Re: Install that previously worked now failing

[Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Lazzurs wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 16:15, Robert Lazzurs <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 15:57, Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >     
> > > Robert Lazzurs wrote:
> > >       
> > > > Hello, of course, it is an attachment to this email.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 16:59, Pablo Iranzo Gómez <piranzo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > Can you post your cobbler rendered kickstart to have a look on it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Pablo
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- "Robert Lazzurs" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 16:51, Robert Lazzurs <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have an install here that I did have previously working with this
> > > > > > > hardware and mirror setup however that is now failing for some
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > unknown
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > reason.  Below is the trace I got back from anaconda, if anyone has
> > > > > > > any ideas please let me know :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 15:01:55 INFO    : Running kickstart %%traceback script(s)
> > > > > > > 15:01:55 INFO    : All kickstart %%traceback script(s) have been
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > run
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > 15:01:55 CRITICAL: Traceback (most recent call first):
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 35,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > in
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > comparePoEVR
> > > > > > >   (e2, v2, r2) = (po2.epoch, po2.ver, po2.rel)
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 191,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > in __eq__
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   if comparePoEVR(self, other) == 0 and self.arch == other.arch
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > and
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > > self.name == other.name:
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/yum-plugins/fedorakmod.py", line 151, in
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > resolveVersions
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   elif sameName == None:
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/yum-plugins/fedorakmod.py", line 222, in
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > installAllKmods
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   rAvaModules = resolveVersions(avaModules)
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/yum-plugins/fedorakmod.py", line 276, in
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > postresolve_hook
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   newKernels + installedKernels)
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/plugins.py", line 153,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > in run
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   func(conduitcls(self, self.base, conf, **kwargs))
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 442,
> > > > > > > in buildTransaction
> > > > > > >   self.plugins.run('postresolve', rescode=rescode,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > restring=restring)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/yuminstall.py", line 1267, in
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > doPostSelection
> > > > > >
> > > > > >             
> > > > > > >   (code, msgs) = self.ayum.buildTransaction()
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/backend.py", line 177, in doPostSelection
> > > > > > >   return anaconda.backend.doPostSelection(anaconda)
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 201, in moveStep
> > > > > > >   rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 124, in gotoNext
> > > > > > >   self.moveStep()
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 223, in currentStep
> > > > > > >   self.gotoNext()
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 539, in run
> > > > > > >   (step, instance) = anaconda.dispatch.currentStep()
> > > > > > >  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 982, in ?
> > > > > > >   anaconda.intf.run(anaconda)
> > > > > > > AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'epoch'
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks again :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >               
> > > > > > Sorry for replying to my own post however I figured that I should
> > > > > > include more information
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is an install with a fairly standard kickstart file (that has
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > changed) being generated from Cobbler.  Cobbler has just had the RHEL
> > > > > > 5.1 dvd reimported into it and this kickstart template tested with
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > new import and this also fails, where it had previously worked
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The install is on to a Dell PowerEdge 1950 III.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If anyone requires any more information about this please let me
> > > > > > know,
> > > > > > if I find a solution I will post back to the list.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Take care.
> > > > > >             
> > > Cobbler runs through a copy of the DVD tree and identifies the varies
> > > "split" repos and runs createrepo on them.
> > >
> > > Having duplicates in the file shouldn't itself be a problem for yum, the
> > > theory was that createrepo might have munged the repo, but seeing this was
> > > an Anaconda traceback I was hoping someone might have better insight as to
> > > how a "None" could get in there.
> > >       
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > As discussed with Michael on IRC we have found the issue to be with
> > the duplicate repo lines.  My kickstart template for cobbler currently
> > has the following line
> >     
>
> <cut>
>
> Hello,
>
> Michael has confirmed that this is caused by a bug in cobbler that
> will be fixed soon.  Anyone who is having this issue should watch the
> cobbler mailing list for a patch coming soon.
>
> Take care.
>
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Right, the theory is that multiple repo definitions to the same URL /do/ 
break Anaconda in certain situations, so we're going to add some basic 
checks to make sure that doesn't happen.

--Michael



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