January 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

AutoYaST FAQ
by Anas Nashif 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Hi, for your information, I have just started an FAQ section on http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/. Currently with some questions and answers that have been posted here recently, but I will try to keep it up to date and any interesting issues on the mailinglist will be added. If you have any suggestion, please dont hesitate. Thanks, Anas

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JDS - SLES8 issues
by Todd Ness 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

I have added a custom selection package used create_package_descr to update my suse/setup/descr files.When I go to manual selections I can see the package and the items inside it. But, when I add it to the autoinst.xml file I get an error that the selection can not be made. Also, the following 3 packages now get errors since runnign create_package_descr. gdm2.3.2.101 says it requires /sbin/nologin k_deflt2.4.19-345 says it requires /sbin/mk_initrd and /usr/sbin/wget is missing. yet when I check the rpms responsible for those files they are selected for install. Any clues on where to start to fix either issue? Todd Ness

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Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot
by discip＠pjm.com 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Hey, I am trying to do an NFS install and would really like to get everything I need to get this to work onto a single diskette (or CD if it's absolutely necessary). I'd like to just pop in a floppy, turn on the machine and have it boot, restart, and be ready to go. As it stands now, I have all the config setup (info file and autoinst.xml), but I need to swap 3 floppies first for modules and stuff. Can I get these all on a single disk? I can do this with Redhat's kickstart. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will eventually need to hand this process off to some less informed individuals who I don't want to have to mess with lots of disks,etc. Thanks a lot, Paul

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Package Repository problem
by no chance 27 Jan '04

27 Jan '04

Running SUSE 9 PRO I can't seem to find where to set the Package Repository path. 1.Starting autoyast with "yast2 autoyast" at the command line while logged in as root. 2.Have created clone.xml using Tools -> Create Reference Profile. 3.Trying to create ISO image using Tools -> Create ISO Image. 4.Get - Error Package database not found. 5.Next I go to File -> Preferences -> Repositories. The text in the left pane says "The package repository is where you have copied the SuSE CDs." But, there is no where to enter the path to the copies of the CDs. What am I missing? Thanks, Hudson --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!

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Installation with Suse 9.0 on Sata Drive
by Joe Compton 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Hi folks, Anyway to install to hde (sata)? Install locks when it recognizes hde during kernel load. Thanks, Joe Compton

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot
by discip＠pjm.com 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

As per the Subject line, I am trying to do this without having to netboot. I cannot disclose the reasons for this in this forum. Thanks, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Harald.Milz(a)computacenter.com [mailto:Harald.Milz@computacenter.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:48 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot How about using a etherboot or netboot floppy? Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Best regards Harald Milz Senior Consultant CC CompuNet AG & Co. oHG A part of Computacenter plc Hoerselbergstrasse 7, 81677 Muenchen, Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 45712-161, Fax: -331, Mobile: +49 (0)173 3866604 E-Mail : Harald.Milz(a)computacenter.com Visit us on the Internet: http://www.computacenter.com Visit our Online-Shop: http://www.compunet.de/connect This email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this mail in error, please tell us immediately by return email and delete the document. suse-autoinstall-return-1561-harald.milz=computacenter.com(a)suse.com on 26.01.2004 15:00:46 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, I am trying to do an NFS install and would really like to get everything I need to get this to work onto a single diskette (or CD if it's absolutely necessary). I'd like to just pop in a floppy, turn on the machine and have it boot, restart, and be ready to go. As it stands now, I have all the config setup (info file and autoinst.xml), but I need to swap 3 floppies first for modules and stuff. Can I get these all on a single disk? I can do this with Redhat's kickstart. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will eventually need to hand this process off to some less informed individuals who I don't want to have to mess with lots of disks,etc. Thanks a lot, Paul -- 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] Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot
by Harald.Milz＠computacenter.com 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

How about using a etherboot or netboot floppy? Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Best regards Harald Milz Senior Consultant CC CompuNet AG & Co. oHG A part of Computacenter plc Hoerselbergstrasse 7, 81677 Muenchen, Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 45712-161, Fax: -331, Mobile: +49 (0)173 3866604 E-Mail : Harald.Milz(a)computacenter.com Visit us on the Internet: http://www.computacenter.com Visit our Online-Shop: http://www.compunet.de/connect This email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this mail in error, please tell us immediately by return email and delete the document. suse-autoinstall-return-1561-harald.milz=computacenter.com(a)suse.com on 26.01.2004 15:00:46 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Single Disk Network Install - Not Network Boot -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, I am trying to do an NFS install and would really like to get everything I need to get this to work onto a single diskette (or CD if it's absolutely necessary). I'd like to just pop in a floppy, turn on the machine and have it boot, restart, and be ready to go. As it stands now, I have all the config setup (info file and autoinst.xml), but I need to swap 3 floppies first for modules and stuff. Can I get these all on a single disk? I can do this with Redhat's kickstart. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I will eventually need to hand this process off to some less informed individuals who I don't want to have to mess with lots of disks,etc. Thanks a lot, Paul

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Can I write my Scripts in an own File
by Thomas Pangborn 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Fabian, You will need to either create a customized package containing your new scripts or you will need to create a base postscript that hooks into the autoinst.xml and calls your collection of scripts you wish to run. There are many choices, Thomas S. Pangborn Linux Software Engineer "Lenz, Fabian" <Fabian.Lenz(a)telekom.de> 01/23/2004 01:53 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Can I write my Scripts in an own File Hello! I don´t want to write my scripts in the autoinst.xml, I want to write the scripts in own files. But I don´t know if there is a way to do it. The scripts should be in an own directory on the CD. Fabian -- 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] How to apply SP3 to server copy of SLSS 8.0
by Thomas Pangborn 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Tom, You will need to pull the contents from the SP3 CD and place them in a directory under your server dir. You will need to update the yast directory in your server dir to reflect this new addition. You will also have to update the order/instorder files under the yast directory as well. This will not get ALL of the packages installed from SP3, but it will grab most of them. In order to do this you will need to install a system by hand, apply SP3, clone the system look at the packages and compare against those in your original autoinst.xml file. These new additions or changes will be what you need to have a FULL SP3 update done with AutoYaST. I hope this helps, Thomas S. Pangborn Linux Software Engineer "Tom Davidson" <suse(a)nashwan.org> 01/22/2004 10:19 AM To: <suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com> cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] How to apply SP3 to server copy of SLSS 8.0 Hi, I've got CDs for SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0, and SP3 CDs for the same. I have an autoyast server configured with the contents of the CDs on an NFS export, but I want to update the RPMs etc. to SP3. How do I do this? Is it just a case of copying the SP3 CDs contents over my server dir? Or does the SP3 CD completely replace in its entirety the original CDs? Tom PS. incidently, has anyone else been unable to get grub to correctly probe the disks on a HP Compaq DL360 G2? It just doesn't find any disks, and grub is completely fscked up so it won't boot. RedHat ES 3.0 works fine... -- 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] How to apply SP3 to server copy of SLSS 8. 0
by Jan.Albrecht＠bertelsmann.de 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

Hi Tom, > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Davidson [mailto:suse@nashwan.org] > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:20 PM > > > PS. incidently, has anyone else been unable to get grub to > correctly probe the disks on a HP Compaq DL360 G2? It just > doesn't find any disks, and grub is completely fscked up so > it won't boot. RedHat ES 3.0 works fine... We got the problem, that our DL380G3 wouldn't boot with just one cpu installed. After parsing "pci=noacpi" as an additional command to the boot loader it worked. SuSE says this is an IRQ Problem of the hardware design from HP. By the way: With a a second cpu the problem does not appear. Kind regards Jan

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