[opensuse-autoinstall] basic SLES10SP1 autoyast unattended install problems
Sorry for what may be a stupid and/or FAQ -- Google isn't being my
friend and the list archive search function is disabled at the moment.
I'm trying to set up a SLES10SP1 AutoYast server. I've got the CD
images copied onto disk, and I can boot a target server and have it
use the install server and the configuration file and everything
works. The only problem is that I can't seem to get it to do a
completely automated install -- it pauses at the 'Installation
Settings' screen and I have to hit 'Accept' to get it to go on.
I'm using the "simplest possible config" from the FAQ page:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd">
<profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<use>all</use>
</drive>
</partitioning>
<users config:type="list">
<user>
<encrypted config:type="boolean">false</encrypted>
John SJ Anderson wrote:
Sorry for what may be a stupid and/or FAQ -- Google isn't being my friend and the list archive search function is disabled at the moment.
I'm trying to set up a SLES10SP1 AutoYast server. I've got the CD images copied onto disk, and I can boot a target server and have it use the install server and the configuration file and everything works. The only problem is that I can't seem to get it to do a completely automated install -- it pauses at the 'Installation Settings' screen and I have to hit 'Accept' to get it to go on.
I'm using the "simplest possible config" from the FAQ page:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <users config:type="list"> <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean">false</encrypted>
yeahright <username>root</username> </user> </users> </profile>I'm reasonably sure that everything else is good to go, as I said, because if I do hit 'return' on the Accept button the install runs and finishes.
I have applied the 'sles10sp1_root_fix_v0.4' fix; the driverupdate file is in the CD1 directory and I see messages about it being applied.
Further details: Dell 1750 (32bit Xeon, Tigon3 NIC), booting off the CD1, specifying text mode install via F3, specifying NFS install via F4, giving further boot param 'autoyast=nfs://$SERVER_IP/install/generic.xml', which is where that file above lives.
I was not having this problem with SLES9SP3 but our partitioning configs are much more elaborate that the simple example config. I guess I'll try using the partitioning section from one of those configs next and see if that resolves the problem.
Thanks for any suggestions/pointers.
john.
Might this be the option where you tell the "install" mode to not confirm? ------------------------------------- <install> <general> <clock> <hwclock>localtime</hwclock> <timezone>US/Eastern</timezone> </clock> <keyboard> <keymap>english-us</keymap> </keyboard> <language>en_US</language> <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> </mode> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
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Might this be the option where you tell the "install" mode to not confirm? -------------------------------------
<install> <general> <clock> <hwclock>localtime</hwclock> <timezone>US/Eastern</timezone> </clock> <keyboard> <keymap>english-us</keymap> </keyboard> <language>en_US</language> <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> </mode>
Thanks, that looks to be worth a shot, and the documentation on that option _sounds_ like what I'm looking for. john. -- Write clearly - don't sacrifice clarity for "efficiency". - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plaugher) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
John SJ Anderson
<mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> </mode>
Thanks, that looks to be worth a shot, and the documentation on that option _sounds_ like what I'm looking for.
Yep, that did the trick. Again, thanks for the rapid response. john. -- "There is something sexy about a computer nerd." - actress Sandra Bullock -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
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