July 2005 - openSUSE Autoinstall - openSUSE Mailing Lists

sles 9 installation Source in autoyast.xml [Virus checked]
by Matthias.Eble＠kaufland.de 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Hi list, is it possible to set the url of the installation source in the autoyast xml file? I use kernel parameters like install=http://IP/sles9 autoyast=http://IP/sles9.xml for installation at the moment. The only use of autoyast=http://IP/sles9.xml would be nice. The automatic generation of the xml file didn't succeed. When I tried to generate a reference profile and activated the partitioning resource (I installed on LVM) no Partition configs were actually written. My solution was to copy the data from a former generated SuSE 9.3 xml file. Additionally i couldn't find a possibility to set the root password in the dialog. The username root is not permitted in the "Security and users" -> "edit and create" tab. So I also took the values from the 9.3 file, too. I installed recent patches yesterday: autoyast2-2.9.53-0.2 autoyast2-utils-2.9.45-0.2 autoyast2-installation-2.9.53-0.2 thank you matthias

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rules.xml Example Files (SuSE 9.3)
by Charles Smith 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Hello, I've been autoinstalling for a long time, but haven't been using the rules system. I would like to start, but am having trouble understanding how you write a rules file which has multiple rules that will match and return different class files, based on things like hardware specs and hostid netmask, and merge to a profile at the end. Can someone send me example rules file(s) which are at least somewhat similar? I'm having a hard time finding example files online that do similar to what I want. If I see enough example files I can figure it out. Basically, I want to do things like these: If hard drive is smaller than x, result class DiskSize / IDE_Small.class If hard drive is bigger than x, result class DiskSize / IDE_Large.class If hostid is C0A8000* result class Roles / Server.class If hostid is C0A8004* result class Roles / Workstation.class Is this possible, or do you have to write profiles which specify classes, and use the <profile> tag in the result? I've read all of nashif's autoinstall page for 9.1 page but I think I just need examples of more scenarios. Also, am I right in thinking that as of 9.2, you don't have to have separate profiles for 32 and 64 bit machines? Playing around with it, it seems to just figure it out on its own... Thanks in advance, -Charles

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Auto detection of sound card
by Michael Blandford 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

Hello, I am trying to use autoyast to install SLES9 on a wide variety of hardware. Is there an easy way to have autoyast detect and configure the sound card without intervention? Thanks, Michael

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Autoinstall Samba error
by GUIMARAES Andre Assis 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

Hi, When creating a autoinstall file with SAMBA on SUSE 9.3, I get this errors when saving: Can't coerce array into hash at /usr/share/YaST2/modules/SambaServer.pm line 257 (#1) (F) You used an array where a hash was expected, but the array has no information on how to map from keys to array indices. You can do that only with arrays that have a hash reference at index 0. Uncaught exception from user code: Can't coerce array into hash at /usr/share/YaST2/modules/SambaServer.pm line 257. at /usr/share/YaST2/modules/SambaServer.pm line 257 SambaServer::Import('SambaServer', 'HASH(0x9ff7074)') called at -e line 0 Can't undef active subroutine during global destruction. Command: /sbin/yast2 autoyast & Pseudo-hashes are deprecated at /usr/share/YaST2/modules//SambaServer.pm line 257 (#1) (D deprecated) Pseudo-hashes were deprecated in Perl 5.8.0 and they will be removed in Perl 5.10.0, see perl58delta for more details. You can continue to use the fields pragma. The autoinst.xml file has everything ok, except for samba definition. It had though a "</samba-server>" line. Had anyone seen this error? André Assis Guimarães ___________________________________ Modelo Continente Hipermercados, S.A. Direcção de Sistemas de Informação Tecnologia Suporte Especializado - Sistemas Centrais aaguimaraes(a)sonae.pt Ext: 14850 Tel: +351 220114850

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Downloading SLES9 updates?
by danci＠agenda.si 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Hello, we administer a number of SuSE Professional and SLES machines. To reduce installation time we download updates for SuSE Professional nightly, so we have all updates available locally. With increasing numbers of SLES machines, we'd like to do the same - right now our installation takes approx. 35 minuts while updating takes 4-5 hours. Is it possible to download updates for SLES on a non-SLES machine (using usernames and passwords)? If so, how? Thanks, Danilo

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.spl bootsplash
by Lee Hartley 27 Jul '05

27 Jul '05

how do you create or edit the [resolution].spl files in the boot/loader/ area of the install CD? or otherwise go about making a custom bootsplash for an autoinstall? have been looking at whatever information I can find regarding gfxboot, syslinux/isolinux, and bootsplash but I am still having trouble getting anything to work...any how-tos you guys can point to would be great...or if you can nudge me in the right direction I don't mind putting a how-to together when I am done thanks for your time!

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Autoinstall+ yast2-cd-creator
by Cadu 21 Jul '05

21 Jul '05

Hi, I have one doubt, yesterday I did instaled sles9 because i need to use cd-creator, I try to find some tutorial abaut yast-cd-creator on the net but i doesnt have sucess, somone knows haw a can make a iso cd with cd-creator. Sorry my bad english, I am brasilian. Regards, Carlos Eduardo.

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kernel panic on installation
by Camilo Ruiz Méndez 21 Jul '05

21 Jul '05

Hello: I am trying to install suse 9.2 on a pentium 4 with Microstar board. As soon as i put the CD or DVD, and choose install/manual installation/safe installation it hangs and show the following message: ... Call Trace: [<c0289e1e>] pci_bios_find_device+0x1e/0x40 [<c028a0c8>] pcibios_sort+0x58/0x180 [<c03ee7d1>] pcibios_init+0x71/0x90 [<c03ce752>] do_initcalls+0x22/0xb0 [<c0100400>] init+0x0/0x110 [<c0100427>] init+0x27/0x110 [<c0104255>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x10 Code: 81 fe 00 ff 75 05 8a c1 ee eb 11 66 81 fe 01 ff 75 07 66 8b c1 66 ef eb 03 8b c1 ef 66 9d 66 5a 58 f8 c3 c3 c3 66 50 66 53 b7 00 <2e> 8a 83 96 04 00 66 5b 8a d8 66 58 c3 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 <0>Kernel panic -not syncing:Attemted to kill init! I've tried 9,3 and the same output, the suse 9.1 boots the installer ok and install a base systems, but when it boots again the same thing. The behavior is very similar to that posted in this list: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-amd64/2004-Dec/0058.html The bios is most likely updated, passing mem=2048M does not work. The solution suggested about switching off the USB controller is not working either. Thanks for the help Camilo Ruiz Salamanca University http://optica.usal.es

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Problem with keyboard selection SLES 9 SP2
by Tim Verhoeven 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

Hi, I'm new to the autoyast deployment system and have to script the install of a bunch of servers. It has been going pretty well but I'm got a small issue that I don't understand. I would like that autoyast sets the keyboard layout to the belgian format. To configure this I've used the yast autoinstallation module to create a template at it gives me this in the actual xml file : <keyboard> <keymap>belgian</keymap> </keyboard> But when I actually use this in my deployment the keyboard remains the US. I've also checked the /etc/sysconfig/keyboard file on the deployed system and that also has the Us keyboard configured. So it this a bug in autoyast ? (I'm using SLES 9 SP2) Or am I using the wrong keymap identifier for the belgian layout ? Anyone having the opportunity to test this and let me know if you see this or not ? Thank you, Tim -- Tim Verhoeven - dj(a)rootshell.be - 0479 / 88 11 83 /* This is total bullshit: */ linux-2.6.6/drivers/video/sis/init301.c

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enable bootsplash
by Lee Hartley 18 Jul '05

18 Jul '05

How would I enable the bootsplash for autoinstalls? Can anyone point me to some documentation?

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