Hello Christopher, first thanks for your mail. On 05/31/2012 12:00 AM, 686f6c6d wrote:
From what I understand your are using a vanilla openSUSE image
Yes, i'm using the downloadable DVDs (resp. their images) from these locations: http://software.opensuse.org/121/en http://software.opensuse.org/developer/en
and then typing the linuxrc parameters into it
Yes, at the first screen after the Welcome i type into the "Boot Options" text field the following parameters in one line: hostid=... netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=... nameserver=... domainname=...
(or typing them into the linuxrc UI, to the same effect).
Yes, into that dialogue: http://paste.opensuse.org/af7f337d
Are you typing in static parameters or pxe/dhcp options?
Static.
How does the machine receive the autoyast profile?
That's the problem: It doesn't (at least per http). And i think it's because the machine (autoyast is running on) hasn't a working net configuration yet, no IP, ... (see my first mail).
(Are you using install=... and autoyast=... as described in http://doc.opensuse.org/projects/autoyast/Invoking.html ?)
On the above mentioned "Boot Options" text field i (additionally) insert the following parameter: autoyast=http://www.../.../autoinst.xml and test with "wget" that this URL/file is principally accessible. Then the following error occures: "An error occured while fetching the profile: Cannot find URL 'http://www..../.../autoinst.xml' via protocol HTTP(S). Server returned code 0." I didn't thought that i need the "install"-parameter, because the installation source is already set to DVD in the menu below in http://paste.opensuse.org/35898006 ("F4: Source DVD"). And when i add that parameter like this: install=cd:\ or install=dvd:\ i get the error message "Make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive.", but the DVD of course is already there.
Where or when exactly does the problem occur then? Does the installation grind to a halt or does it succeed?
See errors above, it doesn't succeed.
Using these linuxrc parameters causes yast (not autoyast) to _only_ use them during stage 1 of the installation (up to the first reboot; actually, these network settings are by default completely ignored by autoyast
Oh, then i'm totally on the wrong way. I want autoyast to have network so it can fetch its autoinst.xml per http. How can i achieve that?, unless using these linuxrc parameters ...
because the after-install network settings might differ from the settings during first boot). If you want to keep them afterwards (exactly as they were during install), use keep_install_network or tell autoyast to use (identical or different) static network settings (see http://doc.opensuse.org/projects/autoyast/configuration.html#CreateProfile.N...).
I'm confused. As i understand, you mean autoyast should set net config for the finally installed sytem. But what i want is a working net config *for* autoyast, so that it can access network and fetch its autoinst.xml.
In addition, 12.1's autoyast has a problem with systemd (or the other way around), as a workaround you need to "insserv autoyast" (see http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-autoinstall/2011-11/msg00012.html). That should be fixed in the milestone, though.
Again, if i understand it right: That also concerns the work autoyast should do, not the requirement for a working (means: net aware) autoyast. Dominik. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner@opensuse.org