I've just fired off a pxe boot using the images from

http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/os/images/pxeboot/
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/os/images/pxeboot/

and I was able to get past the partitioning menu and complete the 
installation.

This is a bit odd.

The exception you've listed below is some of the code added in 6.3.

Can I have you re-download the pxe initrd.img along and try again?

Pat

On 07/20/2012 07:59 AM, Martin Flemming wrote:
> Hi !
>
> Is this right, that a test installation only works with 
> DVD/Networkimages ?
>
>  i want to install via pxe, but after partitioning,
>  the installations breaks with e.g.
>
> anaconda exception report
>  Traceback /tmp/updates/yuminstall.py
>  line 596  in readRepoConfig
> if not BETANAG and ("rawhide" in repo.id or development" in repo.id
>
> and
>
> NameError : global name 'BETANAG' is not defined
>
>
> Or is my installation enviroment a  buggy ?
>
> Thanks & cheers
>
>
>        Martin
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Connie Sieh wrote:
>
>> Since there has been interest in the release of SL 6.3 I am 
>> forwarding this testing anouncment which normally only goes to 
>> scientific-linux-devel .
>>
>> -Connie Sieh
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> Scientific Linux 6.3 Beta 1 i386/x86_64                July 16, 2012
>>
>> These are notes of the "Alpha/Beta" releases for Scientific Linux 6.3 .
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>> THIS IS NOT FOR PRODUCTION.
>>
>> This is for testing.  Please report back any issues to
>>  [log in to unmask] .
>>
>> There should be no expectation that a "yum" upgrade to SL 6.3 will work.
>> A new install is the recommended method to move from
>> "sl6rolling"(this alpha release) and the released "SL 6.3".
>>
>> Items marked with * are changes from the last release
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> DOWNLOAD INFO
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>> DVD:
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/iso
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/iso
>>
>> Network Install Images:
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/images/boot.iso 
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/images/boot.iso 
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> CHANGES WE MADE SINCE PREVIOUS RELEASE
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>> *yum-conf-sl6x-1-2
>> -    Updated GPG key list, CERN's key is now listed here too
>>
>> *redhat-logos-60.0.14-2.sl6.5
>> -    Now provides 'linux-logos'
>>
>> *kmod-openafs-1.6.1-112.sl6.71
>> *openafs-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-authlibs-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-authlibs-devel-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-client-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-compat-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-devel-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-kernel-source-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-kpasswd-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-krb5-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-plumbing-tools-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> *openafs-server-1.6.1-112.sl6
>> -    Updated to more current version, this is based on OpenAFS 1.6.1
>>
>> *sl-indexhtml-6-2.sl6.6
>> -    Updated Swedish translation by Alexander Lindqvist
>>
>> *sl-bookmarks-6-2.sl6
>> -    Now includes links to useful non-SL provided resources
>>
>> *sl-release-6.3-0.rolling
>> -    Updated to point at 6rolling
>>
>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-4.1-1.el6
>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-96-4.1-1.el6
>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-192-4.1-1.el6
>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-384-4.1-1.el6
>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-1152-4.1-1.el6
>> -    added '-r' option to script for removal of the configuration
>> -    now removes configuration when uninstalled
>> -    Switched to augeas based configuration
>> -    The old script can be found in the %doc folder
>> -    removed support for non-grub bootloaders as none are available 
>> for SL6
>> -    a number of SPEC file changes to make things cleaner
>> -    Now uses 'conflict' to ensure only one version installed at a time
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> RPMS ADDED IN THIS RELEASE
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> *rpmfusion-free-release-6-1.noarch.rpm
>> *yum-conf-rpmfusion-6-0.1.noarch.rpm
>> -    Simplified access to this repository was requested by the community
>>    The 'non-free' repository is not included.  It is the responsibility
>>    of the end user to verify their compliance with the licensing of the
>>    rpms in the rpmfusion repository.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> MAJOR CHANGES TUV MADE
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>> *libreoffice
>> -    openoffice.org has been replaced with libreoffice.  The libreoffice
>>     packages 'provide' the right packages to maintain compatibility
>>     for kickstart and yum installs.
>>
>> *anaconda
>> -    Anaconda now alerts users to the beta status of a release when it
>>     is tagged appropriately.  Upstream has added this functionality and
>>     we are taking advantage of it for the beta cycle.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> POSSIBLE UPGRADE PROBLEMS
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>> *libproxy-mozjs
>> -    Requires an old version of xulrunner, upstream bug 797779.
>>     We have removed it from SL6.3.  When an updated package is released
>>     we will build it.  If you need this package you can pull it from 6.2
>>
>> *libvirt-qpid
>> -    Requires an old version of qpid-cpp-client, upstream bug 839006
>>     We have removed it from SL6.3.  When an updated package is released
>>     we will build it.  If you need this package you can pull it from 6.2
>>
>> *sanlock
>> -    Upstream has removed the i686 sanlock packages, we have done the 
>> same.
>>     If upstream returns i686 support, we will add those packages.
>>
>> *tboot
>> *pacemaker
>> *pacemaker-libs
>> *pacemaker-libs-devel
>> -    Upstream only features these packages on x86_64, previously they 
>> were
>>     in both arches on SL6.  In SL6.3 we match upstream and have removed
>>     the packages from the i686 tree. If upstream returns i686 support,
>>     we will add those packages.
>>


-- 
Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer