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Bug 1559816

Summary: Executing extlinux duplicates fdtdir line in extlinux.conf
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Pablo Greco <pablo>
Component: extlinux-bootloaderAssignee: Dennis Gilmore <dennis>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Pablo Greco 2018-03-23 10:46:13 UTC 
Description of problem:
Executing extlinux duplicates fdtdir line in extlinux.conf


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.2.1 (f27 and up)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get a correct extlinux.conf file
2. Execute extlinux


Actual results:
fdtdir file is added, once per execution

Expected results:
fdtdir corrected or added if necessary, but not duplicated


Additional info:
I've been using the attached patch to fix this issue
Comment 1 Jan Kurik 2018-08-14 10:09:53 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 29 development cycle.
Changing version to '29'.
Comment 2 Dennis Gilmore 2018-11-22 22:08:52 UTC 
extlinux on arm should only ever be executed by anaconda on a system install.
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2018-11-22 22:19:19 UTC 
extlinux-bootloader-1.2-6.fc29 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 29. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-6483cbc459
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2018-11-22 22:21:47 UTC 
extlinux-bootloader-1.2-6.fc28 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 28. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-7e89446991
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2018-11-23 01:16:20 UTC 
extlinux-bootloader-1.2-6.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-7e89446991
Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2018-11-23 02:57:08 UTC 
extlinux-bootloader-1.2-6.fc29 has been pushed to the Fedora 29 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-6483cbc459
Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2019-01-12 01:57:24 UTC 
extlinux-bootloader-1.2-6.fc29 has been pushed to the Fedora 29 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.