Bug 5614

Summary:	Using the dual iso the installer gets kernel panic in a Toshiba Satellite L755-1DR
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Kristoffer Grundström <lovaren>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED OLD	QA Contact:
Severity:	critical
Priority:	High	CC:	davidwhodgins, lovaren, mageia, pterjan, thierry.vignaud
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	NEEDINFO
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	drakx-installer-stage2	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:16:05 CEST

Description of problem: I downloaded the dual arch iso via torrent & burned it to a USB-key using unetbootin followed by doing sync command for /media/New_volume & got no errors doing so. When I set my BIOS to boot from USB & restart it the installer gets a kernel panic message.

How reproducible: Everytime I've retried boot the installation using the same method.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Open desired webbrowser.
2.  Go to http://www.mageia.org/
3.  Click on 2 (Beta3).
4.  Download the dual arch iso via this link: http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/get/?q=Mageia-2-beta3-dual-CD.iso&torrent=1
5.  Connect the USB-key.
6.  Open unetbootin.
7.  Burn that iso to the USB-key.
8.  cd to /media/NameofyourUSB-key
9.  Type sync.
10. Unmount the USB-key.
11. Reboot the computer.
12. Set your BIOS to boot from USB.
13. Boot the installer.
14. Voila!

Comment 1 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:16:45 CEST

I have to mention that using boot.iso or each arch version on its own works fine.

Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:16:51 CEST

CC: (none) => kristoffer.grundstrom1983

Comment 2 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:18:57 CEST

This is a brand new computer so no hardware-problems.

Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:19:17 CEST

Source RPM: (none) => drakx-installer-stage2

Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:19:34 CEST

Priority: Normal => High

Comment 3 Pascal Terjan 2012-04-26 00:32:55 CEST

As far as I know unetbootin has always produced broken boot for Mandriva and Mageia

CC: (none) => pterjan

Comment 4 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:37:07 CEST

(In reply to comment #3)
> As far as I know unetbootin has always produced broken boot for Mandriva and
> Mageia

(In reply to comment #3)
> As far as I know unetbootin has always produced broken boot for Mandriva and
> Mageia

Yes, but this isn't the case for me.

Comment 5 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 00:38:32 CEST

Sorry for the double-post in the last reply.

Comment 6 Pascal Terjan 2012-04-26 00:41:28 CEST

You said "I downloaded the dual arch iso via torrent & burned it
to a USB-key using unetbootin"

Comment 7 Manuel Hiebel 2012-04-26 01:07:40 CEST

and 
6.  Open unetbootin.
7.  Burn that iso to the USB-key.

so can you test with dd ?

Status: NEW => UNCONFIRMED
Ever confirmed: 1 => 0

Comment 8 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-26 13:50:21 CEST

(In reply to comment #7)
> and 
> 6.  Open unetbootin.
> 7.  Burn that iso to the USB-key.
> 
> so can you test with dd ?

Tried that way now. Got no errors burning it to the USB-key, but I see the message that Mageia EBIOS can't find kernel-image.

Comment 9 Dave Hodgins 2012-04-26 23:47:05 CEST

(In reply to comment #8)
> (In reply to comment #7)
> > and 
> > 6.  Open unetbootin.
> > 7.  Burn that iso to the USB-key.
> > 
> > so can you test with dd ?
> 
> Tried that way now. Got no errors burning it to the USB-key, but I see the
> message that Mageia EBIOS can't find kernel-image.

Do you mean that you tested with dd?

cd /directory-with-iso/
dd if=Mageia-2-beta3-dual-CD.iso of=/dev/sd? bs=1M
where sd? is the usb drive.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Comment 10 Kristoffer Grundström 2012-04-27 12:58:43 CEST

(In reply to comment #9)
> (In reply to comment #8)
> > (In reply to comment #7)
> > > and 
> > > 6.  Open unetbootin.
> > > 7.  Burn that iso to the USB-key.
> > > 
> > > so can you test with dd ?
> > 
> > Tried that way now. Got no errors burning it to the USB-key, but I see the
> > message that Mageia EBIOS can't find kernel-image.
> 
> Do you mean that you tested with dd?
> 
> cd /directory-with-iso/
> dd if=Mageia-2-beta3-dual-CD.iso of=/dev/sd? bs=1M
> where sd? is the usb drive.

Yes.

Comment 11 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:06:07 CEST

Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 12 Nicolas Lécureuil 2013-09-16 00:46:58 CEST

please test with mageia 4 Alpha2

CC: (none) => nicolas.lecureuil

Comment 13 Dick Gevers 2014-11-15 06:57:01 CET

@kristoffer: is thus relevant to M5 or can you close? Thanks

Comment 14 Thierry Vignaud 2015-05-18 04:32:37 CEST

No answer for 3 years

Status: UNCONFIRMED => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Resolution: (none) => OLD

Comment 15 Kristoffer Grundström 2015-05-18 10:18:40 CEST

(In reply to Dick Gevers from comment #13)
> @kristoffer: is thus relevant to M5 or can you close? Thanks

I haven't tested this in three years, but bare with me.