[Bug 1305839] [NEW] FFe: Support for Third Party Driver Installation

[Andres Rodriguez]

Public bug reported:

[Problem]
Various systems fail to successfully install Ubuntu due to the lack of the ability to install Thrid Party Drivers via MAAS. This is because the installer cannot automatically install these Third Part Drivers on PXE booting scenarios. ISO installs, using a USB drive to install these drivers is the current approach that works.

[Solution]
The proposed solutions allows the installation of these third party drivers from any location, provided they supply this in a configuration file and the installation of these drivers is allowed by the administrator via MAAS.

This solution requires the administrator to confirm whether they would
like to install proprietary drivers, if available, on the MAAS settings
page, by turning on this option. MAAS will then obtain the driver name
and location of this third party driver from a config file and proceed
with its installation when necessary.

** Affects: maas (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  [Problem]
- Various HP systems fail to successfully install Ubuntu due to the lack of the ability to install Thrid Party Drivers via MAAS. This is because the installer cannot automatically install these Third Part Drivers on PXE booting scenarios. ISO installs, using a USB drive to install these drivers is the current approach that works.
+ Various systems fail to successfully install Ubuntu due to the lack of the ability to install Thrid Party Drivers via MAAS. This is because the installer cannot automatically install these Third Part Drivers on PXE booting scenarios. ISO installs, using a USB drive to install these drivers is the current approach that works.
  
  [Solution]
  The proposed solutions allows the installation of these third party drivers from any location, provided they supply this in a configuration file and the installation of these drivers is allowed by the administrator via MAAS.
  
  This solution requires the administrator to confirm whether they would
  like to install proprietary drivers, if available, on the MAAS settings
  page, by turning on this option. MAAS will then obtain the driver name
  and location of this third party driver from a config file and proceed
  with its installation when necessary.

** Changed in: maas (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Critical

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  FFe: Support for Third Party Driver Installation

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