[Bug 393928] New: Installing root system on iscsi disk makes the system useless
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 Summary: Installing root system on iscsi disk makes the system useless Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Beta 3plus Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Blocker Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: aschnell@novell.com ReportedBy: locilka@novell.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com CC: coolo@novell.com, kmachalkova@novell.com, juhliarik@novell.com Found By: --- I've tested the "/" on iSCSI-disk which ended up with GRUB Error 21. It's because "/boot" must be visible from BIOS. At least a warning that "/boot" should be on a local disk should be reported to user. Only expert users will use iSCSI so I don't think we need to translate these strings now (no strict rule). Juhliarik: Bootloader should print warning too (if possible, at least for 11.1). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User mzugec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c1 --- Comment #1 from Michal Zugec <mzugec@novell.com> 2008-05-23 06:10:58 MST --- there are 2 ways how to run iSCSI module: - pass withiscsi=1 on bootloader commandline - run from Expert menubutton from storage Both ways are explicit for experts and they should know what they're doing ;-) There are several ways how to boot from that disk: - iBFT (simply BIOS support for boot into iSCSI) - we can detect this - boot via PXE (I'm not sure if that works out of the box) - boot via some local /boot so it makes sense to add some popup "bububu, are you kidding?" ;-) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User aschnell@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c2 Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |coolo@novell.com --- Comment #2 from Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> 2008-05-23 06:17:57 MST --- We can add a popup like in the root on LVM but no boot case. Coolo has to decide. BTW: On 10.3 the behavior should have been the same. So I doubt this is a blocker. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c3 --- Comment #3 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-05-23 06:20:36 MST --- Let's say 10.3 was error-compatible :) ;) Moreover in 11.0 you can easily run the iSCSI from Storage, so it is actually not the same. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User aschnell@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c4 --- Comment #4 from Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> 2008-05-23 06:27:31 MST --- Running iSCSI from partitioner was added Jun 18 2007 so it is present on 10.3. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User coolo@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c5 Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |hare@novell.com Severity|Blocker |Critical Info Provider|coolo@novell.com |ihno@novell.com Flag| |SHIP_STOPPER- --- Comment #5 from Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> 2008-05-26 04:23:07 MDT --- if it's not a regression against 10.3, I'm kind of against breaking string freeze _now_ - it seems highly untested. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User ihno@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c9 Ihno Krumreich <ihno@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |ihno@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|ihno@novell.com | --- Comment #9 from Ihno Krumreich <ihno@novell.com> 2008-06-05 02:30:09 MDT --- (In reply to comment #0 from Lukas Ocilka)
I've tested the "/" on iSCSI-disk which ended up with GRUB Error 21. It's because "/boot" must be visible from BIOS.
At least a warning that "/boot" should be on a local disk should be reported to user. Only expert users will use iSCSI so I don't think we need to translate these strings now (no strict rule).
Juhliarik: Bootloader should print warning too (if possible, at least for 11.1).
Does the BIOS support boot from iSCSI? If the BIOS does not support it, how should this work? Question: Is it possible to detect whether a HW/BIOS supports boot from iSCSI? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User aschnell@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c10 Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |aschnell@novell.com AssignedTo|aschnell@novell.com |jsrain@novell.com Component|Installation |Booting --- Comment #10 from Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> 2008-06-05 02:33:41 MDT --- Don't know, that's a question concerning booting. Reassigned. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User mzugec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c11 Michal Zugec <mzugec@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |hare@novell.com --- Comment #11 from Michal Zugec <mzugec@novell.com> 2008-06-05 03:37:16 MDT ---
Question: Is it possible to detect whether a HW/BIOS supports boot from iSCSI?
IMHO yes, via iBTF tool. Asking Hannes -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User hare@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c12 Hannes Reinecke <hare@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|hare@novell.com | --- Comment #12 from Hannes Reinecke <hare@novell.com> 2008-06-11 04:01:49 MDT --- Just run 'fwparam_ibft'. If you get output your system is configured for iSCSI boot. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User mzugec@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c13 Michal Zugec <mzugec@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |olh@novell.com --- Comment #13 from Michal Zugec <mzugec@novell.com> 2008-06-11 04:08:19 MDT --- Just note that similar situation is with installation on nfs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User olh@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c14 --- Comment #14 from Olaf Hering <olh@novell.com> 2008-06-11 04:45:40 MDT --- nfsroot is slightly different, because no firmware can load files from nfs. But we can assume that all firmware can load stuff via tftp noadays. Booting just not automatically configurable, a kernel update needs always tweaking on the serverside (depending on how/where nfsroot and tftp is hosted). -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User jsrain@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c15 Jiri Srain <jsrain@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |locilka@novell.com --- Comment #15 from Jiri Srain <jsrain@novell.com> 2008-06-11 08:29:01 MDT --- Lukas, what does the command in comment #12 report? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c16 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW Info Provider|locilka@novell.com | --- Comment #16 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-06-11 08:31:47 MDT --- fwparam_ibft Could not find iBFT. It's in VirtualBox... -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User jsrain@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c17 Jiri Srain <jsrain@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|jsrain@novell.com |juhliarik@novell.com Severity|Critical |Enhancement --- Comment #17 from Jiri Srain <jsrain@novell.com> 2008-06-12 04:39:02 MDT --- The obviously your (resp. VirtualBox's) firmware does not support boot over iSCSI. Anyway, we should add this ceck into bootloader configuration and report an error in such case. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 User aschnell@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928#c18 --- Comment #18 from Arvin Schnell <aschnell@novell.com> 2008-06-12 04:45:57 MDT --- Currently such checks are in storage but infact bootloader would be a better place. Jozef, we can discuss that when I'm in Prague. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=393928 Jozef Uhliarik <juhliarik@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P3 - Medium -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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