November 2002 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-autoinstall] Installation-CD does not install kernel and initrd!
by Kugelberg, Thorsten 13 Dec '02

13 Dec '02

Hey, have a look at the Posting from Sept 2002 (I think)--> http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-autoinstall/2002-Sep/ . There should be a thread called 'applying patches'. Just have a look at it. Regards Thorsten -----Original Message----- From: Erik Soyez To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Sent: 14.11.2002 13:52 Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Installation-CD does not install kernel and initrd! Hi again, what do I have to do in order to update my Installation Server with the latest rpm's and still get the AutoYast Network Installation to work? If I copy all update rpm's into the suse/* directories of my server and then run '/var/lib/YaST2/bin/create_package_descr' AutoYast will still install the old rpm's!! If I delete the old rpm's and run 'create_package_descr' again, the installation failes with the same syptoms as described for the CD-Installation of my last email. Something here does not work the way I would expect. Or is 'create_package_descr' just the wrong script?! :-(Erik. On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Erik Soyez wrote: > > Hi there, > > I just created an Auto-Installation CD using AutoYast2 (SuSE-8.1). This > seemed to be a great option for our customer to quickly reinstall his > server in case of failure. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > # rpm -qa | grep autoy > autoyast2-installation-2.6.38-1 > autoyast2-2.6.38-1 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > After installing the software packages, AutoYast says "18 packages > returned an error". It does not show any details - the detailed list > button shows an empty page. > > Then it says something about having problems writing the boot record and > gives a kernel panic when trying to boot the installed system. > > Starting a rescue system shows that no kernel or initrd gets installed > under '/boot'. > > With the netork installation this problem could be solved including: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > <install> > <general> > <mode><confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm></mode> > .... > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Why does this not work with a CD? Please help me, this is urgent! > > Thanks, Erik. > > -- > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com > > -- -- 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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Re: AW: [suse-autoinstall] applying patches
by Anas Nashif 09 Dec '02

09 Dec '02

* "Petersen, Jörg" <j.petersen(a)msh.de> [Oct 01. 2002 14:04]: > > > > For 8.1, which should be available by now, we have included > > a script to > > > do this. Format has changed and it is much more powerfull. > Just curious: what's the name of the script? > Thx, Jörg /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/create_package_descr Anas -- Anas Nashif <nashif(a)suse.com>, SuSE Linux AG Montreal (Laval), Canada

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Exit code 139
by Rasmus Borup Hansen 29 Nov '02

29 Nov '02

I'm trying to autoinstall 8.1 on an IBM ThinkPad T30 but on console 3, I get the following lines: NFS mount ok Setting up localhost...done going for automatic install Loading image "/var/adm/mount/boot/root"... mount: /ddev/ram2: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop0 starting /mounts/instsys/sbin/inst_setup yast install program exit code is 139 sync... ok Then nothing happens. If I then try to give the command "/mounts/instsys/sbin/inst_setup yast" on console no. 2, I get errors like ln: creating symbolic link `/mounts/instsys/usr/share/zoneinfo/.*' to `../../../../..//mounts/instsys/usr/share/zoneinfo/.*': Read-only file system and then later ln: cannot remove `/proc/1/exe': Permission denied The the installation proceeds using the ncurses interface, but later printer "No bios found at: 0xc0000" in the top left corner of the screen. Any ideas? As you can deduce from my previous postings on the list, I use a patched installation tree. Could this be the cause? Rasmus -- Rasmus Borup Hansen, system adm. Email: rbh(a)math.ku.dk Institute for Mathematical Sciences Phone: +45 353 20759 Universitetsparken 5 Cell phone: +45 20829308 DK-2100 Ø, Denmark Office: E208

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ldap/runlevel problems
by jef peeraer 28 Nov '02

28 Nov '02

first of all, i want to say how great this package is. I can install my servers in 15 minutes. ( i have 15 servers to install in the future ) Great job! There are however a couple of small problems that persist. I am still using the suse 8.0, version of auto-install is : yast2-module-autoinst-2.5.27-1. I defined the ldap-client ( i know, there were a couple of mails about that before, but there was no mention about suse version, and i tried it with ldapclient, with no results however). Maybe you an give me an example how a correctsetup should be. Another thing is that the runlevels that are defined in the autoinstall setup don't seem to correspond with the runlevels on the freshly installed server. That's anoying. There must also be a confusion between language and keyboard. I use a 'ducth' keyboard ( azerty, i know, very annoying, but its my client who uses it ) and 'dutch' language, however, on the server i always have to readjust the keyboard. So, these are my 3 problems, minor ones, but would be nice if they could be solved. Thanks anyway, and again, wonderfull package!! I include my control file hereafter : ( i left the chroot script out, too long! ) Jef Peeraer <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/lib/YaST2/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns" > <configure> <chroot-scripts config:type="list" > <script> <filename>deterp_chroot</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source><! skip... ]></source> </script> </chroot-scripts> <ldapclient> <ldap_domain>dc=deterp,dc=be</ldap_domain> <ldap_server>192.168.0.1</ldap_server> <ldap_v2 config:type="boolean" >false</ldap_v2> <start_ldap config:type="boolean" >true</start_ldap> </ldapclient> <networking> <dns> <dhcp_hostname config:type="boolean" >false</dhcp_hostname> <domain>deterp.be</domain> <hostname>welzijn</hostname> <nameservers config:type="list" > <nameserver>192.168.0.1</nameserver> </nameservers> <searchlist config:type="list" > <search>deterp.be</search> </searchlist> </dns> <interfaces config:type="list" > <interface> <BOOTPROTO>static</BOOTPROTO> <BROADCAST>192.168.0.255</BROADCAST> <IPADDR>192.168.0.20</IPADDR> <NETMASK>255.255.255.0</NETMASK> <NETWORK>192.168.0.0</NETWORK> <STARTMODE>onboot</STARTMODE> <UNIQUE></UNIQUE> <device>eth0</device> <module>3c59x</module> <options></options> </interface> </interfaces> <routing config:type="list" > <route> <destination>default</destination> <device>-</device> <gateway>192.168.0.1</gateway> <netmask>-</netmask> </route> </routing> </networking> <post-scripts config:type="list" > <script> <filename>deterp_post</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source><![CDATA[tmpdir=/tmp oodir=/usr/local/oo101nl echo "initializing ltsp stuff" $tmpdir/install_ltsp echo "installing openoffice" cd $oodir;./install --prefix /usr/local #echo "installing mozilla" #cd /usr/local/mozilla-installer;./mozilla-installer ]]></source> </script> </post-scripts> <runlevels> <default>5</default> <services config:type="list" > <service> <service_name>dhcpd</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> <service_stop></service_stop> </service> <service> <service_name>nfsserver</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> <service_stop></service_stop> </service> <service> <service_name>personal-firewall.final</service_name> <service_start></service_start> <service_stop>2 3 5</service_stop> </service> <service> <service_name>personal-firewall.initial</service_name> <service_start></service_start> <service_stop>2 3 5</service_stop> </service> <service> <service_name>xdm</service_name> <service_start>5</service_start> <service_stop>5</service_stop> </service> </services> </runlevels> <users config:type="list" > <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>COOQQwbHzktR2</user_password> <username>root</username> </user> <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>cNsMYgTT.nkV6</user_password> <username>local</username> </user> </users> <x11> <color_depth config:type="integer" >16</color_depth> <configure_x11 config:type="boolean" >true</configure_x11> <display_manager>kdm</display_manager> <enable_3d config:type="boolean" >false</enable_3d> <monitor> <VESA_LCD config:type="boolean" >true</VESA_LCD> <display> <max_hsync config:type="integer" >80</max_hsync> <max_vsync config:type="integer" >75</max_vsync> <min_hsync config:type="integer" >31</min_hsync> <min_vsync config:type="integer" >50</min_vsync> <value_corrected config:type="boolean" >true</value_corrected> </display> <monitor_device>1280X1024@75HZ</monitor_device> <monitor_vendor>VESA</monitor_vendor> </monitor> <resolution>1024x768</resolution> </x11> </configure> <install> <bootloader> <activate config:type="boolean" >false</activate> <kernel_parameters></kernel_parameters> <linear config:type="boolean" >false</linear> <location>mbr</location> <parameters></parameters> </bootloader> <general> <hwclock>GMT</hwclock> <keyboard>belgian</keyboard> <language>nl_NL</language> <mouse>probe</mouse> <timezone>Europe/Brussels</timezone> </general> <partitioning config:type="list" > <drive> <device>/dev/hda</device> <partitions config:type="list" > <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem config:type="symbol" >ext3</filesystem> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >true</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <size>23.5M</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem config:type="symbol" >swap</filesystem> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <size>643.1M</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem config:type="symbol" >ext3</filesystem> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >true</format> <mount>/</mount> <size>37.6G</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <report> <confirm config:type="boolean" >true</confirm> <errors> <log config:type="boolean" >true</log> <show config:type="boolean" >true</show> <timeout config:type="integer" >10</timeout> </errors> <messages> <log config:type="boolean" >true</log> <show config:type="boolean" >true</show> <timeout config:type="integer" >10</timeout> </messages> <warnings> <log config:type="boolean" >true</log> <show config:type="boolean" >true</show> <timeout config:type="integer" >10</timeout> </warnings> </report> <software> <addons config:type="list" /> <base>deterp</base> <extra_packages> <package_location>custom</package_location> <packages config:type="list" > <package>ltsp_core-3.0.7-0.i386</package> <package>ltsp_kernel-3.0.5-0.i386</package> <package>ltsp_x_core-3.0.3-0.i386</package> <package>ltsp_x_fonts-3.0.0-0.i386</package> <package>mozilla-1.2-0.i386</package> <package>mozilla-mail-1.2-0.i386</package> <package>mozilla-xmlterm-1.2-0.i386</package> </packages> </extra_packages> </software> </install> </profile>

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doing it partly manually
by Ulrich Hiller 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

Hello, I want to do invoke autoinst.xml on suse 8.1 Is there a way to do (only) the partitioning during this process by hand? What I mean: Starting the automatic installation, then after the questioning about inserting the hardware modules it asks to do the partitioning manually. Is it possible? Is it possible to do eveerything manually, execpt the installation of the software programs? Regards and thank you for the answer, ulrich hiller Ulrich Hiller Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astronomie Koenigstuhl 17 69117 Heidelberg Germany phone +49 6221 528238 fax +49 6221 528246 email hiller(a)mpia.de

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One bootdisk only
by Mario Ohnewald 24 Nov '02

24 Nov '02

Hello! I am VERY new to this ;) I did make a bootdisk with the "bootdisk" image from the SuE8.0 CD1. I compiled a new Kernel (839kb) and compiled net and fs driver into it, no modules at all. I copyed the kernel into the floppy, and delted the old kernel first. Then i put my info file and autoinst.xml onto floppy (attached). Why does it still want bootdisk 2 (modules) ??? After it finishes Loading the kernel with the 2nd floppy (shouldn´t need it!) it hangs in a black screen and a blinking cursor, wich must be a kernel problem (CPU or something). But this is not the Problem (yet) ;P How can i tell it to only use one boot disk, it does not need more. Cheers, Mario

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Package install fails with "ERROR"
by Amanda Dahl,(4686) 22 Nov '02

22 Nov '02

Hello all, I've managed to get my test machine to boot from the network and locate the installation source. Now, when it launches Yast2, it gets the configuration file and begins the installation just fine, but after it installs about 10 packages, it begins to fail on each package. The only message in the error log shows the package name and "ERROR", and there is nothing of consequence on the other console screens. It fails on every single package after the first 10-12 and if I hit enter to get through all the packages, it finally says that there was an error on installation and that it couldn't write to LILO. Has anyone else run into this? Could this be due to the way I have my installation repository setup? I copied all the install disks into one directory, and set that directory as the installation source. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Amanda -- Amanda K. Dahl Senior Systems Administrator Biopendium Production Inpharmatica, Ltd. 60 Charlotte Street London, W1T 2NU United Kingdom 020 7074 4686 tel 020 7074 4700 fax amanda(a)inpharmatica.co.uk http://www.inpharmatica.co.uk

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Can't find
by Amanda Dahl,(4686) 21 Nov '02

21 Nov '02

Hello, I am using the Grub floppy to initiate system boot via bootp & tftpd. It is able to locate and load the kernel, but when it gets to the SuSE Installation Program it tries to locate the infofile and then moves on to a screen where it says "Please make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive!". I have supplied a location for the installation source, but it doesn't seem to be finding it. I am specifying the locations of everything in the menu.lst on the Grub disk, as my DHCP server setup must remain plain vanilla if possible. Here is what I have for the menu.lst: color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 framebuffer 1 title autoinstall-bootp bootp tftpserver 192.168.122.160 root (nd) kernel (nd)/linux install=(nd)/suse80 serverdir=(nd)/suse80 autoyast=(nd)/autoinst.xml initrd (nd)/initrd Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Amanda -- Amanda K. Dahl Senior Systems Administrator Biopendium Production Inpharmatica, Ltd. 60 Charlotte Street London, W1T 2NU United Kingdom 020 7074 4686 tel 020 7074 4700 fax amanda(a)inpharmatica.co.uk http://www.inpharmatica.co.uk

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X11 keyboard config?
by Bjorn Tore Sund 20 Nov '02

20 Nov '02

Hi Anas, people, I've spent the last couple of weeks setting up autoyast2 for a diverse network with 80 machines. Anas' online buglist (and the patches it pointed to) answered most of the questions I wanted to ask, but not this one: Is there a way (beyond applying sed to /etc/X11/XF86Config, which is what I do today) for me to set the X11 keyboard map? I keep getting machines configured with a US keymap, which with Norwegian keyboards is anything but nifty. Setting the _language_ to Norwegian isn't an option, my keyboards may be Norwegian but 20% of my users aren't... <General> -> <keyboard> only affects the console keymap. I'm managing with sed - consider this a wishlist item for the future. Bjørn -- Bjørn Tore Sund Phone: (+47) 555-84894 Stupidity is like a System administrator Fax: (+47) 555-89672 fractal; universal and Math. Department Mobile: (+47) 918 68075 infinitely repetitive. University of Bergen VIP: 81724 teknisk(a)mi.uib.no Email: bjornts(a)mi.uib.no http://www.mi.uib.no/

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*** 8.1 - how to SAVE custom packages selection to floppy DURING the installation??..
by George Roubchinsky 17 Nov '02

17 Nov '02

Hello. See Subject. In SuSE 8.0 as I remember during the installation it was possible after completing boring custom packages selection through the complete set of packages to SAVE it on floppy for re-use it during next installation This saves HUGE amount of time, if take into account the number of available packages and the number of installations.. ;-) So - where is the same feature in 8.1 installation??!.. In 8.0 it was under "Extra" button on the package selection screen and in 8.1 - I do not see any such possibility at all.. VERY STRANGE?? Who knows the reason or what I need to do? Second question - how to do the same AFTER installation is done when using YaST2 "Add/Remove Software" module? Again the same screen without saving to the floppy... Please copy Your answer to G.Roubchinski(a)chello.nl ... Thanks.. George

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