ansible/usb-install.yml

   1 ---
   2 - name: Fetch debian installer and bake initrd
   3   hosts: "{{ hostname }}"
   4   connection: local
   5
   6   vars_prompt:
   7     - name: usbdrive_path
   8       prompt: Where is the USB installation medium mounted to?
   9       default: ""
  10       private: no
  11
  12   vars:
  13     preseed_path: "{{ global_artifacts_dir }}/{{ hostname }}"
  14     debian_installer_path: "{{ global_cache_dir }}/debian-installer"
  15
  16   pre_tasks:
  17     - set_fact:
  18         install_cooked: "{{ install }}"
  19         network_cooked: "{{ network }}"
  20
  21     - file:
  22         state: directory
  23         name: "{{ item }}"
  24       with_items:
  25         - "{{ preseed_path }}"
  26         - "{{ debian_installer_path }}"
  27
  28   roles:
  29     - usb-install
  30
  31   tasks:
  32     - stat:
  33         path: "{{ usbdrive_path }}"
  34       register: pathcheck
  35
  36     - when: pathcheck.stat.exists
  37       block:
  38         - name: Copy generated files to the USB drive
  39           copy:
  40             src: "{{ item.value }}"
  41             dest: "{{ usbdrive_path }}/{{ item.key }}"
  42           with_dict:
  43             initrd.gz: "{{ global_artifacts_dir }}/{{ hostname }}/{{ hostname }}-{{ install_distro }}-{{ install_codename }}.initrd.gz"
  44             linux: "{{ global_cache_dir }}/debian-installer/{{ install_distro }}-{{ install_codename }}/{{ install.arch | default('amd64') }}/linux"
  45
  46         - name: Generate syslinux configuration
  47           copy:
  48             dest: "{{ usbdrive_path }}/syslinux.cfg"
  49             content: |
  50               DEFAULT linux
  51                SAY SYSLINUX booting an automated installer for {{ hostname }}...
  52               LABEL linux
  53                KERNEL linux
  54                INITRD initrd.gz
  55                APPEND install vga=off console=ttyS0,115200n8
  56
  57         - name: Make the USB disk bootable
  58           pause:
  59             seconds: 0
  60             prompt: |
  61               You should make sure the USB disk is bootable and
  62               has syslinux installed.
  63
  64               $ sudo apt install mbr syslinux
  65               $ sudo install-mbr /dev/CHANGEME
  66               $ sudo syslinux -i /dev/CHANGEME1
  67               $ sudo fdisk       /dev/CHANGEME
  68               [Here, make sure partition 1 is marked bootable.]
  69
  70               This will NOT be done automatically.