[Users] Node installation dialog

[Mike Burns]

On 07/22/2013 10:44 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
> Dne 22.7.2013 16:03, Mike Burns napsal(a):
>> On 07/22/2013 10:01 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
>>> Dne 22.7.2013 15:17, Mike Burns napsal(a):
>>>> On 07/22/2013 06:43 AM, Jakub Bittner wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have problems with installing ovirt node (2.6.1). I think, it fails
>>>>> during grub install. The only ERROR in ovirt.log is "Root partition
>>>>> not
>>>>> found". I booted to live-cd and running from it fine, but I want to
>>>>> try
>>>>> to run installation, but I dont know which command to run to install.
>>>>
>>>> Can you walk me through the process you went through to install?
>>>> Booting from cd should give you the installer.  Once it installs,
>>>> there should be logs in either /var/log/ovirt*log and possibly in
>>>> /tmp/ovirt*log.  If you can get those, then that will help debugging.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Do anybody know?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Jakub Bittner
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>>>>
>>> Hello Mike,
>>>
>>> last time it was little weird for me.... I put install cd and booted
>>> ovirt 2.6.1 and choosed install in low graphics mode.
>>> It went ok, i typed password and so, but it failed on 85% (I think
>>> during grub install).
>>> Then I switched booting mode from BIOS to UEFI, booted same iso and
>>> strange grub dialog occurs (with only boot oVirt 3.2.1 ), so I choose it
>>> and then the CD booted into shell with admin login.
>>> I tryed password from failed installation and it works. Thats little
>>> strange. That is why I want to run install dialog to get some errors log
>>> from failed install. I have been looking on failed install logs, but
>>> only error was like can not find root partition.
>>
>> Can you try booting in EFI mode again, but choose reinstall (or simply
>> add reinstall to the default command line)?
>>
>> Mike
>>
> Hello Mike,
>
> I did boot in EFI again with reinstall and I got blue console screen
> with login (localhost login:)

can you boot with rootpw=<hashed_passwd> ?

<hashed_passwd> can be generated with

openssl passwd.

After you get to the login prompt, you can login as root with your 
password.  Then, can you capture the log files I mentioned above?

Thanks

Mike