November 2011 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

linuxrc - netdevice=<hwaddress>
by John Willis 18 Dec '12

18 Dec '12

Does anyone know if any of the SLES releases 9 or 10 support passing the linuxrc option netdevice=<hardware mac address> ? I noticed Red Hat has had this for sometime and it seems totally missing in SuSE which seems really odd. I'm still scratching my head if we really are still passing only by kernel interface name. I read in the change log for linuxrc-1.8.6-3 a change that "sounds" like this feature. * Mon Mar 14 2005 - snwint(a)suse.de - s390: fix segfault in net_list_s390_devs() - extra root image was sometimes not used - allow netdevices to be specified by hwaddress But it looks like linuxrc-1.8.6-3 is only available in SuSE Professional 9.3. "any" commentary would be sincerely appreciated the feature also seems to be fairly minor since any delimiter seperating the octets in the hwaddr string could be used to identify the difference between an interface name and interface hw address if i could figure out a generic method of overriding the linuxrc with a custom script and daisy chain it back into linuxrc after setting up the interface name, I would.. and have a slight idea on how to do that.. but i'd rather find out i'm just missing something and the feature is already there Thanks!

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[opensuse-autoinstall] autoyast with multiple LVM Volume Groups
by big beer 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hello, I'm trying to have autoyast setup some LVM volume groups. I can get things setup with a single volume group, but if try to add 2 volume groups I seem to be running into some issue. I'm using the following xml inside the partitioning section to setup the PVs and add to the volume groups. . . . <drive> <device>/dev/sdb</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <lvm_group>firstvg</lvm_group> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/sdc</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <lvm_group>secondvg</lvm_group> <partition_type>primary</partition_type> <size>max</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> . . . The problem is that both disks are configured as PVs in the same VG. Both sdb and sdc will be added to firstvg and secondvg will not exist. Am I trying this wrong or am I hitting some sort of bug? thanks -- bigbeer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] 12.1, autoyast and systemd
by 686f6c6d 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

Hi, here's the problems I ran into. They all seem to be related to systemd, but I did not want to hijack the other thread, although this one might solve the other problem, too. 1. The final kexec/reboot is not executed. Both <final_reboot config:type="boolean">false</final_reboot>, meaning kexec will be used, and <final_reboot config:type="boolean">true</final_reboot> have no effect at all[0]. This also means that... 2. Init-Services (<runlevel>) defined in autoyast are not started/stopped, so, f.e., no ssh keys are generated. (This also results in a lot of subsequent errors in our setup.) To fix this, just include: <software> <remove-packages config:type="list"> <package>systemd-sysvinit</package> </remove-packages> </software> This way, sysvinit-init will be installed and used. When can we expect autoyast to support systemd? [0]: Once you do a manual reboot (if you happen to have access other than ssh to the machine), the machine will do the autoyast kexec/reboot after that. -- Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christopher 'm4z' Holm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Setting up printers with autoyast
by Patrick Begou 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

I'm a new to autoyast (2 weeks). I've setup an install procedure for my hosts but I still fail to setup properly the printer. I have a "lpadmin" and a "lpoptions" commands working when run as root after the final reboot. I've setup a post-scripts to do this automaticaly but it always fail with: "lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused" Even if my post-script requires network and start cupsd. <post-scripts config:type="list"> <script> <debug config:type="boolean">true</debug> <filename>imprimantes</filename> <network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed> <notification>Please wait while setting up printers ...</notification> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source><![CDATA[ #!/bin/sh service cups start lpadmin -p laser5M -m manufacturer-PPDs/hplip/hp-laserjet_4050_series-ps.ppd.gz -u allow:all -L "Salle A116" -v socket://batA1-most1.hmg.inpg.fr.:9100 -E lpoptions -d laser5M -o PageSize=A4 -o HPOption_Duplexer=True -o InstalledMemory=36MB -o HPOption_Tray3=True -o HPOption_Disk=HardDisk -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble ]]> </source> </script> </post-scripts> Any suggestion is welcome. Patrick -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] autoyast-Profile causes yast-Segfault
by Daniel Spannbauer 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Hello, strange problem: I have a autoyast-xml-File (made from a set of xml-sniplets) which causes a Segfault of yast2 when I load that profile in yast2-Auto-Installation-Module. YaST got signal 11 at YCP file Profile.ycp:88 /sbin/yast2: line 423: 31763 Segmentation fault $ybindir/y2base $module "$@" "$SELECTED_GUI" $Y2_GEOMETRY $Y2UI_ARGS System is openSuSE 11.4, autoyast2-installation-2.20.9-1.2.1, autoyast2-2.20.9-1.2.1, Can I check the validity of the profile without Yast? Regards Daniel -- Daniel Spannbauer Software Entwicklung marco Systemanalyse und Entwicklung GmbH Tel +49 8333 9233-27 Fax -11 Rechbergstr. 4 - 6, D 87727 Babenhausen Mobil +49 171 4033220 http://www.marco.de/ Email ds(a)marco.de Geschäftsführer Martin Reuter HRB 171775 Amtsgericht München -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] How to remove entry from XML file with merging?
by Joschi Brauchle 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Hello everyone, I have the following problem: We have an autoyast base-profile.xml for all our Linux machines, which includes --------- <software> <remove-packages config:type="list"> <package>NetworkManager</package> </remove-packages> </software> --------- because all those machines use the traditional ifup method. Now, I want to integrate a mobile workstation, which should use NetworkManager to manage LAN/WLAN/VPN connections. Thus, I would somehow have to remove the above entry by merging with another XML. Otherwise I cannot install NetworkManager as a regular <package>. I guess that is not possible? I can only add/change entries by merging with another XMl, but not remove thing... correct? (Of course I could remove that line from the base-profile.xml, but so far I'm looking for a better solution) Is it possible to work on the final installation XML file (after merging is done) with a pre-script? How would I get the path to that file? So far, it looks like it is burried somewhere in /tmp/Yast-XXXXXX-YYYYY/ during installation... Thanks for your help! Regards, Joschi Brauchle

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[opensuse-autoinstall] opensuse 11.4 and Post-Packages
by Daniel Spannbauer 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hello, yes, I know, it is a known bug. But I have to install some packages as postpackes. I searched and found a solution, but I think I do anythuing wrong at it. I tried to fix it like described here: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679435#c45 So, my xml looks as follows.... --------------------- [...] <service> <service_name>smbfs</service_name> <service_start>disable</service_start> </service> <service> <service_name>splash</service_name> <service_start>disable</service_start> </service> </services> </runlevel> <x11> <color_depth config:type="integer">16</color_depth> <display_manager>kdm</display_manager> <enable_3d config:type="boolean">false</enable_3d> <monitor> <monitor_device>1280X1024@60HZ</monitor_device> <monitor_vendor>--> VESA</monitor_vendor> </monitor> <resolution>1280x1024 (SXGA)</resolution> <window_manager>kde</window_manager> </x11> <chroot-scripts config:type="list"> <script>  <chrooted config:type="boolean">true</chrooted> <filename>fix_postinstall_bug.sh</filename> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source><![CDATA[#!/bin/bash ( while [ ! -f /var/lib/YaST2/installation_disabled_steps ]; do sleep 1 done cp /var/lib/YaST2/installation_disabled_steps /var/lib/YaST2 /installation_disabled_steps.bkp cat /var/lib/YaST2/installation_disabled_steps.bkp | grep -v "rpmcopy_secondstage" > /var/lib/YaST2/installation_disabled_steps) &]]> </source> </script> </chroot-scripts> </profile> ---------------------------- But this didn't work. So, I think I have an error at the syntax. Or do I have to put the chroot-scripts elsewhere in the xml? Regards Daniel -- Daniel Spannbauer Software Entwicklung marco Systemanalyse und Entwicklung GmbH Tel +49 8333 9233-27 Fax -11 Rechbergstr. 4 - 6, D 87727 Babenhausen Mobil +49 171 4033220 http://www.marco.de/ Email ds(a)marco.de Geschäftsführer Martin Reuter HRB 171775 Amtsgericht München -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] change / bug with init scripts in opensuse 12.1 ?
by winfried_mb2＠xmsnet.nl 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

I tried to upgrade my autoyast configuration to opensuse 12.1. In my autoinst.xml I have the section below. The init script worked fine in openSuse 11.4, but isn't executed with 12.1 after autoyast finishes. The script is still in /var/adm/autoinstall/init.d When I reboot the machine myself, the script *is* executed. Could this be a change or bug related to the new systemd init tool? thanks in advance W. Dobbe <scripts> <chroot-scripts config:type="list"> (deleted) </chroot-scripts> <init-scripts config:type="list"> <script> <chrooted config:type="boolean">false</chrooted> <interpreter>shell</interpreter> <source><![CDATA[ #!/bin/sh chvt 1 exec < /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty1 cd /opt/vidigo_li/scripts/postinstall /opt/vidigo_li/scripts/postinstall/run_postinstall.sh ]]></source> </script> </init-scripts> </scripts> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Mount points
by Michael Welle 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Hello, I have a somewhat odd question which arose from merging the autoyast process with some third party tools. During the installation the target filesystem is mounted on /mnt in the ram disk. Can I configure this mount point? The third party tools use this mount point also. Trying to mount or umount something on /mnt while the installer is running leads to some funny effects ;). Regards hmw -- biff4emacsen - A biff-like tool for (X)Emacs http://www.c0t0d0s0.de/biff4emacsen/biff4emacsen.html Flood - Your friendly network packet generator http://www.c0t0d0s0.de/flood/flood.html -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Set starting block of first partition
by Alexander Holte-Davidsen 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Hello fellow autoyast'ers, I have a questions that I can't seem to find the answer for in the autoyast documentation. The question is quite simple: I want the first partition on each disk to start on block 64 or preferably block 16384. Is there anyway to accomplish this using autoyast? >From what I can see, the partition starts on block 63 on systems installed with autoyast. I can't see any options for this in the partition-section of autoyast... Disk /dev/sda: 53.7 GB, 53687091200 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 6527 cylinders, total 104857600 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x0008dbe5 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 63 273104 136521 83 Linux Thanks, Alexander Holte-Davidsen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner(a)opensuse.org

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