** Description changed: Even if DASD devices of an already installed Ubuntu Server on s390x system got properly specified during the configuration phase of booting and using d-i's rescue (aka recovery) mode, d-i does not identify the DASD partitions, hence doesn't list them for selection: - ┌──────────────────────┤ [!!] Enter rescue mode ├───────────────────────┐ - │ │ - │ The installer could not find any partitions, so you will not be able │ - │ to mount a root file system. This may be caused by the kernel failing │ - │ to detect your hard disk drive or failing to read the partition │ - │ table, or the disk may be unpartitioned. If you wish, you may │ - │ investigate this from a shell in the installer environment. │ - │ │ - │ No partitions found │ - │ <Go Back> <Continue> │ - │ │ - └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ + ┌──────────────────────┤ [!!] Enter rescue mode ├───────────────────────┐ + │ │ + │ The installer could not find any partitions, so you will not be able │ + │ to mount a root file system. This may be caused by the kernel failing │ + │ to detect your hard disk drive or failing to read the partition │ + │ table, or the disk may be unpartitioned. If you wish, you may │ + │ investigate this from a shell in the installer environment. │ + │ │ + │ No partitions found │ + │ <Go Back> <Continue> │ + │ │ + └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ If proceeding without specifying a root partition and executing a shell, one can see that the DASD disks are online and the partitions are available: ~ # lszdev --online TYPE ID ON PERS NAMES dasd-eckd 0.0.162a yes no dasda dasd-eckd 0.0.2625 yes no dasdb qeth 0.0.c000:0.0.c001:0.0.c002 yes no encc000 ~ # fdasd -ps /dev/dasda WARNING: Disk /dev/dasda is online on operating system instances in 3 different LPARs. Ensure that the disk is not being used by a system outside your LPAR. Note: Your installation might include z/VM systems that are configured to automatically vary on disks, regardless of whether they are subsequently used. - /dev/dasda1 2 24415 24414 1 Linux native - /dev/dasda2 24416 450762 426347 2 Linux native - 450763 450764 2 unused + /dev/dasda1 2 24415 24414 1 Linux native + /dev/dasda2 24416 450762 426347 2 Linux native + 450763 450764 2 unused ~ # fdasd -ps /dev/dasdb WARNING: Disk /dev/dasdb is online on operating system instances in 3 different LPARs. Ensure that the disk is not being used by a system outside your LPAR. Note: Your installation might include z/VM systems that are configured to automatically vary on disks, regardless of whether they are subsequently used. - /dev/dasdb1 2 450762 450761 1 Linux native - 450763 450764 2 unused + /dev/dasdb1 2 450762 450761 1 Linux native + 450763 450764 2 unused ~ # mkdir /mnt/boot ~ # mkdir /mnt/root ~ # mkdir /mnt/home ~ # mount /dev/dasda1 /mnt/boot ~ # mount /dev/dasda2 /mnt/root ~ # mount /dev/dasdb1 /mnt/home ~ # mount | grep ^\/dev\/ /dev/dasda1 on /mnt/boot type ext2 (rw,relatime,block_validity,barrier,user_xattr,acl) /dev/dasda2 on /mnt/root type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) /dev/dasdb1 on /mnt/home type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) ~ # ls -a /mnt/boot . initrd.img-4.15.0-23-generic .. initrd.img-4.15.0-24-generic System.map-4.15.0-23-generic initrd.img.old System.map-4.15.0-24-generic lost+found abi-4.15.0-23-generic retpoline-4.15.0-23-generic abi-4.15.0-24-generic retpoline-4.15.0-24-generic bootmap vmlinuz config-4.15.0-23-generic vmlinuz-4.15.0-23-generic config-4.15.0-24-generic vmlinuz-4.15.0-24-generic initrd.img vmlinuz.old ~ # ls -a /mnt/root . dev lost+found proc snap sys .. etc media root space tmp bin home mnt run srv usr boot lib opt sbin swapfile var ~ # ls -a /mnt/home . .. lost+found ubuntu ---------- Furthermore I came across some more issues: - - default ssh cmd-line with ipv6 (for 2nd d-i stage) does not work: - workstation:~$ ssh installer@fe80::ff:feff:abc - ssh: connect to host fe80::ff:feff:abc port 22: Invalid argument - (however using ipv4 works) - - not all screens are titled with 'Rescue Mode' in the upper left - especially not the initial d-i screen of the 2nd (ssh) stage: 'Configuring d-i' - which is a bit confusing (but just cosmetic) - - if DASD AND FCP devices are specified during the configuration - (installations might have both) - only FCP devices are listed for the mounting of the root device, no DASDs - but I only see the raw devices, not the multipath devices - (hope that this is not by intention) - - I expected (for safety reasons) NOT to see entries like: - - Partition disks - - Install the base system - in 'Ubuntu installer main menu' - and also not the options to low-leve format the DASDs, like: - "The DASD 0.0.1234 is already low-level formatted." + - default ssh cmd-line with ipv6 (for 2nd d-i stage) does not work: + workstation:~$ ssh installer@fe80::ff:feff:abc + ssh: connect to host fe80::ff:feff:abc port 22: Invalid argument + (however using ipv4 works) + [maybe adding a hint that the interface is req.] + - not all screens are titled with 'Rescue Mode' in the upper left + especially not the initial d-i screen of the 2nd (ssh) stage: 'Configuring d-i' + which is a bit confusing (but just cosmetic) + - if DASD AND FCP devices are specified during the configuration + (installations might have both) + only FCP devices are listed for the mounting of the root device, no DASDs + but I only see the raw devices, not the multipath devices + (hope that this is not by intention) + - I expected (for safety reasons) NOT to see entries like: + - Partition disks + - Install the base system + in 'Ubuntu installer main menu' + and also not the options to low-leve format the DASDs, like: + "The DASD 0.0.1234 is already low-level formatted."
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