Preseed setting wrong partition size












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I'm trying to do an install of Debian with the preseed tool. Everything's working great so far, except for the partitions of my disk.
Basically what I want is:



/ of 30GB - ext4
/var/lib about 2TB - xfs
swap 2GB


But the system at the end comes like this:



/ 2TB - ext4
swap, about 20GB


Here's the part for the disks of the preseed file:



d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
# GPT
d-i partman-basicfilesystems/choose_label string gpt
d-i partman-basicfilesystems/default_label string gpt
d-i partman-partitioning/choose_label string gpt
d-i partman-partitioning/default_label string gpt
d-i partman/choose_label string gpt
d-i partman/default_label string gpt

d-i partman-auto/expert-recipe string sql::
32 32 32 free
$gptonly{ }
$primary{ }
$bios_boot{ }
method{ biosgrub }
.
30000 32000 30720 ext4
$gptonly
$primary{ } $bootable{ }
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
mountpoint{ / }
.
2048 4000 2048 linux-swap
$gptonly
method{ swap } format{ }
.
2000000 1000 -1 xfs
$gptonly
method{ format } format{ }
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs }
mountpoint{ /var/lib/ }
options/noatime{ noatime }
options/nodiratime{ nodiratime }
options/nobarrier{ nobarrier }
.

d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_copy boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

## Controlling how partitions are mounted
d-i partman/mount_style select traditionnal


Is there something I'm doing wrong?










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    I'm trying to do an install of Debian with the preseed tool. Everything's working great so far, except for the partitions of my disk.
    Basically what I want is:



    / of 30GB - ext4
    /var/lib about 2TB - xfs
    swap 2GB


    But the system at the end comes like this:



    / 2TB - ext4
    swap, about 20GB


    Here's the part for the disks of the preseed file:



    d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
    d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
    d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
    d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda
    d-i partman-auto/method string regular
    # GPT
    d-i partman-basicfilesystems/choose_label string gpt
    d-i partman-basicfilesystems/default_label string gpt
    d-i partman-partitioning/choose_label string gpt
    d-i partman-partitioning/default_label string gpt
    d-i partman/choose_label string gpt
    d-i partman/default_label string gpt

    d-i partman-auto/expert-recipe string sql::
    32 32 32 free
    $gptonly{ }
    $primary{ }
    $bios_boot{ }
    method{ biosgrub }
    .
    30000 32000 30720 ext4
    $gptonly
    $primary{ } $bootable{ }
    method{ format } format{ }
    use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
    mountpoint{ / }
    .
    2048 4000 2048 linux-swap
    $gptonly
    method{ swap } format{ }
    .
    2000000 1000 -1 xfs
    $gptonly
    method{ format } format{ }
    use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs }
    mountpoint{ /var/lib/ }
    options/noatime{ noatime }
    options/nodiratime{ nodiratime }
    options/nobarrier{ nobarrier }
    .

    d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
    d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
    d-i partman/confirm boolean true
    d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_copy boolean true
    d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

    ## Controlling how partitions are mounted
    d-i partman/mount_style select traditionnal


    Is there something I'm doing wrong?










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      I'm trying to do an install of Debian with the preseed tool. Everything's working great so far, except for the partitions of my disk.
      Basically what I want is:



      / of 30GB - ext4
      /var/lib about 2TB - xfs
      swap 2GB


      But the system at the end comes like this:



      / 2TB - ext4
      swap, about 20GB


      Here's the part for the disks of the preseed file:



      d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
      d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
      d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
      d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda
      d-i partman-auto/method string regular
      # GPT
      d-i partman-basicfilesystems/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman-basicfilesystems/default_label string gpt
      d-i partman-partitioning/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman-partitioning/default_label string gpt
      d-i partman/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman/default_label string gpt

      d-i partman-auto/expert-recipe string sql::
      32 32 32 free
      $gptonly{ }
      $primary{ }
      $bios_boot{ }
      method{ biosgrub }
      .
      30000 32000 30720 ext4
      $gptonly
      $primary{ } $bootable{ }
      method{ format } format{ }
      use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
      mountpoint{ / }
      .
      2048 4000 2048 linux-swap
      $gptonly
      method{ swap } format{ }
      .
      2000000 1000 -1 xfs
      $gptonly
      method{ format } format{ }
      use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs }
      mountpoint{ /var/lib/ }
      options/noatime{ noatime }
      options/nodiratime{ nodiratime }
      options/nobarrier{ nobarrier }
      .

      d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
      d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
      d-i partman/confirm boolean true
      d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_copy boolean true
      d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

      ## Controlling how partitions are mounted
      d-i partman/mount_style select traditionnal


      Is there something I'm doing wrong?










      share|improve this question
















      I'm trying to do an install of Debian with the preseed tool. Everything's working great so far, except for the partitions of my disk.
      Basically what I want is:



      / of 30GB - ext4
      /var/lib about 2TB - xfs
      swap 2GB


      But the system at the end comes like this:



      / 2TB - ext4
      swap, about 20GB


      Here's the part for the disks of the preseed file:



      d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
      d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
      d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
      d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda
      d-i partman-auto/method string regular
      # GPT
      d-i partman-basicfilesystems/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman-basicfilesystems/default_label string gpt
      d-i partman-partitioning/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman-partitioning/default_label string gpt
      d-i partman/choose_label string gpt
      d-i partman/default_label string gpt

      d-i partman-auto/expert-recipe string sql::
      32 32 32 free
      $gptonly{ }
      $primary{ }
      $bios_boot{ }
      method{ biosgrub }
      .
      30000 32000 30720 ext4
      $gptonly
      $primary{ } $bootable{ }
      method{ format } format{ }
      use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 }
      mountpoint{ / }
      .
      2048 4000 2048 linux-swap
      $gptonly
      method{ swap } format{ }
      .
      2000000 1000 -1 xfs
      $gptonly
      method{ format } format{ }
      use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ xfs }
      mountpoint{ /var/lib/ }
      options/noatime{ noatime }
      options/nodiratime{ nodiratime }
      options/nobarrier{ nobarrier }
      .

      d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
      d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
      d-i partman/confirm boolean true
      d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_copy boolean true
      d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true

      ## Controlling how partitions are mounted
      d-i partman/mount_style select traditionnal


      Is there something I'm doing wrong?







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          The -1 for maximum size of xfs partition is the problem, although it really should not be.



          There is a bug (termed as a limitation of the algorithm) in partman-auto that requires a very large number for the maximum size of one of your partitions.



          `



          5. LIMITATIONS



          Due to limitation of the algorithms in partman-auto, there must be at
          least one partition with high maximal size so that the whole free
          space can be used. Usually you can give the partition containing
          /home a maximal size 1000000000 which is high enough for the present
          storage devices. If the large /home is not an option for you, you can
          also define in the recipe one additional partition with size
          1000000000, method "keep" and leave it unmounted. When the
          installation completes you can remove it.



          Do not use higher than 1000000000 numbers because the shell arithmetic
          is limited to 31 bits (on i386).
          `



          http://ftp.dc.volia.com/pub/debian/preseed/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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            Whether the bug mentioned by umeboshi is present depends on the version of Debian Installer and Partman that your distribution is using. On Ubuntu 14.04 and newer Debian versions the -1 is supported, but on older versions or needing backwards compatibility the above limitation is accurate.



            Supporting evidence from Debian source:
            https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/doc/devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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              The -1 for maximum size of xfs partition is the problem, although it really should not be.



              There is a bug (termed as a limitation of the algorithm) in partman-auto that requires a very large number for the maximum size of one of your partitions.



              `



              5. LIMITATIONS



              Due to limitation of the algorithms in partman-auto, there must be at
              least one partition with high maximal size so that the whole free
              space can be used. Usually you can give the partition containing
              /home a maximal size 1000000000 which is high enough for the present
              storage devices. If the large /home is not an option for you, you can
              also define in the recipe one additional partition with size
              1000000000, method "keep" and leave it unmounted. When the
              installation completes you can remove it.



              Do not use higher than 1000000000 numbers because the shell arithmetic
              is limited to 31 bits (on i386).
              `



              http://ftp.dc.volia.com/pub/debian/preseed/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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                The -1 for maximum size of xfs partition is the problem, although it really should not be.



                There is a bug (termed as a limitation of the algorithm) in partman-auto that requires a very large number for the maximum size of one of your partitions.



                `



                5. LIMITATIONS



                Due to limitation of the algorithms in partman-auto, there must be at
                least one partition with high maximal size so that the whole free
                space can be used. Usually you can give the partition containing
                /home a maximal size 1000000000 which is high enough for the present
                storage devices. If the large /home is not an option for you, you can
                also define in the recipe one additional partition with size
                1000000000, method "keep" and leave it unmounted. When the
                installation completes you can remove it.



                Do not use higher than 1000000000 numbers because the shell arithmetic
                is limited to 31 bits (on i386).
                `



                http://ftp.dc.volia.com/pub/debian/preseed/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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                  The -1 for maximum size of xfs partition is the problem, although it really should not be.



                  There is a bug (termed as a limitation of the algorithm) in partman-auto that requires a very large number for the maximum size of one of your partitions.



                  `



                  5. LIMITATIONS



                  Due to limitation of the algorithms in partman-auto, there must be at
                  least one partition with high maximal size so that the whole free
                  space can be used. Usually you can give the partition containing
                  /home a maximal size 1000000000 which is high enough for the present
                  storage devices. If the large /home is not an option for you, you can
                  also define in the recipe one additional partition with size
                  1000000000, method "keep" and leave it unmounted. When the
                  installation completes you can remove it.



                  Do not use higher than 1000000000 numbers because the shell arithmetic
                  is limited to 31 bits (on i386).
                  `



                  http://ftp.dc.volia.com/pub/debian/preseed/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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                  The -1 for maximum size of xfs partition is the problem, although it really should not be.



                  There is a bug (termed as a limitation of the algorithm) in partman-auto that requires a very large number for the maximum size of one of your partitions.



                  `



                  5. LIMITATIONS



                  Due to limitation of the algorithms in partman-auto, there must be at
                  least one partition with high maximal size so that the whole free
                  space can be used. Usually you can give the partition containing
                  /home a maximal size 1000000000 which is high enough for the present
                  storage devices. If the large /home is not an option for you, you can
                  also define in the recipe one additional partition with size
                  1000000000, method "keep" and leave it unmounted. When the
                  installation completes you can remove it.



                  Do not use higher than 1000000000 numbers because the shell arithmetic
                  is limited to 31 bits (on i386).
                  `



                  http://ftp.dc.volia.com/pub/debian/preseed/partman-auto-recipe.txt







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                      Whether the bug mentioned by umeboshi is present depends on the version of Debian Installer and Partman that your distribution is using. On Ubuntu 14.04 and newer Debian versions the -1 is supported, but on older versions or needing backwards compatibility the above limitation is accurate.



                      Supporting evidence from Debian source:
                      https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/doc/devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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                        Whether the bug mentioned by umeboshi is present depends on the version of Debian Installer and Partman that your distribution is using. On Ubuntu 14.04 and newer Debian versions the -1 is supported, but on older versions or needing backwards compatibility the above limitation is accurate.



                        Supporting evidence from Debian source:
                        https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/doc/devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt






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                          Whether the bug mentioned by umeboshi is present depends on the version of Debian Installer and Partman that your distribution is using. On Ubuntu 14.04 and newer Debian versions the -1 is supported, but on older versions or needing backwards compatibility the above limitation is accurate.



                          Supporting evidence from Debian source:
                          https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/doc/devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt






                          share|improve this answer















                          Whether the bug mentioned by umeboshi is present depends on the version of Debian Installer and Partman that your distribution is using. On Ubuntu 14.04 and newer Debian versions the -1 is supported, but on older versions or needing backwards compatibility the above limitation is accurate.



                          Supporting evidence from Debian source:
                          https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/blob/master/doc/devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt







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