August 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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Keeping auto installs YOU-current
by Peets 31 Aug '03

31 Aug '03

I wonder if there is a way to set up an automatic YOU-style update of the packages to work with AutoYast. The idea is to keep the packages on the install server as current as possible, thus shortening the cycle of (1) install system with certain combination (2) patching it via auto YOU from the central mirror to get it up to date I would much rather update the non-critical stuff like desktop install sources directly (I'd be more careful with server builds ;-). Having run Auto YOU for over a year on a couple of test systems I have found the patch release process and quality good enough to trust. = P =

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Placing autoinst.xml onto the nfs-server?
by damien.selles＠eu.effem.com 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hi Kurt, I suggest you do two things: 1- in your info file change : AutoYaST:ftp://autoinst.xml to AutoYaST:ftp://XX.XX.XX.XX/autoinst.xml where XX.XX.XX.XX stands for the ftp server ip address. 2- You can either check dierctly by adding AutoYaST=ftp://XX.XX.XX.XX/autoinst.xml in your current command line . if your command line is; for example kernel (nd)/linux install=nfs://192.168.0.59/home/suse82/ ip=192.168.0.230 netmask=255.255.255.0 change it to : kernel (nd)/linux autoyast=ftp://XX.XX.XX.XX/autoinst.xml install=nfs://192.168.0.59/home/suse82/ ip=192.168.0.230 netmask=255.255.255.0 where XX.XX.XX.XX stands for the ftp server ip address. It works on my system. Best regards, Damien. --------------------------------------------------------------- Damien Selles Kurt Kronschnabl <k.kronschnabl(a)ica-intercom-akademie.de> ica-intercom-akademie.de 29/08/2003 14:06 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Placing autoinst.xml onto the nfs-server? Hi all, normally autoinst.xml resides on the floppy. In the autoyast docu I found the description of the info file. There is an entry which seems to describe the location of autoinst.xml file. I tried to put a line in "info" (which resides in the root on the floppy): AutoYaST:ftp://autoinst.xml A ftp deamon (vsftpd) is running on the server which allows an anonymous login. autoinst.xml will be presented in the ftp ano-root directory. I assume that the same IP-Adress will be used as for the nfs-Server because there is no field in the info file which allows me to provide a separate ftp IP-Adresss. When yast2 tried to locate the autoinst.xml file I get an interactive dialog which offers me to choose several. I can type in what I want (nfs, tftp) autoinst.xml will not be found. nfs is running ok, otherwise yast2 will not go so far. Who can help me please? Regards, Kurt -- 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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Placing autoinst.xml onto the nfs-server?
by Kurt Kronschnabl 29 Aug '03

29 Aug '03

Hi all, normally autoinst.xml resides on the floppy. In the autoyast docu I found the description of the info file. There is an entry which seems to describe the location of autoinst.xml file. I tried to put a line in "info" (which resides in the root on the floppy): AutoYaST:ftp://autoinst.xml A ftp deamon (vsftpd) is running on the server which allows an anonymous login. autoinst.xml will be presented in the ftp ano-root directory. I assume that the same IP-Adress will be used as for the nfs-Server because there is no field in the info file which allows me to provide a separate ftp IP-Adresss. When yast2 tried to locate the autoinst.xml file I get an interactive dialog which offers me to choose several. I can type in what I want (nfs, tftp) autoinst.xml will not be found. nfs is running ok, otherwise yast2 will not go so far. Who can help me please? Regards, Kurt

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Update SuSE 7.2 to 8.2 via YaST?
by Torsten Schlabach 28 Aug '03

28 Aug '03

Dear list, sorry if this question has been answered before, but I could not find any real answer on the achives. I have a SuSE 7.2 system and would like to upgrade to 8.2. Can I do this "online" just using YaST or YaST2? I do not have physical access to the system which is why I cannot boot from the 8.2 CD and upgrade "offline". Extra question: If this is not possible: What would be the difference between updating or manually updating the kernel and updating all packages via YaST? Torsten

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update kernel customised boot cd
by Berge, Harry ten 28 Aug '03

28 Aug '03

Hi, I've created a customised bootable cd that starts an autoyast installation procedure. Is it possible to update the kernel (image) that is used when booting from the installation cd? > Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind Regards, > H.J. ten Berge Test Engineer HITT Traffic Oude Apeldoornseweg 41-45 P.O. Box 717 NL-7300 AS, APELDOORN The Netherlands Telephone +31-55-543 26 34 Fax +31-55-543 25 53 E-mail mailto:berge@hitt.nl Internet http://www.hitt-traffic.nl

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] textmode was: Re: partition problems with AutoYast / boot pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE
by Theytaz Antoine 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

cheers ! -----Message d'origine----- De : Kurt Kronschnabl [mailto:k.kronschnabl@ica-intercom-akademie.de] Envoyé : mercredi 27 août 2003 16:23 À : suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Objet : Re: [suse-autoinstall] textmode was: Re: partition problems with AutoYast / boot pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE I got it!!! It's only nessecary to put a info fileon the grub floppy with the single line "textmode:1", then it works: yast2 runs in ncursesmode!! Thank you for all the input! Regards, Kurt -- 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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autoinstall from CD (SuSE 8.2) grub problem (wrong/missing gfxmenu line)
by Holger Rauch 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

Hi! I'm using the current autoyast2 (2.7.19) on a SuSE 8.2 Professional system. The problem I got is that the gfxmenu line for grub offered by autoyast2 is syntactically wrong. It looks like gfxmenu (hd0,5)hd0,5)/boot/message ^^^^^^ here's the error The partition (hd0,5) itself is correct, but I can't think of any reason why the redundant stuff, leading to a syntactically incorrect line, is in here. Sure, I can click on "Booting" and manually edit the line so that it's correct and gets included in the grub config of the installed system, but that's kind of awkward. If I don't edit the line and instead leave it as it is, it won't be included in the menu.lst file and I will thus have a textual boot menu instead of the desired GUI one. My question thus is: Why does this happen and how can I prevent it from happening again during future autoyast2 install sessions? Thanks in advance for any info/suggestions! Below you'll find my autoinst.xml file which, apart from the issue just mentioned, works flawlessly: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "autoyast-dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <configure> <networking> <dns> <domain>local</domain> <hostname>servunit</hostname> </dns> <interfaces config:type="list"> <interface> <bootproto></bootproto> <device>eth0</device> <ipaddr>192.168.0.1</ipaddr> <netmask>255.255.255.0</netmask> <startmode>onboot</startmode> </interface> </interfaces>  </networking>  <scripts> <post-scripts config:type="list"> <script> <filename>txspost.sh</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source> <![CDATA[ #!/bin/sh # run txs support script cd /opt/txs-support/install ./install.sh # insserv aladdin insserv /etc/init.d/aladdin # mark device with MBR as bootable sfdisk -A1 $(grep " / " /etc/fstab | awk '{print $1}' | sed 's/[0-9]//') # reboot system #reboot ]]> </source> </script> </post-scripts> </scripts> <security> <console_shutdown>ignore</console_shutdown> <displaymanager_remote_access>yes</displaymanager_remote_access> <gid_min>500</gid_min> <kdm_shutdown>root</kdm_shutdown> <passwd_use_cracklib>yes</passwd_use_cracklib> <permission_security>easy</permission_security> <run_updatedb_as>nobody</run_updatedb_as> <uid_min>500</uid_min> </security> <users config:type="list"> <user> <username>root</username> <user_password>6efyaD43bst2Q</user_password> <encrypted config:type="yes">true</encrypted> </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> <display> <height config:type="integer">1024</height> <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> <width config:type="integer">1280</width> </display> <monitor_device>1280X1024@75HZ</monitor_device> <monitor_vendor> VESA</monitor_vendor> </monitor> <resolution>1280x1024</resolution> <start_x11 config:type="boolean">true</start_x11> </x11> </configure> <install> <bootloader> <activate config:type="boolean">true</activate> <location>mbr</location> </bootloader> <general> <clock> <hwclock>UTC</hwclock> <timezone>Europe/Berlin</timezone> </clock> <keyboard> <keymap>english-us</keymap> </keyboard> <language>en_US</language> <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">true</confirm> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> <interactive_boot config:type="boolean">true</interactive_boot> <reboot config:type="boolean">false</reboot> </mode> <mouse> <id>probe</id> </mouse> </general> <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device></device> <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="swap"></filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <size>auto</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <report> <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="">10</timeout> </warnings> </report> <software> <base>TXS</base> <packages config:type="list"> <package>aladdin</package> <package>txs-support</package> </packages> </software> </install> </profile> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, Holger

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] partition problems with AutoYast / boot pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE
by Theytaz Antoine 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

I think the correct line is : Textmode: 1 You have to put this line in the 'info' file on the floppy, whenever you use it... Antoine -----Message d'origine----- De : Kurt Kronschnabl [mailto:k.kronschnabl@ica-intercom-akademie.de] Envoyé : mercredi, 27. août 2003 14:53 À : suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Objet : Re: [suse-autoinstall] partition problems with AutoYast / boot pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE Berge, Harry ten schrieb: > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Kurt Kronschnabl [mailto:k.kronschnabl@ica-intercom-akademie.de] >>Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:31 PM >>To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com >>Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] partition problems with >>AutoYast / boot >>pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE >> >> >> >>chapter 4.10, page 29 :-) > >>Succes! > >Perfect! The script is part of autoinst.xml All clear! > Perhaps you know another miracle: Where should I put the "textmode=1" command for yast2 to avoid long X11 startup times? The manual (yes, I read this section! :=)) explains to put it on the yast2 command line. But I have no access to the command line. Regards, Kurt > > -- 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: [suse-autoinstall] textmode was: Re: partition problems with AutoYast / boot pr oblems with Intel onboard pro/100 VE
by Kurt Kronschnabl 27 Aug '03

27 Aug '03

I got it!!! It's only nessecary to put a info fileon the grub floppy with the single line "textmode:1", then it works: yast2 runs in ncursesmode!! Thank you for all the input! Regards, Kurt

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