March 2004 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

autoyast - systems with 128mb and large rpms
by grant williamson 16 Mar '04

16 Mar '04

Hi, I have noticed that on systems with 128mb of memory, autoyast installation will not be able to handle large RPMS, i.e. Openoffice (50mb+). Performing an ftp install on suse9 using autoyast with a system of 128mb internal memory, the 64mb of ramdisk is really not enough. It will fail when it tries to download the OpenOffice rpm. Fails with unable to write to media error(The same install on the same machine, but with 256mb of internal memory works). Is there a way around this, apart from adding more memory to the machines? I looked into pre-script, but since filesystems get created after pre-script, this seems pointless. -- grant williamson <traxtopel(a)fastmail.fm>

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] LVM with autoyast
by damien.selles＠eu.effem.com 16 Mar '04

16 Mar '04

Hi Manuel... you are right, to solve this issue, you can run a pre script like: <pre-scripts config:type="list"> <script> <filename>pre.sh</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source> <![CDATA[#! /bin/sh # this script remove the systemvg (if there is one!) # thus it allow yast to perform the partitioning. vg=/dev/systemvg insmod lvm-mod vgscan vgchange -a y $vg lvs=`ls -A $vg | grep -v "group"` for lv in $lvs do lvremove -f $vg/$lv done vgchange -a n $vg vgremove $vg ]]> </source> </script> </pre-scripts> there may be more beautiful way to do it with Autoyast.. but I did not find it yet :)) regards, Damien. Manuel.Laesser(a)telekurs.com telekurs.com 16/03/2004 09:11 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] LVM with autoyast ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, I would like to create the following partitions on a hp dl 380: - /boot (not part of LVM) - systemvg with - / - /var - /home - swap With the help from Damien I got the following xml file. The first time I used it on the Server it completed successfully but now, if I want to reinstall the server I always got the message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vgcreate -A n -s 4096k systemvg /dev/cciss/c0d0p5 vgcreate - - volume group "systemvg" already exists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How can I get rid of this message so that autoyast will use the whole diskspace and recreate all partitions? I already tried with tag "<use>all</use>" but I'm not shure if I put it in the right place. Does anyone have some experiences with lvm? Thank you very much for your help. Manuel <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> </region> <size>98697217</size> </partition> <partition> <size>max</size> <lvm_group>systemvg</lvm_group> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <lvm config:type="list"> <lvm_group> <lvm_name>systemvg</lvm_name> <pesize>4M</pesize> <logical_volumes config:type="list"> <lv> <lv_name>lvol1</lv_name> <lv_size>5G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>lvol2</lv_name> <lv_size>4G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/var</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>lvol3</lv_name> <lv_size>1G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/home</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>swap</lv_name> <lv_size>2G</lv_size> <lv_fs>swap</lv_fs> <lv_mount/> </lv> </logical_volumes> </lvm_group> </lvm>  Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Manuel Laesser ----------------------------------------------------------- Telekurs Services Hardturmstrasse 201, 8005 Zürich Phone : +41 1 279 44 24 Fax : +41 1 279 34 44 mailto : manuel.laesser(a)telekurs.com -----------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast on hp dl-380 with lvm
by damien.selles＠eu.effem.com 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

Hi, I would have corrected your file that way: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> </region> <size>98697217</size> </partition> <partition> <size>36G</size> <lvm_group>systemvg</lvm_group> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> <lvm config:type="list"> <lvm_group> <lvm_name>systemvg</lvm_name> <pesize>4M</pesize> <logical_volumes config:type="list"> <lv> <lv_name>lvol1</lv_name> <lv_size>5G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>lvol2</lv_name> <lv_size>4G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/var</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>lvol3</lv_name> <lv_size>1G</lv_size> <lv_fs>ext3</lv_fs> <lv_mount>/home</lv_mount> </lv> <lv> <lv_name>swap</lv_name> <lv_size>2G</lv_size> <lv_fs>swap</lv_fs> <lv_mount></lv_mount> </lv> </logical_volumes> </lvm_group> </lvm> I m not completely sure about the swap.. depending on the version of autoyast you are using.. I also advise you to have a look in: http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/<your_version>/profile regards, Damien. Manuel.Laesser(a)telekurs.com telekurs.com 15/03/2004 14:47 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] autoyast on hp dl-380 with lvm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm trying to setup a hp dl 380 via autoyast (autoinst.xml) over a network installation. The xml is parsed properly but when the system comes to the harddisk partitioning, the system suddenly hangs. I reckon that the volume I want do create doesn't exist in /dev/[volumegroup_name] so the system is not able to create the partitions. Does anyone have experiences with lvm and unattendand installations? My xml file looks like: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> </region> <size>98697217</size> </partition> <partition> <partition_id config:type="integer">142</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">4414</region_entry> </region> <size>36295901185</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/systemvg</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>home</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">1280</region_entry> </region> <size>5364514817</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>root</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">1024</region_entry> </region> <size>4290772993</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>swap</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">512</region_entry> </region> <size>2143289345</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/home</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>var</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">256</region_entry> </region> <size>1069547521</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> Thank you very much any help! Regards Manuel Laesser ---------------------------------------------------------- Telekurs Services Hardturmstrasse 201, 8005 Zürich Phone : +41 1 279 44 24 Fax : +41 1 279 34 44 mailto : manuel.laesser(a)telekurs.com -----------------------------------------------------------

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autoyast on hp dl-380 with lvm
by Manuel.Laesser＠telekurs.com 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

I'm trying to setup a hp dl 380 via autoyast (autoinst.xml) over a network installation. The xml is parsed properly but when the system comes to the harddisk partitioning, the system suddenly hangs. I reckon that the volume I want do create doesn't exist in /dev/[volumegroup_name] so the system is not able to create the partitions. Does anyone have experiences with lvm and unattendand installations? My xml file looks like: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> </region> <size>98697217</size> </partition> <partition> <partition_id config:type="integer">142</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">13</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">4414</region_entry> </region> <size>36295901185</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/systemvg</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>home</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">1280</region_entry> </region> <size>5364514817</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>root</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">1024</region_entry> </region> <size>4290772993</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>swap</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">512</region_entry> </region> <size>2143289345</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/home</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr>var</partition_nr> <region config:type="list"> <region_entry config:type="integer">0</region_entry> <region_entry config:type="integer">256</region_entry> </region> <size>1069547521</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> Thank you very much any help! Regards Manuel Laesser ---------------------------------------------------------- Telekurs Services Hardturmstrasse 201, 8005 Zürich Phone : +41 1 279 44 24 Fax : +41 1 279 34 44 mailto : manuel.laesser(a)telekurs.com -----------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Some Problems with AutoYaST
by damien.selles＠eu.effem.com 15 Mar '04

15 Mar '04

Hi Christian, For your issue number 2, you can have a look at the thread : "Re: [suse-autoinstall] is there a length limit on the line of parameters passed to isolinux.bin ?" on the 20/01/2004 in that mailing list your parameters line probably exceeds the maximum autorized length... you can even check this out, looking at the tty3 during the beginning of the installation and have a look at the parameter: "install:" you can also switch to tty9 and "cat /etc/install.inf" If all your parameters are there, that means the length limit is not the issue.... if they are not there (especially install) ... you found your issue number 2! regards, Damien Selles Christian Ehrlicher <Ch.Ehrlicher(a)gmx.de> gmx.de To: 11/03/2004 21:12 suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com cc: Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Some Problems with AutoYaST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello While playing around with AutoYaST I've found 2 problems: 1. Umlauts (öäü) in the user-defined scripts results in an non-loadable xml-file. AutoYaST didn't complain about this problem and also won't load other xml-files as well... I had this problem where I used an umlaut in a comment and it tooks really a long time until I've found this out :-( Also AutoYaST sometimes simply closed themself after I wanted to open such a xml-file 2. I can't boot without a dhcp/bootp - server. Here's my isolinux.cfg - entry: label linux kernel linux append initrd=initrd UseDHCP=no HostIP=192.168.10.100 IPAddr=192.168.10.100 ramdisk_size=65536 netdevice=eth0 ip=192.168.10.100 gateway=192.168.10.1 nameserver=192.168.10.1 autoyast=nfs://192.168.10.1/autoyast/suse install=nfs://192.168.10.1/autoyast/suse-cds/ While booting YaST tries to locate the dhcp/bootp - server although I gave them an ip explicitly. When I want to boot manually and select "Start installation/system->Start installation/update->Network->NFS" I can select an ip without accessing a dhcp/bootp-server, but this won't work at boot-time. Or am I missing a parameter? The second problem is really sad because they won't use a dhcp-server and so AutoYaST is useless for me :-( A nive feature which I would like to see implemented are the smb-client and server settings because this is needed in networks with windows. Christian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAUMg/nNKwkgf+zVMRAk7tAJwIkvKqVp5+tE6APoSAdGAGv5YMKACfcKg9 u4WWjqT32vNPRTq7pr/4/6Y= =+ZmI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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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Configuring PCMCIA cards
by kidtv＠metronet.co.uk 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

Hi, I am trying to install Suse 9.0 but I need a suitable driver module for my PCMCIA card to configure it to connect to my ADSL modem. Does anyone know where I can download one from or how to do it manually? Thanks Alistair

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disk-to-disk auto-install with autoyast
by Wenk, Moritz 12 Mar '04

12 Mar '04

Hello, I am trying to do a disk-to-disk auto-installation with autoyast. I dumped everything on the first CD into the root of the first partition of the first disk and added a "info"-file on a diskette: InstMode: hd Partition: hda1 Install: device://hda1 RootImage: device://hda1/boot/root AutoYaST: device://hda1/autoyast.xml Booting the kernel from hdc1 works and the info-file is loaded but linuxrc stops with Looking for a SuSE Linux hard disk Checking partition: /dev/hda1 Nothing found on /dev/hda1 ...; giving up Any suggestions? Thanks, i. A. Moritz Wenk Software Developer Produkt Management International PLATINUM Server MAXDATA Computer GmbH&Co.KG Elbestraße 12 - 16 D-45768 Marl Telefon: +49 2365 952-2715 Telefax: +49 2365 952-2279 <http://www.maxdata.com/> http://www.maxdata.com

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Some Problems with AutoYaST
by Christian Ehrlicher 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello While playing around with AutoYaST I've found 2 problems: 1. Umlauts (öäü) in the user-defined scripts results in an non-loadable xml-file. AutoYaST didn't complain about this problem and also won't load other xml-files as well... I had this problem where I used an umlaut in a comment and it tooks really a long time until I've found this out :-( Also AutoYaST sometimes simply closed themself after I wanted to open such a xml-file 2. I can't boot without a dhcp/bootp - server. Here's my isolinux.cfg - entry: label linux kernel linux append initrd=initrd UseDHCP=no HostIP=192.168.10.100 IPAddr=192.168.10.100 ramdisk_size=65536 netdevice=eth0 ip=192.168.10.100 gateway=192.168.10.1 nameserver=192.168.10.1 autoyast=nfs://192.168.10.1/autoyast/suse install=nfs://192.168.10.1/autoyast/suse-cds/ While booting YaST tries to locate the dhcp/bootp - server although I gave them an ip explicitly. When I want to boot manually and select "Start installation/system->Start installation/update->Network->NFS" I can select an ip without accessing a dhcp/bootp-server, but this won't work at boot-time. Or am I missing a parameter? The second problem is really sad because they won't use a dhcp-server and so AutoYaST is useless for me :-( A nive feature which I would like to see implemented are the smb-client and server settings because this is needed in networks with windows. Christian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAUMg/nNKwkgf+zVMRAk7tAJwIkvKqVp5+tE6APoSAdGAGv5YMKACfcKg9 u4WWjqT32vNPRTq7pr/4/6Y= =+ZmI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Installation from CD
by Ness, Todd 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Anas, Is it possible to get the installation process to find package descriptions on any media other than media.1? As soon as I changed the name from media.6 to media.1 it saw my package descriptions and selection files, of course the required rpms on the real media 1 were not there. Todd -----Original Message----- From: Ness, Todd [mailto:todd.ness@eds.com] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:06 PM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Installation from CD I have this working, the NFS builds work fine, but, when building from CD I do not get any software selection files. This is curios, I have the same suse/setup/descr/* files on the CD as the NFS repository. If anybody has any idea as to why the selections and software can not be found I would appreciate the help. Todd -----Original Message----- From: Ness, Todd [mailto:todd.ness@eds.com] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:24 PM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Installation from CD Is it possible to create a new bootable cd for a sles8 set, that has customized initrd, and suse/setup/descr, xmls files and customized packages that I could boot off without having to edit disk1 in the set? Example: I have a 5 disk set, I make my own rpms, I add some .sel files to suse/setup/descr, I make an info file in an initrd that installs via nfs, one for booting off cd and uses xml files located in /profiles of the initrd. Has a custom isolinux.cfg to choose which xml script to use. I then bundle all of that up into a bootable disk6 boot off of this disk, choose a boot menu choice. And then have it ask me to insert CD1? Thanks, Todd Ness -- 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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Configure autoyast for different network interface card´s ??
by K.-W. Grabbe 11 Mar '04

11 Mar '04

Hello, I want to install SuSE Linux on different Hardware with different network interface card´s. When I merge the classes with the parts of each Network configuration, the result ist the network hardware configuration of one of the systems. Has anybody experience? Regards K.-W. Grabbe -- +++ NEU bei GMX und erstmalig in Deutschland: TÜV-geprüfter Virenschutz +++ 100% Virenerkennung nach Wildlist. Infos: http://www.gmx.net/virenschutz

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