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On March 23, 2012 07:17:17 pm Floris Bos / Maxnet wrote: > On 03/23/2012 07:51 PM, Ryan Braun [ADS] wrote: > > I could have sworn I had tested this previously, but it doesn't seem > > to be working for me. I have a preseed configured and it will install > > on virgin hardware without problem. But if I run the same install > > procedure for a second time on the same machine, I keep getting no > > root partition errors from the partitioner. > > Noticed that as well. > Currently use the following ugly workaround to get the first disk (on > some systems it is not /dev/sda) and remove LVM stuff: > > d-i partman/early_command string debconf-set partman-auto/disk > "$(list-devices disk | head -n1)" ; pvremove -y -ff `list-devices disk | > head -n1`* || true > > > (To get it more foolproof, you might also need to check other disks in > the system for the presense of lvm volume group names that might > conflict with what the installer wants to use) Cheers, worked like a charm. Though I would like to maybe see a new partman d-i option. d-i partman/confirm_all boolean true kind of thing. Throw a forced pvremove under that heading and have all the partman-md partman-lvm directives honor it aswell. Might clean up some of the partman options in preseeding. /shrug -- Ryan Braun Aviation and Defence Services Division Chief Information Officer Branch, Environment Canada CIV: 204-833-2500x2625 CSN: 257-2625 FAX: 204-833-2558 E-Mail: Ryan.Braun@ec.gc.ca |