January 2007 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-autoinstall] sles 9 sp3 rules problems.
by John Comitas 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

I have a rules file, which is read from floppy, but when it tries to open the had.xml file, it can't open /media/floppy. What could be the issue? Info file - Install: nfs//x.x.x.x/sles9-1 Netdevice: eth0 Server: x.x.x.x Ip: x.x.x.x Netmask: 255.0.0.0 Gateway: x.x.x.x Nameserver: x.x.x.x Autoyast: file:/// Rules.xml - <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE autoinstall SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/rules.dtd"> <autoinstall xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <rules config:type="list"> <rule> <custom1> <script> <![CDATA[ if grep hda /proc/partitions > /dev/null; then echo -n "hda" fi; if grep sda /proc/partitions > /dev/null; echo -n "sda" else echo -n "ccis" fi; ]]> </script> <match>*</match> <match_type>exact</match_type> </custom1> <result> <profile>classes/@custom1@.xml</profile> <continue config:type="boolean">true</continue> </result> </rule> </rules> </autoinstall> Can you please give me some assistance? John -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Screen woes on install
by Alec Ross 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Hi Using SuSE 10.0, I've experienced problems in startup where my monitor reported "Input Not Supported" at boot time, but the system loaded and then displayed fine. I'm attempting to update to 10.2, from a DVD, and after choosing "Install" I'm getting the same monitor problem for probably 15 mins so far. (Pressing Esc does not help.) There seems to be some slight intermittent HD activity, tho. How long should I wait for this to finish? What might I best do - apart from getting a new monitor? ;) TIA Alec Ross -- Alec Ross -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] /init details (cd boot)
by Jean Marc Le Fevre 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Hi all, I'm looking for the source of /init filr on the boot cd. This init file can be find inside the initrd that has been loaded while booting a mini-iso. thanks in advance. eos -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Do a reboot after paritioning
by Michael Welle 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Hi, is there a way to do a reboot after partioning and/or after formating the disks (without too much hacking)? I would like to utilize such feature to press autoyast in our process and on the other side take advantage of the hardware recognition etc of autoyast. Michael -- biff4emacsen - A biff-like tool for (X)Emacs http://www.c0t0d0s0.de/biff4emacsen/biff4emacsen.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Copying folders via Autoyast
by Jordan Zebor 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

All, I am trying to copy gconf settings via autoyast. These settings are in multiple folders that need to be copied into a users home directory after software installation and before the user logs in for the first time. I've tried using post-scripts to copy from an NFS mount but that fails claiming network unreachable. I just found that INIT scripts will execute after the network interface is active so I will be trying that next. I'm looking for feedback on the best methods for copying folders via autoyast or another method to deploy gconf settings via autoyast. Thanks -- -Jordan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] 10.1 -> 10.2 Documentation Update
by Lee Mayes 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

Hi Uwe. After a couple of requests for 10.2 I added it the distros my code supports. I read: http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_changes_10_1-10_2.html closely, scanned the mailing list, and thought it would be a slam dunk, but all my ISOs would simply die at the beginning with 'Cannot find Installation Source'. Long story short, root cause was I use an info file embedded in initrd, and starting with 10.2 it must be spec'd in isolinux.cfg vs. being automatically discovered like it's been since SLES8: http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/appendix.linuxrc.html#id2570172 Could you promote that difference to the 10.1 -> 10.2 changes doc? If anyone else uses an info file this way it could save them some pain and frustration. Thanks and Best Regards, Lee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] auto-install problem using yast clone this system
by David Bolt 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

I've a small(ish) problem with the auto-install system of openSUSE 10.2. After using the "clone this system" option at the end of an install I have an autoinst.xml file created that matches the installed system. The problem is that if I use this file to try and perform an auto-installation, every package that has a post-install script fails, returning an error number 255. I don't know why this is happening and, at first I thought the problem was that bash wasn't installed before the packages executing these scripts. Copying the bash executable doesn't make a difference so I'm at a loss as to what's causing the problem. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the autoinst.xml file created by YaST when using the "clone this system" option after installation, or if the problem is in the auto-installation system, so I thought I'd ask here to find out where the problem lies. That way, when I create a bug report about it, I know what would be the correct category to list it under. As the file is about 50KB, and I don't think this list would allow an attachment, a compressed copy of the autoinst.xml file is located here: <URL:http://www.davjam.org/~davjam/autoinst.xml.bz2> Regards, David Bolt -- Member of Team Acorn checking nodes at 50 Mnodes/s: http://www.distributed.net/ AMD1800 1GB WinXP/SUSE 9.3 | AMD2400 256MB SuSE 9.3 | A3010 4MB RISCOS 3.11 AMD2600(64) 512MB SUSE 10.0 | AMD2400 768MB SUSE 10.0 | A4000 4MB RISCOS 3.11 AMD2800(64) 512MB SUSE 10.1 | RPC600 129MB RISCOS 3.6 | Falcon 14MB TOS 4.02 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] defining addon pattern
by Lars Stavholm 20 Jan '07

20 Jan '07

Hi List! I've successfully set up a SuSE Linux 10.2 autoinstallation environment using PXE and autoyast and it works great (kudos to all that made this happen). But, when setting up an addons repository I hit a small snag that I wonder if anyone could help me with. I've read the excellent description of pattern definition for addons at <http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_Add-Ons>, and I've used the description successfully, but: I would like to have some of the addon packages selected, but not all, when my addons are selected. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? At the moment, I have all my packages defined between the +Prq: and -Prq: tags, and the package subset that I want to have selected by default are listed between the +Prc: and -Prc: tags, but to no avail, all packages are selected by default. Please advice. /Lars Stavholm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Package selection using Yast Autoinstallation
by Graham Smith 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Hi, I'm having real problems using the Yast autoinstallation program to select a list of packages. On my server I have a number of external repositories installed. e.g. packman, etc When I go into AutoInstall and goto package selection --> configure it displays my current list of selected repositories. This causes a major problem as it is near impossible to determine what packages are contained in the base package set that is installed on the Installation Server ( packages from the opensuse DVD) and the packages derived from external sources. Is there some way of disabling all the external repositories from being included into the Autoinstallation package selection? -- Regards, Graham Smith -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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RE: [opensuse-autoinstall] Odd SLES10 X86_64 autoyast install failure.
by Colin Topliss 17 Jan '07

17 Jan '07

Hi all, It actually turned out to be a corruption in my installation source - though why on Earth it only appeared to cause an issue if I included a <script></script> section is a bit of a mystery to me. Still, thanks to all who replied with suggestions - you helped save my sanity (for another day at least). Col. -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Gansert [mailto:ug@suse.de] Sent: 16 January 2007 17:13 To: opensuse-autoinstall(a)opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse-autoinstall] Odd SLES10 X86_64 autoyast install failure. On Tuesday 16 January 2007 17:40, Colin Topliss wrote: > I'm having a bit of trouble with remotely installing SLES10 (X86_64) > over the network with post scripts defined. > > The profile I have works fine.... until I add this section for scripts: hm. Strange. Try to set: > <network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed> this to "false" -- ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany Business: http://www.suse.de/~ug now playing VNV Nation - Hellraiser (VNV Nation Remix) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org Ericsson Services Limited Registered Office: Unit 4, Midleton Gate, Guildford Business Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 8SG Registered Number in England and Wales: 3709800 This communication is confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s). Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you believe this message has been sent to you in error, please notify the sender by replying to this transmission and delete the message without disclosing it. Thank you. Ericsson Services Limited does not enter into contracts or contractual obligations via electronic mail, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties concerned. E-mail including attachments is susceptible to data corruption, interruption, unauthorised amendment, tampering and viruses, and we only send and receive e-mails on the basis that we are not liable for any such corruption, interception, amendment, tampering or viruses or any consequences thereof. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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