[Libosinfo] [RESEND RFC PATCH 2/2] ubuntu: Add jeos install-script (version >= 6.06)

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) zeeshanak at gnome.org
Tue Nov 26 14:55:29 UTC 2013


On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan at redhat.com> wrote:
> "Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)" <zeeshanak at gnome.org> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivan at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> "Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)" <zeeshanak at gnome.org> writes:
>>>
>>>>> I am quite sure that some of the arguments in --extra-args can be
>>>>> removed (I have discovered priority=critical when it was too late in my
>>>>> trial-and-error process) and I've got a VM running Ubuntu Raring.
>>>>
>>>> Cool, well ACK if you have tested these and now that Chris gave his
>>>> permission for re-licensing.
>>>>
>>>> Since these scripts only work with initrd injection, I think we need
>>>> some kind of indication xml & api to indicate the need for that to the
>>>> Apps. Perhaps a boolean 'initrd-injection-required' in the script xml
>>>> and corresponding getter on InstallScript class?
>>>
>>> I've not tested it but I think you can download a preseed file also from
>>> the network, so it shouldn't be different from the kickstart files
>>> already generated and supported by libosinfo.
>>
>> In theory, yes :) but me and Fabiano failed to get the 'seed file from
>> network' working IIRC.
>
> Indeed.  I couldn't manage to get it working here.
>
> Just to be sure we are hitting the same problem, the preseed file was
> downloaded correctly, but it always ends up in a bunch of I/O errors
> from the disk during the installation and it fails.  I have tried
> different configurations but it doesn't make any difference.
>
> Is this the problem you had?

IIRC, yes.

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Regards,

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
FSF member#5124




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