[Bug 1750324] Re: ISST-LTE:KVM:boslcp2g4: Ubuntu Bionic netboot install kernel mismatch failure

[Steve Langasek]

The images at http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/bionic/main/installer-
ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ are updated to a version from today (22
Feb), which should resolve this issue.

Note that the images are only updated whenever the debian-installer
package changes.  In principle, that should happen each time the linux
package is updated in the release pocket.  Looking at the history, it is
unclear to me why things were out of sync for you; however, as all of
these packages have revved since then, the original issue should be
resolved.  Please reopen if you find that it recurs.

** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  ISST-LTE:KVM:boslcp2g4: Ubuntu Bionic netboot install kernel mismatch
  failure

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  New
Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  == Comment: #0 - Edward Cheslek <Edward.Cheslek at ibm.com> - 2018-02-16 14:40:33 ==
  ---Problem Description---
  Trying to netboot install 18.04 fails with a kernel mismatch error between the repo and the netboot image.  

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     x                                                                       x
     x No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch      x
     x between the kernel used by this version of the installer and the      x
     x kernel version available in the archive.                              x
     x                                                                       x
     x If you're installing from a mirror, you can work around this problem  x
     x by choosing to install a different version of Ubuntu. The install     x
     x will probably fail to work if you continue without kernel modules.    x
     x                                                                       x
     x Continue the install without loading kernel modules?                  x
     x                                                                       x
     x     <Go Back>                                       <Yes>    <No>     x
     x                                                                       x
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  Both images are the latest available from the 'current' links on ports.ubuntu.com
   
  Contact Information = Edward.Cheslek at ibm.com 
   
  ---uname output---
  Linux boslcp2g4 4.13.0-25-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 8 21:15:55 UTC 2018 ppc64le GNU/Linux
   
  Machine Type = 9006-22C 
   
  ---boot type---
  Network boot
   
  ---bootloader---
  grub
   
  ---Kernel cmdline used to launch install---
  ubuntu-installer-1804/ppc64el/vmlinux tasks=standard --- quiet
   
  ---Bootloader protocol---
  tftp
   
  ---Install repository type---
  Internet repository
   
  ---Install repository Location---
  us.ports.ubuntu.com
   
  ---Point of failure---
  Failed while accessing install media

  == Comment: #1 - Edward Cheslek <Edward.Cheslek at ibm.com> - 2018-02-16
  14:41:01 ==

  
  == Comment: #5 - Krishnaja Balachandran <kribalac at in.ibm.com> - 2018-02-18 23:59:48 ==
  Hi Seeteena,

  Yes the Ubuntu builds are the latest ones available in bionic site as per the date:
  We get daily images here:
  http://ports.ubuntu.com/dists/bionic/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/

  -Krishnaja

  == Comment: #6 - Krishnaja Balachandran <kribalac at in.ibm.com> - 2018-02-19 00:15:04 ==
  Also, the netboot.tar.gz is dated 2018-02-08 even today!

  netboot images are not updated after Feb 8,2018.

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