January 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Issues with PXE boot for installation
by Simon Thornton 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

Hi, I've a test network setup to use PXE to boot/install SuSE 8.2. The machines are setup with multiple OS's which use DHCP for address allocation, everything boots normally. I followed the instructions given in the pxelinux.doc file for configuring dhcpd.conf and the autoyast setup docs. After which I was able to boot/install the machines, without problems. However, if I then boot back into windows or another OS on one of the machines, the DHCP settings are incorrect (missing default route, domain name). Removing the PXE entries from dhcpd.conf resolves this. Does anyone have any ideas what might be the problem? Ideally I would like to be able to use the network boot option for install/emergency and run the OS's as normal without having to switch configs. Thanks for your help. Simon

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command line arguements for NFS auto install
by Hal Wine 12 Jan '04

12 Jan '04

Folks, Somehow, I'm not getting something about the command line arguements for an automatic install using a profile on an NFS server. I have the server set up, and I boot from the first SLES 8 cd. When I do a manual install install, everything works correctly, and all the "cds" are found on the NFS server. I then used "yast2 autoyast" to clone the resulting system config, then edited that to reflect the NFS settings. I copied the result to the NFS server. When I try to use this profile, again when booting from the first SLES 8 cd, it can't find the 2nd cd (United Linux cd1) and prompts for it (same dialog box as cd-switch). ctrl-alt-f2 shows the correct spot on the NFS server mounted. As I read the docs, it seemed the only thing I needed to specify was the autoyast profile locations (which it finds). I've also tried adding the install=, server=, & serverdir= options with no luck. I saw a message related to DHCP setup that referenced an "install=nfs" arguement, and have tried that. Any suggestions? (I feel like it must be something obvious that I just am missing.) Thanks! --Hal

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] YaST Online Update
by Harald.Milz＠computacenter.com 12 Jan '04

12 Jan '04

Folks, this mailing list is about SuSE autoinstallation. This is not a generic SuSE help mailing list. :-)) 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-1483-harald.milz=computacenter.com(a)suse.com on 09.01.2004 19:06:30 To: <suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com> cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] YaST Online Update -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello everyone, I am using SuSE SLES 8.0 on my Intel Xeon i386. I am trying to do an ONLINE UPDATE for the latest patches released last week. Here is my YaST Information: Update Mode: Manual Mode Install Source: sdb.suse.de/download I enter my Registeration data (code and password) and on clicking next I get following Error Message - wonder why: Initialization failed. Try again. if failure continues choose another SuSE FTP/HTTP Server. Can anyone please help me out or give any hints/tricks? HARI OM I live in a very small house... but my windows open to a big world...

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YaST Update
by HARI OM 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Hello everyone, I am using SuSE SLES 8.0 on my Intel Xeon i386. I am trying to do an ONLINE UPDATE for the latest patches released last week. Here is my YaST Information: Update Mode: Manual Mode Install Source: sdb.suse.de/download I enter my Registeration data (code and password) and on clicking next I get following Error Message - wonder why: Initialization failed. Try again. if failure continues choose another SuSE FTP/HTTP Server. Can anyone please help me out or give any hints/tricks? HARI OM I live in a very small house... but my windows open to a big world...

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YaST Online Update
by HARI OM 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Hello everyone, I am using SuSE SLES 8.0 on my Intel Xeon i386. I am trying to do an ONLINE UPDATE for the latest patches released last week. Here is my YaST Information: Update Mode: Manual Mode Install Source: sdb.suse.de/download I enter my Registeration data (code and password) and on clicking next I get following Error Message - wonder why: Initialization failed. Try again. if failure continues choose another SuSE FTP/HTTP Server. Can anyone please help me out or give any hints/tricks? HARI OM I live in a very small house... but my windows open to a big world...

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SV: SV: [suse-autoinstall] Setting display properties...
by Peter Bergström 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Thanks, I will try this! br, Peter -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: Robison, Jonathon (M.) [mailto:jrobiso2@ford.com] Skickat: den 9 januari 2004 15:57 Till: Peter Bergström Ämne: Re: SV: [suse-autoinstall] Setting display properties... If you get the gray screen and the cross, then something positive is happening. Make sure that xfs is installed, then install ICE-WM and ice-wm-default (it's named something like that). Then use yast (still in charater mode) to turn on autologin (so we don't have to worry about the pesky kdm or gdm login screens) and set your windowmanager to ice-wm. Ice is extremely basic, but it also uses less proprietary stuff. If this works, then it tells us that it's your KDE or Gnome window manager that is fscked, and perhaps a re-install is in order? Beyond that, I cannot be too much help. The last time I hand wrote an XF86Config file, it was for XFree 3.3, and 4.X is very different. Keep asking the list, I am sure someone will be able to help. --Jonathon On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 09:40, Peter BergstrÃ¶m wrote: > Hi Jon! > > Thanks for your help! I have been able to reduce the problem (I > think). I > ran sax2 and also installed the nvidia driver provided by Nvidia Corp. > I > don't get the out of range error any more but when I start XFree86 I > only > get a grey screen (startup screen for X I think) and the mouse pointer > cross, after that, nothing... The problem seems to be XFree86's > ability to > detect my ViewSonic VG700 LCD Display (atleast that is what I think) > and I > can't find that model in the list of monitors under vendor ViewSonic > in > sax2... > > On the other hand, if I run Knoppix which also uses XFree86 Ãt all > works > great?!? I even tried he XF86Config file that Knoppix produces as > config for > X with SuSe but I get the same problem as mentioned above. > > If I use a default VESA or LCD screen in sax2, set the resolution to > something not too high, set the update frequencies according to > ViewSonic > specs. and run the test (click test after finalize) I get the > following > error: > > X server test failed > (EE) NVIDIA (0): Failed to allocate external video decoder object. > > I don't understand what that means... > > When sax2 is started I get a message saying VSC3e08 is an unknown > monitor > and I need to setup the monitor manually. > > What should I do? Just try any possible monitor? Re-install SuSe? > Install > Mandrake? How come it works fine with Knoppix???? > > regards, > > Peter > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > FrÃ¥n: Robison, Jonathon (M.) [mailto:jrobiso2@ford.com] > Skickat: den 6 januari 2004 21:48 > Till: Peter BergstrÃ¶m; suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Ã"mne: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Setting display properties... > > > Peter, > > When you reboot, at the grub boot prompt, add a "3" (just hit 3, then > enter). This will boot you into non-graphical mode. If you use LILO, > instead > of grub, then type "linux 3" (Suse defaults to grub). > > Then, as root, run sax2 to re-configure your graphics settings. > > Lastly, just an FYI, your graphics control file is > /etc/X11/XF86Config. > Within this file, you can find the monitor settings. Just below the > "DefaultDepth" line is the resolution settings for each depth. Find > the one > for your DefaultDepth (probably 16) and remove the resolutions above > 1024x768. That's the manual method, but unless you are handy with the > VI > editor and know what you are doing, stick with sax2. > > --Jon Robison > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter BergstrÃ¶m [mailto:peter.bergstrom@sverige.nu] > Sent: Tue 1/6/2004 2:32 PM > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Cc: > Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Setting display properties... > Hi! > > Im very new to Linux and suse and just installed my first suse 9.0 > system on > a Dual P2 350 MHz machine with a Nvidia Riva/TNT graphics card. During > the > install phase I noticed that the resolution was configured to 1280x??? > but I > doubt my old card can handle this. When I was ready to boot up the > system > for the first time my ViewSonic VG700 LCD display gives me an error > message: > "Out of range ??MHZ Vsynch ??MHz Hsync". Nothing is shown apart from > that > (blank screen) > > If I start in failsafe mode I get to the prompt, but I don't know how > I can > set the display settings from here. I guess there is a graphical > interface > that should start up and the resolution is set too high here, how can > I fix > this? > > thanks in advance! > > / Peter > > > > -- > 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] Setting display properties...
by Robison, Jonathon (M.) 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Peter, When you reboot, at the grub boot prompt, add a "3" (just hit 3, then enter). This will boot you into non-graphical mode. If you use LILO, instead of grub, then type "linux 3" (Suse defaults to grub). Then, as root, run sax2 to re-configure your graphics settings. Lastly, just an FYI, your graphics control file is /etc/X11/XF86Config. Within this file, you can find the monitor settings. Just below the "DefaultDepth" line is the resolution settings for each depth. Find the one for your DefaultDepth (probably 16) and remove the resolutions above 1024x768. That's the manual method, but unless you are handy with the VI editor and know what you are doing, stick with sax2. --Jon Robison -----Original Message----- From: Peter Bergström [mailto:peter.bergstrom@sverige.nu] Sent: Tue 1/6/2004 2:32 PM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Setting display properties... Hi! Im very new to Linux and suse and just installed my first suse 9.0 system on a Dual P2 350 MHz machine with a Nvidia Riva/TNT graphics card. During the install phase I noticed that the resolution was configured to 1280x??? but I doubt my old card can handle this. When I was ready to boot up the system for the first time my ViewSonic VG700 LCD display gives me an error message: "Out of range ??MHZ Vsynch ??MHz Hsync". Nothing is shown apart from that (blank screen) If I start in failsafe mode I get to the prompt, but I don't know how I can set the display settings from here. I guess there is a graphical interface that should start up and the resolution is set too high here, how can I fix this? thanks in advance! / Peter -- 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] Network autoinstall of SLES8 SP3 - what to do to include y2updates
by Harald.Milz＠computacenter.com 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

And while we're at it - does somebody have a working script that generates a SP3 install repository from loopback mounted ISO images (that can be provided to install clients via TFTP not NFS)? I would rather not copy the whole CD contents to the install file system when I've got the CD iso images already there... Why the heck is there no SLES8 DVD? 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-1478-harald.milz=computacenter.com(a)suse.com on 09.01.2004 10:58:08 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Network autoinstall of SLES8 SP3 - what to do to include y2updates -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi! I have a working SLES8 network installation source. Before SP3 i found here on the list the docu how to update the "root" file with the y2 updates. It seems that it works now differently for the SP3. What do i have to do to get the y2 updates included in the install? BTW, i'm installing in on ppc64 (JS20). Best regards, Joachim Jordan Linux IT Architect, EMEA Linux Center of Competence IBM Laboratories, Dept.3300, Schoenaicherstr.220, D 71032 Boeblingen, Germany Sametime/e-mail: jordanj(a)de.ibm.com, Phone: +49-7031-16-4407; Fax: +49-7031-16-3232 -- 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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Network autoinstall of SLES8 SP3 - what to do to include y2updates
by Joachim Jordan 09 Jan '04

09 Jan '04

Hi! I have a working SLES8 network installation source. Before SP3 i found here on the list the docu how to update the "root" file with the y2 updates. It seems that it works now differently for the SP3. What do i have to do to get the y2 updates included in the install? BTW, i'm installing in on ppc64 (JS20). Best regards, Joachim Jordan Linux IT Architect, EMEA Linux Center of Competence IBM Laboratories, Dept.3300, Schoenaicherstr.220, D 71032 Boeblingen, Germany Sametime/e-mail: jordanj(a)de.ibm.com, Phone: +49-7031-16-4407; Fax: +49-7031-16-3232

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Recognition of a harddrive (Raid 0, 4 HDs) on a HP LH3 Netserver with HP NetRaid on a Symbios controller
by J.Staretzek＠hsd-online.de 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

Hallo, I try to setup a SuSE 9.0 on an old HP LH3 Netserver. The LH3 has a SCSI Raid 0 with 4 HDs on a Symbios controller with sys53c895 chip under HP NetRaid. When autoinstalling routines passed, Yast states that there is no harddrive available, why? During installing Yast recognize the sym53c8xx chip and decide for the ncr53c8xx module. I unloaded the ncr53c8xx module and loaded the sys53c8xx and tried also the sym53c8xx-old module by hand, but there was no other result! Checking the log so I can see nothing seems wrong - the chip will be recognized and no fail message is given when initialized. In next step Yast shows me that has recognized the Symbios controller with the sym53c895 chip and the HP NetRaid system, very correctly, but will still see no harddrive! I know that the HP Netserver LH3 was certified for SuSE 6.2. Hoping for help get the old horse running under Linux! Mit freundlichen Grüssen Joachim Staretzek

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