boxcutter/ubuntu

ubuntu1604-desktop.json hangs

lqueryvg opened this issue · 5 comments

lqueryvg commented

ubuntu1604-desktop.json build hangs at the graphical language selection screen.

Lot's of searching suggests this is a bug in the ubuntu installer.

environment: Windows7 , Virtualbox 5.2.8, packer 1.1.3

dragon788 commented

The recent merge of #145 is the culprit, #143 is the correct ISO to allow the automation to happen. I've pinged the maintainers regarding this.

lqueryvg commented

@dragon788 thanks for that. I tried with the other ISO as per #143, automated install worked and booted to graphical desktop, but ended up with terminal problems as per #121 and the suggestions there didn't fix it.

lqueryvg commented

@dragon788,

Is the root problem that the ubuntu desktop ISO doesn't work with automation ?

I.e. (to spell it out):

  1. boxcutter is using the server ISO instead of the desktop ISO because the automation doesn't work with the desktop ISO
  2. boxcutter then installs the unity desktop on top of the server ISO install
  3. the terminal doesn't work

If the desktop ISO worked with the automation, then I assume these problems would go away.

Is my logic correct ?

dragon788 commented

Yes, though #3 is simply an issue of a missing config option that is set in a couple of open pull requests but hasn't been merged yet. Unfortunately Canonical has no immediate plans to improve the automation of the desktop ISO from what I've seen and since installing via the server/alternate installation results in a functionally equivalent system there isn't a lot of pressure for them to change that.

npmeyer commented

FYI, I think the issue with the terminal is obsolete -- after building from master with my PR, I can open the terminal in a VirtualBox VM.