April 2005 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Interactive option checked BEFORE scripts?
by Jesse Keating 25 May '05

25 May '05

I'm using the modified.xml method of dynamic autoinstall control files. One of the things I wanted dynamic was the interactive or not choice, controlled by: <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm> If this was set to true, it should be interactive. I have this being set in modified.xml, however it does not take effect. Is this option checked BEFORE the pre-scripts run? -- Jesse Keating RHCE Pogo Linux -- Linux Systems Engineer tel: (888) 828-7646 ex: 436

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partitioning SuSE Professional 9.3 keep partition
by Hoepfner, Enrico 12 May '05

12 May '05

Hi, I've a problem to keep a partition by a new installaiton with autoyast (SuSE Professional 9.3). There is a logical partition /dev/hda7 mounted on /data1 wich i want to keep with all data on it. The oether logical partitions /dev/hda5 + /dev/hda6 should use for "/" and "swap". The strange is that my XML-config did exactly what i want in SuSE 9.2 but not in SuSE 9.3. What i have, before installation: /dev/hda Partition Size Mount FS Type /dev/hda1 extended partition /dev/hda5 376mb swap swap logical partition /dev/hda6 5gb / ext3 logical partition /dev/hda7 xx /data1 ext3 logical partition What i want is the following: /dev/hda Partition Size Mount Format FS Type /dev/hda1 extended partition /dev/hda5 auto swap F swap logical partition /dev/hda6 5gb / F ext3 logical partition /dev/hda7 xx /data1 -- logical partition (KEEP) My XML-configuration looks so: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hda</device> <initialize config:type="boolean">false</initialize> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <mount>/data1</mount> <create config:type="boolean">false</create> <format config:type="boolean">false</format> <partition_nr config:type="integer">7</partition_nr> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs> <mount>/</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">6</partition_nr> <size>5gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs> <mount>swap</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">5</partition_nr> <size>auto</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>5,6</use> </drive> </partitioning> What i get ist: Device F Typ MountP /dev/hda1 extended /dev/hda2 Linux /data1 /dev/hda5 swap swap /dev/hda6 Linux /dev/hda7 Linux My Question: What have i get wrong? How can I configure what I want (also with SuSE 9.3)? thanks enrico

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Fwd: [suse-autoinstall] auto updating install tree
by Ashe Canvar 06 May '05

06 May '05

I am still not clear about the process of getting the updates from SuSe. 1. The command line (online_update) does not have any parameters for passing my portal username and password. 2. I don't want to use the GUI because I want to script this. 3. man online_update does not exist. -h is very little help either. 4. If I use the gui via YaST2 then the patches get downloaded in /var/lib/Yast2/you/blah.. This happens for the i386 architecture by default. How do I also do this for the x86_64 architecture ? (SLES9). 5. There do not seem to be too many rpms doenloaded after step 4. But a lot of patch-xxx files. What do I do with these ? 6. What do I do with .patch.rpm packages ? I am so confused that I would rather go back to freebsd and its awesome cvsup system. Any help would be appreciated esp with the command lines to get the updates and info on what parts of the downloaded tree to move into the updates folder created by Anas's script. Thanks! On 4/27/05, Ashe Canvar <acanvar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Perfect. I got the script after some digging. Will let you know if this works. > > http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoyast2/scripts/create_update_source.sh > > On 4/24/05, Anas Nashif <nashif(a)suse.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > If you dont know it by now, there is a command line utility for YOU > > > > /usr/bin/online_update > > > > What you can do is download all updates (download only) to the server, > > create an update source with the script I have posted some weeks ago and > > copy the rpms to this new source and recreate the package database > > everytime something changes. All those steps can be automated using a > > smart script run by cron. > > > > Then you can install new machines with the new packages and without the > > need to run YOU afterwards... > > > > > > Anas > > > > Ashe Canvar wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am tryng to make a fully automated installation system for SLES9 for > > > x86_64 and i386. First of all I must congratulate Suse for such an > > > excellent, well thought out installation automation system. Yast does > > > have its issues, but once I learnt the ropes it has made me pretty > > > productive. > > > > > > The issue I am not clear about is as follows: > > > > > > - I created my base install image following the docs in > > > http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/9.1/html/ch05s02.html#id2523126 > > > > > > - if I install 20 machines and then YOU them then it takes a long > > > time, even if I run a local YOU server. > > > > > > - What I ideally want is to update the installation tree I have > > > created above such that doing a YOU update post-install is not even > > > required. > > > > > > Is there any way to accomplish this ? > > > > > > How do I download the rpm's that have been released as updates to the > > > base SLES9 release ? Doing that through the portal site is pretty > > > painful/manual. > > > > > > I would ideally like to automate this if possible as a weekl > > > build/test/publish cycle for my organization. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > >

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] ANSWER: autoyast=file: with CDROM based control file
by Michael Marion 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

On 29 Apr, Schumacher, Gordon wrote: > And per SuSE's standard, it would be cd://xxxxx > I don't know if it will recognize that already or not... it > might be worth a shot though! Depending on which device the cdrom is, it might work as hdc://xxxx too. or hdb, hdd, etc. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com Half of the people I talk to need a good going over with the old clue-by-four. - Tracy Reed...Regarding RoadRunner Tech Support

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] ANSWER: autoyast=file: with CDROM based control file
by Schumacher, Gordon 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

# From: Dax Kelson [mailto:dax@gurulabs.com] # Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 3:56 PM # To: autoinstall # Subject: [suse-autoinstall] ANSWER: autoyast=file: with CDROM based # control file # # How about adding the syntax, # # autoyast=cdrom:/filename # # To reference a control on the top level of the booted cdrom? Well, it would still have two slashes (you always have two for the schema). And per SuSE's standard, it would be cd://xxxxx I don't know if it will recognize that already or not... it might be worth a shot though!

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ANSWER: autoyast=file: with CDROM based control file
by Dax Kelson 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

After quite a bit of testing, I have determined that the autoyast=file:///filename syntax doesn't work with placing the bare control file on a CDROM (if I'm wrong please show me). It works with if the control file is INSIDE of a initial ram disk (or initramfs on SL9.3) or on a floppy. The documentation here: http://yast.suse.com/autoinstall/9.1/html/invoking_autoinst.html Implies very strongly that it should work outside of the initial ram disk/fs. I couldn't get this to work. Also, the documentation is very ambiguous on // versus ///. How about adding the syntax, autoyast=cdrom:/filename To reference a control on the top level of the booted cdrom? Thanks, Dax Kelson Guru Labs

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Creating DVD from CDs
by Robertson, Hill 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

OK. I've been browsing through the archives and can't seem to find exactly what I need (although I can't believe no one else has asked this). Please forgive me if this has been answered and I have overlooked it. I've seen a lot of posts that get close to what I want but not quite enough to help my situation. I think I'm really close and just need to tweak a couple of media.X, order files, or infofile/kernel paramaters but I'm having trouble getting everything right. I have all of the SLES9 CDs as well as the SP1 CDs. I need to create a single DVD from these. I have a script that I wrote that generates the autoinst.xml file and writes it to floppy. I just want to have my floppy inserted with the installation DVD and boot. I just can't seem to get the DVD properly created to work. It always end up going into manual installation mode. I was able to get it to "sort of" install except YaST said it couldn't find the installation media and then when I manually told it to boot from the hard drive (but selected had - which is my DVD-ROM drive) the rest of the install worked. However, I need to remove this manual part. I want to be able to install from one DVD just like I can install from a NFS server. I do network installs all the time but the DVD install is not going so well. What is the exact step-by-step procedure to create an autoinstalling DVD? Do I need any special info file or kernel parameters (instmode=cd or instmode=hd)? Any help will be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks, Hill

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM based file, broken?
by Ness, Todd 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

the file:///pathtofile seems to work really well if you imbed the control file in the initrd. Unzip initrd, mount it as a loop device, copy the control file to the right path, umount the initrd, zip it back up and make a new CD. Todd -----Original Message----- From: Dax Kelson [mailto:dax@gurulabs.com] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:37 AM To: boopathy krishnamoorthy Cc: autoinstall Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM based file, broken? On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 05:52 +0100, boopathy krishnamoorthy wrote: > You have to use the autoyast in isolinux.cfg as > follows. > autoyast=file:///d8. > If d8 is present in the "installroot" directory > itself. > here "installroot" denotes the base directory of CD or > DVD. I tried with three slashes, eg, file:///d8 and I'm still getting the error. Is this supposed to work? I'm trying to do a NFS based autoyast install, but I'm booting off a CDROM I created that only contains the 5 files: isolinux.bin isolinux.cfg linux initrd d8 <--- my autoyast control file In my isolinux.cfg I have: label sl93ay kernel linux append initrd=initrd install=nfs://10.100.0.254/export/netinstall/SL9.3 ip=10.100.0.8 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=10.100.0.254 nameserver=10.100.0.254 textmode=1 autoyast=file:///d8 I still get an error saying it can't read the file. If I place the autoyast file on a NFS server and change the autoyast= like to point to it, it installs OK. So I know the syntax is valid inside the "d8" file. Dax Kelson Guru Labs -- 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] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM basedfile, broken?
by Schumacher, Gordon 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

# From: Dax Kelson [mailto:dax@gurulabs.com] # Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:37 AM # To: boopathy krishnamoorthy # Cc: autoinstall # Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM # basedfile, broken? # # I tried with three slashes, eg, file:///d8 and I'm still getting the # error. Is this supposed to work? Yep, three slashes is right. The first two are for the file:// scheme itself, and the third one is part of the path (/d8). (I learned this the hard way by finding out that file links to Windoze UNC network paths have to be specified as file://///comp/share - yep, five slashes.)

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM based file, broken?
by boopathy krishnamoorthy 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

You have to use the autoyast in isolinux.cfg as follows. autoyast=file:///d8. If d8 is present in the "installroot" directory itself. here "installroot" denotes the base directory of CD or DVD. consider if d8 is present in some directory "Installroot/custom" u have to use the autoyast as follows autoyast=file:///custom/d8. --- Dax Kelson <dax(a)gurulabs.com> wrote: > I have a custom CDROM I burnt with the following > contents: > > isolinux.bin > isolinux.cfg > linux > initrd > d8 <--- my autoyast control file > > In my isolinux.cfg I have: > > label sl93ay > kernel linux > append initrd=initrd ramdisk_size=65536 > splash=silent showopts > install=nfs://10.100.0.254/export/netinstall/SL9.3 > ip=10.100.0.8 netmask=255.255.255.0 > gateway=10.100.0.254 nameserver=10.100.0.254 > textmode=1 autoyast=file://d8 > > > The last part, "autoyast=file://d8" I came up with > based on the > documentation here: > > http://yast.suse.com/autoinstall/9.1/html/invoking_autoinst.html > > When I try to use this, I an error message during > the: > > => Retrieve Read Control File > > stage > > A dialog pops up and says, "A profile for this > machine could not be > found or retrieved..." and a box where I delete and > replace the > file:=//d8 > > Isn't this supposed to work? > > Any help great appreciated. > > Dax Kelson > Guru Labs > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Update boot cd with new driver
by Stephens, Bill {PBSG} 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

Ok, I'm making some progress. I forgot to turn on Joliet support when I created the ISO. Once I did that, I could manually load the necessary device driver from the CD. What command-line option do I pass to linuxrc to have it check the cd for the updated drivers? If I pass dd, it checks the diskette, but doesn't seem to check the cd. -----Original Message----- From: Steffen Winterfeldt [mailto:snwint@suse.de] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:37 AM To: Stephens, Bill {PBSG} Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] Update boot cd with new driver On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Stephens, Bill {PBSG} wrote: > That's what I thought, I'm guessing I'm not putting the modules in the > right place. I've tried copying the 01 and 02 directories to the root > directory on the cd and the boot directory on the CD. Do I just need the > modules, or do I need to put the directories somewhere else? Placing them into the root of the CD is basically correct. linuxrc will look at the CD for driver updates only if it has to access the CD for other purposes anyway (say, if it installs from CD). If you need to update a network driver to do a network installation, this does unfortunately not work. In this case the only way is to put the new modules into the initrd and, in case the new driver doesn't get loaded automatically (you'd probably have to update /lib/modules/*/modules.pcimap for that), add it to the autoload section in modules.config (or use insmod=foo on the command line). Steffen

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Update boot cd with new driver
by Stephens, Bill {PBSG} 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

That's what I thought, I'm guessing I'm not putting the modules in the right place. I've tried copying the 01 and 02 directories to the root directory on the cd and the boot directory on the CD. Do I just need the modules, or do I need to put the directories somewhere else? Thanks, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Steffen Winterfeldt [mailto:snwint@suse.de] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 6:57 AM To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Update boot cd with new driver On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, Stephens, Bill {PBSG} wrote: > Is it possible to update the boot cd with a vendors device driver? The > driver diskette from the vendor works fine, but I'd like the process to be > seamless for my system installers. If I use the diskette, it requires some > manual intervention which could get a little irritating. Driver updates are looked for on any medium. You can just add the data to your cd or install source. Steffen -- 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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Update boot cd with new driver
by Stephens, Bill {PBSG} 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

Is it possible to update the boot cd with a vendors device driver? The driver diskette from the vendor works fine, but I'd like the process to be seamless for my system installers. If I use the diskette, it requires some manual intervention which could get a little irritating. Thanks, Bill Stephens

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM based file, broken?
by Michael Marion 29 Apr '05

29 Apr '05

On 28 Apr, Dax Kelson wrote: > A dialog pops up and says, "A profile for this machine could not be > found or retrieved..." and a box where I delete and replace the > file:=//d8 You'll get that error even if it reads the file, if there's an error in it. The best way I've found to troubleshoot this stuff it to use the loghost option to send syslog info to a syslog server.. it's extremely verbose and really helps. Note that your append line is getting really long too, at 255 characters or so, the rest will be chopped off, you might want to put some of the options (like loghost, ip, dns servers, etc) into an info file. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com Groundskeeper Willie: "oooh.. Me mule wouldn't walk in the mud. So I had to put 17 bullets in 'em." ==> Simpsons

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Using autoyast=file:// with CDROM based file, broken?
by Dax Kelson 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

I have a custom CDROM I burnt with the following contents: isolinux.bin isolinux.cfg linux initrd d8 <--- my autoyast control file In my isolinux.cfg I have: label sl93ay kernel linux append initrd=initrd ramdisk_size=65536 splash=silent showopts install=nfs://10.100.0.254/export/netinstall/SL9.3 ip=10.100.0.8 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=10.100.0.254 nameserver=10.100.0.254 textmode=1 autoyast=file://d8 The last part, "autoyast=file://d8" I came up with based on the documentation here: http://yast.suse.com/autoinstall/9.1/html/invoking_autoinst.html When I try to use this, I an error message during the: => Retrieve Read Control File stage A dialog pops up and says, "A profile for this machine could not be found or retrieved..." and a box where I delete and replace the file:=//d8 Isn't this supposed to work? Any help great appreciated. Dax Kelson Guru Labs

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Suse9.2 autoinstall crashes without error
by Schumacher, Gordon 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

# From: Boris "BXS" Schulz [mailto:boris.schulz@gmail.com] # Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:23 AM # To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com # Subject: [suse-autoinstall] Suse9.2 autoinstall crashes without error # # # Hi, # # I tried to install Suse9.2 via the autoinstaller on a PC. It seemed to # work just fine however, suddenly - probably (it is really fast, so I # cannot be sure) at the end of the list of options that are executed, # and that can be seen on the left side of the screeen - the screen goes # blac, some lines flash by and I get put back to the old manual # installation screen. # Is there a way to see at wich point the autoinstall-process stops? You might try the remote logging, as described here: http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~mr349/suse/autoyast.html

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository?
by Stephens, Bill {PBSG} 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

Thanks, it was the preceding / that did the trick. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Marion [mailto:mmarion@qualcomm.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:44 PM To: Bill.Stephens(a)pbsg.com Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository? On 26 Apr, Stephens, Bill {PBSG} wrote: > LABEL SUSE LINUX Version 9.1 Try changing the label.. I changed mine from SUSE CORE Version 9 to SUSE Updates > DESCRDIR /SUSE-updates/updates/setup/descr > DATADIR /SUSE-updates/updates And remove the preceeding / from the above paths.. I think they should be relative from the base of the path the content file is in. I.e. my content file is located at: <long path>/sles9/SUSE-Updates/content and the two lines are: DESCRDIR updates/setup/descr DATADIR updates Where the directory "updates" is directly under the SUSE-Updates path. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com "The Tuxomatic 2200(TM) with patented Gates-Be-Gone(TM) gets rid of blue screens in a flash! It forks! It blits! Look at those fantastic pixels! It surfs the web! You could even host an ISP with it!" -- Matthew Sachs on Slashdot

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Short dentist app this morning
by Mitko Haralanov 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

The appointment is at 10am but I should be back by 10:30-10:45 -- Mitko Haralanov mitko(a)pathscale.com http://www.pathscale.com ========================================== There's got to be more to life than compile-and-go.

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Suse9.2 autoinstall crashes without error
by Boris "BXS" Schulz 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

Hi, I tried to install Suse9.2 via the autoinstaller on a PC. It seemed to work just fine however, suddenly - probably (it is really fast, so I cannot be sure) at the end of the list of options that are executed, and that can be seen on the left side of the screeen - the screen goes blac, some lines flash by and I get put back to the old manual installation screen. Is there a way to see at wich point the autoinstall-process stops? greetings, B.S.

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Custom package installation using AutoYaST
by boopathy krishnamoorthy 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

I am using SUSE SLES version 9. My requirement is to put all my packages in a separate directory and to install it. My control file is given below. <software> <addons config:type="list"> <addon>Base-System</addon> <addon>X11</addon> <addon>YaST2</addon> </addons> <base>Minimal+X11</base> <extra_packages> <package_location> custom </package_location> <packages config:type="list"> <package>glibc</package> // this is my <package>libnscd</package> // package list </packages> </extra_packages> <packages config:type="list"> <package>acct</package> <package>glibc-devel</package> <package>glibc-i18ndata</package> . . // here I give the . // packages list given </packages> // in the selection file </software> I didn't use and selection file. I had given it directly in the control file itself. After placing all my packages in "Install_root/suse/custom", I run create_package_descr -d . -x setup/descr/EXTRA_PROV and obtained "suse/setup/descr/packages". But during installation an error Error: File glibc 2.3.3 118.x86_64 not found. Details: File not found on the medium. This is the package i had placed under my "custom" directory. And also several packages had been not installed properly. During investigation it founds that yast didn't get the package name given under <extra_packages> tag. If we simply add details for new packages into "suse/setup/descr/packages", whether it is enough for installing the new packages. --- Uwe Gansert <ug(a)suse.de> wrote: > On Tuesday 26 April 2005 16:28, boopathy > krishnamoorthy wrote: > > > I had customised the installation using > AutoYaST. > > For adding my own package to install using > AutoYaST, i > > had created a directory "custom" under > > "install_root/suse/". > > # ls suse > > i586 custom noarch nosrc setup src > > x86_64 > > > > In the control.xml i added the following portion > > <extra_packages> > > <package_location> > > custom > > </package_location> > > <packages config:type="list"> > > <package>glibc</package> > > <package>libnscd</package> > > </packages> > > </extra_packages> > > </software> > > AFAIK since version 9.1 it's not necessary to > enhance the autoast profile. > Just do: > cd INSTALLATION_ROOT/suse > cp my.rpm ./i586/ > create_package_descr -d . -x setup/descr/EXTRA_PROV > > at the next installation, the new RPM should be > found > > -- > ciao, Uwe Gansert > > Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 > Nürnberg, Germany > e-mail: uwe.gansert(a)suse.de, Tel: > +49-(0)911-74053-0, > Fax: +49-(0)911-74053-476, Web: http://www.suse.de > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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Autoyast questions
by suse_list＠infineon.net 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

Hi, I managed to get most of the autoyast stuff to work with PXE boot, though there are a couple of questions and suggestions. With the release of Suse Pro 9.3 it seems that the yast autoinstall tool breaks the partitioning sizing in the autoyast config files. The question i have is i would like to enable that after the basic install on first boot one can get suse to check for online_updates, like one can do with installing from CD or installing via failsafe. Anyone have any ideas as to what to add to the autoyast config files? The other question, is there some way to determine in a post script the DHCP network information given and setting it to static on the machine? Please let me know thanks S.

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Custom package installation using AutoYaST
by boopathy krishnamoorthy 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

Hi I had customised the installation using AutoYaST. For adding my own package to install using AutoYaST, i had created a directory "custom" under "install_root/suse/". # ls suse i586 custom noarch nosrc setup src x86_64 In the control.xml i added the following portion <software> <addons config:type="list"> . </addons> <packages config:type="list"> . . </packages> <extra_packages> <package_location> custom </package_location> <packages config:type="list"> <package>glibc</package> <package>libnscd</package> </packages> </extra_packages> </software> But after installation my packages doesn't get installed. And i don't know whether AutoYaST read's <extra_packages> portion. Give ur valuable points over this. And i want to know which file contains the list of packages that AutoYaST read from control.xml. ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony

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Custom CD for SLES9 x86_64
by Bernhard Duebi 28 Apr '05

28 Apr '05

Hello everybody, I try to create a custom CD for SLES9 x86_64. With Yast CD Creator I setup the hierarchy needed to install Linux. Then I put Enterprise Agents into a separate directory. These get installed by the postinstall script. Then I compiled everything with mkisofs. I can boot from the CD, there's a popup complaining that I try to install 32bit software on a 64bit hardware. In the Yast log file I can see that yast is doing some magic to avoid this messages. Is somebody willing to share this magic with me ? Sincerely Bernhard

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository?
by Michael Marion 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

On 26 Apr, Stephens, Bill {PBSG} wrote: > LABEL SUSE LINUX Version 9.1 Try changing the label.. I changed mine from SUSE CORE Version 9 to SUSE Updates > DESCRDIR /SUSE-updates/updates/setup/descr > DATADIR /SUSE-updates/updates And remove the preceeding / from the above paths.. I think they should be relative from the base of the path the content file is in. I.e. my content file is located at: <long path>/sles9/SUSE-Updates/content and the two lines are: DESCRDIR updates/setup/descr DATADIR updates Where the directory "updates" is directly under the SUSE-Updates path. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com "The Tuxomatic 2200(TM) with patented Gates-Be-Gone(TM) gets rid of blue screens in a flash! It forks! It blits! Look at those fantastic pixels! It surfs the web! You could even host an ISP with it!" -- Matthew Sachs on Slashdot

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository?
by Stephens, Bill {PBSG} 27 Apr '05

27 Apr '05

Also, when I try adding the install source, I get the following error: Local Source Adding dir:///usr/suse9.1//SUSE-updates/ ERROR(InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media) -----Original Message----- From: Stephens, Bill {PBSG} [mailto:Bill.Stephens@pbsg.com] Sent: Tue 4/26/2005 5:17 PM To: Michael Marion Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository? Ok, I think I'm making some progress, but I can't seem to find the glue that brings it all together. I created a content file and media.1 directory, but it's still not installing. Here's what I have: Root content file: PRODUCT SUSE LINUX VERSION 9.1 DISTPRODUCT SUSE-LINUX-DVD-i386 DISTVERSION 9.1-0 BASEPRODUCT SUSE LINUX BASEVERSION YOUTYPE YOUPATH i386/update/9.1 VENDOR SUSE LINUX AG RELNOTESURL http://www.suse.com/relnotes/i386/SUSE-LINUX/9.1/release-notes.rpm ARCH.i686 i686 i586 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i586 i586 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i486 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i386 i386 noarch DEFAULTBASE i386 REQUIRES distribution-release LINGUAS de en LABEL SUSE LINUX Version 9.1 LABEL.de SUSE LINUX in der Version 9.1 DESCRDIR suse/setup/descr DATADIR suse FLAGS update LANGUAGE en_US TIMEZONE America/Los_Angeles SUSE-updates content file: PRODUCT SUSE LINUX VERSION 9.1 DISTPRODUCT SUSE-LINUX-UPDATE-i386 DISTVERSION 9.1-1 BASEPRODUCT SUSE LINUX BASEVERSION YOUTYPE YOUPATH i386/update/9.1 VENDOR SUSE LINUX AG RELNOTESURL http://www.suse.com/relnotes/i386/SUSE-LINUX/9.1/release-notes.rpm ARCH.i686 i686 i586 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i586 i586 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i486 i486 i386 noarch ARCH.i386 i386 noarch DEFAULTBASE i386 REQUIRES distribution-release LINGUAS de en LABEL SUSE LINUX Version 9.1 LABEL.de SUSE LINUX in der Version 9.1 DESCRDIR /SUSE-updates/updates/setup/descr DATADIR /SUSE-updates/updates FLAGS update LANGUAGE en_US TIMEZONE America/Los_Angeles SUSE-updates/media.1/media file: SuSE Linux AG 20040407221453 2 doublesided MEDIA1 SUSE LINUX PROFESSIONAL 9.1 SIDE A DVD INSTALLATION 32BIT MEDIA2 SUSE LINUX PROFESSIONAL 9.1 SIDE A DVD UPDATE 32BIT SUSE-updates/media.1/products file: /SUSE-updates SUSE-LINUX-UPDATES-i386 9.1 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Marion [mailto:mmarion@qualcomm.com] Sent: Tue 4/26/2005 3:30 PM To: Bill.Stephens(a)pbsg.com Cc: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] How can I regularly update the install rep ository? On 26 Apr, Stephens, Bill {PBSG} wrote: > My yast directory contains the following order file: > > /SUSE-updates/ /SUSE-updates/ In there, did you create a content file, and a media.1 directory with files in there? I copied the files from the base suse stuff and edited them slightly. One way to test the updates path is to open yast2, and try setting that path as another install source. If it's not valid, it'll say.. if it's ok, it'll show you the name, I think from the PRODUCT line in the content file.. mine's "SUSE Updates" Look for a reply from me with subj and date: Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Custom install source for yast in SLES9 Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:50:53 -0700 (PDT) Where I include most of those files. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com Homer: "Oh.. I hate having parties. The toilet always gets backed up!" ==> Simpsons -- 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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