61194 - CD install doesn't work since CD isn't writable

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Installer, defect, P3)

Description

[Akkana Peck]

This was seen using the NS 6 CD, but I'm filing it in bugzilla because
eventually, I hope, Mozilla will also be available on CDs (perhaps through a
place like cheapbytes?) and since it uses the same installer, it will see the
same problem, and I hope this gets fixed before that happens.

I just tried for the first time to install ns6 from the CD on my RH 6.2 home
machine.  netscape-installer refused to run -- "netscape-installer-bin:
permission denied".  netscape-installer-bin wouldn't run directly, either.  It
turns out that netscape-installer-bin is doing something that requires writing
to the current directory (which is unwritable if it's mounted on a CDROM).

I was able to install it by copying the contents of the linux directory on the
CD to a local directory (I symlinked the xpi directory to save space and copying
time).

Comment 1

[Akkana Peck]

Is there any chance of changing the RTM release notes to mention this?  Even if
not, if mozilla ever makes it to CD we should be sure to relnote this then if
it's not fixed.

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

I installed from the CD- clicking on the Netscape-Installer icon (RH6.1)and was 
successful 

Comment 3

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

We should be able to run from a CD.

Comment 4

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Moz 0.9 tasks

Comment 5

[Samir Gehani]

Need help triaging this: Grace says it works, Akkana says it doesn't.  To my
recollection, we do not try to write to the installer binary directory, only the
target.

Akkana, do you have a machine here that is showing the same behavior?  Thanks.

Comment 6

[Akkana Peck]

Hmm, that's weird -- on my Redhat 7.0 machine at work, I don't see the error.  I
saw it on my Redhat 6.2 machine at home.  Is it possible that it tries to make a
net connection during the install, and behaves differently depending on the
result?  The home machine doesn't have a permanent net connection, and I wasn't
dialed up when I ran the installer.  I'll experiment a little on the home
machine, using the same disk I used here (maybe there's a difference between it
and the disk I used?) and trying with/without network, and maybe also after
installing RH 7.0 (which I've been meaning to do on that machine anyway).

Comment 7

[Samir Gehani]

un-nominating for now, let us know if you find a reproducible case.

Comment 8

[Samir Gehani]

Akkana,
Any updates on the reproducability of this bug?  

Comment 9

[Samir Gehani]

Over to Syd for installer bug triage

Comment 10

[Daniel Wang]

-> wfm

Comment 11

[Grace Bush]

wfm