Re: Anaconda Customization Woes

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Alex Tang wrote:
Hi Eduardo,

I had a similar issue (anaconda was complaining about not being a supported platform), but the core problem was that when i built the CD images, some of the RPMS were left out...most importantly, "kernel".

Have you made sure that your CDs contain a proper "kernel" rpm?

...alex...

I think Alex has a good solution. The "not grpset.hdrlist.has_key("kernel")" test looks to be a sanity check. "If you don't have a kernel how can I run after installing?" Later on in the code another check is made for SMP or big memory kernels etc. Perhaps the "these people" comment pertains to people changing the list of packages and make a mistake? Several other options are you have a media problem or hardware problem. Did you perform a media check before installing? If the hdrlist file is on a bad spot on the CD that could cause you problems. If you burned the CDR on a higher speed CD drive and tried to use it on a lower speed drive that could cause you problems. I am not clear now on how you are using VMWare after rereading your original post. Could VMWare be at issue? I don't know, but if you continue to have problems you may have to remove it from the equation just to see one way or another.

Please post back when you find the solution.

Greg


Eduardo B. Fonseca wrote:

Hi Greg,


Perhaps you are unsupported and they don't want you to be unhappy with something that will not work. The python code from packages.py is listed below. It looks like you need to have a stand alone machine without VMWare. For example, look at this bug http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112555. Anaconda works fine without VMWare installed when trying to reproduce the error.

Greg

# this is a crappy hack, but I don't want bug reports from these people if (iutil.getArch() == "i386") and (not grpset.hdrlist.has_key("kernel")):
        intf.messageWindow(_("Error"),
                           _("You are trying to install on a machine "
                             "which isn't supported by this release of "
                             "%s.") %(productName,),
                           type="custom", custom_icon="error",
                           custom_buttons=[_("_Exit")])
        sys.exit(0)

    id.grpset = grpset



The trouble is, I installed Fedora Core II perfectly using VMWare. I just tested my ISO natively, and the error continues. Any more tips?

The python code (If I'm not mistaken) states that if I'm running i386 and there is no kernel for it, then displays the error. Is this right? If it is, what am I doing wrong here?

Cheers!



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