I'm trying to do a very minimal install onto a Soekris net4801. There seems to be a missing dependency in some package causing the install to fail with:
+-------------+ Exception Occurred +--------------+ | | | An unhandled exception has occurred. This # | | is most likely a bug. Please copy the full # | | text of this exception and file a detailed # | | bug report against anaconda at # | | http://www.centos.org/bugs/ # | +---| # | --+ | | Traceback (most recent call last): # | | | Pe| File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1173, in ? # | | | | intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData) # | | | | File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line # | | | | 510, in run # | | +---| dispatch.gotoNext() # | --+ | | File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", # | | line 171, in gotoNext # | | self.moveStep() # | | File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", # | | line 239, in moveStep # | +---| rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args)) # | --+ | | File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", # | | | Pe| line 1183, in doPostInstall # | | | | stdout = devnull) # | | | | File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py", line # | | | | 53, in execWithRedirect | | be run" # | | # | | +---| raise RuntimeError, command + " can not # | --+ | | be run" # | | +---| RuntimeError: /usr/sbin/kudzu can not be run # | --+
Pasting this into gmail was a real pain. Sorry about any formatting glitches.
So, any ideas as to what went wrong?
-- Matt
Matt Lawrence wrote:
I'm trying to do a very minimal install onto a Soekris net4801. There seems to be a missing dependency in some package causing the install to fail with:
+-------------+ Exception Occurred +--------------+ | | | An unhandled exception has occurred. This # | | is most likely a bug. Please copy the full # | | text of this exception and file a detailed # | | bug report against anaconda at # | | http://www.centos.org/bugs/ # |
Well, did you file a bug there ? I just looked and cant find anything there..
- K
On 12/5/05, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Matt Lawrence wrote:
I'm trying to do a very minimal install onto a Soekris net4801. There seems to be a missing dependency in some package causing the install to fail with:
+-------------+ Exception Occurred +--------------+ | | | An unhandled exception has occurred. This # | | is most likely a bug. Please copy the full # | | text of this exception and file a detailed # | | bug report against anaconda at # | | http://www.centos.org/bugs/ # |
Well, did you file a bug there ? I just looked and cant find anything there..
Not yet, I was hoping to be able to post more information and perhaps a workaround.
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 19:57 -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote:
On 12/5/05, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Matt Lawrence wrote:
I'm trying to do a very minimal install onto a Soekris net4801. There seems to be a missing dependency in some package causing the install to fail with:
+-------------+ Exception Occurred +--------------+ | | | An unhandled exception has occurred. This # | | is most likely a bug. Please copy the full # | | text of this exception and file a detailed # | | bug report against anaconda at # | | http://www.centos.org/bugs/ # |
Well, did you file a bug there ? I just looked and cant find anything there..
Not yet, I was hoping to be able to post more information and perhaps a workaround.
What were you booting from (Single server, CD-1, DVD)?
Which arch CD where you using?
Is this CentOS-3 or CentOS-4 and what version (3.6, 4.2, etc.)?
Did you do a Media check prior to install .. and did it pass?
On 12/5/05, Johnny Hughes mailing-lists@hughesjr.com wrote:
What were you booting from (Single server, CD-1, DVD)?
Which arch CD where you using?
Is this CentOS-3 or CentOS-4 and what version (3.6, 4.2, etc.)?
Did you do a Media check prior to install .. and did it pass?
Ah, good point. Sorry about that...
I was doing a network install of CentOS 4.2 with a custom kickstart. I'm attempting to build a VERY minimal system on a Soekris net4801. I basically have excluded almost all of the packages in the default install and am letting the automatic dependency resolution bring the few that I need back in. It looks like some package is still missing (due to a missing dependency) when the postinstall runs. According to the progress screen, only 87 packages are being installed.
Any ideas?
-- Matt
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 20:15 -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote:
On 12/5/05, Johnny Hughes mailing-lists@hughesjr.com wrote:
What were you booting from (Single server, CD-1, DVD)?
Which arch CD where you using?
Is this CentOS-3 or CentOS-4 and what version (3.6, 4.2, etc.)?
Did you do a Media check prior to install .. and did it pass?
Ah, good point. Sorry about that...
I was doing a network install of CentOS 4.2 with a custom kickstart. I'm attempting to build a VERY minimal system on a Soekris net4801. I basically have excluded almost all of the packages in the default install and am letting the automatic dependency resolution bring the few that I need back in. It looks like some package is still missing (due to a missing dependency) when the postinstall runs. According to the progress screen, only 87 packages are being installed.
Any ideas?
-- Matt
Take a look at this site: http://www.owlriver.com/tips/tiny-centos/
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 20:08 -0600, Johnny Hughes wrote:
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 19:57 -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote:
On 12/5/05, Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
Matt Lawrence wrote:
I'm trying to do a very minimal install onto a Soekris net4801. There seems to be a missing dependency in some package causing the install to fail with:
+-------------+ Exception Occurred +--------------+ | | | An unhandled exception has occurred. This # | | is most likely a bug. Please copy the full # | | text of this exception and file a detailed # | | bug report against anaconda at # | | http://www.centos.org/bugs/ # |
Well, did you file a bug there ? I just looked and cant find anything there..
Not yet, I was hoping to be able to post more information and perhaps a workaround.
I had this same thing happen to me lately and it was faulty memory causing it...I think before before you burn johnny's eyes w/that I would make sure my equip. and software are in order.
and then if all is good...bug report
On 12/5/05, rado rado@rivers-bend.com wrote:
I had this same thing happen to me lately and it was faulty memory causing it...I think before before you burn johnny's eyes w/that I would make sure my equip. and software are in order.
and then if all is good...bug report
The Soekris net4801 is a really nifty device for embedded use, but it can be a pain to do thsi sort of debugging on since it only has a serial port for a console.
I've switched over to another system that does have video (and virtual consoles) and the same error shows up.
After reading the tiny-centos web page, I'm trying to build a truly minimal installation. I have deselcted almost every default package and am using the automatic dependency resolution to pull in the required packages. The current install is 87 packages and is failing during postinstall. I don't really want to cycle through enabling packages one at a time to figure out what is missing.
Yes, I'm doing strange and terrible things to anaconda. I'm a geek.
-- Matt
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Matt Lawrence wrote:
On 12/5/05, rado rado@rivers-bend.com wrote:
The Soekris net4801 is a really nifty device for embedded use, but it can be a pain to do thsi sort of debugging on since it only has a serial port for a console.
After reading the tiny-centos web page, I'm trying to build a truly minimal installation. I have deselcted almost every default package
Yes, I'm doing strange and terrible things to anaconda. I'm a geek.
smile -- Didn't I help you in the IRC channel a while back?
As the author of that 'tiny-centos' page, and a long time anaconda and kickstart hacker, the thought comes to mind;
The _reason_ I did my reduction work in the %post stanza, was that mucking with ks/anaconda during proof of concept/ development is too much buck for not enough bang; reverse it to a high bang/buck ratio using %post to get a clean packagelist, and _then_ muck with ks/anaconda.
Better still, then write a minimal custom fdisk/mkfs/busybox, and rsync/rpm/yum tool and grub-install tool, a la cAos' 'cinch' installer, and cut even more cruft away for embedded work.
-- Russ Herrold
On 12/6/05, R P Herrold herrold@owlriver.com wrote:
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Matt Lawrence wrote:
On 12/5/05, rado rado@rivers-bend.com wrote:
As the author of that 'tiny-centos' page, and a long time anaconda and kickstart hacker, the thought comes to mind;
The tiny-centos page is neat and has inspired me to see how extreme I can get with reducing a CentOS installation. Right now, I'm down to 94 packages. In reality, the system will have many more packages than that when I put it into service as a router/firewall, it has a 4GB notebook hard disk, so I'm not realy short on space. I've just been playing around with the small installs for fun.
The _reason_ I did my reduction work in the %post stanza, was that mucking with ks/anaconda during proof of concept/ development is too much buck for not enough bang; reverse it to a high bang/buck ratio using %post to get a clean packagelist, and _then_ muck with ks/anaconda.
I've been trying a bit of that as well. Now I should go back to building the router setup.
Better still, then write a minimal custom fdisk/mkfs/busybox, and rsync/rpm/yum tool and grub-install tool, a la cAos' 'cinch' installer, and cut even more cruft away for embedded work.
Yeah, I should write a replacement for yum in Ruby. Heh.
On a related note, my Mini-ITX system requires unplugging the power cable and plugging it back in to do a PXEboot. I spent hours trying to figure out what was going on before I stumbled across that fix.
-- Matt
Matt Lawrence wrote:
Better still, then write a minimal custom fdisk/mkfs/busybox, and rsync/rpm/yum tool and grub-install tool, a la cAos' 'cinch' installer, and cut even more cruft away for embedded work.
Yeah, I should write a replacement for yum in Ruby. Heh.
The point that Russ was making was not a replacement for yum, but a replacement for anaconda.
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