August 2002 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

LILO problems
by Marcel Ritter 15 Aug '02

15 Aug '02

And once again problems ... ... this time it's the bootloader. YaST2 seems to have problems if the install uses non-standard partitioning setups (such as installation on the second harddisk, or preserving an existing partition). At least I got this impression as it worked ok on all Systems with one "all Linux" harddisk. Now I only get things like LIL- or 01010101010101...(forever) or 08080808080808...(forever) and the lilo.conf is not based on the setup on my autoyast.xml I'd like to use a template or whatever to make things work. Perhaps there's even some option I could try, but unfortunately the docs are neither consistent nor up-to-date: According to "profile.elem.bootloader.html" bootloader only contains: (activate,linear,location,parameters), but in the example section there are several other things mentioned: <bootloader> <write_bootloader>true</write_bootloader> <location>mbr</location> <linear>false</linear> <lba_support>false</lba_support> <activate>true</activate> <kernel_parameters></kernel_parameters> <initrd_modules config:type="list" > <module>+++some kernel module name+++</module> </initrd_modules> </bootloader> I'd appreciate any hints and I'd be especially happy about a complete and up-do-date description of the available options. Ciao, Marcel ---- Marcel Ritter Linux Betreuer Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen ---- Unix _IS_ user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are.

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Login incorrect
by Kugelberg, Thorsten 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

Hello Guido, the password has to be encrypted in the xml file. just use 'htpasswd -n <user>' or 'htpasswd -nb <user> <passwdord>' example: ls3512:~ # htpasswd -n root New password: Re-type new password: root:ZHMzHMSmxYFIE or ls3512:~ # htpasswd -nb root root123 root:raPDr65tuS91Q Then you have to copy the password into the XML file like: <users config:type="list" > <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>raPDr65tuS91Q</user_password> <username>root</username> </user> <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>pZzfg8kdfCbIY</user_password> <username>sms</username> </user> </users> root is root123 sms is sms123 just like in your example... Regards Thorsten -----Original Message----- From: Guido Frohn To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Sent: 14.08.2002 11:53 Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Login incorrect My first try to install a SuSE Linux test system via AutoYast2 was near successfully. After installing automatically the system boot up correct and pop up the login screen, but a login fails (Login incorrect) with both accounts (see autoinst.xml). I have used the standard SuSE 8.0 CD Roms and the autoinst.xml file was saved on a floppy. I am shure that I have entered the passwords correct and CapsLock was not active -: ) Here a part of the autinst.xml created with AutoYast2 : ... <users config:type="list" > <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>root123</user_password> <username>root</username> </user> <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>sms123</user_password> <username>sms</username> </user> </users> ... Thanks! Guido Frohn <<ATT558521.txt>>

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Login incorrect
by Guido Frohn 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

My first try to install a SuSE Linux test system via AutoYast2 was near successfully. After installing automatically the system boot up correct and pop up the login screen, but a login fails (Login incorrect) with both accounts (see autoinst.xml). I have used the standard SuSE 8.0 CD Roms and the autoinst.xml file was saved on a floppy. I am shure that I have entered the passwords correct and CapsLock was not active -: ) Here a part of the autinst.xml created with AutoYast2 : ... <users config:type="list" > <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>root123</user_password> <username>root</username> </user> <user> <encrypted config:type="boolean" >true</encrypted> <user_password>sms123</user_password> <username>sms</username> </user> </users> ... Thanks! Guido Frohn

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AW: [suse-autoinstall] No user interrupt during automatic installation
by Kugelberg, Thorsten 11 Aug '02

11 Aug '02

Hey, killing the shells works fine. But what about the 'abort installation' buttons during the installation... Can I disable them as well?! That would be really nice... Regards Thorsten -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Gesendet: Freitag, 9. August 2002 15:22 An: Kugelberg, Thorsten Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Betreff: Re: [suse-autoinstall] No user interrupt during automatic installation * Kugelberg, Thorsten <thorsten.kugelberg(a)realtech.de> [Aug 07. 2002 20:23]: > Hallo, > > I am planning to install an Iternet Cafe workstation on SuSE 8.0 via the = > yast2 autoinstall. > The only thing I do not like is, that the user could abort the installati= > on and that the shell on tty 3,5 and 6 are open.=20 > Is there a way to dissallow this interaction?! > I think there was such an option with the autoinstall from SuSE 7.2... You can always kill the shells on the ttys concerned using the a pre-script. In new linuxrc we have added NoShell keyword to disable those shells during boot time. Anas > > Regards > Thorsten > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com -- Anas Nashif <nashif(a)suse.com>, SuSE Linux AG Montreal (Laval), Canada

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How to recover 2 GB of HD space after I install and uninstall SuSE
by Angshuman Mukherjee 10 Aug '02

10 Aug '02

Hi, Recently I got SuSE linux installed on the extended partition on the only disk of my laptop which has XP installed in the primary partition(NTFS). Before SuSE installation the size of primary as shown by XP was 18 GB, and that of extended was 12 GB which makes sense as my laptop has a 30 GB hard disk. After installation, XP shows the size of C drive i.e. the primary partition as 16 GB. Where did the other 2 GB go ? And I just uninstalled SuSE, and got the extended partition formated to NTFS using XP's disk management utility. Even then the sizes are 16 and 12 GB. Now, the question how do I recover the other 2 GB ? And what's the root cause of this problem ? Thanks in advance Angshuman

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changing ramdisk_blocksize using xml file
by bernd.ronecker＠t-online.de 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Hi, I need to resize my ramdisk blocksize in order to boot the new installed linux. In the xml file under <bootloader>you can add <kernel_parameters>value</kernel_parameters>. For "value" I use: ramdisk_blocksize=1024 which works fine at the lilo prompt. Which further depencies are there or what kind of sysntax should I use for the kernel parameters tag? For any hints I would be happy, Thanx Bernd

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CDROM not in FSTAB
by Werner.Beck＠Lidl.de 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

I am using the auto-installation of YAST1. When I install with a CDROM everything is fine. If I use the same files over NFS, the CDROM is missing in the FSTAB. The value CDROM_DEVICE /dev/hdc is in the info file.

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crypted filesystems
by Peeter Russak 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Hi, I noticed the possibility to create crypted file system and wanted to give it a try on one of my data partition. I checked crypt checkbox for one of ext3 partitions, entered password two times and noticed that crypting information was even written correctly into XML-file, but Ifter installing I can't find any visible sign of crypted file system. Nothing different in fstab/mount. Do I search signs from wrong places or crypting really doesn't have to work this time? -- Peeter

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Partitioning again ...
by Marcel Ritter 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

> On Mon, 2002-08-05 at 09:24, Marcel Ritter wrote: > > Hi again! > > > > I'd like to get some further information on the <use> and <reuse> > > statements (partitioning/drive). > > > > According to the documentation it is possible to (re)use certain > > partitions for installation. But there's no example of how to do it. > > > > I tried several forms but none worked (This should reuse partitions 2 and > > 3) > > > > <reuse>2 3</reuse> > > > > Try <use> instead of <reuse>. I have just noticed there is an error in > the documentation. I tried both - none worked. How should autoyast behave if one of this partitions is missing? Which is the correct syntax - separated by spaces, commas? I had a look at the sources but I'm not familiar with the language used in the .ycp files. Ciao, Marcel > Sorry, > Anas ---- Marcel Ritter Linux Betreuer Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen ---- Unix _IS_ user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are.

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No user interrupt during automatic installation
by Kugelberg, Thorsten 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Hallo, I am planning to install an Iternet Cafe workstation on SuSE 8.0 via the = yast2 autoinstall. The only thing I do not like is, that the user could abort the installati= on and that the shell on tty 3,5 and 6 are open.=20 Is there a way to dissallow this interaction?! I think there was such an option with the autoinstall from SuSE 7.2... Regards Thorsten

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