[sles-beta] AutoYast Issues SLES12 B9 - with steps and screenshots/sample files

[Darren Thompson]

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Service Request: 10898167161   *Description: Bootloader section of
autoinst.xml causes errors in autoyast modules and during autoyast install*


On 23 June 2014 16:33, Josef Reidinger <jreidinger at suse.cz> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:07:48 +1000
> "Darren Thompson" <darrent at akurit.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Team
> >
> > I'm having some issues with the SLES12 B9 autoyast workflows:.
> >
> > I'm doing the following:
> > 1. Create "install server" with all media (Sles12, HA and each of the
> > modules).
> > 2. Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install
> > server}/{repo name}/CD1"
> > 3. Do "accept all defaults" install.
> > 4. Log into server and run yast/autoinstall module.
> > 5. Open /root/autoinst.xml file (example attached -
> > B9-autoinst.xml
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753c94b3a6fd&attid=0.5&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdqpot5&zw
> >
> >  ) and get bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> > Autoyast-error-B9-dogfooding.png
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c7513c1f8c36e&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdkw6a0&zw
> >
> > ).
> > 6. customise auto-yast file and save (example attached -
> > test01-autoyast-B9.xm
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c75482fe3c9b4&attid=0.6&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdrq0x6&zw
> >
> >   ) and copy resulting autoyast file to "install server"
> > 7.  Boot from "mini" disk and pass "install=http://{install
> > server}/{repo path}/CD1 autoyast=http://{install server}/{autoyast
> > path}/{autoyastfile.xml}
> > 8. Install runs but throws bootloader error (screenshot attached -
> > Autoyast-error-B9.png
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c750cb4d85cad&attid=0.2&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdmi3a1&zw
> >
> >  ), I select "skip/continue"
> > 9. Install appears to complete and goes into "yast - first boot"
> > screen and gets stuck (screenshot attached -
> > Autoyast-error-B9-stuck-first-boot.png
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c752492fee5b6&attid=0.3&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdolsf3&zw
> >
> > ), I reboot server.
> > 10. Server boots to generic (un-themed) GUI login screen (screenshot
> > attached -
> > Autoyast-error-B9-unconfigured-login_screen.png
> > <
> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=0d2db9dc4c&view=att&th=146c753016916dc2&attid=0.4&disp=safe&realattid=f_hwrdpm214&zw
> >
> > ).
> >
> > Is any of this new issues???? which if any of these are worth raising
> > new SR's for?
> >
>
> Hi,
> I do not see this issue yet, so please report it (at least bootloader
> part). It looks like it should be quite easy to fix it.
>
> Josef
>
> > Regards
> > Darren
> >
> >
> >
>
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Darren Thompson

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