[opensuse-factory] Alpha 2 won't install on PPC (iMAC)
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to: "/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found" Install aborts at this point. No opportunity to set up alternate logging (e.g. to network) so logs not available to attach. Same machine runs 10.3 OK-ish (at least the installation works!) Bug 360561 submitted Cheers Richard (MQ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Richard (MQ) napsal(a):
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to:
"/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found"
Install aborts at this point.
No opportunity to set up alternate logging (e.g. to network) so logs not available to attach.
Same machine runs 10.3 OK-ish (at least the installation works!)
Bug 360561 submitted
This might be because the installation system has been split into two parts: 'common' and 'root' both should be available on the network-installation repository. Binaries 'cut' and 'awk' are (probably?) part of the 'common' piece of installation. I had the very same issue unless I made a complete copy of the inst-sys-images directory. Steffen, is that correct? Bye Lukas -- Lukas Ocilka, YaST Developer (xn--luk-gla45d) ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX, s. r. o., Lihovarska 1060/12, Praha 9, Czech Republic
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Richard (MQ) napsal(a):
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to:
"/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found"
Install aborts at this point.
No opportunity to set up alternate logging (e.g. to network) so logs not available to attach.
Same machine runs 10.3 OK-ish (at least the installation works!)
Bug 360561 submitted
This might be because the installation system has been split into two parts: 'common' and 'root' both should be available on the network-installation repository.
Binaries 'cut' and 'awk' are (probably?) part of the 'common' piece of installation. I had the very same issue unless I made a complete copy of the inst-sys-images directory.
Network repository is loop-mounted DVD alpha-2 image, this certainly has under /boot/ppc files 'root' and 'common' both containing squashfs file-systems. Target machine only has CD (not DVD) in common with other early iMACs.
Steffen, is that correct?
-- Cheers Richard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Richard (MQ) wrote:
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Richard (MQ) napsal(a):
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to:
"/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found"
Install aborts at this point.
No opportunity to set up alternate logging (e.g. to network) so logs not available to attach.
Same machine runs 10.3 OK-ish (at least the installation works!)
Bug 360561 submitted
This might be because the installation system has been split into two parts: 'common' and 'root' both should be available on the network-installation repository.
Binaries 'cut' and 'awk' are (probably?) part of the 'common' piece of installation. I had the very same issue unless I made a complete copy of the inst-sys-images directory.
Network repository is loop-mounted DVD alpha-2 image, this certainly has under /boot/ppc files 'root' and 'common' both containing squashfs file-systems. Target machine only has CD (not DVD) in common with other early iMACs.
You have to boot from an alpha2 CD. Older (e.g., alpha1, boot media will not work). Steffen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Richard (MQ) napsal(a):
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to:
"/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found"
Install aborts at this point.
You have to boot from an alpha2 CD. Older (e.g., alpha1, boot media will not work).
Ah, that will be why - I didn't expect that to be the problem. Will try again with an alpha2 CD when I get the chance (probably not until tomorrow). Is there any way of flagging / detecting this sort of change in advance? -- Cheers Richard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Richard (MQ) wrote:
Steffen Winterfeldt wrote:
Lukas Ocilka wrote:
Richard (MQ) napsal(a):
Doing a network install on iMAC G5 (PPC), after setting up network and FTP data, screen shows "Loading Installation System". Once loaded and booted, hundreds of lines of errors similar to:
"/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/common/logging.sh: cut: command not found" and "/sbin/inst_setup: line 270: awk: command not found"
Install aborts at this point.
You have to boot from an alpha2 CD. Older (e.g., alpha1, boot media will not work).
Ah, that will be why - I didn't expect that to be the problem. Will try again with an alpha2 CD when I get the chance (probably not until tomorrow).
Hmm, link on download page is broken (404) http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/openSUSE-11.0-A... - because this file's not there ( and I can't see anything else useful for ppc ?) at http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/ - now I remember why I wasn't using an alpha-2 boot CD.
Is there any way of flagging / detecting this sort of change in advance?
Cheers Richard (MQ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Richard (MQ) wrote:
Hmm, link on download page is broken (404)
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/openSUSE-11.0-A...
- because this file's not there ( and I can't see anything else useful for ppc ?)
at http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/
Hi All (Steffen?) Is there any progress on this please? It makes testing pretty hard! Also, I note that the MD5 sums of the DVDs are again missing, though I appreciate that torrent clients and applydeltarpm both manage to check them (not sure how?) - please can we have them anyway? -- Cheers Richard (MQ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Richard (MQ) wrote:
Richard (MQ) wrote:
Hmm, link on download page is broken (404)
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/openSUSE-11.0-A...
- because this file's not there ( and I can't see anything else useful for ppc ?)
at http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/
Hi All (Steffen?)
Is there any progress on this please? It makes testing pretty hard!
Sorry, no idea. You may want to make a bugreport or talk to coolo (@novell.com) directly. Steffen --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Am Dienstag 12 Februar 2008 schrieb Richard (MQ):
Richard (MQ) wrote:
Hmm, link on download page is broken (404)
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/openSUSE-11. 0-Alpha2-KDE-ppc.iso
- because this file's not there ( and I can't see anything else useful for ppc ?)
at http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-Alpha2/iso/cd/
Hi All (Steffen?)
Is there any progress on this please? It makes testing pretty hard! You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2.
Greetings, Stephan -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow wrote:
You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2.
Thanks - but I can't find a mini ISO in factory? (e.g. at .../distribution/SL-OSS-factory/) - though somewhere I found a note saying that there were instructions to build one (but no such document). Clearly, in the light of the recent changes to the installation boot process it does need to be very recent :-( Please can anyone provide a link? -- Cheers Richard (MQ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
ons, 13.02.2008 kl. 11.58 +0000, skrev Richard (MQ):
Stephan Kulow wrote:
You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2.
Thanks - but I can't find a mini ISO in factory? (e.g. at .../distribution/SL-OSS-factory/) - though somewhere I found a note saying that there were instructions to build one (but no such document).
Clearly, in the light of the recent changes to the installation boot process it does need to be very recent :-(
Please can anyone provide a link?
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/boot/bo... This one? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Am Mittwoch 13 Februar 2008 schrieb Richard (MQ):
Stephan Kulow wrote:
You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2.
Thanks - but I can't find a mini ISO in factory? (e.g. at .../distribution/SL-OSS-factory/) - though somewhere I found a note saying that there were instructions to build one (but no such document).
Clearly, in the light of the recent changes to the installation boot process it does need to be very recent :-(
Please can anyone provide a link?
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/boot/ Greetings, Stephan -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Mittwoch 13 Februar 2008 schrieb Richard (MQ):
Stephan Kulow wrote:
You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2. Thanks - but I can't find a mini ISO in factory? (e.g. at .../distribution/SL-OSS-factory/) - though somewhere I found a note saying that there were instructions to build one (but no such document).
Clearly, in the light of the recent changes to the installation boot process it does need to be very recent :-(
Please can anyone provide a link?
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/boot/
Thanks (and to Bjorn) - clearly I didn't look closely enough :-( next, to try it... Cheers Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Richard (MQ) wrote:
Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Mittwoch 13 Februar 2008 schrieb Richard (MQ):
Stephan Kulow wrote:
You can use factory's mini ISO to boot alpha2. Thanks - but I can't find a mini ISO in factory? (e.g. at .../distribution/SL-OSS-factory/) - though somewhere I found a note saying that there were instructions to build one (but no such document).
Clearly, in the light of the recent changes to the installation boot process it does need to be very recent :-(
Please can anyone provide a link? http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/boot/
Thanks (and to Bjorn) - clearly I didn't look closely enough :-(
next, to try it...
Install completes fine now - thanks Coolo & Bjorn - bug closed. I still have a problem booting it though - started a new thread for that. -- Cheers Richard (MQ) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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Stephan Kulow