[Bug 1736770] Re: debian-installer/main-menu changes priority

[Steve Langasek]

There are messages in that syslog pointing to a refusal from busybox tar
to unpack some symlinks.  There has been a new merge of busybox from
unstable after the datestamps in those logs.  Are the symptoms still the
same with the current daily image?

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Title:
  debian-installer/main-menu changes priority

Status in debconf package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  During a test install of Bionic it appears that the debian-installer
  /main-menu option changes priority from medium to critical part way
  through the test:

  Dec  6 04:18:55 debconf: --> INPUT medium debian-installer/main-menu
  Dec  6 04:18:55 debconf: <-- 30 question skipped
  Dec  6 04:18:55 debconf: --> GO
  ...
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/live-installer/title Description
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: <-- 0 Install the system
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: --> SET debian-installer/main-menu Install the system
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: <-- 0 value set
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Dec  6 04:19:54 debconf: --> GO

  Working test on Dec 1:
  https://paste.ubuntu.com/26126878/

  Failing test on Dec 6:
  https://paste.ubuntu.com/26126090/

  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Get latest ISO from: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/pending/

  2. Pull out the kernel and initrd
  $ mkdir iso
  $ bsdtar xfp bionic-server-amd64.iso -C iso
  $ cp iso/install/vmlinuz .
  $ cp iso/install/initrd.gz .

  3. Create QEMU disk
  $ qemu-img create -f qcow2 vdisk.img 4G

  4. Launch ISO via QEMU
  $ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host -m 1024 -boot d \
      -initrd initrd.gz -kernel vmlinuz -display none -nographic \
      -hda vdisk.img -cdrom bionic-server-amd64.iso \
      -append 'console=ttyS0 locale=en_US.UTF-8 priority=critical'

  5. Proceed with the install by 1) enter user info and 2) select disk

  6. Eventually the "Ubuntu installer main menu" will appear. Even if
  you click on "Install the system" the installation step will fail.

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