[abrt] anaconda-19.31.77-1: BootLoaderError: bootloader install failed

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RC fails with the following abrt error.
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=initrd.img  ks=http://192.168.0.254/test.cfg  ksdevice=eth0 BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz 
comment:        
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.10.0-121.el7.x86_64
last_occurrence: 1401307179
pkg_arch:       x86_64
pkg_epoch:      0
pkg_name:       anaconda
pkg_release:    1
pkg_version:    19.31.77
product:        Red Hat Enterprise Linux
release:        Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode release 7.0 (Maipo)
time:           Wed 28 May 2014 19:59:39 UTC
version:        7.0

anaconda-tb:    Text file, 426427 bytes
anaconda.log:   Text file, 7988 bytes
packaging.log:  Text file, 102718 bytes
program.log:    Text file, 43576 bytes
storage.log:    Text file, 153381 bytes
syslog:         Text file, 65700 bytes

backtrace:
:Traceback (most recent call last):
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 211, in run
:    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
:    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 181, in doInstall
:    writeBootLoader(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2438, in writeBootLoader
:    storage.bootloader.write()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1605, in write
:    self.install()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1591, in install
:    raise BootLoaderError("bootloader install failed")
:BootLoaderError: bootloader install failed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content