* Felix Guettler <guettler@fokus.gmd.de> [Jul 03. 2002 13:13]:
Hi *,
i am already running a Redhat KickStart server, but im not very familiar with SuSE AutoYast or ALICE. Actually i got a problem with the Bootmanagement i guess. The system start up read the info file but can't find a source to install from.
That is what i have already done: - I set up a NFS service and i am exporting SuSE 8.0 FTP Version (mirroring ftp.suse.com). The NFS Server is called "linuxsrv". - I created a bootdisk (default) and added the "info" file and the "autoinst.xml" to the root directory of the floppy.
- I created a modules disk (default). Then i replaced the initrd with a new one (including 3c90x.o and aic7xxx.o).
So you have a floppy with a customized initrd!
- The autoinst.xml file was created with the yast2 mod and checked with tidy.
That is what happen: - After loading the kernel and modules from the disk the setup stops with a message that says that the is no valid installation source.
Please check the messages on the 2nd. console (alt+f2) and see what is happening there, this might give some clues.
I double check the nfs-server and it is possible to do a nfs-installtion on the target system with the manual setup from the bootdisk.
Here is my info file ... i found example info-files with different syntax in the www and i am not sure if this one is correct. I already tried to use "<variable>: <value>" and "<variable>=<value>".
<code> IP: 192.168.0.100 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Server: 192.168.0.244 Serverdir: /home/ftp/pub/LinuxInstall/suse8.0_i386 Nameserver: 192.168.0.10 Netdevice: eth0
insmod aic7xxx insmod 3c90x
All looks OK till here.
autoyast=default install=nfs://192.168.0.244/home/ftp/pub/LinuxInstall/suse8.0_i386
Try with a colon. Also try without the install option, as the data is provided already. If you have a control file 'autoinst.xml' in the root of the floppy, then autoyast=default is not needed. Alternative: Supply the data above on the command line.
</code>
Would be nice if you could help me ... if you need further info please drop me a line (mailto:guettler@fokus.gmd.de).
Anas -- Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.com>, SuSE Linux AG Montreal (Laval), Canada