--- anaconda-11.0.5/constants.py	2006-03-07 18:45:05.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib/anaconda/constants.py	2006-05-17 23:50:54.459319784 +0300
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 
 SELINUX_DEFAULT = 1
 
-cmdline = open("/proc/cmdline", "r").read()
-if cmdline.find("debug") != -1:
-    DEBUG = 1
+try:
+	cmdline = open("/proc/cmdline", "r").read()
+	if cmdline.find("debug") != -1:
+		DEBUG = 1
+except:
+	  pass
 
 DISPATCH_BACK = -1
 DISPATCH_FORWARD = 1
--- anaconda-11.0.5/flags.py	2006-02-09 20:43:41.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib/anaconda/flags.py	2006-05-17 23:54:11.513723977 +0300
@@ -49,22 +49,25 @@
         self.__dict__['flags']['virtpconsole'] = None
 
 
-        # determine if selinux is enabled or not
-        f = open("/proc/cmdline", "r")
-        line = f.readline()
-        f.close()
+        try:
+              # determine if selinux is enabled or not
+              f = open("/proc/cmdline", "r")
+              line = f.readline()
+              f.close()
 
-        tokens = line.split()
-        for tok in tokens:
-            if tok == "selinux":
-                self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 1
-            elif tok == "selinux=0":
-                self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 0
-            elif tok == "selinux=1":
-                self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 1
+              tokens = line.split()
+              for tok in tokens:
+                  if tok == "selinux":
+                      self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 1
+                  elif tok == "selinux=0":
+                      self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 0
+                  elif tok == "selinux=1":
+                      self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 1
 
-        if not os.path.exists("/selinux/load"):
-            self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 0
+              if not os.path.exists("/selinux/load"):
+                  self.__dict__['flags']['selinux'] = 0
+        except:
+          pass
 
                 
 global flags
--- anaconda-11.0.5/iutil.py	2006-02-06 23:06:46.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/lib/anaconda/iutil.py	2006-05-17 23:55:32.015524290 +0300
@@ -641,13 +641,16 @@
     myarch = rhpl.arch.canonArch
 
     # now allow an override with rpmarch=i586 on the command line (#101971)
-    f = open("/proc/cmdline", "r")
-    buf = f.read()
-    f.close()
-    args = buf.split()
-    for arg in args:
-        if arg.startswith("rpmarch="):
-            myarch = arg[8:]
+    try:
+        f = open("/proc/cmdline", "r")
+        buf = f.read()
+        f.close()
+        args = buf.split()
+        for arg in args:
+            if arg.startswith("rpmarch="):
+                myarch = arg[8:]
+    except:
+        pass
 
     # now make the current install believe it, too
     rhpl.arch.canonArch = myarch