Fortunately, I was able to find a workaround. At least for my case, the DebianInstaller was complaining about kernel modules. So I tried to add these via the variable kernel_packages in the NAME.conf file.
My d-i is of version v.6.1.0-15, so I added the following di packages by stating: kernel_packages="linux-image-amd64 kernel-image-6.1.0-15-amd64-di efi-modules-6.1.0-15-amd64-di ext4-modules-6.1.0-15-amd64-di md-modules-6.1.0-15-amd64-di sata-modules-6.1.0-15-amd64-di nic-modules-6.1.0-15-amd64-di" Depending on your needs, I guess you might need other kernel modules. Also note linux-image-amd64 in the beginning, that's the default value for kernel_packages. With this additional setting, the DebianInstaller does not complain anymore and produces a functional installation! Not a real solution though. Why doesn't Simple-CDD pull these packages automatically? And why doesn't it pull the latest stable d-i version (v6.1.0-17 at the time of writing) in the first place? On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 15:54:10 +0100 Sietze van Buuren <s.van.buu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have observed similar behavior. > > Also trying to build on and for Debian 12 (Bookworm). Simple-CDD finishes > successfully, but fails to create a working installer. > The installer complains that it can't find any matching kernel modules. > > Kernel version for the Debian Installer: > /tmp/simple-cdd/tmp/cd-build/bookworm/CD1/install.amd/vmlinuz: Linux kernel > x86 boot executable bzImage, version 6.1.0-15-amd64 ( > debian-ker...@lists.debian.org) #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.66-1 > (2023-12-09), RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x7, Normal VGA > Kernel version to be installed: > /tmp/simple-cdd/tmp/cd-build/bookworm/CD1/pool/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64_6.1.69-1_amd64.deb > > I tried to replace the to be installed kernel version > linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64 with linux-image-6.1.0-15-amd64 to no avail. > (Using Vagrant's instructions here: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-custom/2009/03/msg00006.html). > > Any suggestions for a workaround? > > On Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:02:50 +0100 Marcel Bosling < > marcel.bosl...@steinert.de> wrote: > > Package: simple-cdd > > Version: 0.6.9 > > Severity: important > > X-Debbugs-Cc: marcel.bosl...@steinert.de > > > > When building on/for Debian 12, the kernel to start d-i is > kernel-image-6.1.0-16-amd64-di_6.1.67-1_amd64.udeb > > but linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64_6.1.69-1_amd64.deb (from security) is the > installation candidate resulting in d-i not being able > > to find a proper kernel during installation. > > > > Funnily kernel-image-6.1.0-17-amd64-di_6.1.69-1_amd64.udeb exists in > > > > > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/l/linux-signed-amd64/kernel-image-6.1.0-17-amd64-di_6.1.69-1_amd64.udeb > > > > but is not considered while creating the image. > > > > > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: 12.4 > > APT prefers stable-updates > > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, > 'stable') > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > > > Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-17-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT) > > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE > not set > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash > > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > > LSM: AppArmor: enabled > > > > Versions of packages simple-cdd depends on: > > ii dctrl-tools 2.24-3+b1 > > ii debian-cd 3.2.1
