[opensuse-autoinstall] adding a "Plain Cache" RPM source
Hello, This is not strictly an autoyast question, but is very relevant for us since we are interested in creating an additional YaST installation source (with RPMs not included on the CDs) during the AutoYast install. The "other" RPMs will reside in a dedicated directory on the NFS install server. I followed the instructions outlined here: http://en.opensuse.org/Creating_YaST_Installation_Sources for adding "Plain Cache Sources", but this unfortunately failed. <ipaddr> is the IP address of the nfs server +----------------------+ Media Containing the Software Catalog ¦ Software packages - +-----------------------------------------------------+ ¦can be installed from ¦ ¦Status¦Refresh¦Name ¦URL ¦ ¦the CD, over a ¦ ¦On ¦Off ¦SUSE Linux 10.1¦nfs://<ipaddr>/san¦ ¦network, or from the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦hard disk. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ To in+-------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦from CD,¦ Unable to create installation source ¦ ¦ ¦SUSE LIN¦ from URL 'nfs://<ipaddr>/sanrep/suse/10.1/RPMS.other'. ¦ ¦ ¦the DVD ¦ Details: ¦ ¦ ¦ The S¦ Cannot create the installation source ¦ ¦ ¦can be c¦ Try again? ¦ ¦ ¦hard dis¦ [Yes] [No ] ¦ ¦ ¦that as +-------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦installat ¦ ¦Insert the path name ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦where the first CD is ¦ ++---------------------------------------¦------------+ ¦located, for example, ¦ [ Add v] [ Up ][ Down ] ¦/data1/CD1. Only the ¦ [ Edit v] [ Enable or Disable ] ¦base path is required ¦ [ Delete ] [ Refresh On or Off ] +----------------------+ [Abort] [Finish] The full path used to install the server was (nfs://<ipaddr>/sanrep/suse/10.1) which works. I am also able to mount the separate NFS directory nfs://<ipaddr>/sanrep/suse/10.1/RPMS.other succesfully from the command line of this server, seen here: user@slp10-1:~ > sudo mount -t nfs <ipaddr>:/sanrep/suse/10.1/RPMS.other /mnt user@slp10-1:~ > ls /mnt gcc-fortran-4.1.0-25.i586.rpm regina-3.3-14.i586.rpm IS_PLAINcache.gz the-3.1-263.i586.rpm Here are the directory contents seen on the server: user@nfs-server:/sanrep/suse/10.1/RPMS.other > ls -l total 4560 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2430198 2007-03-20 15:22 gcc-fortran-4.1.0-25.i586.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13908 2007-03-20 15:23 IS_PLAINcache.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1427053 2007-03-20 15:22 regina-3.3-14.i586.rpm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 783015 2007-03-20 15:22 the-3.1-263.i586.rpm which were created using the steps mentioned in the web page referenced above: genIS_PLAINcache -f -v . gzip IS_PLAINcache Why YaST can't create the installation source? Thanks, Dave ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
Hi, Dave napsal(a):
Hello,
This is not strictly an autoyast question, but is very relevant for us since we are interested in creating an additional YaST installation source (with RPMs not included on the CDs) during the AutoYast install. The "other" RPMs will reside in a dedicated directory on the NFS install server.
In openSUSE 10.2 you can use "Package Directory" type of the installation source. The setup is much simpler, you don't need genIS_PLAINcache etc., only a directory with RPMs. But it's intended for a local directory only. If you want to use it over NFS you have to mount the source manually (or via /etc/fstab). Ladislav -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
That's good news.
Where is the documentation on exactly how to do that?
I can't find it mentioned here, http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/
Or, am I just overlooking it?
--- Ladislav Slezak
Hi,
Dave napsal(a):
Hello,
This is not strictly an autoyast question, but is very relevant for us since we are interested in creating an additional YaST installation source (with RPMs not included on the CDs) during the AutoYast install. The "other" RPMs will reside in a dedicated directory on the NFS install server.
In openSUSE 10.2 you can use "Package Directory" type of the installation source. The setup is much simpler, you don't need genIS_PLAINcache etc., only a directory with RPMs.
But it's intended for a local directory only. If you want to use it over NFS you have to mount the source manually (or via /etc/fstab).
Ladislav -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
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