F19 install - Hercules 3.09 on Windows 7 64 bit problem

[Dan Horák]

On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:20:19 +0100
Briggs Darren <Darren.Briggs at uk.fujitsu.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to install F19 under Hercules 3.09 on Windows 7 64 bit and
> the install appears to stop on the installer Configuration - User
> Settings screen with 'Preparing to install' message.
> 
> The installer seems to boot fine with the following boot options:
> 
> ro ramdisk_size=40000 cio_ignore=all,!0.0.0009 vnc vncpassword=fedora
> rd.dasd=0.0.3002 rd.dasd=0.0.3003
> ip=192.168.0.202::192.168.0.1:24:s390.localdomain:eth0:none
> rd.znet=lcs,0.0.0610,0.0.0611
> root=live:http://192.168.0.51/f19/images/install.img
> repo=http://secondary.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/19/Fedora/s390x/os
> nameserver=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> 
> the nameserver parameter has been  'x' out for security.
> 
> Next:
> 
> 1)         connect over VNC
> 2)         specify language and keyboard map
> 3)         specify installation destination
> 4)         specify software selection, I select minimal
> 5)         select begin installation
> 6)         specify root password
> 7)         specify user
> 
> after step 5 the 'Preparing to install' message is displayed but
> nothing else seems to happen.
> 
> I've left the installer for several hours and no further output is
> received.
> 
> Anyone come across this before?  Are there any diagnostics that would
> help determine what has gone wrong?

you should be able to connect with ssh as root and check the log files
under /tmp, it could be even finished, only the GUI not being refreshed.
We suspect there is something wrong with threading and the installer GUI
when run under Hercules ...


		Dan

> All suggestions welcome, thanks.
> 
> Regards, Darren.
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