Booting from USB DVD broken? (FC5T3) - resolved for FC5

[Jim Cornette]

This bug should be fixed for FC5 installation.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182589
comment #10
Looks like this was due to kudzu passing bogus devices into anaconda and has
been fixed since test3.



Jim Cornette wrote:
> I seem to remember someone posting to the list regarding problems with 
> installing from a USB interfaced DVD reader/writer. I could not find the 
> previous post. I did however find the problem when attempting to install 
>  FC5T3 on two different SBC systems using a Memorex DVD reader/writer.
> I am able to install the FC5T2 installation from DVD. I checked the 
> burned DVD using the USB DVD recorder/player and it passed the media test.
> The FC5T5 install fails in both GUI and text modes. FC5T2 installs fine 
> on the same computers and with the same DVD device and brand of blank 
> DVD's used for the burn.
> I filed a bug report but I thought I'd ask if others are having similar 
> failures and what boot options could be issued to bypass the recently 
> introduced error, if any workarounds available.
> 
> Jim
> 


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Well fix that in the next (upgrade, update, patch release, service pack).