Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 15:37 -0400
From: [email protected]
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Subject: [RHBA-2000:084-02] Various anaconda installer fixes
Red Hat, Inc. Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis: Various anaconda installer fixes
Advisory ID: RHBA-2000:084-02
Issue date: 2000-10-09
Updated on: 2000-10-09
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: anaconda installer ext2 labels FAT partition
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
This bug fix advisory corrects the following issues in the Red
Hat Linux 7.0 installer:
– the installer would crash when doing a multi-CD install if
pre-existing partititions were specified as mount points
– ext2 labels were not being truncated properly when written out
on a new install, causing errors when trying to mount these
partitions on a reboot
– missing or corrupt RPMs were not clearly being reported during
the install process
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 7.0 – i386
3. Problem description:
The installer would crash if a non-Linux partition was mounted
during the setup procedure. This bug advisory corrects this
issue.
The installer used a truncated version of the mount point of a
ext2 filesystem as its ext2 label. This label is used to reference
the filesystem in the /etc/fstab file, which specifies filesystems
to be mounted. The installer did not properly truncate the label to
the maximum length of 16 characters, causing the filesystem to not
mount on reboot. This bug advisory correctly truncates the
label.
This bug advisory also includes enhanced error reporting.
Specifically, the installer detects missing or corrupt RPM
packages. This should make it easier to diagnose problems in the
installation process.
4. Solution:
Download the update disk image, then create an update diskette.
This can be done by using the same procedure used to create a boot
diskette.
For more information, refer to
http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-7-Manual/install-guide/s1-steps-install-cdrom.html#S2-STEPS-MAKE-DISKS
Please note that you must substitute the update disk image
filename for the filename used in the example.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
18019 – error during installation
18031 – YAAB… this time looking for xmms rpm
18032 – Installation fails on Compaq Armada E500
17900 – problem mounting a partition via it’s label
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 7.0:
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/updates/7.0/images/i386/update-disk-20001009.img
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
7f836ebd0eebffb95daf3cc033ac2594 update-disk-20001009.img
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg <filename>
8. References:
N/A
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