I've done a little (ok, a LOT) more research into the problem, and I've while I haven't found a solution, I do have more information that might be useful. The install seems to install packages out of the service pack 3 group, but fails with the ncurses error when it tries to install packages that are not in SP3. Neither ncurses, nor yast2-ncurses is in SP3. I've mucked around with the order and instorder files, but that didn't help. If anyone has any insight, I'd be most appreciative. On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Roger L. Smith wrote:

Hi,

I have recently upgraded my autoyast configuration for SLES9 to incorporate SP3. I followed the README for adding the additional source.

Now, when I try to install a new system, I get the following error while it attempts to install many (but not all) of the packages:

/bin/sh: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

I am using the new kernel and initrd to boot the install system. The install server is already running SP3.

I can still install out of the old SLES9 install directory, even using the new kernel and initrd. I've tried using the base package install instead of my own configuration, and get the same results.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

My install directory now looks like this:

drwxr-xr-x SUSE-CORE-Version-9 drwxr-xr-x SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3 drwxr-xr-x SUSE-SLES-Version-9 drwxr-xr-x boot lrwxrwxrwx content -> SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1/content lrwxrwxrwx control.xml -> SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1/control.xml lrwxrwxrwx driverupdate -> SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3/CD1/driverupdate lrwxrwxrwx linux -> SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3/CD1/linux lrwxrwxrwx media.1 -> SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1/media.1 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 104 Mar 15 16:25 yast

I think my /yast/order and instorder files are ok:

$ cat order /SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3/CD1 /SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3/CD1 /SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1 /SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1 /SUSE-CORE-Version-9/CD1 /SUSE-CORE-Version-9/CD1

$ cat instorder /SUSE-SLES-9-Service-Pack-Version-3/CD1 /SUSE-SLES-Version-9/CD1 /SUSE-CORE-Version-9/CD1

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