add --on-error=ask to your packer build command. When the autoyast fails, jump in to the vm's console and troubleshoot the network. Do you have an IP, can you reach the host? Do you have a nasty (Windows) firewall intercepting all traffic?
Try to build one of these: https://github.com/chef/bento/tree/master/opensuse If that doesn't work there is something with you computer/os/virtualbox. On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 14:58, dean warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your replay @Alvaro > > > Unfortunately it is not possible to share my repo at this time. That said, > the info I have given is everything in the repo e.g. > > one packer file called '*packer.json*' whose content is as initially > shown. With a sub directory called '*http*' that contains the ' > *autoinst.xml*' file. The only item missing from my post is the contents > of the '*autoinst.xml*' file, which I cannot post. However it's contents > is not the problem here, as is described, the '*autoinst.xml*' file is > not found. Thus I assumed the IP address was the problem (as per message > reported during SLES setup)... > > > Not sure what else I can give... other then creating a dummy repo with > similar content and posting that? > > > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 12:26 PM Alvaro Miranda Aguilera < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> hello there >> >> if you could share an actual copy of your repo in github, and a copy of >> the packer build output will be quicker to help. >> >> alvaro >> >> On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:26 PM dean warren <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> FYI @Rickard my folder structure is as follows: >>> >>> packer.json >>> http >>> autoinst.xml >>> scripts >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> On Monday, 24 September 2018 11:14:06 UTC+1, dean warren wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the reply @Rickard. >>>> >>>> Yes I do mean the '*http_directory*'. Forgive me as I am a noob to >>>> packer... >>>> >>>> So when I run packer build on my packer file (as provided but without >>>> the '*vboxmanage*' section) I get the error in SLES installation >>>> stating: >>>> '*Cannot find URL 'http://10.0.2.2:8353/autoinst.xml >>>> <http://10.0.2.2:8353/autoinst.xml>' via protocol HTTP(S)*' >>>> >>>> I assumed this was because of the IP address, i.e. my host is on a >>>> 192.168... address for example? >>>> Thus I added the '*vboxmange*' section as shown to attempt to change >>>> the NIC to *bridged* so it will be on the correct (same) network of >>>> the host. I assumed the URL could not be found because of the IP address? >>>> >>>> Do you think my assumptions are potentially wrong? Can you see other >>>> reasons? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, 24 September 2018 10:55:44 UTC+1, Rickard von Essen wrote: >>>> >>>>> I need the HTTPIP to be that of the host machine. By default Vbox >>>>>> configures the NIC as a NAT, so I get a 10.0... IP address. Thus I need >>>>>> to >>>>>> change to a Bridged NIC so I can utilise my http folder to get the >>>>>> autoyast >>>>>> file. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure I understood correctly, but if by "http folder" you mean >>>>> the directory you configured with "http_directory" you should *not* change >>>>> from NAT. It will work out of the box. >>>>> >>>>> If you switch to bridge ssh will not work. >>>>> >>>>> If you remove the vboxmanage section what is the problem then? >>>>> >>>>> // Rickard >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 10:08, dean warren <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to pack for SLES 11 and Virtualbox. >>>>>> >>>>>> e.g. >>>>>> >>>>>> "builders": [ >>>>>> { >>>>>> "type": "virtualbox-iso", >>>>>> "guest_os_type": "OpenSUSE_64", >>>>>> "iso_url": >>>>>> "file:///Users/warren_d/packer/iso/sles11sp1/SLES-11-SP1-x86_64-DVD1.iso", >>>>>> "iso_checksum": >>>>>> "D2E10420F3689FAA49A004B60FB396B7", >>>>>> "iso_checksum_type": "md5", >>>>>> "ssh_username": "vagrant", >>>>>> "ssh_password": "vagrant", >>>>>> "shutdown_command": "echo 'packer' | sudo -S >>>>>> shutdown -P now", >>>>>> "http_directory": "http", >>>>>> "boot_wait": "10s", >>>>>> "boot_command": [ >>>>>> "<esc><enter><wait>", >>>>>> " linux <wait>", >>>>>> " lang=en_US autoyast=http://{{ >>>>>> .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/autoinst.xml<wait>", >>>>>> " textmode=1<wait>", >>>>>> "<enter><wait>" >>>>>> ], >>>>>> "vboxmanage": [ >>>>>> [ >>>>>> "modifyvm", >>>>>> "{{ .Name }}", >>>>>> "--nic1", >>>>>> "bridged" >>>>>> ] >>>>>> ] >>>>>> } >>>>>> ], >>>>>> >>>>>> I need the HTTPIP to be that of the host machine. By default Vbox >>>>>> configures the NIC as a NAT, so I get a 10.0... IP address. Thus I need >>>>>> to >>>>>> change to a Bridged NIC so I can utilise my http folder to get the >>>>>> autoyast >>>>>> file. >>>>>> >>>>>> However vbox reports no NIC (as per subject). Is this a packer >>>>>> specific problem (as Vbox seems to work fine outside of Packer)? 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