.The `inst.repo` kernel boot parameter now works for a repository on a hard drive that has a non-root path
Previously, the RHEL 8 installation process could not proceed without manual intervention if the `inst.repo=hd:<device>:<path>` kernel boot parameter was pointing to a repository (not an ISO image) on a hard drive, and a non-root (/) path was used. With this update, the installation program can now propagate any `<path>` for a repository located on a hard drive, ensuring the installation proceeds as normal.
Description of problem:
Anaconda fails to use inst.repo=hd:<device>:<path> when path is not /.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-8.0.0-RC-2.0 -> RHEL-8.0.0-20190313.0
anaconda-29.19.0.39-1.el8
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Mount the installation ISO and copy the contents to a partition so that the content is not in the / of that partition.
2. Start another installation with inst.repo=hd:<device>:<path> (e.g. inst.repo=hd:vdb1:/iso-content)
3. Anaconda cannot use the installation source.
Actual results:
Anaconda fails to use inst.repo=hd:<device>:<path> when path is not /.
Expected results:
inst.repo=hd:<device>:<path> when path is not / is usable as an installation source in anaconda.
Additional info:
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3417