Hi! I am looking for a rountine to do the same as you. I want to crate a partion, where i can boot from. Then image this partition an recreate it on many other systems (same partitionnumber). Then i want to install in this partion the Linux system. The Controlfile and the Files will be on a NFS-Server. But i did not find a solution to start the installation from a partion. Thanks for help! Bye Alexander |---------+---------------------------------> | | Johnny Ernst Nielsen | | | <johnny.ernst.nielsen@| | | get2net.dk> | | | | | | 16.03.2004 17:05 | | | | |---------+--------------------------------->

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Good day, I am trying to get SuSE 9.0 Pro to autoinstall from harddisk to harddisk without using anything but the harddisk itself. What do I need to do to get autoyast to see the control file? This is my setup: 1 harddisk, partitioned like this: hda1: ext3, /boot (production system) hda2: ext3, for test system to mount as /boot hda3: swap hda4: extended hda5: ext3, / (production system) hda6: ext3, for test system to mount as / hda7: ext2, contains copies of install CDs in directories CD1-CD5 On the production system partitions I have a GRUB entry to start installation from harddisk: title Installer test-Linux fra harddisk kernel (hd0,6)/CD1/boot/loader/linux ramdisk_size=655536 splash=silent instmode=hd partition=hda7 serverdir=/CD1 autoyast=device://hda7/autoinst.xml initrd (hd0,6)/CD1/boot/loader/initrd I have created a control file, autoinst.xml, for autoyast and put it in the directory CD1 on hda7. When I boot the system and select the install entry in the GRUB boot menu, installation starts and autoyast autodetects some devices. But when autoyast tries to copy the control file it can not find the file and asks for a device and a file name. I can not get past that point. I have noticed that during the attempt to copy the control file autoyast writes: "Copying control file from device:/dev//autoinst.xml", leaving out the device. However, using the dialog box to enter the device and the file name does not help. The control file works fine when put on floppy. The installation from harddisk works fine if I leave out the autoyast variable at the GRUB boot prompt, although then I have to make all the selections manually. I have read the documentation that comes with the distro. I have searched the list archive. I have googled. No luck. Sorry if I missed the solution somewhere. What do I need to do to get autoyast to see the control file? Best regards :o) Johnny :o) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-autoinstall-help@suse.com