Unattended install bugs

[Technologov]

Related post:
Unattended install: Guest OS type
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=106911

Unattended install bugs:
32-bit guest OSes:
* Red Hat Linux 9 (2003; aka RHL9) -- Fails. "unknown guest OS major version 9", guest hardware set to SATA HDD, which is invalid configuration.
* Debian 11 (32-bit) -- installed + vboxuser + GA + GNOME. Works correctly ! Dynamic resolution resizing works !

64-bit guest OSes:
* RHEL 3 -- Fails, guest OS not regonized, guest hardware set to SATA HDD, which is invalid configuration.
* RHEL 4 -- works, but "vboxuser" is not getting created
* RHEL 5 (server) -- works (tested without GA).
* RHEL 6 -- Fails. kickstart config parsing failed.
* RHEL 7 -- installed + vboxuser + GA, but no Xorg/GNOME/KDE. Is this correct ?
* RHEL 8 -- installed + vboxuser + GA, but no Xorg/GNOME/KDE. Is this correct ?
* RHEL 9 -- Fails. Unattended mode doesn't work.

* Fedora 35 -- not supported.
* Fedora 36 -- not supported.

* Ubuntu Server 18.04 -- Fails.
* Ubuntu Server 20.04 -- Fails.
* Ubuntu Server 22.04 -- Fails.
* Ubuntu 18.04 -- installed + vboxuser + GA + GNOME. Works correctly ! Dynamic resolution resizing works !
* Ubuntu 20.04 -- installed + vboxuser + GA + GNOME. Works correctly ! Dynamic resolution resizing works !
* Ubuntu 22.04 -- installed + vboxuser + GA + GNOME. Works correctly ! Dynamic resolution resizing works !
* KUbuntu 20.04 -- Fails.
* KUbuntu 22.04 -- Fails. -- there is some image displayed, but no visible progress.

* openSUSE 15.3 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.
* openSUSE 15.4 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.

* Debian 5 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.
* Debian 6 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.
* Debian 7 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.
* Debian 8 -- says not supported for unattended install, based on selected ISO file. Correct user behavior.
* Debian 9 -- installed + vboxuser + GNOME, but GA Failed to install.
* Debian 10 -- installed + vboxuser + GNOME, but GA Failed to install. VBox client failed to register resizing support. Virtual display cannot resize resolutions.
* Debian 11 -- installed + vboxuser + GA + GNOME. Works correctly ! Dynamic resolution resizing works !

[Technologov]

any fixes ?
should I test any further ?
no comments = my tests are not interesting to developers = no further tests.

[scottgus1]

no comments = my tests are not interesting to developers = no further tests.

Technologov, I remember you from way back in the forum. You were very active when I started. So you know the routine:

We're all volunteers here, and the devs are really busy, so they may not respond to everything. This is a user forum for free Virtualbox users, who are entitled to zero (0) support or response. Response may come when a fellow volunteer has time or knowledge.

I'm quite sure the devs are reading and appreciating your posts, but they are no doubt very busy fixing things. Admin Klaus does respond at times to posts, and so does aeichner, so they are reading.

Let's leave the snark at home. https://xkcd.com/1216/

[Technologov]

In the early days there was a response typically in a few businesses days, sometimes even on weekends!
But now an entire week passed, and nada, zero response.

And yes, I'm one of the earliest users and active BETA testers since version 1. (Early 2007)

[Whiskeyjack]

any fixes ?
should I test any further ?
no comments = my tests are not interesting to developers = no further tests.

I will have to look into failures and see if I can reproduce them. Your work is much appreciated.

[Whiskeyjack]

I have looked at Kubuntu 20.04 and found out why unattended fails there. I will fix the issue. I am guessing it will also fix Kubuntu 22.04. My bad assuming that what works for Ubuntu 20.0 would also work for Kubuntu, Too naive and optimistic of me. Btw Ubuntu Server stuff is not working with unattended since the use another installer infra structure which we cannot, at least for the time being, preseed. I will try to make sure that they are marked as unsupported so that user will know before hand as he/she selects the ISO. My plan is to focus on more popular distros/versions (newer Ubuntus/Debian) first and deal with others later if time allows.