Hello Anas, I am back to SuSE 8.0 now. I'm not sure the mailing list is working yet but I will copy this to suse-autoinstall@suse.com and see what happens. I installed 8.0, ran the Configuration System, and generated a profile that I copied to a floppy as autoinst.xml. When I use that file to autoinstall 8.0, the autoinstall seems to work, i.e. I do not have to enter the language or other configuration queries, however, I get a partitioning error indicating /dev/sda3 cannot be mounted to /mnt/. Here is the section on partitioning. I have tried varying the partitions and cannot make this work. <partitioning config:type="list" > <drive> <device>/dev/sda</device> <partitions config:type="list" > <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <size>20MB</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >130</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount></mount> <size>300MB</size> <type>Linux swap</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount>/</mount> <size>max</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> Is there a more detailed description of how this should look, or how any of the entries in the autoinst.xml file should look. The AutoYast2 document section I. Profile Element Reference lists the entries, but there is not much detail. I noticed also that I cannot abort the installation when the error occurs. If I select abort in the error window, the installation continues. I must select continue and later hit the abort installation button. Thank you, Rose Lopez Carreno Servers Software Development Phone: (919) 543-9284 8-441-9284 (tieline) Email=rlopezca@us.ibm.com Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.de> To: Rose Lopez Carreno/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS cc: 04/01/2002 09:13 Subject: Re: Config System/mailing list questions AM Hello, * Rose Lopez Carreno <rlopezca@us.ibm.com> [Apr 01. 2002 15:45]:
Hello Anas, I have a few questions for you regarding the Configuration System and the mailing list.
I invoke the Configuration System via /sbin/yast2 autoyast I try to create a single system configuration. I elect to configure a new profile, configure the options, but then I cannot save the file. I receive the error: Warning: Error occured while saving the file. I tried changing the profile and class directories but that did not help.
Are you trying to run autoyast as normal user by any chance? If yes, make sure that the variable REPOSITORY in /etc/sysconfig/autoinstall is set to a writable direcotry by normal users. It is recommended to run autoyast as root.
Regarding the mailing list, I added my email address to the suse-autoinstall mailing list. I expected to see mail by now or perhaps not that active. To post a message do I just send mail to suse-autoinstall@suse.com? I can read the archives.
Still not active but hopfully with the launch of 8.0 it will be. Yes, please send any emails to suse-autoinstall@suse.com. Regards, Anas
Thank you.
Rose Lopez Carreno Servers Software Development Phone: (919) 543-9284 8-441-9284 (tieline) Email=rlopezca@us.ibm.com -- Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.com>, SuSE Linux AG Montreal (Laval), Canada
Tel./Fax: +1 450 978 2382
* Rose Lopez Carreno <rlopezca@us.ibm.com> [Apr 10. 2002 23:27]:
Here is the section on partitioning. I have tried varying the partitions and cannot make this work.
<partitioning config:type="list" > <drive> <device>/dev/sda</device> <partitions config:type="list" > <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount>/boot</mount> <size>20MB</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >130</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount></mount> <size>300MB</size> <type>Linux swap</type> </partition> <partition> <crypt_fs config:type="boolean" >false</crypt_fs> <crypt_key></crypt_key> <filesystem_id config:type="integer" >131</filesystem_id> <format config:type="boolean" >false</format> <mount>/</mount> <size>max</size> <type>Linux native</type> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning>
Well, it seems you are missing the most important detail here, the filesystem that should be created. You did not choose to create a filesystem and formatting is 'false'. You only created a partition, and thats it. =(Maybe i should disable the mount point comboBox if formatting is not specified). You might need to create a partition w/o formatting if you are creating a special partition, i.e. for LVM or RAID. In all other cases a filesystem is required.
Is there a more detailed description of how this should look, or how any of the entries in the autoinst.xml file should look. The AutoYast2 document section I. Profile Element Reference lists the entries, but there is not much detail.
I will look into that. Regards, Anas -- Anas Nashif <nashif@suse.com>, SuSE Linux AG Montreal (Laval), Canada Tel./Fax: +1 450 978 2382
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