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[opensuse-autoinstall] <nfs_options> not transfered into fstab
by m.frerichs 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Hello list, I have a problem with inserting nfs-options to an nfs-entry for Linux 11.0 2.6.25.5-1.1 I added in the autoyast.xml file: <nfs config:type="list"> <nfs_entry> <mount_point>/home</mount_point> <nfs_options>defaults</nfs_options> <server_path>wsgfs:/export/zam1/home</server_path> </nfs_entry> <nfs_entry> <mount_point>/usr/local</mount_point> <nfs_options>ro</nfs_options> <server_path>wsgfs:/export/_usr_local/linux_11.0</server_path> </nfs_entry> </nfs> but this resulted in the following lines in /etc/fstab wsgfs:/export/zam1/home /home wsgfs:/export/_usr_local/linux_11.0 /usr/local without transfering nfs-options Thanks in advance, Marianne Frerichs ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Jülich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Düren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir'in Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Achim Bachem (Vorsitzender), Dr. Ulrich Krafft (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr. Harald Bolt, Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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] Looking for info / tips /advice / HOWTO on process of debugging an install
by Conrad Schuler 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Hi List, I've been looking around for help on debugging. Haven't found much in the archives. In Uwe's FAQs I found: -------- 2.2 How do I get a console during the installation and where are the Logfiles? For a textconsole press CTRL+ALT+F2. YaST Logfiles can be found in /var/log/YaST2/. The y2log contains the most information about what autoyast is doing. You can use scp to copy the files to another machine. -------- Is that it? Or does someone out there have some hot tips? Conrad -- 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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Re: [opensuse-autoinstall] Autoyast crash installer (11.1b4)
by Martin Vogt 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Uwe Gansert wrote: > on Friday 14 November 2008 Martin Vogt wrote: > >> but I dont want to do an image installation anyway. :-) > > yes, I know. > Unless you remove the images from the instsource or patch autoyast, it'll > crash > Ok, I now have removed the image "mv images image.weg". And it does not crash anymore. But is the package selection supposed to work already? I have attached 3 screenshots. 1. After Yast started 2. after clicking on "Software" 3. after adding a simple packer (it adds aaa_base, which should be already selected :) regards, Martin

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[opensuse-autoinstall] Autoyast crash installer (11.1b4)
by Martin Vogt 14 Nov '08

14 Nov '08

Hello list, I have a strange problem. I added in the autocast.xml file: <software> <kernel>kernel-default</kernel> <patterns config:type="list"> <pattern>base</pattern> <pattern>32bit</pattern> <pattern>apparmor</pattern> <pattern>console</pattern> [...more...] </patterns> </software> Now autoyast does the following:(from y2log) ImageInstallation.ycp:536 Details: $["base-meta-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":12584960], "base-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":4321280], "common-base-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":531240960], "common-desktop-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":98897920], "common-xorg-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":217149440], "gnome-meta-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":27002880], "gnome-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":615321600], "kde-meta-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":25159680], "kde-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":498759680], "x11-meta-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":15431680], "x11-x86_64.tar.lzma":$["files":0, "size":11356160]] then it download the images and installs them, but this eats up the whole memory and then the machine crash, because it has no more memory:(machine has 1.5G) 2008-11-14 12:55:44 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [zypp++] MediaManager.cc(checkDesired):116 checkDesired(5): desired (cached) 2008-11-14 12:55:44 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [zypp++] MediaCurl.cc(doGetFileCopy):1143 /images/common-base-x86_64.tar.lzma 2008-11-14 12:55:44 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [zypp++] MediaCurl.cc(doGetFileCopy):1160 URL: http://10.136.16.23/suse111b4/suse111b4/images/common-base-x86_64.tar.lzma 2008-11-14 12:55:44 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [zypp++] MediaCurl.cc(doGetFileCopy):1221 dest: /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000001/images/common-base-x86_64.tar.lzma 2008-11-14 12:55:44 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [zypp++] MediaCurl.cc(doGetFileCopy):1222 temp: /var/adm/mount/AP_0x00000001/images/common-base-x86_64.tar.lzma.new.zypp.1VJ1nj 2008-11-14 12:55:45 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [YCP] clients/inst_deploy_image.ycp:111 DownloadHandler - first hit 2008-11-14 12:55:45 <1> vmw160.itwm.fhg.de(3483) [YCP] clients/inst_deploy_image.ycp:67 New overall progress ID: deploying_images (steps_start_at: 6, steps_reserved: 84, steps_total: 1000) What I'm doing wrong? I think that the "patterns" select the sub-componets eg. kde4 etc... Most likely this is wrong. Is there an example for an autoyast.xml for suse 11.1b4, which works? regards, Martin -- 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] Error occurred while installing GRUB
by Conrad Schuler 09 Nov '08

09 Nov '08

Hello, My 11.1-Beta3 installation is working up to the screen that shows: Finishing Basic Installation -> Install boot manager With my profile bootloader section set to <bootloader> </bootloader> It gives an error dialog: An error occurred during boot loader installation. Retry boot loader configuration? Yes/No No changes I make inside the dialog seem to help. When I set my bootloader section to <bootloader> <loader_type>grub</loader_type> <location>mbr</location> </bootloader> A new error appears in front of the first error (which also appears). Error occured while installing GRUB. sh: /usr/sbin/grub: No such file or directory My software section is set to: <software></software> Thanks for your help in advance, Conrad -- 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] Mysterious grub hang with autoinstall
by Gary Lowell 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Hi - I'm looking for some pointers on how to figure out why grub is hanging during autoyast install. The profile was created on the target system after installing from the OpenSuSE 11 DVD. Pretty much all options and package selections were the default. I did update to autoyast2-2.16.19-0.1 to generate the profile, as the installed version appeared to go into an infinite loop trying to resolve package dependencies. After wiping the disk, and starting a network install with that profile, it hangs installing the grub rpm post install scriptlet. If I kill that process and run the grub script by hand it succeeds, and the autoyast apparently proceeds normally. I've tried several variations of this all with the same result. The command in the script that hangs is: /usr/sbin/grub --batch < /etc/grub.conf >/dev/null 2>&1 and grub.conf is: setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0) (hd0,1) quit The only thing at all unusual about the system is that boot/root disk is a hardware raid array managed by an LSISAS1068E chip on the motherboard. There is only one target, and that is correctly labeled as /dev/sda. /dev/sda1 is swap, and /dev/sda2 is root (with XFS filesystem). But this all works normally with a DVD install. Any pointers on how to track this down would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gary -- 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] 4.16. Ask the user for values during installation (How do I do it without http and with nfs?)
by Conrad Schuler 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Hello, In the manual on page: 4.16. Ask the user for values during installation In the section titled: The following example is a nice way to choose between autoyast profiles... There is a line: <source><![CDATA[ wget http://10.10.0.162/$VAL -O /tmp/profile/modified.xml 2>/dev/null ]]> </source> What is my magic incantation to do this without http and with nfs? Thanks in advance, Conrad -- 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] openSUSE 11.0: Booting from USB stick for network install & GRUB
by Bernd Nies 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Hi, I tried this page here to create a bootable USB stick for workstations that don't have a DVD drive, just a CDROM: http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_from_USB_drive It boots fine from Dell Precision workstations and one can perform a network based Autoyast installation by entering the hostip, gateway, autoyast and install parameters. The USB stick is removed as soon the installer has loaded. However, when the installation reaches the point where GRUB is installed, the installer thinks that the USB stick is still there and configures wrong device names. The first internal disk becomes hd1 instead of hd0. Then when it wants to boot for the first time, it does not work because GRUB wants to load from the second internal disk. When changing the root parameter from the boot menu, then it works. Is there a way to ignore/disable the USB stick during Autoyast GRUB configuration so that the first internal disk becomes hd0? I didn't find a hint in the Autoyast documentation. http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/CreateProfile.Bootloader.html The only I can think of is a chroot script that modifies /etc/grub.conf /boot/grub/device.map, /boot/grub/menu.lst and run grub-install. Sample GRUB config when USB stick was used for booting: adnws001:~ # cat /etc/grub.conf setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd1,0) (hd1,0) quit adnws001:~ # cat /boot/grub/device.map (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd1) /dev/sda (hd2) /dev/sdb adnws001:~ # cat /boot/grub/menu.lst # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Fri Oct 17 08:03:07 CEST 2008 default 0 timeout 8 gfxmenu (hd1,0)/message ##YaST - activate ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.16-0.1 (default) root (hd1,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25.16-0.1-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST380011A_3JV9NCQN-part3 resume=/dev/sda2 splash=silent showopts vga=0x31a initrd /initrd-2.6.25.16-0.1-default -- 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] How can I fix network configuaration settins of multiple NIC cards using AutoYast on OpenSUSE 11.0
by Alan Keng 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Hi, I configured 2 NICs on my system with 2 static IP in 2 different subnets. Then I used Autoinstallation to save the XML control file. <interfaces config:type="list"> <interface> <bootproto>static</bootproto> <device>eth0</device> <ipaddr>172.24.255.11</ipaddr> <name>CK804 Ethernet Controller</name> <netmask>255.255.0.0</netmask> <startmode>auto</startmode> <usercontrol>no</usercontrol> </interface> <interface> <bootproto>static</bootproto> <device>eth1</device> <ipaddr>172.19.1.1</ipaddr> <name>82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller</name> <netmask>255.255.0.0</netmask> <startmode>auto</startmode> <usercontrol>no</usercontrol> </interface> </interfaces> After many installations with AutoYast, most of the time the system would detect CK804 NIC (MAC address) as eth0 and 82541PI (MAC address) as eth1. However, it is not true all the time. So there would be the case that the eth0 with name of CK804 is set to the MAC address of 82541PI NIC and eth1 with name of 82541PI is set to the MAC address of CK804. (CK804 is an integrated NIC and 82541PI is a PCI NIC card). Is there a way to make sure the network settings would be the same after every installation using AutoYast?? (I would like to have one NIC with specific IP setting and the other one has another specific IP setting all the time)? If I use the XML control file to autoinstall on another system with different 2 NICs (not CK804 and 8254 PI anymore), what will happen? By the way, the Linuxrc would always see the CK804 NIC as eth1 and 82541PI as eth0 (at least so far). Is it possible you could kindly point me to some directions so that I could solve those problems. I am not sure how the NICs are detected as eth0, eth1, etc. Why the Linuxrc always detects CK804 as eth1 but most of the time the AutoYast would detect CK804 as eth0? Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Alan -- 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] CR: /etc/init.d/autoyast script that allows reboots and runs before xdm
by Bernd Nies 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Hi, A change request for the /etc/init.d/autoyast script. Benefits: * Allows an init script to reboot the system (e.g. after an update) * Runs before display manager is started so that output is visible and no user logs in while the system is being installed. The current /etc/init.d/autoyast script in openSUSE 11.0 runs 'chkconfig autoyast off" after the for-loop for executing the init scripts. ==CUT== #! /bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: autoyast # Required-Start: $syslog $local_fs # Should-Start: $remote_fs $network $time ypbind sendmail hwscan # X-Start-Before: xdm # Required-Stop: # Should-Stop: # Default-Start: 3 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6 # Short-Description: A start script to execute autoyast scripts # Description: Execute autoyast scripts ### END INIT INFO LOG_DIR="/var/adm/autoinstall/logs" SCRIPT_DIR="/var/adm/autoinstall/scripts" INITSCRIPT_DIR="/var/adm/autoinstall/init.d" if [ ! -d "$INITSCRIPT_DIR" ]; then exit 1 fi for script in `find $INITSCRIPT_DIR -type f`; do CONTINUE=1 done if [ -z "$CONTINUE" ]; then chkconfig autoyast off exit 0 fi . /etc/rc.status rc_reset case "$1" in start) # Remember status and be verbose for script in `find $INITSCRIPT_DIR -type f |sort`; do echo -n "Executing AutoYaST script: $script" BASENAME=`basename $script` sh -x $script 2&> $LOG_DIR/$BASENAME.log mv -f $script $SCRIPT_DIR rc_status -v done ;; stop) # Do nothing ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}" exit 1 ;; esac rc_exit ==CUT== -- 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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