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  2. RHEL-78720

Installer hangs with text mode by virt-install

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      What were you trying to do that didn't work?

      install vm with --autoconsole text will stuck on installer page

      Please provide the package NVR for which the bug is seen:

      virt-install-5.0.0-1.el9.noarch

      How reproducible is this bug?:

      100%

      Steps to reproduce

      run the command below :

      1. virt-install --osinfo rhel9.5 --autoconsole text --name vm5 --vcpus 48 --memory 49152 --disk size=128 --network bridge=virbr0 -l http://download.eng.bos.redhat.com/rhel-9/nightly/RHEL-9/latest-RHEL-9.6/compose/BaseOS/aarch64/os/

      Actual results

      the install proccess stucks at

      Starting installer, one moment...
      anaconda 34.25.5.15-1.el9 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 (pre-release) started.
       * installation log files are stored in /tmp during the installation
       * shell is available on TTY2
       * when reporting a bug add logs from /tmp as separate text/plain attachments
      Queued start job for default target Main User Target.
                                                           Startup finished in 551ms.
      
      

      workarounds:
      add " --extra-args "console=ttyS0,115200"" to the cmd or connect vm with gui to finish the installation.

              phrdina@redhat.com Pavel Hrdina
              hongzliu@redhat.com Hongzhou Liu
              virt-maint virt-maint
              virt-bugs virt-bugs
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