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Diffstat (limited to 'roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml')
| -rw-r--r-- | roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml | 68 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml index 44f793e9..6220b02b 100644 --- a/roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml +++ b/roles/installer/debian/usb/tasks/main.yml @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- - name: check if usb drive mountpoint exists + run_once: true stat: path: "{{ usb_install_path }}" register: usb_install_mountpoint - name: fail if usb drive mountpoint does not exist + run_once: true assert: that: usb_install_mountpoint.stat.exists msg: the path to the usb drive does not exist @@ -16,16 +18,19 @@ debian_installer_codename: "{{ install_codename }}" debian_installer_arch: "{{ install.arch | default('amd64') }}" debian_installer_variant: netboot + run_once: true import_role: role: installer/debian/fetch - name: Create temporary workdir tempfile: + prefix: "usb-install.{{ install_hostname }}." state: directory register: tmpdir - name: generate pressed file vars: + preseed_orig_initrd: "{{ installer_base_path }}/{{ install_distro }}-{{ install_codename }}/{{ hostvars[install_hostname].install_cooked.arch | default('amd64') }}-netboot/initrd.gz" preseed_tmpdir: "{{ tmpdir.path }}" import_role: name: installer/debian/preseed @@ -36,46 +41,57 @@ dest: "{{ usb_install_path }}/initrd.{{ install_hostname }}.gz" always: - - name: Cleanup temporary workdir - when: tmpdir.path is defined - file: - path: "{{ tmpdir.path }}" - state: absent + - name: Cleanup temporary workdir + when: tmpdir.path is defined + file: + path: "{{ tmpdir.path }}" + state: absent - name: Copy linux kernel image to the USB drive + run_once: true copy: src: "{{ global_cache_dir }}/debian-installer/{{ install_distro }}-{{ install_codename }}/{{ install.arch | default('amd64') }}-{{ debian_installer_variant }}/linux" dest: "{{ usb_install_path }}/" - name: Generate syslinux configuration for BIOS boot - copy: + run_once: true + vars: + syslinux_base_path: "" + template: + src: syslinux.cfg.j2 dest: "{{ usb_install_path }}/syslinux.cfg" - content: | - DEFAULT {{ install_hostname }} - TIMEOUT 100 - PROMPT 1 - - LABEL {{ install_hostname }} - SAY SYSLINUX booting an automated installer for {{ install_hostname }}... - KERNEL linux - INITRD initrd.{{ install_hostname }}.gz - APPEND install {{ (install.kernel_cmdline | default([])) | join(' ') }} - name: create EFI boot directory + run_once: true file: path: "{{ usb_install_path }}/EFI/boot" state: directory - name: Generate syslinux configuration for UEFI boot - copy: + run_once: true + vars: + syslinux_base_path: "../../" + template: + src: syslinux.cfg.j2 dest: "{{ usb_install_path }}/EFI/boot/syslinux.cfg" - content: | - DEFAULT {{ install_hostname }} - TIMEOUT 100 - PROMPT 1 - LABEL {{ install_hostname }} - SAY SYSLINUX booting an automated installer for {{ install_hostname }}... - KERNEL ../../linux - INITRD ../../initrd.{{ install_hostname }}.gz - APPEND install {{ (install.kernel_cmdline | default([])) | join(' ') }} +- name: Make the USB disk bootable + pause: + seconds: 0 + prompt: | + You should make sure the USB disk is bootable and + has syslinux installed. + + $ sudo apt install mbr syslinux + $ sudo install-mbr /dev/CHANGEME + $ sudo syslinux -i /dev/CHANGEME1 + $ sudo fdisk /dev/CHANGEME + [Here, make sure partition 1 is marked bootable.] + + for UEFI these steps need to be done + + $ sudo apt install syslinux-efi + $ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/efi64/* {{ usb_install_path }}/EFI/boot/ + $ cp /usr/lib/SYSLINUX.EFI/efi64/syslinux.efi {{ usb_install_path }}/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi + + This will NOT be done automatically. |