ubuntu 14.04 automatic installation with preseed is blocked by some confirmation dialogs

[immarvin]

The automatic installation process is interrupted by the following confirmation dialogs:
   +------------+ [!!] Choose a mirror of the Ubuntu archive +-------------+
   | |
   | Please enter the directory in which the mirror of the Ubuntu archive |
   | is located. |
   | |
   | Ubuntu archive mirror directory: |
   | |
   | /install/ubuntu14.04/x86_64__________________________________________ |
   | |
   | <Go Back> <Continue> |
   | |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

  +------------------------+ [!!] Partition disks +-------------------------+
  | |
  | This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount |
  | points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount |
  | point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to |
  | initialize its partition table. |
  | |
  | SCSI1 (0,3,0) (sdd) - 64.0 GB ATA MTFDDAK064MAR-1J |
  | > 1.0 MB FREE SPACE a |
  | > #1 52.4 MB B fat16 EFI System P a |
  | > #2 268.4 MB xfs a |
  | > #3 16.9 GB swap a |
  | > #4 46.8 GB K lvm a |
  | > 335.4 kB FREE SPACE a |
  | a |
  | Undo changes to partitions |
  | Finish partitioning and write changes to disk |
  | |
  | <Go Back> |
  | |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

<F1> for help; <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

    +-----------------------+ [!!] Partition disks +-----------------------+
    | |
    | If you continue, the changes listed below will be written to the |
    | disks. Otherwise, you will be able to make further changes manually. |
    | |
    | WARNING: This will destroy all data on any partitions you have |
    | removed as well as on the partitions that are going to be formatted. |
    | |
    | The following partitions are going to be formatted: |
    | partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) as EFIboot |
    | partition #2 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) as ext3 |
    | partition #3 of SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) as swap |
    | |
    | Write the changes to disks? |
    | |
    | <Yes> <No> |
    | |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

<Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

   +-------------------+ [!!] Finish the installation +--------------------+
   | |
  +| Installation complete |
  || Installation is complete, so it is time to boot into your new system. |
  || Make sure to remove the installation media (CD-ROM, floppies), so |
  || that you boot into the new system rather than restarting the |
  || installation. |
  || |
  +| <Go Back> <Continue> |
   | |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

---uname output---
Linux x3550m4n07 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Machine Type = x3550m4

---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured

---Steps to Reproduce---
 The preseed configure file is:
### Localization
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i localechooser/supported-locales multiselect en_US.UTF-8

# Keyboard Selection
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string en

### Network Configuration

d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 120
### Mirror settings
# If you select ftp, the mirror/country string does not need to be set.

d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/protocol string http
d-i mirror/http/directory string /install/ubuntu14.04/x86_64
d-i mirror/http/proxy string

# Suite to install.
#d-i mirror/suite string testing
# Suite to use for loading installer components (optional).
#d-i mirror/udeb/suite string testing

### Partitioning
# This creates a small /boot partition, suitable
# swap, and uses the rest of the space for the root partition:

d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true

#create the /tmp/partitioning based on the uefi or legacy bios
d-i partman/early_command string \
    debconf-set partman-auto/disk "$(list-devices disk | head -n1)"
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /tmp/partitioning

# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation, provided
# that you told it what to do using one of the methods above.

d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
d-i partman-md/confirm boolean true

### Account setup

d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
d-i passwd/make-user boolean false

d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $1$O1J0hUkC$XXFLmFTUVmdFB7qpsznlZ.

### Clock and time zone setup

d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string 10.1.5.185
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
d-i time/zone string America/New_York

### Apt setup

d-i apt-setup/multiverse boolean false
d-i apt-setup/universe boolean false
d-i apt-setup/backports boolean false
d-i apt-setup/updates boolean false

### Boot loader installation

d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true

### Package selection

tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard

# gawk required for the xCAT scripts to work
# Otherwise it installs mawk, which doesn't work

d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server ntp gawk nfs-common snmpd

d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated string true
d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false

### Finishing up the installation
d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note

### X configuration
xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor boolean true

xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method \
  select medium

xserver-xorg xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list \
  select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz

d-i preseed/early_command string wget http://`cat /tmp/xcatserver`/install/autoinst/x3550m4n07.pre; \
     chmod u+x x3550m4n07.pre; \
     ./x3550m4n07.pre

d-i preseed/late_command string wget http://`cat /tmp/xcatserver`/install/autoinst/x3550m4n07.post; \
     chmod u+x x3550m4n07.post; \
     cp ./x3550m4n07.post /target/root/post.script; \
     mount -o bind /proc /target/proc -t proc; \
     mount -o bind /dev /target/dev; \
     mount -o bind /dev/pts /target/dev/pts -t devpts; \
     mount -o bind /sys /target/sys; \
     chroot /target /root/post.script

Install method: Network

Install disk info:
root@x3550m4n07:~# fdisk -l

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdc'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sdc: 64.0 GB, 64023257088 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7783 cylinders, total 125045424 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 125045423 62522711+ ee GPT

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdd'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sdd: 64.0 GB, 64023257088 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7783 cylinders, total 125045424 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 1 125045423 62522711+ ee GPT

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sda'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 64.0 GB, 64023257088 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7783 cylinders, total 125045424 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 125045423 62522711+ ee GPT

WARNING: GPT (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdb'! The util fdisk doesn't support GPT. Use GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sdb: 64.0 GB, 64023257088 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7783 cylinders, total 125045424 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 125045423 62522711+ ee GPT

Disk /dev/mapper/system-root: 46.8 GB, 46774878208 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5686 cylinders, total 91357184 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Disk /dev/mapper/system-root doesn't contain a valid partition table

Install ISO Information: # cat /install/ubuntu14.04/x86_64/.disk/info Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)root@ubumn14

[immarvin (yangsbj)]

hi,
I tried this but still no help:
...
d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/protocol string http
d-i mirror/http/hostname string 10.1.5.185
d-i mirror/http/directory string /install/ubuntu14.04/x86_64
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
...

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I certainly have answers to some of these, but it would be quicker to have all the information in one go. Please re-run the installation with the DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer boot parameter added for the installer, and attach the resulting /var/log/installer/syslog from the installed system to this bug. (Make sure not to use a valuable password, as in this trace-debugging mode the password will show up in the log.)

[immarvin (yangsbj)]

hi,

I tried the steps you suggested, and the /var/log/installer/syslog in the installed system is attached

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