diff -up anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c.DEBUG anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c

--- anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c.DEBUG	2008-10-15 16:58:47.000000000 -0400

+++ anaconda-11.4.0.83/loader2/loader.c	2008-10-15 17:04:22.000000000 -0400

@@ -1578,15 +1578,24 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {

         { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }

     };

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader is now running.");

+

     /* Make sure sort order is right. */

     setenv ("LC_COLLATE", "C", 1);	

     /* Very first thing, set up tracebacks and debug features. */

     rc = anaconda_trace_init();

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader has run anaconda_trace_init()");

+

     /* now we parse command line options */

     optCon = poptGetContext(NULL, argc, (const char **) argv, optionTable, 0);

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: The loader has parsed command line options.");

+

     if ((rc = poptGetNextOpt(optCon)) < -1) {

         fprintf(stderr, "bad option %s: %s\n",

                 poptBadOption(optCon, POPT_BADOPTION_NOALIAS), 

@@ -1645,6 +1654,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {

     extraArgs[0] = NULL;

     parseCmdLineFlags(&loaderData, cmdLine);

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: anaconda version %s on %s starting", VERSION, getProductArch());

+

     logMessage(INFO, "anaconda version %s on %s starting", VERSION, getProductArch());

     if ((FL_SERIAL(flags) || FL_VIRTPCONSOLE(flags)) && 

@@ -1663,8 +1675,14 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {

         stop_fw_loader(&loaderData);

         exit(1);

     }

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to initializeConsole()");

+

     initializeConsole();

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to checkForRam()");

+

     checkForRam();

     /* iSeries vio console users will be ssh'ing in to the primary

@@ -1672,6 +1690,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {

     if (isVioConsole())

         setenv("TERM", "vt100", 1);

+    /* DEBUG */

+    fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: About to load Default Modules");

+

     mlLoadModuleSet("cramfs:vfat:nfs:loop:floppy:edd:pcspkr:squashfs:ext4dev:ext3:ext2:iscsi_tcp");

     if (!FL_NOIPV6(flags))