Installer fail to load kernel modules when using kickstart
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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debian-installer (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
## Ubuntu version ##
ubuntu-
## Environment ##
VirtualBox 5.1.6
## Problem description ##
Ubuntu server installer fail to load kernel modules when a kickstart file is used as boot parameter. The installer is then unable to detect network interfaces (because module e1000 is not loaded) and fail
https:/
https:/
## How to reproduce ##
The bug happens with VirtualBox but also with all physical machines I tested the kickstart installation on.
To reproduce this bug you just have to start a new VirtualBox Linux VM and start a new ubuntu server installation with boot option "ks=http://
https:/
Here is the command line used to boot (more information available within the attached syslog file):
Kernel command line: file=/cdrom/
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