June 2003 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

cannot use keyboard other than language
by Michal Kubecek 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

I have a problem with automatic installation of SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.2. I need to select czech language but english (US) keyboard map. Generated XML file contains <keyboard> <keymap>english-us</keymap> </keyboard> <language>cs_CZ</language> but the system is installed with czech keyboard map anyway. Is there a way to use czech language but english-US keyboard map? Michal Kubecek

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reread partitions
by Lars Stavholm 02 Jul '03

02 Jul '03

Hi all, does anyone know of a way to make autoyast reread the partition table(s) after (or at the end of) a pre-script execution? I'm trying to remove the current partitions, if any, using "parted", which succeeds. However, I'm guessing that autoyast already has a pretty good idea of the current partition plan based on a partition table(s) read prior to my usage of "parted"? R/Lars S

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Does anyone know of a command line XML merge?
by Lars Stavholm 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Does anyone know of a command line XML merge? Something simple like "xmlmerge file1.xml file2.xml ..." I know of the Classes feature in autoyast2, and Anas wrote in some previous posting about Offline usage of the Classes feature. However, the posting does not mention how to accomplish this. R -- Lars.Stavholm(a)telcotec.se

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Autoinstallation Process under suse8.2
by Axel Schmidat 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

hi@all, I would like to install a lot of clients with suse8.2 automatical and I use the autoyast. My configuration is summarized in a window when I´m starting the process, but I will deactivate this for a full automatic installation. Who can help me? Thx a lot Axel

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two problems with autoinstall (scripts and grub)
by Frank Schuette 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Hallo, I use SuSE 8.2 for autoinstallation with the upgrade by Anas installed. 1. The installed client is configured to use grub with the gfxmenu option. This is definitely in the xml file, but in the installation the file message is missing and so is the gfxmenu line in the menu.lst file. 2. My post installation scripts do contain a lot of empty lines. This is no problem, the scripts are executed correctly. I do make use of classes, and the xml file is merged from 5 different class files. I can send the class files and the merged file, if necessary. Does anyone experience similar problems or have any hints for me. Bye -- Frank Schütte Gymnasium Himmelsthür fschuett(a)gymnasium-himmelsthuer.de

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is an autoinstall repository built with links possible?
by Richard Bos 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

The following situation: Copied the cd's to harddisk. An install of this repository is succesfull. In this case the mounted directory is: /ftp/distrib/suse82/base On the same machine suse's updates are being mirrored into: /ftp/distrib/suse82/updates >From the 2 directories (base and updates) I've created a "latest" repository, using relative links. Path to that directory is: /ftp/distrib/suse82/latest. However, during installation the directory /ftp/distrib/suse82/latest is mounted and for this reason the links made in that directory are going nowhere. The directories updates and base are not visible. A solution is to copy all the files. But is it possible to have suse mount /ftp/distrib/suse82/ but to use the path /ftp/distrib/suse82/latest?? Looking forward to suggestion. -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless

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Re-inventing the Wheel
by Robison, Jonathon (M.) 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

I recognize that this problem has probably been tackled before, but I also recognize that there's probably a one line answer, too. I have duplicated all the SuSE 8.2 CD's to an apache server and made them available via http. What I want to end up with is a Floppy disk I can give out that people can boot to install SuSE. They need to be able to do all configuration as they normally would, EXCEPT that I want it to use MY list of rpm packages to install. I can make an .sel file and place it with the others in the http server (I think) but what I need is a boot floppy that will let folks configure for their hardware, including partitioning, etc. but enforce my package list on their install. In RH, I would just make a normal boot floppy, create/modify the ks.cfg, and the ks.cfg would list the packages but not much else, forcing the system to ask about anything not listed. It seems a little less straight-forward in SuSE. Pointers on how to, or url's with existing HOWTO docs would be greatly appreciated! Jonathon M. Robison Linux Integration Analyst Strategic Infrastructure Engineering 313-323-9529

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] rules
by Robert Alonso 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

OK, after running YOU, I found that the updated autoyast2-installation package indeed has the rules.dtd file. But looking over the file led me to a new question: what is <operator>? From looking through /usr/share/YaST2/modules/AutoInstallRules.ycp, I found it can either take "and" or "or". This leads me to think that the prerequisites for a <result> can be conditional. I haven't seen this documented anywhere there. Anas, is this functional? If so, how does one use it? Thanks, Robert > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Alonso > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:48 AM > To: 'suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com' > Subject: [suse-autoinstall] rules > > > Is there a DTD for the rules file? The examples reference > "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/rules.dtd" but that file does not exist. > Also, I doubt it but is there any functionality for if-then-else? > <continue> isn't powerful enough for what I'd like to do. > > Thanks, > Robert > > -- > 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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SuSE 8.2 Prof installation of devs-2003.3.14-1 : rm: command not found
by Fred Mobach 01 Jul '03

01 Jul '03

Hello List, While my configuration of autoyast in SuSE Linux 8.1 works perfectly an annoying RAID controller in a Dell server forced me to upgrade to 8.2. Normal installation from the SuSE CD's works like a charm. However, autoyast (adapted to the 8.2 rpm's like coreutils) returns errormessages during installation : - SuSE 8.2 Professional via autoyast - installation of devs-2003.3.14-1 - Error messages : - var/tmp/rpm-tmp.<PID>: line <n>: rm: command not found (line = 5 and 8) I checked (on tty2) and indeed most programs in /mnt/bin and /mnt/usr/bin are failing. I think the interesting part of the autoinstall.xml is : <software> <addons config:type="list"/> <base>Minimal</base> <packages config:type="list"> <package>SuSEfirewall2</package> <package>aaa_base</package> <package>aaa_skel</package> <package>acl</package> <package>acpid</package> <package>alsa</package> <package>apt</package> <package>apt-devel</package> <package>ash</package> <package>at</package> <package>attr</package> <package>autoyast2-installation</package> <package>bash</package> <package>bc</package> <package>bind9-utils</package> <package>bindutil</package> <package>bootsplash</package> <package>bootsplash-theme-SuSE</package> <package>bzip2</package> <package>compat</package> <package>coreutils</package> Remarks : - xmllint does not signal errors - the collection of packages includes all rpm's contained in the minimal installtion + some additional packages No need to tell you that after failure of devs installation the resulting system is not in working condition. ;-) If you find it useful I can put the autoinstall.xml (404 lines) on the web. -- Fred Mobach - fred(a)mobach.nl - postmaster(a)mobach.nl Systemhouse Mobach bv - The Netherlands - since 1976 website : http://fred.mobach.nl There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. - J.S. Bach

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Does anyone have a working xml setup using lvm and raid-1?
by Voss Stefan 30 Jun '03

30 Jun '03

Hi, I think someone on this list had already pointed out why my suggestion (dd ... of=/dev/hda ...) does not work: The lvm and raid data are not stored in the mbr of the disks but at the beginning of partitions /dev/hda2 and /dev/hdc2. You could try dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda2 bs=512 count=2 dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdc2 bs=512 count=2 or raidstop /dev/md0 in a pre-script to get rid of existing raid data. Regards, Stefan Voss -----Original Message----- From: Lars Stavholm To: Voss Stefan Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Sent: 6/29/2003 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Does anyone have a working xml setup using lvm and raid-1? Stefan, many thanks! My inst setup now works with both raid and lvm. However, nothing's perfect, so I have one problem left now and I'm wondering if you might have the answer to this one: I adapted a script published a while back on this list to remove any previous logical volumes. That script is executed as a "pre-script" and works just fine for repeated installations on a system. As I've now added the raid portion, I get the following error message when I try to install on a system that already has a raid setup: "Cannot create the RAID /dev/md0". I have a fieling that the problem is similar to the one with the logical volumes. I also tried a pre-script containing the following two commands (suggested by yourself in an earlier posting) without any success: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=2 # primary master dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdc bs=512 count=2 # secondary master If I remove the partitions (using e.g. DOS fdisk) prior to the installation, the subsequent automated installation works just fine. Hints, anyone: how to remove the raid setup in a pre-script? R/Lars S Voss Stefan wrote: > Hi, > > we use the standard autoyast2-installation-2.7.18-1 package from > SuSE Prof 8.2 for the installations. The xml file was originally > created with autoyast2-2.7.19-0 but only the partition information. > The raid and lvm info was added manually. > > Regards, > Stefan Voss > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lars Stavholm > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Sent: 6/25/2003 7:48 PM > Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Does anyone have a working xml setup using > lvm and raid-1? > > Might I ask what version of autoyast2 you're using? > R/Lars > > On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, Voss Stefan wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>yes, the following works for me. We have two discs hda and hdb. >>On each disc two partitions are created. A small linux partition >>(50 MB, /dev/hda1 resp. /dev/hdb1) and a big raid partition (/dev/hda2 >>resp. /dev/hdb2). /dev/hda2 and /dev/hdb2 are both added to the raid1 >>device /dev/md0. /dev/md0 is then taken as physical volume into volume >>group systemvg. The logical volumes containing the file systems > > (including > >>/ and swap) are created from this volume group. >> >>The small partitions /dev/hda1 and /dev/hdb2 have the file systems > > /boot > >>resp. >>/boot_backup. >> >>[...] > > > -- Lars.Stavholm(a)telcotec.se Telcotec AB phone: +46 (0)31 7020640 Lerumsv. 29 mobile: +46 (0)705 606498 424 90 Olofstorp fax: +46 (0)31 7020617 Sweden

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