Public bug reported: I'm using preseed, installed with initrd, to automatically install Ubuntu 12.04.4 server on the remaining free space of a disk that has an existing partition (only one disk, just want it to use the remaining free space, using all other defaults). I've gotten all of the questions answered with my preseed.cfg, save partman- auto/init_automatically_partition. I obviously want to select biggest_free (d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select biggest_free), but it always stops and asks for the partitioning method selection. If I add "d-i partman-auto/method string regular" to my preseed.cfg, it will erase the existing partition and use the whole disk, but the install will complete automatically without stopping.
Here are the relevant partman portions of my preseed.cfg: d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select biggest_free #d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select Guided - use the largest continuous free space #d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select 50biggest_free__________/var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=sda//8590983168-21474836479 d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true d-i partman/choose_partition select finish d-i partman/confirm boolean true d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true I've also tried the above two commented out lines individually (the second coming from the DEBCONFIG=5 output, see attached). Here somebody got it to work by removing the partman-auto/method line, which I've commented out: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1269334 Same here: http://jurjenbokma.com/ApprenticesNotes/not_setting_regular_in_preseed.html But both of these are from 2009, so maybe it has regressed? I don't see any obvious changes to the partman-auto source since then, but I haven't dug too deeply. ** Affects: partman-auto (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "DEBCONFIG=5 boot param screen when it stops" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308281/+attachment/4084881/+files/debconfig5screen.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308281 Title: can't answer partman-auto/init_automatically_partition via preseed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/1308281/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
