Working autoyast file ?
Hi all, Can anyone provide me with a working autoyast file to start from, as well as any additional information about loading drivers, etc. ? I've done a setup of a SLES9 RC1 machine and then generated a reference profile from that machine - this doesn't work however... The boot process happens and the installation starts. I then get a screen that looks roughly as follows: Left Pane: Please wait while the system is prepared for autoinstallation Right Window: [x] Probe Hardware => Retrieve read control file - ... - ... The bar at the bottom of this screen stops at 28% and it goes nowhere. This is the very same machine that I used to create the reference profile, so I'm confused as to why it's not working :( Regards, -- Wayne Pascoe
Left Pane: Please wait while the system is prepared for autoinstallation
Right Window:
[x] Probe Hardware => Retrieve read control file - ... - ...
The bar at the bottom of this screen stops at 28% and it goes nowhere.
This is the very same machine that I used to create the reference profile, so I'm confused as to why it's not working :(
Hi all, An update to this - I've created a working profile in a vmware installation now. This profile installs an SLES9 RC1 installation with no user intervention. I'm using SCSI disks in my vmware machine, so all partitioning happens to the same disks as it should happen to on the real server that I can't get working (SunFire V65x) Once I created the working profile, I copied it to my installation server, and attempted to install to the Sun again. I have exactly the same problem as previously. The _only_ differences between the two configurations are as follows: 1. Sun uses e1000 for network device while vmware uses pcnet 2. Sun uses scsi aic79xx controller, while vmware uses LSI Looking at console 2 (F2) while the machine is sitting at 28%, I can see that the aic79xx.ko module has been loaded. I am assuming this as I see: insmod /modules/aic79xx.ko Ok, That seems to have worked. :) Ok, That seems to have worked. :) The last thing I see on this screen (F2) is as follows: going to automatic install Loading image "/var/adm/mount/boot/root" mount: /dev/ram2: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop0 starting setctsid `showconsole` inst_setup_yast The last thing I have on console 3 (F3) is: (none) kernel: md: autodetecting RAID arrays (none) kernel: md: autorun ... (none) kernel: md: ... autorun DONE (none) kernel: md: end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 (none) last message repeated 2 times Can anyone point me to where I can find a solution for this ? I'm pretty sure the autoyast file is mostly ok at this point, because it installs to a virtual machine. There is no explicit mention of LSI or AMR in that autoyast file. Thanks in advance, -- Wayne Pascoe
Can anyone point me to where I can find a solution for this ? I'm pretty sure the autoyast file is mostly ok at this point, because it installs to a virtual machine. There is no explicit mention of LSI or AMR in that autoyast file.
Thanks in advance,
Hi all, Thanks to J. David Eisenberg for his posted solution in another thread about his resolution of the 28% problem. I have moved my autoyast file to floppy for the moment, and this solves that problem. Something else that might be interesting for anyone who creates a profile by using a reference profile on a machine other than what they will be installing to... In your autoyast file, you will end up with an <initrd_modules> section. In there, the required module for the hard drive controller of the machine that you created the autoyast profile will be listed if you're using SCSI / RAID controllers. This may not be the same as the module required for the device in your target server, so you will end up with a successful installation, but that fails to boot because it cannot find the hard disk controller and as a result the disks. To fix this, simply change the name of the module listed in your autoyast file to the name of the module that your target machines will require. Is there a FAQ / Wiki that I can contribute this to if it is useful ? Regards, -- Wayne Pascoe
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