October 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Antwort: [suse-autoinstall] additional package requires/forcing installorder [FinanzIT: Viruscheck]
by Hartmut.Dunker＠finanzit.com 18 Oct '04

18 Oct '04

Hi Chris, we've also included thirdparty and own packages to our autoinstall. To force the required dependencies we add in the packages file under suse/setup/descr in the "+Req: -Req:" section the dependencies manually. That works fine for us. Cheers Hartmut Chris Carpinello <ccarpinello@lanc An: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com ope.com> Kopie: Thema: [suse-autoinstall] additional package requires/forcing install order 15.10.2004 22:49 [FinanzIT: Viruscheck] I have several thirdparty RPMs included within an autoinstall package selection. However, the requires list for these RPMs is very minimal and the RPMs get installed before the (undefined) prerequisite packages are installed. (For example, binutils and awk aren't installed yet when these packages attempt to use "cp" and "awk" because "binutils" and "awk" aren't in the requires list.) Without repackaging these RPMs from scratch with a lot of guesswork (the spec file isn't available), what options do I have to force additional prerequisites on these RPMs? Or is there a way to specify that a given package should be installed "later" rather than "sooner" in the process? In essence, I'm looking for something akin to EXTRA_PROV for requires (an "EXTRA_REQ" if you will). - Chris -- 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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additional package requires/forcing install order
by Chris Carpinello 15 Oct '04

15 Oct '04

I have several thirdparty RPMs included within an autoinstall package selection. However, the requires list for these RPMs is very minimal and the RPMs get installed before the (undefined) prerequisite packages are installed. (For example, binutils and awk aren't installed yet when these packages attempt to use "cp" and "awk" because "binutils" and "awk" aren't in the requires list.) Without repackaging these RPMs from scratch with a lot of guesswork (the spec file isn't available), what options do I have to force additional prerequisites on these RPMs? Or is there a way to specify that a given package should be installed "later" rather than "sooner" in the process? In essence, I'm looking for something akin to EXTRA_PROV for requires (an "EXTRA_REQ" if you will). - Chris

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services runlevel information ignored
by Chris Carpinello 15 Oct '04

15 Oct '04

I'm attempting to configure various services in a SuSE 9.1-based autoinstall. The default runlevel is recognized. However, the runlevel settings for the services (below) are being ignored during the CD install. User error or known bug? - Chris <configure> ... <runlevels> <default>3</default> <services config:type="list"> <service> <service_name>xdm</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>smbfs</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>slurpd</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>ldap</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>gpm</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>apache2</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>nfs</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>nfsboot</service_name> <service_status>disable</service_status> </service> <service> <service_name>network</service_name> <service_start>2 3</service_start> </service> <service> <service_name>xntpd</service_name> <service_start>2 3</service_start> </service> </services> </runlevels> ... </configure>

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X configuration for install and installed system
by Jesse Keating 15 Oct '04

15 Oct '04

I would like some more info regarding X config. The documentation says "FIXME" which doesn't help much. Using the autoyast module of yast2, I can set the monitor settings, and default depth, but there doesn't seem to be a way to hardcode the video chip. I would like to hardcode the 'VESA' driver to be used for both the install and the installed system. Is there a way to do this? -- Jesse Keating RHCE Pogo Linux -- Linux Systems Engineer tel: (888) 828-7646 ex: 436

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Include file stubs in control xml
by Jesse Keating 15 Oct '04

15 Oct '04

I have a need to include external xml stubs in my control xml. Ideally, these stubs will be generated during a pre-script, and later included for things like disk partitioning, package selection, X configuration, stuff like that. Basically I'm a Kickstart admin, and I've written a python script that examines a system and some install time arguments and generates the above things on the fly according to our internal formulas. I need to replicate this system for SUSE installs using autoyast. Is this possible? -- Jesse Keating RHCE Pogo Linux -- Linux Systems Engineer tel: (888) 828-7646 ex: 436

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use value for disk partitioning to reuse only Linux partitions
by Jesse Keating 12 Oct '04

12 Oct '04

I'm looking for the actual value that goes between <use></use> when listing out my partitions that says "Use only the existing Linux partitions". I'm pretty sure it exists given that the documentation talks about it, however I haven't seen the value listed. -- Jesse Keating RHCE Pogo Linux -- Linux Systems Engineer tel: (888) 828-7646 ex: 436

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AW: [suse-autoinstall] Include file stubs in control xml
by Hollmann Frank 11 Oct '04

11 Oct '04

Hi, if SLES8 should be installed: rules don't work here. Frank Hollmann -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Martin Vidner [mailto:mvidner@suse.cz] Gesendet: Freitag, 8. Oktober 2004 10:23 An: Jesse Keating Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Betreff: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Include file stubs in control xml On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 01:25:15PM -0700, Jesse Keating wrote: > I have a need to include external xml stubs in my control xml. > Ideally, these stubs will be generated during a pre-script, and later > included for things like disk partitioning, package selection, X > configuration, stuff like that. > > Basically I'm a Kickstart admin, and I've written a python script that > examines a system and some install time arguments and generates the > above things on the fly according to our internal formulas. I need to > replicate this system for SUSE installs using autoyast. Is this > possible? Hi Jesse, I think rules and classes could cover your needs: http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/9.1/html/rulesandclass.html -- Martin Vidner, developer SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: mvidner(a)suse.cz Drahobejlova 27 tel:+420-296542373 190 00 Praha 9, Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz -- 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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Updating install packages
by Ryan Allen 08 Oct '04

08 Oct '04

I have a http server that holds all the packages off my SuSE 9.0 CDs for remote installs. Is there an easy, automated method to update all the packages found on: http://www.suse.com/us/private/download/updates/90_i386.html I want to: 1) download JUST the packages listed as needing updating 2) put them in the directory I set up on the server 3) remove the old packages The only way I see to do this is one file at a time, without a bit of perl development, of course. What's the easiest way of doing this? Thanks, Ryan

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] ISO Creation - Single CD Install
by Johannes Klug 07 Oct '04

07 Oct '04

"Jonathon M. Robison" <jrobiso2(a)ford.com> wrote on 07.10.2004 17:40:51: > I think you have to mess with the media.X files. Those files tell > the installer what CD has the needed rpm files. I just got a new idea: I'll install from DVD next. That way, YaST thinks there's only one "cd", methinks. I'll report if this was successful or not. Yet this will be next tuesday, earliest. Regards, Johannes

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ISO Creation - Single CD Install
by Johannes Klug 07 Oct '04

07 Oct '04

Hello, I just tried to create an ISO file of my custom AutoYaST autoinst.xml file. The ISO was created, I burned it, and it really started to install. But then the installer asked me for the second SuSE 9.0 CD-ROM. I thought AutoYaST would copy all necessary rpms to ONE cd ... How can I make it burn a SINGLE cd-rom suitable for installation? Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards Johannes Klug

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