Re: [Systemimager] Re: [Sisuite-users] Building SI on RH9, using 2.4.21-pre3, for Dell 1750 target, with tg3 for Broadcomm
dann frazier wrote: On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 01:45:21PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We were able to resolve this today -- we can now build and install SI flavors from a RH9 machine, for install on a Dell 1750 target with the Broadcomm network adaptor. The key is to migrate SI 3.0.1 to 2.4.21-pre3 first. I added the following patches to ./patches under our flavor build tree. These patches were extracted from RedHat's own kernel-2.4.20-8.src.rpm: patch-2.4.21-pre3.bz2 linux-2.4.20-tg3.patch (The interesting thing to note here is that the 2.4.20 kernel which ships with RH9 is actually 2.4.21-pre3, but they don't update the version string to say that...) I renamed these so that the pre3 patch ran first, before all other linux kernel patches, followed immediately by the tg3 patch. I then simply deleted any patches which conflicted later in the build (I think that xfs patches were the only thing that conflicted, and we aren't using xfs...). I also had to update linux.i386.config, since the above pre3 patch upgrades the kernel to 2.4.21-pre3. Cool. right now, i'd rather not update the kernel too drastically (i keep hoping 3.2.0 will happen soon). a standalone tg3 patch is definitely reasonable, but anything that breaks xfs makes me nervous. however, an alternate boot flavor is definitely a reasonable thing to do, especially for 3.0.1. if you want to build one, i'd be glad to host it. if its unclear how to do so, i can walk you through it. Can i download somewehere a kernel that support the new tg3 card or must i build my own? PS) Our linux systems use xfs ;-) -- -- * * * Bas van der Vlies e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * SARA - Academic Computing Servicesphone: +31 20 592 8012 * * Kruislaan 415 fax:+31 20 6683167* * 1098 SJ Amsterdam * * * --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ Sisuite-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
[Sisuite-users] problems with HP DL360 and SmartArrays?
When I run SystemImager on by brand new DL360s, it fails after the images are downloaded. Specifically, when it runs 'grub-install' it generates the following; Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide hda: driver not present df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems Could not find device for /boot: No found or not a block device shortly thereafter the function find_grub_root gets called in Grub.pm which ultimately calls 'devfs_lookup' in Devfs.pm, looking for devices that match /ide|scsi|md/ in the 'smells_like_devfs' routine. To try and see why, I printed out the contents of /proc/partitions and found the devices in it had names that would never pass this test, specifically: cciss/disc0/dics cciss/disc0/part1 cciss/disc0/part2 cciss/disc1/disc cciss/disc1/part1 does anyone have a clue what is going on here and what (if any) workarounds there might be to get past this? Since the partitions structure are getting named by the 'master' SI script which is being built by mkautoinstallscript, is this the actual root of the problem? -mark --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ Sisuite-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
RE: [Sisuite-users] Building SI on RH9, using 2.4.21-pre3, for Dell 1750 target, with tg3 for Broadcomm
On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 13:24, Bas van der Vlies wrote: dann frazier wrote: On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 12:09:40PM +0200, Bas van der Vlies wrote: Can i download somewehere a kernel that support the new tg3 card or must i build my own? I just put my Quick and Dirty sollution available for download. http://howto.ipng.be/systemimager/ Maybe it works for you folks too. greetings. Kris the tg3 driver is in the latest 3.0.1 packages. couldn't tell ya if it supports the new tg3 card. PS) Our linux systems use xfs ;-) it does that too. I have the same problems as was mentioned in this email by Stephen G. Traugott. He has mentioned in his email that he updated the kernel to support the new tg3 with broadcom chipset. We at SARA have now also some new DELL machines with this card. WE can pxe boot them but if the kernel is loaded it does not support this network card ;-( We have the latest debian package for woody installed: 3.0.1-7 Is there is a newer version for debian available or has someone a updated kernel for me? PS) I use this line for the debian packages: deb http://download.systemimager.org/debian stable main -- Kris Buytaert [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ Sisuite-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
Re: [Sisuite-users] Building SI on RH9, using 2.4.21-pre3, forDell 1750 target, with tg3 for Broadcomm
Kris, Thanks, the network card is now supported by the new kernel. I still have to build my own kernel en boel binaries because we need 'xfs' support. Kris Buytaert wrote: On Thu, 2003-10-23 at 13:24, Bas van der Vlies wrote: dann frazier wrote: On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 12:09:40PM +0200, Bas van der Vlies wrote: Can i download somewehere a kernel that support the new tg3 card or must i build my own? I just put my Quick and Dirty sollution available for download. http://howto.ipng.be/systemimager/ Maybe it works for you folks too. greetings. Kris the tg3 driver is in the latest 3.0.1 packages. couldn't tell ya if it supports the new tg3 card. PS) Our linux systems use xfs ;-) it does that too. I have the same problems as was mentioned in this email by Stephen G. Traugott. He has mentioned in his email that he updated the kernel to support the new tg3 with broadcom chipset. We at SARA have now also some new DELL machines with this card. WE can pxe boot them but if the kernel is loaded it does not support this network card ;-( We have the latest debian package for woody installed: 3.0.1-7 Is there is a newer version for debian available or has someone a updated kernel for me? PS) I use this line for the debian packages: deb http://download.systemimager.org/debian stable main -- Kris Buytaert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- * * * Bas van der Vlies e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * SARA - Academic Computing Servicesphone: +31 20 592 8012 * * Kruislaan 415 fax:+31 20 6683167* * 1098 SJ Amsterdam * * * --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ Sisuite-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
[Sisuite-users] Re: problems with HP DL360 and SmartArrays?
Solved my problem thanks to a colleague who found this some time ago. Turns out you can't run under the grub loader! I changed to lilo on the golden client and the installation was very smooth. -mark Mark Seger wrote: When I run SystemImager on by brand new DL360s, it fails after the images are downloaded. Specifically, when it runs 'grub-install' it generates the following; Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time. end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide hda: driver not present df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems Could not find device for /boot: No found or not a block device shortly thereafter the function find_grub_root gets called in Grub.pm which ultimately calls 'devfs_lookup' in Devfs.pm, looking for devices that match /ide|scsi|md/ in the 'smells_like_devfs' routine. To try and see why, I printed out the contents of /proc/partitions and found the devices in it had names that would never pass this test, specifically: cciss/disc0/dics cciss/disc0/part1 cciss/disc0/part2 cciss/disc1/disc cciss/disc1/part1 does anyone have a clue what is going on here and what (if any) workarounds there might be to get past this? Since the partitions structure are getting named by the 'master' SI script which is being built by mkautoinstallscript, is this the actual root of the problem? -mark --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ Sisuite-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
[Sisuite-users] Disk partitioning
Hi, I would like to use systemimager with a variety of HD sizes. At the moment I have partitioning as follows; swap500 Meg \remainder When I am building the image, I request linux ( Red Hat ) to use the remainder of the disk. I am finding problems when imaging on different sized ( smaller ) HD's. Rather than use the remainder of the disk, systemimager tries to create a partiation the exact size of the image. It there a way I can ensure that Systemimager avoids being so pedantic, to allow some flexability of HD sizes. Other than this, seems a great tool. -Bob The information contained in this e-mail and in any attachments is confidential and is designated solely for the attention of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you must not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain this e-mail or any part thereof. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete all copies of this e-mail from your computer system(s). Please direct any additional queries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You.begin:vcard n:Flynn;Bob tel;fax:+353 1 2911217 tel;work:+353 1 2911228 (DDI) x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:www.s3group.com org:Silicon Software Systems Ltd version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] adr;quoted-printable:;;Silicon Software Systems=0D=0AWhelan House,=0D=0ASouth County Business Park,=0D=0ALeopardstown,=0D=0ADublin 18,Ireland fn:Bob Flynn end:vcard
