October 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive
by Quayle, Bill 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Just a couple of questions: Are you using SuSE 9.1 Professional? Are you booting off of the cdrom/dvd for the install? I've done many dual (and triple) boot installations, and it's always given me the option of resizing my XP install... When I know I'm going to dual boot a machine, I load XP first, but manually partition the drive into a "C" and "D" drive. XP only uses the "C" drive for the install, so when it's time to load SuSE, I destroy the "D" partition, and use this space for swap and /. -----Original Message----- From: avt022(a)student.uit.no [mailto:avt022@student.uit.no] Sent: Tue 10/5/2004 9:44 AM To: Quayle, Bill Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive Thanks for such a quick reply :D I tried what you suggest but YaSt didn't give me an option. It was either deleting my XP partition or not installing SuSe 9.1 at all... That's why I want to do it in a different harddrive... I'm afraid of messing things up with XP again. I have used a lot of time recovering my system and files and I don't want to do it again :) Do you have any suggestions on what the problem could be? thanks. I really appreciate it. > There should be no reason to use the USB drive. SuSE 9.1 and XP should > have no trouble sharing a 30 Gb drive. When installing SuSE, you will > reach a step early in the installation process that suggests resizing your > XP NTFS partition, then mounting that partition under SuSE as /windows/C. > When booting your laptop, the SuSE bootloader (grub) will present you > with a choice to either boot XP or XP. From XP, you won't be able to > see your SuSE install, but from SuSE, you will have *read only* access > to XP, as noted above. > > Hope this helps.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: avt022(a)student.uit.no [mailto:avt022@student.uit.no] > Sent: Tue 10/5/2004 8:35 AM > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive > > Hi, > > I originally tried to install SuSe 9.1 and Windows XP in the same hard > drive (30 GB). It seemed too complicated for me to make the partitions > since Win XP (NFTS) occupied the whole disk... So I gave it a shot with > only SuSe 9.1 in that drive for a couple of days. But it gave me too much > trouble with my hardware. I had gotten something working just before > something else stopped functioning... I use too many hardware applications > and I can't be too patient. > > But I anyways want to give SuSe 9.1 a chance now that I have bought it. > > Is it possible to install SuSe 9.1 in an external LaCie P2 hard drive that > connects to my laptop through a USB cable? I'm thinking of buying such a > hard drive, but only if Linux can be installed there. How does the > computer boot into Linux then if I have Windows XP still in my main drive? > Would this ruin something in Windows? > > Which steps should I follow to guarantee that I can switch with no > problems > between the main and external drive from one OS to the other? > > I need a step by step 'Howto' on this. > Thanks. > > > > > > -- > 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] SLES9 autoinstall hangs at creating initrd
by Durk S. 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Hi there, I've got exactly the same problem with a HP DL360 G3 using a network AutoYaST2 install. The last lines of y2log: 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Storage.ycp:1573 CheckForLvmRootFs root=$["detected_fs":`ext2, "device":"/dev/cciss/c 0d0p7", "fs_options":$[], "fsid":131, "mount":"/", "nr":7, "region":[516, 16917], "type":`logical, "used_fs":`ext2, "uuid":"7f ca98f4-1cf7-4862-81c0-93866245ea3d"] dev=$["disk":"/dev/cciss/c0d0", "nr":7] 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Storage.ycp:1576 CheckForLvmRootFs ret=false 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Misc.ycp:146 WriteYaSTInf($["Keytable":"us.map.gz", "Language":"en_US", "RebootMsg":" 0", "Root":"reboot"]) = Keytable: us.map.gz Language: en_US RebootMsg: 0 Root: reboot 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Bootloader.ycp:316 Writing bootloader configuration 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Bootloader.ycp:361 No SCR instance found 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:269 Initrd::Write called, changed: true, list: ["cciss"] 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:294 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:296 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:304 Modules [] were added to initrd not using Initrd module 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:313 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <1> linux(697) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:316 Writing modules cciss 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:317 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:318 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:323 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(697) [libscr] Initrd.ycp:326 No SCR instance found2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(736) [ui] YUI_widgets.cc(createRichText):857 Invalid arguments for the Label RichText: `RichText (`opt (`plainText), nil) 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(736) [ui] YUI_widgets.cc(widgetWithId):2426 No widget with `id( `ok_help ) 2004-09-30 13:57:50 <3> linux(736) [libycp] Initrd.ycp:254 No widget with `id( `ok_help ) I hope there's a solution. Durk > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:01:15 +0200 > Message-ID: > <CD998562990BEA4D98E5EE624E492B3A5B163E(a)SMCR030V.corp1.ad1.seb.net> > From: <anders.g.karlsson(a)seb.se> > Subject: [suse-autoinstall] SLES9 autoinstall hangs at creating initrd > > > Hi, > > I've run into a problem when doing an autoinstall (SLES9) from a CD that > I created using the YaST2 tools. Everything runs smooth up to the point > where it is "Creating initrd...", at this point the installation just > hangs. I'm trying to install on an HP DL380 G3 with the cciss hardware > raid driver. Anyone has the same experience? > > Regards, > Anders

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adding installation sources in/after auto-install
by lists.suse.com＠afdelingp.dk 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Hi, Is it possible to set up installation sources for a host, either in the auto- install or after it (eg. in a post-install script)? As far as I can see, it is only possible using YaST's interface, which requires user interaction. Best regards, Morten -- Morten K. Poulsen <lists.suse.com(a)afdelingp.dk> http://www.afdelingp.dk/

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive
by avt022＠student.uit.no 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Thanks for such a quick reply :D I tried what you suggest but YaSt didn't give me an option. It was either deleting my XP partition or not installing SuSe 9.1 at all... That's why I want to do it in a different harddrive... I'm afraid of messing things up with XP again. I have used a lot of time recovering my system and files and I don't want to do it again :) Do you have any suggestions on what the problem could be? thanks. I really appreciate it. > There should be no reason to use the USB drive. SuSE 9.1 and XP should > have no trouble sharing a 30 Gb drive. When installing SuSE, you will > reach a step early in the installation process that suggests resizing your > XP NTFS partition, then mounting that partition under SuSE as /windows/C. > When booting your laptop, the SuSE bootloader (grub) will present you > with a choice to either boot XP or XP. From XP, you won't be able to > see your SuSE install, but from SuSE, you will have *read only* access > to XP, as noted above. > > Hope this helps.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: avt022(a)student.uit.no [mailto:avt022@student.uit.no] > Sent: Tue 10/5/2004 8:35 AM > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive > > Hi, > > I originally tried to install SuSe 9.1 and Windows XP in the same hard > drive (30 GB). It seemed too complicated for me to make the partitions > since Win XP (NFTS) occupied the whole disk... So I gave it a shot with > only SuSe 9.1 in that drive for a couple of days. But it gave me too much > trouble with my hardware. I had gotten something working just before > something else stopped functioning... I use too many hardware applications > and I can't be too patient. > > But I anyways want to give SuSe 9.1 a chance now that I have bought it. > > Is it possible to install SuSe 9.1 in an external LaCie P2 hard drive that > connects to my laptop through a USB cable? I'm thinking of buying such a > hard drive, but only if Linux can be installed there. How does the > computer boot into Linux then if I have Windows XP still in my main drive? > Would this ruin something in Windows? > > Which steps should I follow to guarantee that I can switch with no > problems > between the main and external drive from one OS to the other? > > I need a step by step 'Howto' on this. > Thanks. > > > > > > -- > 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] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive
by Quayle, Bill 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

There should be no reason to use the USB drive. SuSE 9.1 and XP should have no trouble sharing a 30 Gb drive. When installing SuSE, you will reach a step early in the installation process that suggests resizing your XP NTFS partition, then mounting that partition under SuSE as /windows/C. When booting your laptop, the SuSE bootloader (grub) will present you with a choice to either boot XP or XP. From XP, you won't be able to see your SuSE install, but from SuSE, you will have *read only* access to XP, as noted above. Hope this helps.... -----Original Message----- From: avt022(a)student.uit.no [mailto:avt022@student.uit.no] Sent: Tue 10/5/2004 8:35 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive Hi, I originally tried to install SuSe 9.1 and Windows XP in the same hard drive (30 GB). It seemed too complicated for me to make the partitions since Win XP (NFTS) occupied the whole disk... So I gave it a shot with only SuSe 9.1 in that drive for a couple of days. But it gave me too much trouble with my hardware. I had gotten something working just before something else stopped functioning... I use too many hardware applications and I can't be too patient. But I anyways want to give SuSe 9.1 a chance now that I have bought it. Is it possible to install SuSe 9.1 in an external LaCie P2 hard drive that connects to my laptop through a USB cable? I'm thinking of buying such a hard drive, but only if Linux can be installed there. How does the computer boot into Linux then if I have Windows XP still in my main drive? Would this ruin something in Windows? Which steps should I follow to guarantee that I can switch with no problems between the main and external drive from one OS to the other? I need a step by step 'Howto' on this. Thanks. -- 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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Automatic Installation in Secondary Drive
by avt022＠student.uit.no 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Hi, I originally tried to install SuSe 9.1 and Windows XP in the same hard drive (30 GB). It seemed too complicated for me to make the partitions since Win XP (NFTS) occupied the whole disk... So I gave it a shot with only SuSe 9.1 in that drive for a couple of days. But it gave me too much trouble with my hardware. I had gotten something working just before something else stopped functioning... I use too many hardware applications and I can't be too patient. But I anyways want to give SuSe 9.1 a chance now that I have bought it. Is it possible to install SuSe 9.1 in an external LaCie P2 hard drive that connects to my laptop through a USB cable? I'm thinking of buying such a hard drive, but only if Linux can be installed there. How does the computer boot into Linux then if I have Windows XP still in my main drive? Would this ruin something in Windows? Which steps should I follow to guarantee that I can switch with no problems between the main and external drive from one OS to the other? I need a step by step 'Howto' on this. Thanks.

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yast2-utils rpm
by Brad Hudson 05 Oct '04

05 Oct '04

Does anyone know wher I can get the yast2-utils rpm for SLES9? I've seen this bundle referenced many times on this list, but it is not installed with SLES9, even when all package selections are made.

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SUSE 9.1 and SLES9 autoyast bug
by Dax Kelson 03 Oct '04

03 Oct '04

I have a chrooted postinstall script that works fine on SLES8 and SL9.0 but not SL9.1 and SLES9. The bug is that any changes done to the /etc/password and /etc/shadow files are lost. The two things I have tried: useradd -m -p '$1$J1n.X/QK$hj1vaqARqf.O/RWisMGRn1' visitor ..... echo 'visitor:x:1000:100::/home/visitor:/bin/bash' >> /etc/passwd echo 'visitor:$1$J1n.X/QK$hj1vaqARqf.O/RWisMGRn1:12686:0:99999:7:::' >> /etc/shadow cp -a /etc/skel /home/visitor chown -R visitor /home/visitor chgrp -R users /home/visitor In either case, the commands complete with no errors, but when the system comes up after the install is all finished, I have the following: # ls -al /home total 2 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 96 Sep 25 12:53 . drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 512 Sep 25 06:52 .. drwxr-xr-x 7 guru users 568 Sep 25 12:53 guru drwxr-xr-x 7 1000 users 568 Sep 25 06:44 visitor ^^^^ Note the how just the UID is listed. This is futher proof that chown command did work correctly in the postinstall script, ie, when chown ran, the visitor account was in the /etc/passwd file. And there is no visitor line in the /etc/password and /etc/shadow file.

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determining HTTP or NFS or CD install
by Ryan Allen 03 Oct '04

03 Oct '04

Hi list! I've got a complete working installation system with autoyast - but only if it's being served by NFS (after PXE boot the client) or on a burned CD. The problem is, because of limitation with the network in our office, we have to use HTTP after PXE booting. I have some chroot install scripts that copy over a few .tgz files off the NFS server (or the CD) and un-tar them in a post install script. With HTTP, "cp" doesn't work, and I have to do an HTTP GET. I'd like to have one autoyast.xml file handle all three situations. So my questions are: 1) Is there a way to determine which type of installation is taking place during chroot script environment? (is it CD or PXE/NFS or PXE/HTTP?) 2) If it is HTTP, how does one obtain the server address, and the path to the root of the install tree during chroot Much appreciation for any help I can get! Thanks, -- Ryan

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