On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 07:15:09PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 05:25:53PM +0200, Fred Boiteux wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to install a Debian 10.1 on a virtual machine (qemu) running on a > > host without Internet access, using the neboot system. I've setup net > > ressources to allow network boot on the VM, getting a grub menu where I can > > select Debian 10 installation. The VM then downloads linux and initrd.gz > > I've got from netboot.tar.gz (from here : > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/buster/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz). > > > > I'm using a preseed file, where I've configured to use a local HTP mirror (a > > whole copy of debian-installer ISO : first using netinst image, then DVD-1 > > image, as the CD images aren't available : > > https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/ is also serving > > netinst images, not full CD images...).
Ah > > The VM boots, starts debian-installer, which configures its network, then > > load additional components, but fail finding my [virtual] disk ! When going > > on the installed system, I can see that virtio_blk module isn't loaded nor > > available ! I've tried to find if a *virtio-modules*.deb package was > > missing, but no such package seems to exist for Debian 10 Buster. > > > > Do you have any hint about how to solve my disk detection issue ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Thank you for reporting this. Yes, that is a sincere "thank you". > Because things unknown being broken won't get fixed. > > A half year ago (Hi you in Bcc ;-) > I was told about missing virtio_blk in Debian Stretch. > And was able to reproduce it (no virtio_blk module) > > A test with a Debian Buster yield the module present and went on. > > So now with the new report I'll have another look at it. Did that, got https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=940801#20 It needs now two other actions from me. To be continued ...
