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[opensuse-autoinstall] ask-list for specific network interface
by Swartz, Patrick H 18 May '11

18 May '11

Hello, I am trying to convert our SLES10 ask-list to work with SLES11sp1. However, the option to set the primary ethernet device has changed or doesn't work. Here is what worked in SLES10 <ask-list config:type="list"> <ask> <path>networking,dns,hostname</path> <question>Enter Hostname (server name)</question> <stage>initial</stage> <default>enter your hostname here</default> </ask> <ask> <path>networking,interfaces,interface,device</path> <question>Enter the primary ethernet device:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <default>eth-id-</default> </ask> <ask> <path>networking,interfaces,interface,ipaddr</path> <question>Enter the primary IP Address:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <default>127.0.0.1</default> </ask> <ask> <path>networking,interfaces,interface,netmask</path> <question>Enter the Netmask Address:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <default>255.255.255.0</default> </ask> <ask> <path>networking,routing,routes,0,gateway</path> <question>Enter the primary Gateway Address:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <default>10.112.0.1</default> </ask> </ask-list> And the device entry would be in the format of "eth-id-00-50-56-95-01-0f" so that the rest of our ask-list sections that set the IP and gateway would use that specific MAC address. The reason this is important is that the servers we setup will have 4 - 6 network interfaces and 2 could be active during the install (not on the same network). The <keep_install_network config:type="boolean">true</keep_install_network> works, but we can not guarantee that the interface that the system finds during install will be the one that we need set. Also, I would like to be able to "ask" for the primary and back up network information during install. I have tried using the <listentry> sections but can not find the right combinations nor documentation. Here is the <listentry> I have so far... <listentry> <default>172.16.163.223</default> <path>networking,interfaces,0,ipaddr</path> <question>Enter Server IP address:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <title>IP Address</title> </listentry> <listentry> <default>255.255.255.0</default> <path>networking,interfaces,0,netmask</path> <question>Enter subnet mask:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <title>Enter Subnet Mask:</title> </listentry> <listentry> <default>172.16.163.1</default> <path>networking,routing,0,gateway</path> <question>Enter default gateway address:</question> <stage>initial</stage> <title>IP Address</title> </listentry> I'm expecting it has something to do with the <path> section --- <path>networking,interfaces,0,ipaddr</path> where the # would be the specific interface, but that hasn't proven to be the case so far. Okay, enough ramblings.... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Patrick Patrick Swartz UNIX Planning & Engineering (DSUSSE) First Data 402-777-7337 desk 402-201-1192 Company cell 402-871-8981 Personal cell ----------------------------------------- The information in this message may be proprietary and/or confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify First Data immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. -- 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] <forceboot> + <kernel> installs wrong kernel for stage2
by Joschi Brauchle 13 May '11

13 May '11

Hi everyone, I have the following problem with an AutoYast installation of Opensuse 11.4: Some of my machine hang when Yast tries to start the installed kernel via the kexec command (original problem), thus I decided to put ------ <general> <mode> <forceboot config:type="boolean">true</forceboot> </mode> </general> ------ in my XML file. This forces Yast to reboot the machine after the first installation stage. So far so good (circumventing the original problem). Now I decided to install the default instead of the desktop kernel, because these are headless machines for scientific simulations, this I don't need the desktop optimizations of the desktop-kernel. Thus I put ------ <software>  <kernel>kernel-default</kernel> </software> ------ in the XML file. But now, when I install these machines with Autoyast, I hangs during the reboot after stage one (second and bigger problem)!! The error message is some what like "mount: unknown filesystem type 'ext4' -- could not mount root filesystem" when the kernel tries to mount the root partition (formatted with ext4). I diagnosed the problem somewhat and discovered that although I want the default kernel to be used, Yast installs and tries to boot the DESKTOP kernel for stage 2 of the installation process. This does not work, because only the modules for the DEFAULT kernel were installed before, thus the desktop kernel cannot find the ext4 module (or whatever it need to mount ext4). I have made some screenshots of the GRUB menu when the stage2 process is started and it shows as the first entry "Desktop -- openSUSE 11.4 - ..." and this is what it tries to boot. Only the third option is "openSUSE 11.4", which looks like the default kernel... Did anybody ever experience this problem? Uwe: should I create a bugreport about this? I have taken some screenshots of the boot process of stage 2 with the exact error message if needed, but I think the problem should become clear without them! Best regards, Joschi -- 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] RE: How to fetch scripts from outside profile file (was: AutoYast script location)
by Sivaraju, Sravan (ext) 02 May '11

02 May '11

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