Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-12 Thread Marc Haber 
On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 09:37:53PM +0200, Philip Hands wrote:
> If you'd like to test the result of building that merge request into a
> mini.iso, you can give it a go with this:
> 
> https://salsa.debian.org/philh/grub-installer/-/jobs/4675763/artifacts/file/debian/output/debian-202306XX+salsaci+20230908+294-amd64-gtkmini.iso

I can confirm that this .iso installs fine on both BIOS and EFI VMs in
libvirt and kvm on amd64.

Greetings
Marc

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Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-09 Thread Philip Hands 
Hi Edward,

Edward Little  writes:

> Please remove the following email address:  e.little...@gmail.com

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Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-08 Thread Edward Little 
Please remove the following email address:  e.little...@gmail.com

On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 3:45 PM Philip Hands  wrote:

> Marc Haber  writes:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 03:48:25PM +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> >> On 08/09/2023 at 13:56, Marc Haber wrote :
> >> > I tried installing sid from mini.iso into a libvirt/qemu/kvm VM with
> >> > BIOS "firmware", choosing mainly default values, and ended up with the
> >> > system logging "grub-installer: error: Error creating
> >> > /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" and an error message "Failed to
> mount
> >> > /target/proc, Mounting the proc file system on /target/proc failed".
> >>
> >> This issue has been discussed in #1031183 starting from
> >> 
> >> (it is a different issue from the original bug report, so a separate bug
> >> should have been filed) and a merge request is in progress.
> >> <
> https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/grub-installer/-/merge_requests/19
> >
> >
> > Loooks like the same issue, happens also with a regular netinst install.
>
> If you'd like to test the result of building that merge request into a
> mini.iso, you can give it a go with this:
>
>
> https://salsa.debian.org/philh/grub-installer/-/jobs/4675763/artifacts/file/debian/output/debian-202306XX+salsaci+20230908+294-amd64-gtkmini.iso
>
> which was built in this pipeline:
>
> https://salsa.debian.org/philh/grub-installer/-/pipelines/577147
>
> where you will find links to the commit & branch that's from.
>
> Cheers, Phil.
> --
> Philip Hands -- https://hands.com/~phil
>

Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-08 Thread Philip Hands 
Marc Haber  writes:

> On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 03:48:25PM +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>> On 08/09/2023 at 13:56, Marc Haber wrote :
>> > I tried installing sid from mini.iso into a libvirt/qemu/kvm VM with
>> > BIOS "firmware", choosing mainly default values, and ended up with the
>> > system logging "grub-installer: error: Error creating
>> > /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" and an error message "Failed to mount
>> > /target/proc, Mounting the proc file system on /target/proc failed".
>> 
>> This issue has been discussed in #1031183 starting from
>> 
>> (it is a different issue from the original bug report, so a separate bug
>> should have been filed) and a merge request is in progress.
>> 
>
> Loooks like the same issue, happens also with a regular netinst install.

If you'd like to test the result of building that merge request into a
mini.iso, you can give it a go with this:

https://salsa.debian.org/philh/grub-installer/-/jobs/4675763/artifacts/file/debian/output/debian-202306XX+salsaci+20230908+294-amd64-gtkmini.iso

which was built in this pipeline:

https://salsa.debian.org/philh/grub-installer/-/pipelines/577147

where you will find links to the commit & branch that's from.

Cheers, Phil.
-- 
Philip Hands -- https://hands.com/~phil


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Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-08 Thread Marc Haber 
On Fri, Sep 08, 2023 at 03:48:25PM +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> On 08/09/2023 at 13:56, Marc Haber wrote :
> > I tried installing sid from mini.iso into a libvirt/qemu/kvm VM with
> > BIOS "firmware", choosing mainly default values, and ended up with the
> > system logging "grub-installer: error: Error creating
> > /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" and an error message "Failed to mount
> > /target/proc, Mounting the proc file system on /target/proc failed".
> 
> This issue has been discussed in #1031183 starting from
> 
> (it is a different issue from the original bug report, so a separate bug
> should have been filed) and a merge request is in progress.
> 

Loooks like the same issue, happens also with a regular netinst install.

Greetings
Marc

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Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-08 Thread Pascal Hambourg 

On 08/09/2023 at 13:56, Marc Haber wrote :


I tried installing sid from mini.iso into a libvirt/qemu/kvm VM with
BIOS "firmware", choosing mainly default values, and ended up with the
system logging "grub-installer: error: Error creating
/target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" and an error message "Failed to mount
/target/proc, Mounting the proc file system on /target/proc failed".


This issue has been discussed in #1031183 starting from

(it is a different issue from the original bug report, so a separate bug 
should have been filed) and a merge request is in progress.

Bug#1051468: cannot install BIOS machine with mini.iso, error creating /target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars

2023-09-08 Thread Marc Haber 
Source: debian-installer
Version: 20230607+deb12u1
Severity: minor

Hi,

I tried installing sid from mini.iso into a libvirt/qemu/kvm VM with
BIOS "firmware", choosing mainly default values, and ended up with the
system logging "grub-installer: error: Error creating
/target/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" and an error message "Failed to mount
/target/proc, Mounting the proc file system on /target/proc failed".

See attached screenshots.

Sadly, the system doesn't get far enough to pull the entire log.

Greetings
Marc


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