Installation process reports no previous installations found even though we use the disk with existing vyos installation:
vyos@vyos:~$ in im Welcome to VyOS installation! This command will install VyOS to your permanent storage. Would you like to continue? [y/N] y What would you like to name this image? (Default: 2025.11.04-0019-rolling) Please enter a password for the "vyos" user: WARNING: The password complexity is too low - it should not be WAY too short Please confirm password for the "vyos" user: What console should be used by default? (K: KVM, S: Serial)? (Default: S) Probing disks 1 disk(s) found The following disks were found: Drive: /dev/vda (4.0 GB) Which one should be used for installation? (Default: /dev/vda) Installation will delete all data on the drive. Continue? [y/N] y Searching for data from previous installations No previous installation found Would you like to use all the free space on the drive? [Y/n]
Steps to reproduce:
- Get a vm with vyos installed (for example: vyos-2025.10.24-0017-rolling-generic-amd64)
- Mount ISO with latest rolling
- Boot from ISO and start image install
Seems like .vyatta_config path doesn't meet the condition - https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/blob/a5654ac187681f802a356090390d4b66355ee8a3/src/op_mode/image_installer.py#L277