Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On 20-07-10 23:09, Tristam MacDonald wrote:
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Brian Elliott Finley
br...@thefinleys.com wrote:
Tristam,
Are you using ext4? If so, I bet that's why. I'm in the process of
adding support for ext4 and grub2, but its not there yet.
Right you are - I am imaging an ubuntu 10.04 box, so ext4 and grub2 by
default. I just tested switching to ext3, and the imaging appears to
be proceeding perfectly, so I will mess with downgrading grub in the
morning.
Thanks,
If you want ext4 and grub2 support. You can can grab the kernel/initrd from
https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali to replace the kernel/initrd that your are
know using.
We us a post-installation script that determines if we must use grub1 or grub2:
{{{
# Author: Bas van der Vlies
# Date : 6 Sep 2007
# Desc. : This will setup the GRUB bootloader
#
# SVN INFO:
# $Id: 02all.bootloader 4683 2010-06-23 12:15:04Z bas $
# $URL:
https://subtrac.sara.nl/hpcv/svn/beowulf/trunk/systemimager/boot_scripts/post-install/02all.bootloader
$
# Get the Systemimager variables
. /tmp/post-install/variables.txt
echo setting up grub: running grub..
#
if [ -e /etc/default/grub ]
then
echo Using GRUB2 install method! :: $DISK0
echo grub-install --no-floppy $DISK0
grub-install --no-floppy $DISK0
echo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
echo This command can take while...
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
echo GRUB2 install done
else
echo Using Legacy GRUB install method!
grub --batch EOF
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
EOF
echo setting up grub: done.
fi
exit 0
}}}
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Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Bas van der Vlies b...@sara.nl wrote: If you want ext4 and grub2 support. You can can grab the kernel/initrd from https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali to replace the kernel/initrd that your are know using. I saw the SALI kernel and gave it a spin, but it seems to take a different set of parameters, and I haven't been able to figure out which parameter I am feeding wrong. With the default systemimager configuration, it boots fine, rsyncs the script directory successfully, and then errors out with 'couldn't find script'. Any idea how I pass it the image/script name? -- Tristam MacDonald http://swiftcoder.wordpress.com/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ sisuite-users mailing list sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On 21-07-10 12:52, Tristam MacDonald wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Bas van der Vliesb...@sara.nl wrote:
If you want ext4 and grub2 support. You can can grab the kernel/initrd from
https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali to replace the kernel/initrd that your are
know using.
I saw the SALI kernel and gave it a spin, but it seems to take a
different set of parameters, and I haven't been able to figure out
which parameter I am feeding wrong.
With the default systemimager configuration, it boots fine, rsyncs the
script directory successfully, and then errors out with 'couldn't find
script'. Any idea how I pass it the image/script name?
You have to supply the scriptname parameter ;-). Here is an example:
{{{
default rsync_squeeze
label shell
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=32768
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes SSHD=y
tmpfs_size=5000M rw
label rsync_squeeze
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes PROTOCOL=rsync
tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp GRUB2=yes SCRIPTNAME=amd64_squeeze_lisa.master rw
label rsync_lenny
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes PROTOCOL=rsync
tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp SCRIPTNAME=amd64_lenny_lisa.master rw
label bittorent
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes
PROTOCOL=bittorrent tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp GRUB2=yes
SCRIPTNAME=amd64_squeeze_lisa.master rw
}}}
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Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On 21-07-10 13:34, Bas van der Vlies wrote:
On 21-07-10 12:52, Tristam MacDonald wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Bas van der Vliesb...@sara.nl wrote:
If you want ext4 and grub2 support. You can can grab the kernel/initrd from
https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali to replace the kernel/initrd that your are
know using.
I saw the SALI kernel and gave it a spin, but it seems to take a
different set of parameters, and I haven't been able to figure out
which parameter I am feeding wrong.
With the default systemimager configuration, it boots fine, rsyncs the
script directory successfully, and then errors out with 'couldn't find
script'. Any idea how I pass it the image/script name?
You have to supply the scriptname parameter ;-). Here is an example:
{{{
default rsync_squeeze
label shell
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=32768
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes SSHD=y
tmpfs_size=5000M rw
label rsync_squeeze
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes PROTOCOL=rsync
tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp GRUB2=yes SCRIPTNAME=amd64_squeeze_lisa.master
rw
label rsync_lenny
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes PROTOCOL=rsync
tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp SCRIPTNAME=amd64_lenny_lisa.master rw
label bittorent
kernel sali/trunk/kernel
append vga=extended initrd=sali/trunk/initrd.img ramdisk_size=131072
root=/dev/ram MONITOR_SERVER=si_monitor MONITOR_CONSOLE=yes
PROTOCOL=bittorrent tmpfs_size=2400M STAGING=/tmp GRUB2=yes
SCRIPTNAME=amd64_squeeze_lisa.master rw
}}}
There is also an example master script that use GRUB2. We expect a
partition for grub2, see:
* https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali/browser/trunk/example/masterscript.new
ans search for grub2
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Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Bas van der Vlies b...@sara.nl wrote: On 21-07-10 13:34, Bas van der Vlies wrote: You have to supply the scriptname parameter ;-). Excellent, one more hurdle overcome! There is also an example master script that use GRUB2. We expect a partition for grub2, see: * https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali/browser/trunk/example/masterscript.new and search for grub2 I am a little confused how the master scripts work. Do I manually edit (having made a backup copy) my image-name.master script to include those features, or is there a way to modify systemimager to generate a master script which works like that? -- Tristam MacDonald http://swiftcoder.wordpress.com/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ sisuite-users mailing list sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Tristam MacDonald swiftco...@gmail.com wrote: I am a little confused how the master scripts work. Do I manually edit (having made a backup copy) my image-name.master script to include those features, or is there a way to modify systemimager to generate a master script which works like that? Having assumed that I manually create the master script at this point, I have been able to create something that gets most of the way. Still working on getting a valid grub config in place post imaging. In case someone else is trying to use Ubuntu 10.04 with the SALI kernel in the future, take note of the following: - Ubuntu does not use a separate grub partition by default, so you need to make one - Ubuntu identifies partitions by UUIDs by default, so edit your /etc/fstab to use partition names instead - Ubuntu uses UUIDs in grub by default, so disable that in /etc/default/grub -- Tristam MacDonald http://swiftcoder.wordpress.com/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first ___ sisuite-users mailing list sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
Re: [sisuite-users] how to disable tmpfs staging?
On 21 jul 2010, at 23:38, Tristam MacDonald wrote:
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Tristam MacDonald
swiftco...@gmail.com wrote:
I am a little confused how the master scripts work.
Do I manually edit (having made a backup copy) my image-name.master
script to include those features, or is there a way to modify
systemimager to generate a master script which works like that?
Having assumed that I manually create the master script at this point,
I have been able to create something that gets most of the way. Still
working on getting a valid grub config in place post imaging.
In case someone else is trying to use Ubuntu 10.04 with the SALI
kernel in the future, take note of the following:
- Ubuntu does not use a separate grub partition by default, so you
need to make one
- Ubuntu identifies partitions by UUIDs by default, so edit your
/etc/fstab to use partition names instead
- Ubuntu uses UUIDs in grub by default, so disable that in /etc/default/grub
Thanks for the info. We currently using it on debian lenny and squeeze and
converted a systemimager scriptt by hand. And yes we use labels to identify
partitions. To use the grub2 setup we have decided to use a seperate
partition. currently there is no function to generate the fstab file.
Hopefully some useful info and explanations:
We have just one master script for all our differrent hosts/oses., eg:
* ln -s base/sara_install_2 amd64_lenny_lisa.master
* will install the amd64_lenny_lisa image
* Is not necessary
Your kernel must support 'CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y'. If this option is set then
you can use the grub2 setup. Put in your master.script
- set_disklabel $DISK0 gpt
instead of:
{{{
### BEGIN partition $DISK0 ###
logmsg Partitioning $DISK0...
logmsg Old partition table for $DISK0:
parted -s -- $DISK0 print
# Wipe the MBR (Master Boot Record) clean.
logmsg dd if=/dev/zero of=$DISK0 bs=512 count=1 || shellout
dd if=/dev/zero of=$DISK0 bs=512 count=1 || shellout
# Re-read the disk label.
logmsg blockdev --rereadpt $DISK0
blockdev --rereadpt $DISK0
# Create disk label. This ensures that all remnants of the old label, whatever
# type it was, are removed and that we're starting with a clean label.
logmsg parted -s -- $DISK0 mklabel msdos || shellout
parted -s -- $DISK0 mklabel msdos || shellout
}}}
==
Further in the script file you see these lines. This are the partitions
logmsg partition $DISK0 1024:ext2:/boot:boot 1:grub2 4096:swap::swap
0:xfs:/:root
partition $DISK0 1024:ext2:/boot:boot 1:grub2 4096:swap::swap
0:xfs:/:root || shellout
See for full explanation:
* https://subtrac.sara.nl/oss/sali/wiki/SaliUsage/Functions/partition
The first entry 1024:ext2:/boot:boot:
{{{
will create an ext2 partition of size 1024 MB mounted /boot and with label boot
}}}
Used to be this code in masterscript for one partition:
{{{
logmsg Creating partition ${DISK0}1.
START_MB=$END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY
END_MB=$(echo scale=3; ($START_MB + 1024) | bc)
logmsg parted -s -- $DISK0 mkpart primary $START_MB $END_MB || shellout
parted -s -- $DISK0 mkpart primary $START_MB $END_MB || shellout
END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY=$END_MB
logmsg mke2fs -q ${DISK0}1 || shellout
mke2fs -q ${DISK0}1 || shellout
logmsg tune2fs -L boot ${DISK0}1 || shellout`
tune2fs -L boot ${DISK0}1 || shellout`
logmsg mkdir -p /a/boot || shellout
mkdir -p /a/boot || shellout
logmsg mount ${DISK0}1 /a/boot -t ext2 -o rw || shellout
mount ${DISK0}1 /a/boot -t ext2 -o rw || shellout
}}}
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