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------- Comment From kribalac at in.ibm.com 2018-02-26 05:17 EDT-------
Hi,

I still get this error message :

?????????????????? [!!] Download installer components ???????????????????
?                                                                       ?
? No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch      ?
? between the kernel used by this version of the installer and the      ?
? kernel version available in the archive.                              ?
?                                                                       ?
? If you?re installing from a mirror, you can work around this problem  ?
? by choosing to install a different version of Ubuntu. The install     ?
? will probably fail to work if you continue without kernel modules.    ?
?                                                                       ?
? Continue the install without loading kernel modules?                  ?
?                                                                       ?
?     <Go Back>                                       <Yes>    <No>     ?
?                                                                       ?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

but unlike before, the installation could proceed without loading kernel
modules completed and system came up with ubuntu18.04

- Krishnaja

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

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  Fix Released
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.  

  lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu [!!] Download installer components tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
     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
     mqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj


  
  <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

  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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