[Bug 1847806] Re: eoan: ppc64el install on pseries-eoan VM fails to install

[Patricia Domingues]

In order to check that this issue is limited to qemu emulation.
I've tested ppc64le KVM guests on a ppc64le Ubuntu Eoan (19.10) host on a POWER9 bare metal - PowerNV 9006-12P. 
- Guests: Ubuntu Bionic (18.04); Ubuntu Disco (19.04); Ubuntu Eoan (19.10).
Also tested these guests on a ppc64le Ubuntu Eoan host on a POWER8 bare metal (host in SMT off mode) - PowerNV 8335-GTA.
I was able to SSH into all guests.

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Title:
  eoan: ppc64el install on pseries-eoan VM fails to install

Status in The Ubuntu-power-systems project:
  Incomplete
Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in qemu package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in debian-installer source package in Eoan:
  Invalid
Status in glibc source package in Eoan:
  New
Status in qemu source package in Eoan:
  Confirmed
Status in debian-installer source package in FF-Series:
  New
Status in glibc source package in FF-Series:
  New
Status in qemu source package in FF-Series:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Using today's ppc64el server iso, I tried to install this on a
  pseries-eoan VM hosted on a large x86 desktop server and it failed to
  install.

  VM: 2GB memory, 20GB virtio qcow, CPUs: 2

  Installer options:
  Language: English
  Location: United Kingdom
  Detect keyboard layout? No
  Keyboard: English (UK)
  Keyboard Layout: English (UK)
  Hostname: ubuntu
  Full name for the new user: cking
  Username for your account: cking
  Choose a password for the new user: ************
  Re-enter password to verify: ************
  Partitioning method: Guided - use entire disk
  Select disk to partition: Virtual disk 1 (vda) - 21.5 GB Virtio Block Device
  Write the changes to discs? Yes

  Then installer stopped and I cannot progress. See the attached photo
  of the failure.

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