Re: [PATCH v4 11/12] win8.1: Re-enable unattended installation

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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 10:59 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:31 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
> <zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 8:47 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>> <zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I had forgotten that win8.1 also needs Boxes patch:
>>>> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765175
>>>>
>>>> With the patch in that bug applied, win8.1 installer works. I think it
>>>> should be mentioned in the log on this patch.
>>>
>>> Hmm. I don't see a reason for mentioning here that the installation
>>> doesn't work properly due to a consumer's bug.
>>
>> Keeping in mind that Boxes is the reason we're working on this issue
>> and that other users (if any) of this functionality can easily have
>> the exact same issue, I think it's worth mentioning.
>
> Okay, I can add to the commit log:
> "In order to test this patch, you'll also need the following fix for
> gnome-boxes:
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765175";
>
> Does it help?

Well kinda. Firstly, the patch is not just needed for testing but for
scripts to actually work. 2ndly, it could be a bit more generic.
Something like "Windows >= 8.1 has stricter policy on hostname and
therefore apps might need to be patched for installer scripts to work:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765175";.

>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>> <zeeshanak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> I haven't yet checked but issue might be addition of .cmd file since
>>>>>> afaik the spice-tools version we currently use at least, does not
>>>>>> install correctly on win8.
>>>>>
>>>>> I checked now and it's not likely to be the cmd file since I get the
>>>>> same error during post-installation even if cmd is not present and
>>>>> ran.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 10:57 PM, Fabiano Fidêncio <fidencio@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> From: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now the unattended installation works properly, apart from the user
>>>>>>> avatar not being set for Windows 8 (or newer)[0].
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [0]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328637
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This reverts commit 49ae46cda4fbd2e95dc794cb64aec27117351c85.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Fabiano Fidêncio <fabiano@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>  data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.1.xml.in | 11 +++++++++++
>>>>>>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.1.xml.in b/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.1.xml.in
>>>>>>> index a68c788..29b1fc6 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.1.xml.in
>>>>>>> +++ b/data/os/microsoft.com/win-8.1.xml.in
>>>>>>> @@ -136,5 +136,16 @@
>>>>>>>      <devices>
>>>>>>>        <device id="http://pcisig.com/pci/8086/2668"/> <!-- ICH6 -->
>>>>>>>      </devices>
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +    <!--
>>>>>>> +        User avatar not being set for Windows 8 (or newer).
>>>>>>> +        For more details, please, see:
>>>>>>> +        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328637
>>>>>>> +    -->
>>>>>>> +    <installer>
>>>>>>> +      <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/unattend/jeos'/>
>>>>>>> +      <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/unattend/desktop'/>
>>>>>>> +      <script id='http://microsoft.com/windows/cmd/desktop'/>
>>>>>>> +    </installer>
>>>>>>>    </os>
>>>>>>>  </libosinfo>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 2.7.3
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fabiano Fidêncio
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
>
>
>
> --
> Fabiano Fidêncio



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Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)

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