[Bug 1478472] [NEW] Physical DVD Installation of Ubuntu 15.10 fails on Power VM

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== Comment: #0 ==
Physical DVD Installation of Ubuntu 15.10 fails.
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   External DVD is plugged on the usb port of the system. During the first trial , it fails to detect the operating system with the message " No Operating Systems Installed " and during second trial it start but fails later with the message "An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step is: Install the system ".
 
System : Power VM LPAR

Logs : syslog.

Installation steps :

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          1 = SMS Menu                          5 = Default Boot List
          8 = Open Firmware Prompt              6 = Stored Boot List


     Memory      Keyboard     Network     Speaker 

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Main Menu
 1.   Select Language
 2.   Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
 3.   I/O Device Information
 4.   Select Console
 5.   Select Boot Options





 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 
                                             X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:5

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Multiboot
 1.   Select Install/Boot Device
 2.   Configure Boot Device Order
 3.   Multiboot Startup <OFF>
 4.   SAN Zoning Support






 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1





                              .------------------.
                              |  PLEASE WAIT.... |
                              `------------------'








 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Device Type
 1.   Tape
 2.   CD/DVD
 3.   Hard Drive
 4.   Network
 5.   List all Devices





 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:2

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Media Type
 1.   SCSI
 2.   SAN 
 3.   SAS 
 4.   SATA
 5.   USB 
 6.   List All Devices





 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:5





                              .------------------.
                              |  PLEASE WAIT.... |
                              `------------------'








 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Device
 Device  Current  Device
 Number  Position  Name
 1.        -      USB CD-ROM 
        ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0042-P1-T4-L1 )






 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Task

USB CD-ROM 
    ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0042-P1-T4-L1 )

 1.   Information
 2.   Normal Mode Boot
 3.   Service Mode Boot





 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:2

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Are you sure you want to exit System Management Services?
 1.   Yes
 2.   No







 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 
                                             X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1
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                      .----------------------------------.
                      |  No Operating Systems Installed  |
                      `----------------------------------'








 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Task

USB CD-ROM 
    ( loc=U78C7.001.RCH0042-P1-T4-L1 )

 1.   Information
 2.   Normal Mode Boot
 3.   Service Mode Boot





 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen         X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:2

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version FW830.00 (SV830_033)
 SMS (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2014 All rights reserved.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Are you sure you want to exit System Management Services?
 1.   Yes
 2.   No







 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 
                                             X = eXit System Management Services
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM                             IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM     STARTING SOFTWARE       IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM        PLEASE WAIT...       IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM                             IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 
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Elapsed time since release of system processors: 30245 mins 51 secs


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                     GNU GRUB  version 2.02~beta2-26ubuntu5

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      Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted.          
      Press enter to boot the selected OS, `e' to edit the commands       
      before booting or `c' for a command-line.                           
                                                                               
                                                                               









OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 4.1.0-2-generic (buildd at fisher04) (gcc version 4.9.2 (Ubuntu 4.9.2-22ubuntu1) ) #2-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 22 18:17:18 UTC 2015 (Ubuntu 4.1.0-2.2-generic 4.1.3)
Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
Max number of cores passed to firmware: 256 (NR_CPUS = 2048)
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/install/vmlinux tasks=standard pkgsel/language-pack-patterns= pkgsel/install-language-support=false --- quiet


== Comment: #1  ==
Additional detail: 

While installation, got an error in installation step - "Load installer
components from CD"

*********** I proceeded this step with "yes" *********************


   ???????????????? [!!] Load installer components from CD ?????????????????
   ?                                                                       ?
   ? 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 Ubuntu. The install     ?
   ? will probably fail to work if you continue without kernel modules.    ?
   ?                                                                       ?
   ? Continue the install without loading kernel modules?                  ?
   ?                                                                       ?
   ?     <Go Back>                                       <Yes>    <No>     ?
   ?                                                                       ?
   ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


******* At "Install the System" answered as "normal": ****************

  ????????????????????????? [.] Install the system ??????????????????????????
  ?                                                                         ?
  ? The live system can be installed to hard disk using one of the          ?
  ? following options.                                                      ?
  ?                                                                         ?
  ? If you choose 'normal', the system will be installed as a regular       ?
  ? system. If you choose 'live', the installed system will continue to     ?
  ? act as a live system but it can then be launched directly from the      ?
  ? hard disk.                                                              ?
  ?                                                                         ?
  ? Type of installation:                                                   ?
  ?                                                                         ?
  ?                                normal                                   ?
  ?                                live                                     ?
  ?                                                                         ?
  ?     <Go Back>                                                           ?
  ?                                                                         ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


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*********** Failed Installation: *******************


     ?????????????????????? [!!] Install the system ??????????????????????
  ????                                                                   ? ??
  ?  ?                     Installation step failed                      ?  ?
  ?  ? An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item  ?  ?
  ?  ? again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The    ?  ?
  ?  ? failing step is: Install the system                               ?  ?
  ?  ?                                                                   ?  ?
  ????                            <Continue>                             ? ??
     ?                                                                   ?
     ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????




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** Affects: installation-guide (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-ppc64le bot-comment bugnameltc-128069 severity-high targetmilestone-inin1510
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Physical DVD Installation of Ubuntu 15.10 fails on Power VM
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