January 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Can I write my Scripts in an own File
by Lenz, Fabian 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

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

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How to apply SP3 to server copy of SLSS 8.0
by Tom Davidson 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

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...

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Using autoyast to install with no documentation
by Togan Muftuoglu 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Hi, Is there a way to create a custom ISO which will install without the documentation of the packages. Rebuilding the whole distro packages without the documentation is time and disk consuming. -- Togan Muftuoglu | Unofficial SuSE FAQ Maintainer | Please reply to the list; http://susefaq.sf.net | Please don't put me in TO/CC. Nisi defectum, haud refiecendum

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manipulating RPMS in package Selection Files
by Francois, Jean (J.L.) 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

I have created a set of custom selection files. In the "+Ins" section is my master list of packages. Appended in the "-Ins" are packages I no longer want to install. When I install via autoyast, the packages listed after "-Ins" still get installed and do not get removed. Is there a better/smarter/right way to accomplish this? PURPOSE: I have users that do not want certain packages installed. By creating lists of those packages and appending them to the known default list, I expect autoyast to either not install them or to remove them. Thanks. -- Jean L. Francois

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Auto-Update
by discip＠pjm.com 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Do you have any suggestions for a system of this type? Paul -----Original Message----- From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:13 PM To: discip(a)pjm.com Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Auto-Update Hi, Where did you see this? No, autoyast is intended for installation only. Anas discip(a)pjm.com wrote: > While I am familiar with the autoinstall procedures, I thought I had > come across something about AutoYast being able to push out new > packages to managed hosts. Does anyone have any information about this? > > Thanks, > 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] Other OS installations
by Ness, Todd 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

So, does that mean that I need to get SuSE8.1 installed or Enterprise8 to get the proper autoyast interface? Or can I install some packages on my 9.0 server? Todd -----Original Message----- From: Raphael Goulais [mailto:raphael.goulais@eds.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:04 AM To: Ness, Todd Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Other OS installations Le mer 21/01/2004 à 15:36, Ness, Todd a écrit : > By manage I mean running autoyast2 to create and maintain the XML > files, and getting a hands off build of a workstation. AutoYast in JDS is a lower version than the AutoYast provided with SuSE 9.0. The changes in the file format can be an issue in this case. You can have some informations about the differences here : http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/ Raphael

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Other OS installations
by Ness, Todd 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Anas, By manage I mean running autoyast2 to create and maintain the XML files, and getting a hands off build of a workstation. The importing I was speaking of is in the autoyast2 tool doing package selection(Software->Package Selection) Trying to get the base selection from the JDS images I have copied on my hard drive, I was trying to get the GUI to see the JDS packages instead of SuSE9 packages. Thanks for looking at this. Todd -----Original Message----- From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:12 PM To: Ness, Todd Cc: 'suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com' Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Other OS installations Ness, Todd wrote: > Hi, > I have a lot of experience using jumpstart and Solaris, just starting > at looking at SuSE autoyast2 for installing Sun-JDS (SuSE8.1 variant). > Is it possible to have a SuSE 9.0 server to manage the JDS installs? I > have read the majority of the HowTo's and documentation, I just am not > finding an answer. It depends how you define "manage". In general an installation server can be anything, even a windows machine can server as an installation server. > And when I try to import a package list from JDS software I get "Error > loading package list from /..." > Importing where? I dont understand what are you trying to do here. > Todd Ness > EDS - Platform Infrastructure Engineering Phone:+1-303-255-4530 > mobile : 303-263-2589 > pager mail: nessts(a)vtext.com >

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] BitTorrent
by humvee 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 04:08, aan agustiono wrote: > i've questions about this program. this program like imesh or kazza ? > i read in thats website this program not like kazza or imesh, but the > functions is the same, n more power full from imesh or kazza, so how > much port to open if we run this program. > I can only say that from a Windozze perspective I found the BT software easier to use....didn't add loads of spyware (as memory seems to remind me that Kazza certainly did). I don't know about imesh because i have never used it! I am afraid I cannot answer your question with regard porting as this is out of my knowledge area. Other than to say I think it just runs via the normal internet port. But hopefully someone else can help with that one!! humvee a n00b and proud of it > > > > Yes it is a peer to peer download process. I have used it on Windozzze > > but not on linux. > > > > There is a small file that you need to download which sits in the > > background of your machine and works automatically when you connect to > > one of the many sites that subsribe to Bittorrent. > > > On Fri, 2004-01-16 at 03:46, aan agustiono wrote: > > > anyone know about bittorrent, pls help, information, instalations, and > > > how to use about bittorent. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Aan --

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Auto-Update
by Ness, Todd 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

There seems to be a fairly nice commercial tool Open Country that I have been investigating for pushing rpm packages and managing hosts remotely. Todd -----Original Message----- From: discip(a)pjm.com [mailto:discip@pjm.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:42 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Auto-Update Do you have any suggestions for a system of this type? Paul -----Original Message----- From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:13 PM To: discip(a)pjm.com Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Auto-Update Hi, Where did you see this? No, autoyast is intended for installation only. Anas discip(a)pjm.com wrote: > While I am familiar with the autoinstall procedures, I thought I had > come across something about AutoYast being able to push out new > packages to managed hosts. Does anyone have any information about this? > > Thanks, > Paul > -- 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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Other OS installations
by Ness, Todd 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

Hi, I have a lot of experience using jumpstart and Solaris, just starting at looking at SuSE autoyast2 for installing Sun-JDS (SuSE8.1 variant). Is it possible to have a SuSE 9.0 server to manage the JDS installs? I have read the majority of the HowTo's and documentation, I just am not finding an answer. And when I try to import a package list from JDS software I get "Error loading package list from /..." Todd Ness EDS - Platform Infrastructure Engineering Phone:+1-303-255-4530 mobile : 303-263-2589 pager mail: nessts(a)vtext.com

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