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Bug#355940: Preseeded automatic installation fails to install a kernel

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD (using 2.6 kernel and /install/2.6/initrd.gz ramdisk image)
Image version: debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso
Downloaded from: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/etch_d-i/beta1/i386/iso 
-cd/
Download date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:08:34 -0500
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:08:34 -0500

Machine: Dell Precision 470n
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
Memory: 1035096 kB
Partitions:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        4863    39062016   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            4864       19452   117186142+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5            4864       19122   114535386   83  Linux
/dev/sda6           19123       19452     2650693+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

Output of lspci and lspci -n:
$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. Workstation Memory Controller Hub (rev 09)
0000:00:00.1 ff00: Intel Corp. Memory Controller Hub Error Reporting Register (rev 09) 0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. Memory Controller Hub PCI Express Port A0 (rev 09) 0000:00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. Memory Controller Hub PCI Express Port A1 (rev 09) 0000:00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. Memory Controller Hub PCI Express Port B0 (rev 09) 0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #4 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) Ultra ATA 100 Storage Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB (ICH5) Serial ATA 150 Storage Controller (rev 02) 
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 
0000:01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. PCI Bridge Hub A
0000:01:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. PCI Bridge Hub B
0000:03:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 04) 0000:05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00fd (rev a2) 

$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:359e (rev 09)
0000:00:00.1 ff00: 8086:3591 (rev 09)
0000:00:02.0 0604: 8086:3595 (rev 09)
0000:00:03.0 0604: 8086:3596 (rev 09)
0000:00:04.0 0604: 8086:3597 (rev 09)
0000:00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:24d2 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:24d4 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:24d7 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.3 0c03: 8086:24de (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:24dd (rev 02)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev c2)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:24d0 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:24db (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.2 0101: 8086:24d1 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:24d3 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 0401: 8086:24d5 (rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 0604: 8086:0329
0000:01:00.2 0604: 8086:032a
0000:03:0e.0 0200: 8086:1026 (rev 04)
0000:05:00.0 0300: 10de:00fd (rev a2)

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Reboot:                 [E]

Comments/Problems:
Preseeded automatic installation (where debconf/priority is preseeded to "critical") fails to install a kernel. After installation completes and the prompt to remove the disk for reboot appears, ls /target/boot shows only a grub/ directory -- no initrd.img-* or vmlinuz-* files are present, and the file /target/boot/grub/menu.lst is void of menu entries (no title, root, kernel, or initrd lines).
Performing the same preseed install with the same preseed values except debconf/priority set to "medium" results in the installer specifically asking for a kernel and the chosen kernel being installed. A reboot then works as expected. 

Michael Peek
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