[node-devel] ovirt-node iso based on Fedora18 install issue via CD-ROM

[Wenyi Gao]

On 2013-05-07 18:07, Fabian Deutsch wrote:
> Am Dienstag, den 07.05.2013, 15:19 +0800 schrieb Wenyi Gao:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I built a ovirt-node iso based on Fedora18 repository, but I ran into
>> some problems on installing it to host via CD-ROM
>>
>> dracut-initqueue[698]: Warning: Could not boot.
>> dracut-initqueue[698]: Warning: /dev/disk/by-label/ovirt-node-image does
>> not exist
>> dracut-initqueue[698]: Warning: /dev/mapper/live-rw does not exist
>>
>> dracut:/#
> Did this happen on a real machine? If so, what kind of CD-Drive did this
> appear on?

Yes, this happen on a physical machine. But I don't run into this 
problem on a VM.
I am using ibm x3650 server and using Virtual CD via IMM.
> I'm regularly installing Node in a VM using the ISO image and I didn't
> run into this problem recently, although I saw this a couple of months
> back.
>
>> I google the issue, it seems that Fedora don't support installation via
>> CD-ROM.
> Where did you find this? This would be new to me that Fedora can not be
> installed using a CD.
I got a similar problem with me on 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824617

>
>> I change the boot parameter: root=live:LABEL=ovirt-node-image to
>> root=live:/dev/sr0,  the issue disappears, but got another issue:
>>
>> INFO Starging '<module 'ovirt.node.installer' from
>> '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ovirt/node/installer/__init__.pyc'>'
>> application with '<class 'ovirt.node.ui.urwid_builder.UrwidUIBuild'>' UI
>> INFO Creating UI for application '<ovirt.node.app.Application object at
>> 0x7f55ea7bd1d0>'
>> INFO Creating UI for application '<ovirt.node.app.Application object at
>> 0x7f55ea7bd1d0>'
>> WARNING Device in names but not in dict: /dev/sr0
>> ERROR An error appeared in the UI: IOError(2, 'No such file or directory')
>> WARNING Device in names but not in dect: /dev/sr0
> Mh - this is a bug in the UI or base libs I'd say, please open a bug to
> track this issue.
Ok, I will open a bug to track this issue.
>> Does anyone experience this issues? Thanks.
>> By the way, I can install the iso on a VM using qemu successfully.
> What bus emulation did you use for the CD Drive in qemu?
I just install the iso via qemu  on Fedora17 environment using the 
following command:

qemu-kvm -M pc --enable-kvm -m 536 -smp 1 -boot d -cdrom $ISO -hda $IMG

>
> Greetings
> - fabian
>