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

[Josef Reidinger]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:33:07 +0200
"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
> 

I check source codes and autoyast issue is already fixed in code. So it
will be in next release. If you are interested in hot patching, then
this patch is fix:
https://github.com/yast/yast-bootloader/commit/bb06b11e54488d515837b852fb7cc65f9e257250

Josef


> > Regards
> > Darren
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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