January 2003 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

chroot scripts and mkinitrd
by Andy Wray 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

I'm trying to setup an unattended network install on a system with an LSI 53c1030 SCSI controller running the boot drive. There's a bug in the SuSE 8.1 installer (SuSE 8.1 is what I'm trying to install) that leaves the mptbase driver that is needed by the mptscsih driver out of the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file, and consequently it isn't included in the initrd, so on the first bootup, mptscsih fails to load and the system can't mount /. To fix this I thought I'd run a chroot script to update the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file. However, although this file appears to run (there's output in the /var/adm/autoinstall/logs directory), the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file remains unchanged. Of course, even if this worked, I'm not sure if it would fix the problem since I'm not sure if the chroot scripts run before or after mkinitrd. I've appended a portion of the autoyast installation file below. Can anyone help me with this? (The alternative I have right now is that there is a replacement mkinitrd on the SuSE ftp site provided as a diskette image, but this doesn't help much for an unattended network install. mkinitrd appears to be part of the aaa_base package, so I was thinking I could replace it in that package, but I'd rather not do that if possible). <scripts> <chroot-scripts config:type="list"> <script> <filename>fixinitrd.sh</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source> <![CDATA[ #!/bin/sh cat /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel #for debug sed 's/mptscsih/mptbase mptscsih/g' /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel > /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel.new cat /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel.new #for debug rm -f /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel mv /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel.new /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel cat /mnt/etc/sysconfig/kernel.new #for debug ]]> </source> </script> </chroot-scripts> </scripts> Thanks, --Andy

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Re: Problems to create a custom CD
by Zacki 31 Jan '03

31 Jan '03

Hi Uwe, i have installed syslinux-1.62-271 but the generating process for the iso-file runs without success. Only the the packages have been copied to /tmp/Yast2-*****. Maybe another idea. greetings Zacki Hi Zacki, Please have a look on your installed packages. You also need the syslinux-package. Uwe -----Original Message----- From: Zacki.Zupf(a)gmx.de [mailto:Zacki.Zupf@gmx.de] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:57 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Problems to create a custom CD Hi there, i know it's an old thread and i found something on the mailing list but no answer. I'm trying to create a custom made and bootable CD. My system is 8.1 and i am using the patches from 01.01.2003. When i start Yast2 and select ISO-Image the system selects the rpms and creates under tmp an iso and iso_skeleton folder, where the rpms are copied. Now when i press the next button to create the iso file, nothing happens. When i look in the y2log there is only the mkisofs command. I have copied these command and tryied this command manually but then there was a segmentation fault. Has anyone an idea? Thanx Zack -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr für 1 ct/ Min. surfen!

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How could i install own SRPMs with autoyast2 ?
by Reik Keutterling 30 Jan '03

30 Jan '03

Hi suse-autoinstall, could anybody help me installing SRPMs with autoyast2?? Is this possible? If not could you set it on the wishlist? -- Reik Keutterling

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] YaST2 hell.
by Nicole Tutt 30 Jan '03

30 Jan '03

I have had the very same experience and have posted on the SLE list regarding the issue. Many replies came back that there is definitely a problem. 8.1 is my first experience with linux but I also heard from many that YAST didn't used to be such a problem. I only hope that SuSE is paying attention or that there are some plans for resolution. Hello.... SuSE.... can you hear us??? -----Original Message----- From: Rob Willmore [mailto:rwillmore@austin.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:50 PM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-autoinstall] YaST2 hell. > > I'm at my wits end with YaST2 and was wondering if somone can offer some > help. YaST2 almost never seems to work for me anymore, that is when I > can even connect. > > As a previous SuSE 8.0 owner I *loved* YaST, it always quickly connected > and gave me exactly what I asked for. Not so with YaST2. My first issue > is that I can almost never connect to a server without waiting for > sometimes up to 30 minutes! Is this a bandwidth issue on the server > side? I've tried several different locations to do a manual update and > all offer the same lag. My connecton is a pretty quick cable one so the > problem doesn't appear to lie there. > > The "Initialzing for FTP/HTTP update. One Moment please..." message has > become burned into my eyeballs. > > Even after I finally DO get connected I *always* get the same message > that there are files missing certain dependencies do I want to try > again/ignore/abort. There also appears to be no new updates of anything > to download. > > I've tried the gpg Error Messages While Running YaST Online Update fix > even though on the surface it doesn't appear to be the same problem I > suffer from. No luck. At this point it's almost moot becasue I can > never, ever get connected to a server. I'm asking for help before I have > to set aside a wonderfull distro and try something like red-hat or even > Gentoo. I'd hate to do that. > > Any suggestions? > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com

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YaST2 hell.
by Rob Willmore 30 Jan '03

30 Jan '03

> > I'm at my wits end with YaST2 and was wondering if somone can offer some > help. YaST2 almost never seems to work for me anymore, that is when I > can even connect. > > As a previous SuSE 8.0 owner I *loved* YaST, it always quickly connected > and gave me exactly what I asked for. Not so with YaST2. My first issue > is that I can almost never connect to a server without waiting for > sometimes up to 30 minutes! Is this a bandwidth issue on the server > side? I've tried several different locations to do a manual update and > all offer the same lag. My connecton is a pretty quick cable one so the > problem doesn't appear to lie there. > > The "Initialzing for FTP/HTTP update. One Moment please..." message has > become burned into my eyeballs. > > Even after I finally DO get connected I *always* get the same message > that there are files missing certain dependencies do I want to try > again/ignore/abort. There also appears to be no new updates of anything > to download. > > I've tried the gpg Error Messages While Running YaST Online Update fix > even though on the surface it doesn't appear to be the same problem I > suffer from. No luck. At this point it's almost moot becasue I can > never, ever get connected to a server. I'm asking for help before I have > to set aside a wonderfull distro and try something like red-hat or even > Gentoo. I'd hate to do that. > > Any suggestions? > >

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X11 Konfiguration funktioniert mit autoinstall nicht
by Pelikan, Martin 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Hi, ich habe einen SuSE 8.0 Installationsserver aufgesetzt und von diesem installiert. Hat prima funktioniert, bis auf die X-Konfiguration : "Yast2 Kontrollzentrum| Hardware | Grafikkarte und Monitor" startet der Konfigurationsbildschirm kurz und bricht danach sofort wieder ab. "yast" aus der shell ausgeführt bringt das gleiche Ergebnis. Wenn ich den Rechner von DVD "per Hand" installiere, funktioniert die X11 Konfiguration einwandfrei. Fällt Euch dazu noch was ein ? Gruß, Martin

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Problems to create a custom CD
by Uwe Maurer 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Hi Zacki, Please have a look on your installed packages. You also need the syslinux-package. Uwe -----Original Message----- From: Zacki.Zupf(a)gmx.de [mailto:Zacki.Zupf@gmx.de] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:57 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Problems to create a custom CD Hi there, i know it's an old thread and i found something on the mailing list but no answer. I'm trying to create a custom made and bootable CD. My system is 8.1 and i am using the patches from 01.01.2003. When i start Yast2 and select ISO-Image the system selects the rpms and creates under tmp an iso and iso_skeleton folder, where the rpms are copied. Now when i press the next button to create the iso file, nothing happens. When i look in the y2log there is only the mkisofs command. I have copied these command and tryied this command manually but then there was a segmentation fault. Has anyone an idea? Thanx Zack -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ NEU: Mit GMX ins Internet. Rund um die Uhr für 1 ct/ Min. surfen! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com

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partition problem
by Berge, Harry ten 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Hi, I'm new to this list and I don't know if this is the right place to drop my problem, but here it is: I use autoyast1 features with SuSE linux 7.3. Everything works fine, but now I want be able to make a dualboot system. So my first partition is a NTFS partition... - When I use AUTO_FDISK_TABLE then my NTFS partition is removed! - When I create a temp. second ext2 partition, create an '/etc/fstab' file (with the NTFS partition) and use FSTAB_SEARCH /dev/hda2 it will work, but the partitioner can't read the 'etc/fstab' initially. It presents the current partition scheme to me, and when I enter F7 (read /etc/fstab) from /dev/hda2 everything works fine! So, is this a bug in YaST? And what can I do about it? Many thanx in advance! > Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind Regards, > H.J. ten Berge Test Engineer Holland Institute of Traffic Technology HITT B.V. P.O. box 717 Apeldoorn the Netherlands E-Mail: mailto:berge@hitt.nl World Wide Web: http://www.hitt.nl tel : +31 555432634 fax : +31 555432553 [Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.]

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Fehler bei der Konfiguration der Software Auswahl
by Uwe Maurer 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Andreas, I tried your tip. ..yast starts in manual mode, nothing works. I think the problem is in the autoyast and the iso-skeleton. While autoyast creates the iso-skeleton i looked at the /var/log/YaST2/y2log . It seems the problem is in the package selection and the package-copying.. For example: The glibc-2.2 is selected in the autoinst.xml autoyast isn't able to create the suse/i686 directory in the YaST-tmp-dir, needed for the glibc-2.2.5-152.i686.rpm This packages missed in the created iso-image..... I tested an other constellation: An own boot-cd with the minimal-system selection. This cd boots and installs everything fine. Now i try to change the package selection and made my own, nothing works.... Any idea? Uwe -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Andreas Kappler [mailto:branka@gmx.de] Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Januar 2003 21:10 An: Uwe Maurer; suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Betreff: AW: [suse-autoinstall] Fehler bei der Konfiguration der Software Auswahl Uwe, set on the boot-prompt the parameter cdromdevice=hdX ; X=Your Cdromdevice on the Controller Then it should work?! Andreas Kappler -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com

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AW: [suse-autoinstall] Fehler bei der Konfiguration der Software Auswahl
by Uwe Maurer 29 Jan '03

29 Jan '03

Andreas, I tried your tip. ..yast starts in manual mode, nothing works. I think the problem is in the autoyast and the iso-skeleton. While autoyast creates the iso-skeleton i looked at the /var/log/YaST2/y2log . It seems the problem is in the package selection and the package-copying.. For example: The glibc-2.2 is selected in the autoinst.xml autoyast isn't able to create the suse/i686 directory in the YaST-tmp-dir, needed for the glibc-2.2.5-152.i686.rpm This packages missed in the created iso-image..... I tested an other constellation: An own boot-cd with the minimal-system selection. This cd boots and installs everything fine. Now i try to change the package selection and made my own, nothing works.... Any idea? Uwe -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Andreas Kappler [mailto:branka@gmx.de] Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Januar 2003 21:10 An: Uwe Maurer; suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Betreff: AW: [suse-autoinstall] Fehler bei der Konfiguration der Software Auswahl Uwe, set on the boot-prompt the parameter cdromdevice=hdX ; X=Your Cdromdevice on the Controller Then it should work?! Andreas Kappler

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