[Bug 1537930] [NEW] zipl-installer fails on z/KVM installation

[Tim Kuhlman]

Public bug reported:

When attempting an install of a z/KVM vm using the latest kernel/initrd
from http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-
s390x/current/images/generic/ the zipl installer fails. If I drop to a
shell and look at syslog the error I get is

Jan 25 11:47:27 zipl-installer: Error: Failed to read DASD label, please
specify type manually: Virtblk device type not clearly determined.

The install was nearly as basic as you can get other than setting the
apt archive to ports.ubuntu.com everything was done via the defaults.

The syslog reveals it is using this version of zipl-installer:

Jan 25 11:35:02 anna[1355]: DEBUG: retrieving zipl-installer 0.0.30ubuntu1
Jan 25 11:35:02 anna[1355]: 2016-01-25 11:35:02 URL:http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports//pool/main/z/zipl-installer/zipl-installer_0.0.30ubuntu1_s390x.udeb [4676/4676] -> "/var/cache/anna/zipl-installer_0.0.30ubuntu1_s390x.udeb" [1]

** Affects: zipl-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  zipl-installer fails on z/KVM installation

Status in zipl-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When attempting an install of a z/KVM vm using the latest
  kernel/initrd from http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-
  ports/dists/xenial/main/installer-s390x/current/images/generic/ the
  zipl installer fails. If I drop to a shell and look at syslog the
  error I get is

  Jan 25 11:47:27 zipl-installer: Error: Failed to read DASD label,
  please specify type manually: Virtblk device type not clearly
  determined.

  The install was nearly as basic as you can get other than setting the
  apt archive to ports.ubuntu.com everything was done via the defaults.

  The syslog reveals it is using this version of zipl-installer:

  Jan 25 11:35:02 anna[1355]: DEBUG: retrieving zipl-installer 0.0.30ubuntu1
  Jan 25 11:35:02 anna[1355]: 2016-01-25 11:35:02 URL:http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports//pool/main/z/zipl-installer/zipl-installer_0.0.30ubuntu1_s390x.udeb [4676/4676] -> "/var/cache/anna/zipl-installer_0.0.30ubuntu1_s390x.udeb" [1]

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