[Fwd: Re: Rawhide install fails 3/7/09]

[John Reiser]

>>> Anaconda proceeded fine until after the networking
>>> was setup, then it failed.  ...  I didn't get a
>>> chance to save it or anything ...

>> Confirmed again this morning, trying to find storage devices and it
>> failed.  I tried to save or send it to bugzilla but it wouldn't go
>> through.

If you have physical access to keyboard and a USB port, then use the
debug shell (on VT2: <Ctrl><Alt>F2) to create a directory and mount
a USB flash memory device.  Many times this will work even if anaconda
has trouble finding "disks."  [For instance:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488984 ]

If anaconda does not force an immediate reboot, then you may be able
to save information directly to a file on flash memory, or via
Copy+Paste into an editor, or by hand keying.

Many bugs still occur in non-graphical mode (text mode install) and/or
with a text console. Type a <TAB> at the GRUB boot screen, then append
" text console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0" to the kernel comand line,
and boot.  Capture by using a null modem cable to another machine
running minicom, etc.

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