April 2005 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

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 28 Apr '05

28 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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