[Bug 433723] New: Failed to initialize software repositories
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 Summary: Failed to initialize software repositories Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Beta 2 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 10.3 Status: NEW Severity: Blocker Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: frankebay99@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Community User At the very beginning of the installation, the DVD x86-64bits .ISO cannot initialize software repositories. Screenshot attached. I have tried different things and cannot make it work. I do not want to wait Beta 3 for a fix. What is the workaround to install the DVD 64bits ISO from both the ISO burnt on a DVD and VirtualBox (either by DVD or .ISO emulated as DVD)? tnx -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c1 --- Comment #1 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-08 17:48:23 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=244483) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=244483) Screenshot Screenshot -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User aj@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c2 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|Blocker |Critical Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |frankebay99@gmail.com --- Comment #2 from Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> 2008-10-08 22:52:54 MDT --- Did you run the media check on the media? Does this happen as well with VirtualBox? Just using the downloaded iso file should work fine. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c3 Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|frankebay99@gmail.com | --- Comment #3 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-09 06:34:18 MDT --- The media check ran automatically when I used K3B to burn it on DVD. It passed. I did 2 things: First I burnt it on DVD for installation on my HD in real life. I did not try this yet. Second, I used the .ISO to try it in VBox. It does happen in VBox. I used the .iso linked as a file in VBox (emulates CD Drive), therefore I did not alter at all the .iso because it's simply linked to the VM in VBox. Since the MD5 check passed and I use the iso straight in VBox (no alteration), I don't know what could cause this. I am not the only one, someone else on suse forums has the same issue. I downloaded from this link http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1-Beta2/iso/torrent/ -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |snwint@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User snwint@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c4 Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |frankebay99@gmail.com --- Comment #4 from Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@novell.com> 2008-10-09 07:14:12 MDT --- Does bug 429344 comment 15 help? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c5 --- Comment #5 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-09 07:42:20 MDT --- It says "I think ide-generic pops in at an unwanted place. Does booting with 'brokenmodules=ide-generic' and/or 'linuxrc.debug=-udev.mods' help?" I will have to inform myself on how to boot with that option and try it out. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c6 Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|frankebay99@gmail.com | --- Comment #6 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-09 18:05:18 MDT --- In the installation boot menu (green menu), in the BOOT OPTIONS line I tried the following: brokenmodules=ide-generic Result: No change, get same pop-up error. I then tried: linuxrc.debug=-udev.mods Result: Very small change, it still pops the error but instead of /hdc in the URL it is /sr0. Real result is that I still can't go past that pop-up, installation does not go any further. I then at last tried: brokenmodules=ide-generic,linuxrc.debug=-udev.mods Result: No change, same as original error. As a reminder, I use the downloaded DVD .ISO file x86-64 linked as an ISO file for CD emulation under VBox 1.6.2 non-OSE. What could be my next step? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c7 Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|Critical |Normal --- Comment #7 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-12 18:17:59 MDT --- Lowered Severity to NORMAL. I discovered that this problem happens only under Vbox 1.6.2 (I use the non-OSE version, don't know about OSE version). Using Vbox 2.0.2 works fine, even under MAC OSX. Also booting from DVD in real life (not virtual) works fine as well. I see we now have the possibility to choose the architecture (x86 or x86-64). That choice is not given under Vbox 1.6.2 cuz that version does not support 64bits. Maybe part of the problem, but to me we could close to bug, unless it is important for opensuse developers to support backward compatibility with Vbox 1.6.2 non-OSE. tnx -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User snwint@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c8 Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|snwint@novell.com |yast2-maintainers@suse.de --- Comment #8 from Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@novell.com> 2008-10-13 04:47:31 MDT --- Hm, it's a bit strange that the error happens that late; but anyway it's a zypp error message (I think). There is also the chance that it might really be a driver problem as in bug 429344. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User jkupec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c9 --- Comment #9 from Ján Kupec <jkupec@novell.com> 2008-10-13 05:11:36 MDT --- (In reply to comment #8 from Steffen Winterfeldt)
Hm, it's a bit strange that the error happens that late; but anyway it's a zypp error message (I think).
yes. y2log would tell us more. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User visnov@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c10 Stanislav Visnovsky <visnov@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |visnov@novell.com Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |frankebay99@gmail.com --- Comment #10 from Stanislav Visnovsky <visnov@novell.com> 2008-10-13 08:33:30 MDT --- Could you, please, attach the YaST logs? http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs/YaST -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c11 --- Comment #11 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-13 17:17:53 MDT --- Created an attachment (id=245266) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=245266) Screenshot during install Screenshot during install -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c12 --- Comment #12 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-10-13 17:18:46 MDT --- Can you plz explain how a y2log from a 10.3 running machine would give info of an installation error that happens inside the virtual machine of VBox 1.6.2? It's not a VBox error per se, it happens from within the VM itself. How does y2log from a host machine log errors inside a VM? I ran again my VM installation of 11.1 KDE 64-bits from iso DVD file and I got the error at the same place, as expected, but my y2log of my host machine did not append with any information (still shows yesterday's date). I cannot get y2log from the VM installation, cuz nothing is installed yet. I get the repo initialization failure right at the beginning of the instllation, during the Initialize Package Manager sub-step of the System Probing step. This is the first screen that comes up after the boot menu when booting from DVD. I have attached another pic to help figure out when it happens. BTW, it says OpenSuse 11.0 on top left corner, I guess that has been fixed already. :) tnx -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User sh@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c13 --- Comment #13 from Stefan Hundhammer <sh@novell.com> 2008-11-04 04:19:18 MST --- Of course we don't want the y2logs from the 10.3 host machine, but from the VM that is being installed. I don't see anybody here requesting the host machine logs. Anyway, is this still an issue at all? Beta-4 is out now. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c14 --- Comment #14 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-04 06:15:30 MST --- That's what I thought, from the VM, cuz from the host it wouldn't make sens. :) As said I can't have it, I don't know if it's created in any way at that point of the installation (nothing has been installed, nothing has been probed at that point of installation). I clicked on the Installation in green boot menu, then it opens the first installation page and when it looks for repos it fails there. I don't know where the y2log would be saved (memory or in a temp folder? where is it saved when the partition is not even formatted? It fails far before I reach that point). I am scheduled to test RC1 on Nov 13-14 when it comes out and will retest this. I wonder if the problem is actually VBox, cuz on their latest version it works fine. I believe it's a bug with VBox v1.6.2. Using latest versions of VBox with 11.1B2 as VM works fine. I believe we can close the ticket, as just upgrading VBox to newer version solves the problem. tnx -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User jkupec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c15 --- Comment #15 from Ján Kupec <jkupec@novell.com> 2008-11-06 09:01:16 MST --- It is saved in /var/log/YaST2 directory in the installation system (in-memory fs), as explained at http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs/YaST. You can switch to a console (in the VM) or open an xterm using ctr+alt+shift+x and type save_y2logs logs-tarball-name.tgz and put the .tgz file e.g. on a flash disk, or a host machine partition, or scp it somewhere if you have network connetion at that point. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c16 --- Comment #16 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-06 18:08:40 MST --- Yes, I follow your point and understand the procedure. I didn't know it was easy to access the in-mem fs. I was able to open Xterm and tar the logs. But I am unable to transmit. No network at that point and no usb as well (VBox 1.6.2 does not support USB so early in installation). I will try to see if I can attach a second VDI HD which I could mount, copy the ball there and read from another VM and get the file from it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c17 --- Comment #17 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-06 19:26:23 MST --- I could not find yet how to mount a formatted drive when the OS is not installed. I see /sbin/mount.cifs in the in-mem fs, but the command "mount" is not found. I will post question on forums and see what comes up. Once I mount the drive I will be able to copy the log onto it and then read it from an already installed VM. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User jkupec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c18 --- Comment #18 from Ján Kupec <jkupec@novell.com> 2008-11-25 06:50:44 MST --- Hi, any luck? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c19 --- Comment #19 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-25 07:01:38 MST --- Hello, no unfortunately I could not succeed to mount at that point of installation. I cannot provide the required info. I have found the repos fail to initialize only under VBOX 1.6.2, or probably <2.0.0. On the 17th-28th RC1 will be released and I will test again with that version in case it goes through. Good news is if you update your VBOX binary to >2.0.0 the problem does not reproduce. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User jkupec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c20 --- Comment #20 from Ján Kupec <jkupec@novell.com> 2008-11-25 08:13:45 MST --- (In reply to comment #19 from Francis Lamonde)
Good news is if you update your VBOX binary to >2.0.0 the problem does not reproduce.
Good news indeed :O) I'm not sure whether it's worth to investigate this further then. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c21 --- Comment #21 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-25 08:19:51 MST --- Absolutely. :) There are other bugs more important than this one. :) I will still take a quick look with RC1 and report it here, but whatever the result is, if it does install with VBOX 2.0.4 then all will be fine for me. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723 User frankebay99@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=433723#c22 Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED Info Provider|frankebay99@gmail.com | Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #22 from Francis Lamonde <frankebay99@gmail.com> 2008-11-30 19:42:11 MST --- 11.1 64-Bits DVD RC1 Fixed, works fine. Plz close bug/semi-bug. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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