December 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: FW: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast using an http port other than 80
by Anas Nashif 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Yes, For NFS, the driverupdate can also be provided in the directory "linux" which is also on the Service Pack. Anas Green, Christopher (HOU-SVSB) wrote: > When installing SLES 9 SP1 via NFS does the "driverupdate" file residing > on SP1 CD1 need to be copied to the root of the NFS source tree as it > was in SLES 8 / UL ? > > Chris Green > Systems Engineer > Rapid Deployment Pack > ProLiant Essentials Development Group / SVSB / SGBU > Hewlett Packard Company > Tel: 281-518-8840 > Email: chris.green(a)hp.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:35 AM > To: Clormann, Stefanie > Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: FW: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast using an http port other > than 80 > > > > > Clormann, Stefanie wrote: > >>Hello, >>I do have the same question actually but i am using SLES-9. Do i need >>an driver update, too? >> > > No, this is only for SLES8. > > > Anas > > >>Thanks for your help >>steff >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] >>Sent: Samstag, 4. Dezember 2004 17:55 >>To: Demarco, Reynold >>Cc: '' >>Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast using an http port other than > > >>80 >> >> >>Hey, >>Can you try this driverupdate? >> >>http://www.suse.de/~nashif/driverupdate.tz2 >> >>This should replace existing files on SP3. >> >>Note: You have to boot with kernel/initrd from SP3 and additionaly >>make >>sure the file driverupdate is in the root of the installation source. >> >>Please let me know if it works for you. >> >>Anas >> >>Demarco, Reynold wrote: >> >> >>>i have the same question as the above post. want to use http to >>>autoyast my servers, but need to do it form a different port than 80. >>>i am running sles8, service pack 3. >>> >>>thanks in advance for any help.. >>> >>> >> >> >

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why I can rmmod aarich driver when my boot drives are still active
by Lee, Richard 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Hi all: I am seeing a strange thing here: I can rmmod aarich driver when my boot drives are connected. If I lsmod, I always see unused. Richard Lee

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Autoinstall / YOU server combo
by Kohrs, Steven 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Hello, I am trying to setup an Autoinstall installation repository that can also double as a YaST Online Update server. What is the best practice to follow for creating the repository? Copy all the CDs into the same directory or keep each CD separate? I would like to follow the former method, having a single source installation, but I'm dealing with SLES 8 for s/390. This platform's media doesn't seem to follow the examples listed in the documentation. Anyone have any pointers for this situation? This same server will also provide SLES 8 for x86 and SLES 9 for s/390 & x86. Maybe I should start with one of those. Thank you and best regards, Steve Kohrs

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Grub and autoyast (getting null for device?)
by Benjamin Shi 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Very cool, thanks. I am surprised that no one has tried to install grub with /boot on raid. -----Original Message----- From: Jiri Srain [mailto:jsrain@suse.cz] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:59 AM To: Benjamin Shi Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Grub and autoyast (getting null for device?) Hello, the problem is definitelly a bug in GRUB installer, which doesn't handle installing GRUB with /boot on MD correctly. I filed a bug into SuSE bugzilla - see bug 48938 if you have access, and assigned to project manager to decide if it should be fixed for SP1. Dne pátek 03 prosinec 2004 14:56 jste napsal(a): > Attached are log files. BTW, these are logs from a good install, which I > changed the "(null)" to "(hd0,0)". > > Thanks for looking into this, and please let me know if you need anything > else. > > Regards, > Ben > > >

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FW: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast using an http port other than 80
by Clormann, Stefanie 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Hello, I do have the same question actually but i am using SLES-9. Do i need an driver update, too? Thanks for your help steff -----Original Message----- From: Anas Nashif [mailto:nashif@suse.de] Sent: Samstag, 4. Dezember 2004 17:55 To: Demarco, Reynold Cc: '' Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast using an http port other than 80 Hey, Can you try this driverupdate? http://www.suse.de/~nashif/driverupdate.tz2 This should replace existing files on SP3. Note: You have to boot with kernel/initrd from SP3 and additionaly make sure the file driverupdate is in the root of the installation source. Please let me know if it works for you. Anas Demarco, Reynold wrote: > i have the same question as the above post. want to use http to > autoyast my servers, but need to do it form a different port than 80. > i am running sles8, service pack 3. > > thanks in advance for any help.. > > -- 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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Disabling Disk Partitioning in AutoYast
by Naveen 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Hi, We are trying to use AutoYast to perform 'a kind of unattended install'. We would like to do the disk partitioning manually and this we wish to do during the install only. That is, during installation Yast should prompt for a manual disk partitioning but nothing else. How to do this with AutoYast ? We have tried omitting the entries related to disk partitioning from the AutoYast file but it didn't help. - Naveen

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Grub and autoyast (getting null for device?)
by Jiri Srain 06 Dec '04

06 Dec '04

Hello, the problem is definitelly a bug in GRUB installer, which doesn't handle installing GRUB with /boot on MD correctly. I filed a bug into SuSE bugzilla - see bug 48938 if you have access, and assigned to project manager to decide if it should be fixed for SP1. Dne pátek 03 prosinec 2004 14:56 jste napsal(a): > Attached are log files. BTW, these are logs from a good install, which I > changed the "(null)" to "(hd0,0)". > > Thanks for looking into this, and please let me know if you need anything > else. > > Regards, > Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jiri Srain [mailto:jsrain@suse.cz] > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:05 AM > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Grub and autoyast (getting null for > device?) > > Hello! > > Dne pátek 03 prosinec 2004 00:07 Benjamin Shi napsal(a): > > In /usr/share/YaST2/include/bootloader/grub/misc.ycp, > > > > string dev = > > select ( > > select ( > > filter (`l, device_map, ``(l[1]:"" == o_dev)), 0, [] > > ), 0, "" > > ); > > if (dev == "") > > dev = "(null)"; > > else if (num != 0 && num != "") > > { > > num = num - 1; > > string number = sformat ("%1", num); > > dev = substring (dev, 0, size (dev) - 1) + "," + number + > > ")"; > > } > > return dev; > > > > It is setting dev to (null) which almost certainly break grub. Don't > > know why dev is "" to beging with, but setting it to a more sensible > > default value, ((hd0,0) maybe?) fix the problem. > > Yes, the (null) is incorrect, but the reason is in empty dev (as you > wrote). > > Could you send me the logs (/var/log/YaST2/*) to examine what is wrong? > > -- > Regards, > > Jiri Srain > YaST2 developer > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: jsrain(a)suse.cz > Drahobejlova 27 tel: +420 2 9654 2373 > 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 2 9654 2374 > Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz -- Regards, Jiri Srain YaST2 developer --------------------------------------------------------------------- SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: jsrain(a)suse.cz Drahobejlova 27 tel: +420 2 9654 2373 190 00 Praha 9 fax: +420 2 9654 2374 Czech Republic http://www.suse.cz

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has anyone been able to use AutoYast with PXE boot on a tg3 based machine?
by Joe Landman 04 Dec '04

04 Dec '04

Hi folks: Not directly autoyast, but one of the supporting utils ... My machines have Broadcom chips that map into the tg3 driver. I set up autoyast as per the howto posted here recently (thanks!), and tried the boot. It probes for an RTL8139 and hangs. They units are Tyan S2882 based, and work fine when booting by DVD. From what I read, the issue are the drivers compiled into grub (pxegrub to be precise). Has anyone a working rpm or build of grub with the relevant patches, or a pointer to them? This is on a SuSE 9.2 AMD64 unit. Thanks! Joe

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autoyast using an http port other than 80
by Demarco, Reynold 04 Dec '04

04 Dec '04

i have the same question as the above post. want to use http to autoyast my servers, but need to do it form a different port than 80. i am running sles8, service pack 3. thanks in advance for any help.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Suse 9.2, RunlevelEd.ypc: Service ... not installed?
by Patrick Roßbach 03 Dec '04

03 Dec '04

Hi, I'm trying to let autoyast install some services for me, but unfortunately without success. The config file looks like this: ... <runlevel> <default>3</default> <services config:type="list"> <service> <service_name>mysql</service_name> <service_start>2 3 5</service_start> </service> </runlevel> ... <general> <mode> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> </mode> </general> ... <package>mysql</package> <package>mysql-client</package> <package>mysql-shared</package> ... /var/log/YaST2/y2log tells me: RunlevelEd.ycp:632 Service mysql is not installed on target system, adding it by hand. The /var/log/YaST2/y2logRPM tells me that the mysql-packages are installed correct and a post-script is able to start the service to e.g. create a database. Thanks in advance for any help. Regards, Patrick

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