Bug 4554

Summary: run_program.pm timeout is too short.
Product: Mageia Reporter: Dave Hodgins <davidwhodgins>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: Normal CC: epistemepromeneur, mageia
Version: Cauldron   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: i586   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: drakxtools-backend-13.81-1.mga2 CVE:
Status comment:

Description Dave Hodgins 2012-02-17 08:30:05 CET 
While attempting to install beta 1 under VirtualBox, after 5 hours
upgrading a Mageeia 1 install to a Mageia 2 beta 1 install, the
generation of the bootloader fails due to the arbitrary time
limit imposed by line 90 of /usr/lib/libDrakX/run.

I understand the need for a timeout.  Too long of a timeout makes
the system "unfriendly".  Too short of a timeout makes the system
completely unusable.

The timeout should be increased to at least 30 minutes, or easily
over-ridable, either with an option during the install, or via
a boot parameter.
Manuel Hiebel 2012-02-17 16:58:29 CET

Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 Dave Hodgins 2012-02-23 23:21:13 CET 
*** Bug 4234 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

CC: (none) => epistemepromeneur

Comment 2 episteme promeneur 2012-05-11 11:13:34 CEST 
mageia 2 rc

pb still there

no updating during installation

synthesis.hdlist files are well uploaded and that's all
Comment 3 Thierry Vignaud 2012-05-11 11:51:05 CEST 
No. We won't increase timeout.
You should use "divider=10" kernel parameter in order to workaround virtualbox slowness (see bug #44)

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX

Comment 4 episteme promeneur 2012-05-11 12:10:01 CEST 
(In reply to comment #3)
> No. We won't increase timeout.
> You should use "divider=10" kernel parameter in order to workaround virtualbox
> slowness (see bug #44)

in my case it is not a virtualbox pb

i have also this pb witha real pc
Comment 5 Sander Lepik 2012-05-11 12:11:55 CEST 
You should be able to use the same parameter.

CC: (none) => sander.lepik