set them up the same as much as possible, hence kickstart.
I discovered that anaconda on the F11-rc2 DVD, when prompting for disk layout, does not display any existing RAID configuration on the custom layout screen. The config appears to be lost.
The same problem does not occur when not using kickstart. The same problem did not occur with alpha, beta, or preview when using kickstart, so this bug is a regression.
I collected the RC2 logs and posted them to BZ #503310, along with their Preview counterparts. Apparently the version of anaconda on the RC2 DVD doesn't just lose the config. It never collects it in the first place.
I suspect there are other use cases (necessarily involving kickstarting) that this bug would affect. So ... Blocker? I'd hate to cause another week's delay, but it seems like something worth checking.
On Sun, 2009-05-31 at 21:08 -0500, Allen Kistler wrote:
AnacondaBlocker or not? Read on.
Booting with a kickstart file with missing directives should prompt for that info manually. In my case, I leave out the partitioning info because my machines are different from each other physically, but I like to set them up the same as much as possible, hence kickstart.
I discovered that anaconda on the F11-rc2 DVD, when prompting for disk layout, does not display any existing RAID configuration on the custom layout screen. The config appears to be lost.
The same problem does not occur when not using kickstart. The same problem did not occur with alpha, beta, or preview when using kickstart, so this bug is a regression.
I collected the RC2 logs and posted them to BZ #503310, along with their Preview counterparts. Apparently the version of anaconda on the RC2 DVD doesn't just lose the config. It never collects it in the first place.
I suspect there are other use cases (necessarily involving kickstarting) that this bug would affect. So ... Blocker? I'd hate to cause another week's delay, but it seems like something worth checking.
Interesting use case. I do somewhat similar things sometimes with a semi-automated kickstart ... and I pick up manually where it leaves off.
I've added myself to the cc list of the bug and will see if I can add any additional value to your findings.
Thanks, James
On 05/31/2009 10:08 PM, Allen Kistler wrote:
I discovered that anaconda on the F11-rc2 DVD, when prompting for disk layout, does not display any existing RAID configuration on the custom layout screen. The config appears to be lost.
The RC2 graphical installer seems to lose some RAID sets too. I have to select 'format' and choose Software RAID to get some members back. After a reboot (failed install) it seems to keep loosing a mirror I have on sda6 and sdb6 (in extended partitions), even when it keeps others. I didn't grasp the problem well enough to file a useful bug on it.
-Bill