Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-autoinstall (120 mails)

["Müller, Folkhard" <folkhard.mueller@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Anas,


Thanks a lot the "/" did the trick.

Remarkably it did the trick if added at the autoyast= statement.
If added in the yast2 mask it did not help ?
(But this is not important, since I want a completly automated install after all).

I must admit: the documention states:

  autoyast=http://192.168.1.1/control-files/

as example for automated find by hexnumber of the client!

Maybe an extra hint to the trailing "/" in the docu would be helpfull ..
If you find time to add this.


Anas Nashif wrote:
> Try
> autoyast=nfs://172.18.127.126/var/lib/autoinstall/repository/
>
>
> anas
>
> Müller, Folkhard wrote:
>
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I use autoyast2-2.8.14-20 and try to install Suse 9.0 to a couple of 
> > Workstations
> > I use the grubfloppy from Anas's Website to boot the system to be 
> > installed.
> >
> > This is my menus.lst for the grubfloopy
> > ---snip
> > title autoinstall-bootp
> >     bootp
> >     tftpserver  172.18.127.43
> >     root (nd)
> >     kernel (nd)/opt/ignite/linux    
> > install=nfs://172.18.127.126/.home/install/suse9.0/DVD1  
> > autoyast=nfs://172.18.127.126/var/lib/autoinstall/repository
> >     initrd (nd)/opt/ignite/initrd
> > --snap
> >
> > on 172.18.127.126 the installation server
> >
> > ll  /var/lib/autoinstall/repository
> > drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root          272 Mar 23 09:33 .
> > drwxr-xr-x    5 root     root          128 Nov 14  2005 ..
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          390 Mar 22 18:07 AC127F57
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          390 Mar 22 17:53 AC127F8C
> > drwxr-xr-x    4 root     root           96 Mar 22 17:47 classes
> > lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            8 Mar 22 18:07 hatti -> AC127F57
> >
> > drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           48 Sep 24 20:44 rules
> > drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root           48 Sep 24 20:44 templates
> >
> > AC127F57 is HEX for 172.18.127.87  which is the TCP/IP of the client 
> > booted with the grubfloppy.
> >
> >
> > ->My test system boots stage2 successfull
> > ->Loads the kernel and initrd  via tftp from the  tftpserver 
> > 172.18.127.43.
> > ->starts thekernel
> > ->starts linuxrc 1.5
> > ->starts yast2 for automated install
> >   mounts the installation source
> >   But yast2 does not find the controlfile for autoyast
> >
> > The control file is available as: see above.
> >
> > The system to be installed ends up in a yast2 mask where the server 
> > and mountpoint of the controllfile
> > is displayed as told to yast2 by the autoyast=  statement to the kernel.
> > (this shows the 'control file repository' is known!)
> > If I extend the repository path by AC127F57 and hit enter the 
> > installation rolls on as expected.
> > This shows that NFS works for 
> > 172.18.127.126/var/lib/autoinstall/repository.
> >
> > It seems as if the autochoose feature of the control file fails for a 
> > reson I cannot see!
> >
> > The /var/log/message file on the Installation server (172.18.127.126) 
> > shows, that no trial
> > to mount /var/lib/autoinstall/repository is done,however, 
> > /.home/install/suse9.0/DVD1  is mounted succesfully.
> >
> > Only after I extend the repository path by the control file's name the 
> > nfs mount is done as seen in messages on the installation server.
> >
> >
> > Does anybody can help ?

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