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Can't install with boot.iso

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

       

      Install a system with the boot.iso

      What is the impact of this issue to you?

      Not sure.

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

      lorax-40.5.12-1.el10

      ComposeID: RHEL-10.1-20250617.1

      How reproducible is this bug?:

       

      100%

      Steps to reproduce

      1. Download the boot iso, e.g. RHEL-10.1-20250617.1-s390x-boot.iso
      2. Start an installation with command
        # virt-install --memory 2048 --vcpus 2 --os-variant rhel9-unknown --nographics --disk size=10 --cdrom RHEL-10.1-20250617.1-s390x-boot.iso 

      Expected results

      The anaconda installer is started

      Actual results

      The boot fails with error

      SQUASHFS error: Failed to read block 0x0: -5
      dracut: FATAL: Failed to find a root filesystem in /run/install/repo//images/install.img.
      dracut: Refusing to continue
      

      Find full output attached.

      Additional information

      This works well with RHEL 10.0: RHEL-10.0-20250417.2-s390x-boot.iso

              brlane@redhat.com Brian Lane
              smitterl@redhat.com Sebastian Mitterle
              Brian Lane Brian Lane
              Release Test Team Release Test Team
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