January 2006 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Scripting dirinstall?
by Teun 25 Feb '07

25 Feb '07

Does anyone know if it is possible to use the 'dirinstall' from the command line? For instance i would like to be able to do something like: # yast dirinstall -d /someroot -s mypackages.sel If i do yast -h it says: "Usage: /sbin/yast [OPTIONS] [MODULE] [module specific parameters]" But is there a way to find out what 'module specific parameters' are available for a specific module? Thanks, Teun

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Problem with AutoInstallRules.ycp and merge.xslt
by Luzian Scherrer 16 Mar '06

16 Mar '06

Hello, I think there is a typo in AutoInstallRules.ycp (version 1.34.4.9 that comes with SLES9 SP2): the xsltproc to merge classes is called with the following param there (line 733): --param dontmerge \"'package, addon'\" and I'm quite sure that it sould be: --param dontmerge \"'package'\" --param dontmerge2 \"'addon'\" The result of this typo is that neither <package> nor <addon> are correctly aggregated, which is the desired effect I believe and I also hope. Quick demonstration: idhpb02:/ # cat /tmp/a.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http:// www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <install> <software> <addons config:type="list"> <addon>addon-A</addon> </addons> <packages config:type="list"> <package>package-A</package> </packages> </software> </install> </profile> idhpb02:/ # cat /tmp/b.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http:// www.suse.com/1.0/configns"> <install> <software> <addons config:type="list"> <addon>addon-B</addon> </addons> <packages config:type="list"> <package>package-B</package> </packages> </software> </install> </profile> Calling it the wrong way: idhpb02:/ # xsltproc --novalid --param replace "'false'" --param dontmerge "'package, addon'" --param with "'/tmp/b.xml'" /usr/share/ autoinstall/xslt/merge.xslt /tmp/a.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <ns1:profile xmlns:ns1="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns" xmlns="http:// www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns"> <ns1:install> <ns1:software> <ns1:addons config:type="list"> <ns1:addon>addon-B</ns1:addon> </ns1:addons> <ns1:packages config:type="list"> <ns1:package>package-B</ns1:package> </ns1:packages> </ns1:software> </ns1:install> </ns1:profile> Calling it the (as I think) right way: idhpb02:/ # xsltproc --novalid --param replace "'false'" --param dontmerge "'package'" --param dontmerge2 "'addon'" --param with "'/ tmp/b.xml'" /usr/share/autoinstall/xslt/merge.xslt /tmp/a.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <ns1:profile xmlns:ns1="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns" xmlns="http:// www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns"> <ns1:install> <ns1:software> <ns1:addons config:type="list"> <ns1:addon>addon-A</ns1:addon><ns1:addon>addon-B</ns1:addon> </ns1:addons> <ns1:packages config:type="list"> <ns1:package>package-A</ns1:package><ns1:package>package-B</ ns1:package> </ns1:packages> </ns1:software> </ns1:install> </ns1:profile> Could this be fixed? Or is it already known and possibly a workaround in existance? Thanks in advance, -Luzian

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How to modify the install server layout to include SP3 (without using YaST2)?
by Christian Goetze 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Anyone have a link to docs or an explanation of what I need to do to deploy SP3 onto an existing install server layout, assuming I need to do this by hand, and cannot use YaST2 (since the server is a different platform altogether)? I assume that simply replacing CD1 with the SP3 CD1 is incorrect... -- cg

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] Auto detection of sound card in 10.0 ?
by Frank van Tol 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

narrowed the issue down to: alsasound is not started on boot. If I do that manually, sound works for root as the permssions require a normal user to be part of the audio group. I set the permissions on /dev/snd/* to a+rw with a script as I have 22000 potential users that I can not all add to the audio group. -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Gansert [mailto:ug@suse.de] Sent: donderdag 26 januari 2006 15:45 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Auto detection of sound card in 10.0 ? On Thursday 26 January 2006 10:50, Frank van Tol wrote: > I can not get the autodetect working with suse 10.0 to produce sound > in gnome/kde. seems to be hardware related because it's working here. -- ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, 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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JFYI SL 10.1 beta2 is ready
by Uwe Gansert 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Hi, this is just for your information. SUSE Linux 10.1 beta2 is ready. Feel free to download it: http://www.opensuse.org/Development_Version A list of changes in autoyast can be found here: http://www.suse.de/~ug/autoyast_changes.html The last three changes: * one can clone a system more than one time now with the UI * proof readed texts for the UI (thanx Rebecca) * pre, chroot and post scripts can show feedback now in a popup will be available in beta3, not in the current beta2 -- ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, 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

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] SPAM: Partioning problems, SLES9 RC5.....SOLVED!
by Schumacher, Gordon 26 Jan '06

26 Jan '06

# From: Colin Topliss [mailto:Colin.Topliss@three.co.uk] # Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:24 AM # To: Uwe Gansert; suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com # Subject: RE: [suse-autoinstall] SPAM: Partioning problems, SLES9 RC5.....SOLVED! # # Hi Uwe, # # It was a cut'n'paste problem..... # # However, I had a blinding inspiration....... # # I was playing with some rules a while ago, and I had two files still in # the rules directory. The install appears to pick these files up (not # sure which one, had one called cciss_36.xml and one called rules.xml). # Moved them out, tried again and it worked! # # These rules were there from testing with SuSE 9.2 (which never did show # this particular problem). See the documentation regarding "rules.xml": http://forgeftp.novell.com///yast/doc/SL10.0/autoinstall/rulesandclass.html

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RE: [suse-autoinstall] SPAM: Partioning problems, SLES9 RC5.....SOLVED!
by Colin Topliss 26 Jan '06

26 Jan '06

Hi Uwe, It was a cut'n'paste problem..... However, I had a blinding inspiration....... I was playing with some rules a while ago, and I had two files still in the rules directory. The install appears to pick these files up (not sure which one, had one called cciss_36.xml and one called rules.xml). Moved them out, tried again and it worked! These rules were there from testing with SuSE 9.2 (which never did show this particular problem). Thanks for taking the time to look at this. Colin. -----Original Message----- From: Uwe Gansert [mailto:ug@suse.de] Sent: 26 January 2006 15:48 To: suse-autoinstall(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] SPAM: Partioning problems, SLES9 RC5..... On Thursday 26 January 2006 16:39, Colin Topliss wrote: > The partition part is as follows: > > <partitioning config:type="list"> > <drive> > <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> > <partitions config:type="list"> > <partition> > <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</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> > <size>300mb</size> > </partition> > <partition> > <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> > <format config:type="boolean">true</format> > <mount>swap</mount> > <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id> > <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr> > <size>4gb</size> > </partition> > <partition> > <partition_id config:type="integer">15</partition_id> > <partition_nr config:type="integer">3</partition_nr> > <size>max</size> > </partition> drop the partition above from the profile. Don't configure the extended partition. > <partition> > <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> > <format config:type="boolean">true</format> > <mount>/</mount> > <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> > <partition_nr config:type="integer">5</partition_nr> > <size>1gb</size> > </partition> > <partition> > <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> > <format config:type="boolean">true</format> > <mount>/home</mount> > <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> > <partition_nr config:type="integer">6</partition_nr> > <size>300mb</size> > </partition> > <partition> > <partition> why two times "partiton"? copy and paste bug? > Can anyone see anything obvious I'm missing? that's all I saw by quickly browsing your data. Fix that and if that does not help, post your complete profile. -- ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, 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 ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachment) is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are those of the author only. Furthermore, this message (including any attachment) does not create any legally binding rights or obligations whatsoever, which may only be created by the exchange of hard copy documents signed by a duly authorised representative of Hutchison 3G UK Limited.. ________________________________________________________________________

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SPAM: Partioning problems, SLES9 RC5.....
by Colin Topliss 26 Jan '06

26 Jan '06

Hi all, I have a problem with partitioning under SLES9, x86_64 (on a DL380-G4). I'm using a SLES9 RC5 disk to boot from, then I am attempting an install via an http server. The install fails when trying to set up the partition plan (an error occurred while trying to create the partitioning plans. Make sure the control file has the correct syntax and values) - trouble is it doesn't appear to indicate why (or else I'm not looking for the info in the correct place). I certainly couldn't see anything obvious in the y2log. The partition part is as follows: <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/cciss/c0d0</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</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> <size>300mb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr> <size>4gb</size> </partition> <partition> <partition_id config:type="integer">15</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">3</partition_nr> <size>max</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">5</partition_nr> <size>1gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/home</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">6</partition_nr> <size>300mb</size> </partition> <partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/opt</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">7</partition_nr> <size>2gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/tmp</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">8</partition_nr> <size>1gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/usr</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">9</partition_nr> <size>3gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">10</partition_nr> <size>2gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var/opt</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">11</partition_nr> <size>1gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var/log</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">12</partition_nr> <size>1gb</size> </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/var/tmp</mount> <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id> <partition_nr config:type="integer">13</partition_nr> <size>1gb</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> I also tried to use a profile created by yast autoyast - but I get the same error. I even tried a minimal partition definition - and got the same error. I tried different combinations of syntax from the AutoYaST guides with no success. No matter what I try I get this partition error. Its driving me crazy! Xmllint isn't showing up any problems with the profile in general. Can anyone see anything obvious I'm missing? Or has anyone got a working example? If not, I'm facing the possibility of an error elsewhere in the (rather long) config :-( Thanks. Colin Topliss ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachment) is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. 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Problem: switching to text based screen
by Frank van Tol 26 Jan '06

26 Jan '06

After I made some changes, not related at all to display etc, autoyast starts of with the normal graphical install, showing the slides etc but after the reboot, phase 2 is suddenly in text mode. It still installs as before but I can't figure out why it changed it's behaviour ? What determines which installer UI you get ? Happy to attach autoyast.xml if that helps.. Best regards Frank

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Auto detection of sound card in 10.0 ?
by Frank van Tol 26 Jan '06

26 Jan '06

I can not get the autodetect working with suse 10.0 to produce sound in gnome/kde. Tried this without success. <configure> ... <sound> <autoinstall config:type="boolean">true</autoinstall> <configure_detected config:type="boolean">true</configure_detected> </sound> ... </configure> However, Yast sound add and yast sound playtest work just fine.

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