August 2005 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Partioning in autoyast XML file changes from 9.1 to 9.3?
by Tom Scholl 11 Aug '05

11 Aug '05

Hello everybody, I've been trying to upgrade all our Suse 9.1 machines to 9.3 using autoyast, but the XML configuration is giving me a few headaches... Any light anyone could shed on this would be greatly appreciated :) For our 9.1 install, we had this for our partioning section: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hda</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <create config:type="boolean">false</create> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> </partition> <partition> <create config:type="boolean">false</create> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <partition_nr config:type="integer">5</partition_nr> </partition> </partitions> </drive> </partitioning> Which worked as expected: didn't create any new partitions, just formatted & re-used hda1 and hda5 as root and swap respectively. Now, with the exact same section, it seems from the log file that hda1 is automatically used as a /boot partition, leaving no root partition. I don't want a seperate boot partition, and don't know how I can tell it not to do this. (If this is what it is doing). Thanks, Tom Scholl references: my autoyast XML file - http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tws26/ay.xml 300K log file from autoyast - http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tws26/messages

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Partition Problems
by Sean Siemsen 11 Aug '05

11 Aug '05

I have read the archives and cannot find a simular problem. I want to create an auto-install CD that uses all available space on the disk. I want to create these partitions: swap - 2GB / - 6GB /boot - 2GB /home - max(The rest of the drive) ... its a 36GB SCSI. After the install i do a "df -h" to get these values for my partition. rootfs - 2.0G - / tmpfs - 2.0G - / /dev/loop0 - 155M - /mounts/instsys /dev/hdc - 340M - /var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/....... /dev/sda2 - 773M - /mnt /dev/sda3 - 259M - /mnt/boot /dev/sda4 - 3.1G - /mnt/home I noticed, however, that if before I boot from the CD, I run fdisk /dev/sda, and clear the partition table, THEN boot from the CD I get the partition sizes I want. In AutoYast I selected to initialize the drive, and to "Reuse all existing partitions". It is a requirement that I have no user interaction setting up these machines with SuSe, and I dont want to have to clear out the partition table before I boot with the install CD every time. Here is my partitioning section. Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Is there a way to run fdisk and clear it out automatically before Yast probes the hard drives? I know the pre-install scripts run after the probe and the rules suggestion in previous postings do not work either. Thanks in advance. <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/sda</device> <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <crypt>twofish256</crypt> <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_type>primary</partition_type> <size>2GB</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt>twofish256</crypt> <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_type>primary</partition_type> <size>6GB</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt>twofish256</crypt> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs> <mount>/boot</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>2GB</size> </partition> <partition> <crypt>twofish256</crypt> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs> <mount>/home</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning>

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rules.xml
by Hans-Joachim Ehlers 11 Aug '05

11 Aug '05

Hi folk, i am back again. Given: ./autoinst/default ( default xml file for installation - with section for Hostname and IP ) ./autoinst/rules/rules.xml ./autoinst/host01.xml ( Contains Hostname and IP in a valid xml structure ) So far i have a valid and working rules.xml which will add the host01.xml to the /tmp during installation but it does not add the ./autoinst/default xml. So the installation will stop. I did not found any information about adding a default profile IF you are using a rules.xml Is there is any include directive or some kind of default in the rules.xml ? Right now i am using a second rule to include the default xml file 295$ cat rules.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE autoinstall SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/rules.dtd"> <autoinstall xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <rules config:type="list"> <rule> <custom1> <script> <![CDATA[ #!/bin/sh hostname=$( cat /proc/cmdline | tr " " "\n" | awk '{ if ( $1 == "hostname" ) print $2 }' FS="=" ) echo -n $hostname ]]> </script> <match>*</match> <match_type>exact</match_type> </custom1> <result> <profile>classes/@custom1@.xml</profile> <continue config:type="boolean">true</continue> </result> </rule> <rule> <custom1> <match>*</match> <match_type>exact</match_type> </custom1> <result> <profile>default</profile> <continue config:type="boolean">false</continue> </result> </rule> </rules> </autoinstall> tia Hajo ============================ Hans-Joachim Ehlers UNIX Systems Engineer EUMETSAT Am Kavalleriesand, 31 64295, Darmstadt, Germany Tel : +49 6151 807-7307 eMail : hansjoachim.ehlers(a)eumetsat.int iNet : www.eumetsat.de

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<network_needed>
by Johan Hansson 11 Aug '05

11 Aug '05

Hi I'm currently setting up an autoyast environment running SLES9 SP2 ( x86_64 ). The autoyast server has the sources and configuration available via http. During the post-installation phase I discovered a problem. When running the post-install script I want to add an installation source for installation of my own supplemental packages. ( running /usr/bin/installation_sources -e -a http://myserver/supplemental ) To be able to fetch the post-install script I've used the <network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed> which seems to bring the interface up, but for some reason it doesn't add the default gateway and when there is no gateway the script can't connect to the nameserver to resolve the hostname of the server that has the sources. installation_sources command fails. I don't want to use the IP-address when adding the installation_sources. Anyone have an idea of how to solve this? Johan

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Tracking an error during installation
by Hans-Joachim Ehlers 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

Hi Mitko, maybe you missed my first email. For debuging: 1) Set installation mode to text or press F2 on the initial boot screen Reason: During network installation of Suse 9.3 ( but booting from DVD ) i have got every time a error message saying something about ./var/...X11/.. missing Solution is to use Textmode ( F2) or F5 but NOT F3(640*480 ) - F5 i never testet. 2) use a simple "default" XML so your autoyast entry should look like: .../default hth Hajo >>> Mitko Haralanov <mitko(a)pathscale.com> 08/09/05 11:06 pm >>> On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:05:08 -0700 Mitko Haralanov <mitko(a)pathscale.com> wrote: > I looked at the log file and I did not see anything that stood > out. Just in case, I am attaching my xml file (slightly edited for > privacy). > > I also tried attaching the y2log file but the mailing list > rejected it since it was too big... I one more thing that could be the problem: on the ALT-F3 screen/console, there are the following messages: starting setctsid "showconsole" inst_setup yast error setting kbd mode: Invalid argument install program exit code is 137 Could this be the problem that needs to be solve? And if yes, how can I change the kbd mode? Changing the values for the <keyboard> parameter does not seem to help... -- Mitko Haralanov mitko(a)pathscale.com http://www.pathscale.com ========================================== 98. What the hell!? --Top 100 things you don't want the sysadmin to say -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com ============================ Hans-Joachim Ehlers UNIX Systems Engineer EUMETSAT Am Kavalleriesand, 31 64295, Darmstadt, Germany Tel : +49 6151 807-7307 eMail : hansjoachim.ehlers(a)eumetsat.int iNet : www.eumetsat.de

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Tracking an error during installation
by Meyers, Holger 09 Aug '05

09 Aug '05

This kind of generic error usually happens if the xml file is incorrect. Ether post your file or check /var/log/YaST2/y2log* of the installation system (ALT-F2 has a shell) for errors. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / kind regards SoftService GmbH Holger Meyers Consulting Tel 0211 977 09 69 Fax 0211 977 09 27 http://www.softservice.de > -----Original Message----- > From: Mitko Haralanov [mailto:mitko@pathscale.com] > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 6:38 PM > To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Tracking an error during installation > > Still no ideas? Because of this problem, I am pretty > much stalled and I really need to get it going. Any help will > be appreciated!! > > Thanx > > On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 16:02:32 -0700 > Mitko Haralanov <mitko(a)pathscale.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:46:59 -0700 (PDT) Michael Marion > > <mmarion(a)qualcomm.com> wrote: > > > > > Assuming you're doing an nfs mount yourself in a script? > If so, add > > > the options -o ro,nolock after mount and it'll fix it. > > > > Unfortunately, this is not exactly the case! The > autoyast/kickstart > > process is done over nfs but I am not doing a manual nfs mount. The > > error message comes up as soon as the autoyast/kickstart process > > switches to the (pseudo-) graphical mode (presumably, when > it tried to > > get the kickstart xml file from the > > server) > > > > -- > > Mitko Haralanov > > mitko(a)pathscale.com > > http://www.pathscale.com > > > > ========================================== > > TRANSACTION CANCELLED - FARECARD RETURNED > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help(a)suse.com > > > > > > > -- > Mitko Haralanov > mitko(a)pathscale.com > http://www.pathscale.com > > ========================================== > UNIX was half a billion (500000000) seconds old on > Tue Nov 5 00:53:20 1985 GMT (measuring since the time(2) epoch). > -- Andy Tannenbaum > > -- > 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] Tracking an error during installation
by Michael Marion 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

On 4 Aug, Mitko Haralanov wrote: > lockd: failed to open /var/lib/nfs/state: err=-2 > > Anyone have an idea why this would be showing up and whether it > is the problem? Assuming you're doing an nfs mount yourself in a script? If so, add the options -o ro,nolock after mount and it'll fix it. If it's autoyast.. not sure what to say as it should know better. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Staff Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com "There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed." - Bill Gates in an interview with Focus magazine, Oct 23, 1995.

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Tracking an error during installation
by Mitko Haralanov 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

I am trying to kickstart a machine using a kickstart xml file that I have use multiple times before. However, for some unknown reason this time around, I get an error message: "An error occured during the installation" Putting aside my admiration for how wonderfully helpful that error message actually is, I can't seem to find a way to figure out what is actually wrong so I can fix it. Could someone, please tell me where to look to find what actually went wrong? Thanx -- Mitko Haralanov mitko(a)pathscale.com http://www.pathscale.com ========================================== Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature. -- Rich Kulawiec

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Re: [suse-autoinstall] Suse 9.3 Pro Network installation
by Hans-Joachim Ehlers 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

Hi Uwe, In manuel installation i have no problem. Could it be that suse copys a special amount of files during installation to the ramdisk ? Either way i will try a network installation with a swap disk of 2GB of size. BTW: Also i have set in the "info" file the option "textmode: 1" so i do not get these /var/..X11... does not exist cu Hajo >>> Uwe Gansert <ug(a)suse.de> 08/08/05 10:00 am >>> On Saturday 06 August 2005 02:11, Hans-Joachim Ehlers wrote: > Given: Boot from DVD , info file on floppy > Installation starts fine if i Press F5 before booting . Software is > getting installed but then after a while its slowes down until the > system looks like under 110% load. > > On the next run i swiched to a console and started top. It was quiet > nice to see how 500 MB of RAM and 1GB of swap space has been eaten like > sick. > > y2base has used about 200 MB ( 3 instances ) on the first and last look > today. If anyone can help i would appreciate it. which version auf SUSE Linux do you use? I never heard of that problem before. I assume you can do a manual installation without any problems? -- 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

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Suse 9.3 Pro Network installation
by Hans-Joachim Ehlers 08 Aug '05

08 Aug '05

Giving up for today. Given: Boot from DVD , info file on floppy Installation starts fine if i Press F5 before booting . Software is getting installed but then after a while its slowes down until the system looks like under 110% load. On the next run i swiched to a console and started top. It was quiet nice to see how 500 MB of RAM and 1GB of swap space has been eaten like sick. y2base has used about 200 MB ( 3 instances ) on the first and last look today. If anyone can help i would appreciate it. cu Hajo ============================ Hans-Joachim Ehlers UNIX Systems Engineer EUMETSAT Am Kavalleriesand, 31 64295, Darmstadt, Germany Tel : +49 6151 807-7307 eMail : hansjoachim.ehlers(a)eumetsat.int iNet : www.eumetsat.de

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