Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
Control: tags 606313 pending On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:22:42AM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: As this bug make most sense to properly fix in the LTSP package, either by avoiding the --mount-cdrom in the udeb or some other fix, I reassign it there. Fixed in bzr by removing --mount-cdrom from the default ltsp-build-client options, as any remotely recent versions of debian-installer do not appear to require it for CD installs, and it breaks USB installs to have it. You may want to update the corresponding debian-edu code. live well, vagrant signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
Based on feedback from Vagrant on IRC, I was able to get the LTSP installation working also when installing from a isohybrid USB stick. This patch did the trick. --- /tmp/099-mount-cdrom.orig 2010-12-27 12:55:59.0 +0100 +++ /tmp/099-mount-cdrom2010-12-27 12:56:26.0 +0100 @@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ ;; before-install) if [ $MOUNT_CDROM = true ]; then -mount /media/cdrom +if mount /media/cdrom ; then +: +else +MOUNT_CDROM=false +fi fi ;; finalization) I tried first to just add '|| true' to the mount and umount calls, but this caused LTSP to install properly but the grub step after it to fail. The reason was that the CD was umounted by LTSP, and apt were unable to mount it again when grub needed to install more packages. Given that LTSP should only umount what it mounted, I believe my patch make more sense. Not sure if we need to make changed LTSP packages to implement this change in Squeeze, or if we can get away with providing our overrides. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
[Petter Reinholdtsen] Not sure if we need to make changed LTSP packages to implement this change in Squeeze, or if we can get away with providing our overrides. I tested to copy the file from Debian/ to Debian-custom/ and edited the new file. This worked just fine, and mean we can provide a override for the cdrom mounting code in debian-edu-config if we do not want to fix it for Squeeze in the ltsp package. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
reassign 606313 ltsp-server retitle 606313 ltsp-server: LTSP installation using udeb fail when booting ISO as USB stic (isohybrid) found 606313 5.2.4-2 thanks [Petter Reinholdtsen] I tested to copy the file from Debian/ to Debian-custom/ and edited the new file. This worked just fine, and mean we can provide a override for the cdrom mounting code in debian-edu-config if we do not want to fix it for Squeeze in the ltsp package. I've added a workaround to debian-edu-config in svn (replacement 099-mount-cdrom in Debian-custom/), and confirmed that this solved the issue. As this bug make most sense to properly fix in the LTSP package, either by avoiding the --mount-cdrom in the udeb or some other fix, I reassign it there. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 11:31:42AM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: mount: /dev/sdb1 already mounted or /media/cdrom0 busy Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: mount: according to mtab, /dev/sdb1 is already mounted on /media/cdrom0 Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally Dec 8 10:07:06 ltsp-client-builder: ERROR: ltsp-build-client failed to run Dec 8 10:07:06 main-menu[494]: WARNING **: Configuring 'ltsp-client-builder' failed with error code 1 Dec 8 10:07:06 main-menu[494]: WARNING **: Menu item 'ltsp-client-builder' failed. I guess this is because the LTSP code expect the ISO to be mounted as /dev/cdrom, while it is mounted as /dev/sdb1 instead. all 099-mount-cdrom does is: mount /media/cdrom so if the USB stick is not configured to be mounted as /media/cdrom, then it's not going to work. my guess is oded is probably right about it being the same bug (#540990) as the multiple cdrom drive issue, maybe showing up as cdrom1 or some other device altogether. i've never been able to navigate the relevent debconf databases that we could actually query the right information during install time, so it's pretty much guesswork, and will break as soon as something *slightly* unusual is happening. it wouldn't bee too difficult to configure it to fall back to attempting to mount additional paths if the first failed, but then you need to coordinate that with the mirrors used as well. live well, vagrant -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#606313: debian-edu-install: LTSP installation fail when booting ISO as USB stick
Package: debian-edu-install Version: 1.519 Severity: important I just tested installing the latest squeeze-test netinst image using a USB stick (possible thanks to the new isohybrid support), and the installation ran into a problem with setting up LTSP. These are the relevant log messages: Dec 8 10:07:05 main-menu[494]: INFO: Menu item 'ltsp-client-builder' selected Dec 8 10:07:05 ltsp-client-builder: ltsp-build-client options: --mirror file:///media/cdrom --security-mirror none --mount-cdrom --accept-unsigned-packages Dec 8 10:07:05 ltsp-client-builder: Installing package ltsp-server-standalone in target Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Leser pakkelister... Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Skaper oversikt over avhengighetsforhold... Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Leser tilstandsinformasjon... Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: ltsp-server-standalone er allerede nyeste versjon. Dec 8 10:07:05 in-target: 0 oppgraderte, 0 nylig installerte, 0 å fjerne og 0 ikke oppgradert. Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: Detected CD install, disabling APT repository checking. Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0+edu0~a0 _Squeeze_ - Unofficial Multi-architecture amd64/i386 NETINST #1 20101207-23:24]/ squeeze contrib local main non-free Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: deb http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux squeeze-test local Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: deb-src http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux squeeze-test local Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: warning: overriding kernel arthitecure to 686. Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: mount: /dev/sdb1 already mounted or /media/cdrom0 busy Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: mount: according to mtab, /dev/sdb1 is already mounted on /media/cdrom0 Dec 8 10:07:06 in-target: error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally Dec 8 10:07:06 ltsp-client-builder: ERROR: ltsp-build-client failed to run Dec 8 10:07:06 main-menu[494]: WARNING **: Configuring 'ltsp-client-builder' failed with error code 1 Dec 8 10:07:06 main-menu[494]: WARNING **: Menu item 'ltsp-client-builder' failed. Dec 8 10:25:44 main-menu[494]: INFO: Modifying debconf priority limit from 'critical' to 'high' Dec 8 10:25:44 debconf: Setting debconf/priority to high I guess this is because the LTSP code expect the ISO to be mounted as /dev/cdrom, while it is mounted as /dev/sdb1 instead. Setting severity to important, as this only affect thin-client-server profiles, but suspect it should be seen as release critical for Debian Edu/Squeeze. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
