Anaconda fails to detect disks

Jeremy Katz katzj at redhat.com
Wed Apr 16 13:41:16 UTC 2008


On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 13:06 +0100, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> I just tried to install Rawhide via the boot.iso image from the 13
> April, but when it reached the partitioning stage Anaconda failed to
> detect any disks and the install could not proceed.
> 
> I've tried to install the Beta release on this system from both the
> DVD and Live CDs and had the same problem, but was hoping it would be
> resolved in a later update.
> 
> What can I try to fix this problem, and if there's not something I can
> do, what can I do to provide information that will help fix this bug
> (assuming it is a bug)? I've had a quick look through bugzilla but
> didn't spot anything useful...

Information on the hardware is needed.  And especially since it sounds
like the live cd boots, you should be able to get kernel boot logs and
the output of lshal to see if the disks show up in both 

Jeremy




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