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Bug#891964: marked as done (Unable to install Debian Buster from buster mini.iso)

Your message dated Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:18:05 +0200
with message-id <20180620211805.6jat52ejjhujzbtw@mraw.org>
and subject line Re: Bug#891964: Unable to install Debian Buster from buster mini.iso
has caused the Debian Bug report #891964,
regarding Unable to install Debian Buster from buster mini.iso
to be marked as done.

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Package: debian-installer
Version: 20171204
Severity: grave

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download mini.iso from
2. Launch Oracle VM VirtualBox (in my case 5.1.34 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host system)
3. Create new virtual machine with mini.iso as boot CD/DVD and clean virtual SATA harddisk.
4. Boot virtual machine from mini.iso

* select Install
* choose language
* wait for network configuration, set hostname, set ftp.us.debian.org mirror

Then the following dialog appears:
"[!!] 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 Debian. The Install will probably fail to work if you continue without kernel modules.
 
Continue the Install without loading kernel modules?

<Go Back> <Yes> <No>"

I selected <Yes>, it downloads files, asked for root password twice, asked for normal user name and password, set clock and timezone and then installer asks for disk drive controller (all options fails) so I select *continue with no disk drive* or *none of the above* and installer fails with red screen.

"[!] Detect disks
No partitionable media

No partitionable media were found.

Please check that a hard disk is attached to this machine.
<Go Back> <Continue>"

Is it normal behavior?
Why I can't install Debian buster from mini.iso?

As far I can remember I can install development version of Ubuntu in such way.

Note: I can't install from kvm too:
$ kvm -m 1024 -vga std -drive file=debian10.raw,format=raw -cdrom mini.iso -boot d

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Hi,

And thanks for your report.

Nrbrtx <nrbrtx@gmail.com> (2018-03-03):
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: 20171204
> Severity: grave
> 
> Steps to reproduce:
> 1. Download mini.iso from
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
> 
> 2. Launch Oracle VM VirtualBox (in my case 5.1.34 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
>    host system)
> 3. Create new virtual machine with mini.iso as boot CD/DVD and clean
> virtual SATA harddisk.
> 4. Boot virtual machine from mini.iso
> 
> * select Install
> * choose language
> * wait for network configuration, set hostname, set ftp.us.debian.org mirror
> 
> Then the following dialog appears:
> "[!!] 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 Debian. The Install will
> probably fail to work if you continue without kernel modules.
> 
> Continue the Install without loading kernel modules?
> 
> <Go Back> <Yes> <No>"
> 
> I selected <Yes>, it downloads files, asked for root password twice, asked
> for normal user name and password, set clock and timezone and then
> installer asks for disk drive controller (all options fails) so I select
> *continue with no disk drive* or *none of the above* and installer fails
> with red screen.
> 
> "[!] Detect disks
> No partitionable media
> 
> No partitionable media were found.
> 
> Please check that a hard disk is attached to this machine.
> <Go Back> <Continue>"
> 
> Is it normal behavior?

It happens whenever the kernel gets updated with a new ABI; we don't
re-upload d-i every time, the mini.iso in buster will therefore only
work until that first update.

> Why I can't install Debian buster from mini.iso?

If you really want to use mini.iso, you can pick dailies (built against
unstable) from:
  https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/

> Note: I can't install from kvm too:
> $ kvm -m 1024 -vga std -drive file=debian10.raw,format=raw -cdrom
> mini.iso -boot d

Using a released netinst image (instead of netboot) would give you
greater reliability. You'll find those linked from:
  https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

Latest alpha for buster (D-I Buster Alpha 3) was released a few days
ago. Direct link for the amd64 image:
  https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/buster_di_alpha3/amd64/iso-cd/debian-buster-DI-alpha3-amd64-netinst.iso


Since what you reported is a known limitation, closing this bug report.


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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