[CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread R P Herrold
On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Les Mikesell wrote: If you think respins containing Centos branding are wrong, make it easy to to the right thing. Thanks for offering to have me do work for something I don't consider a core (or really, a desireable) goal, Les --- I can always count on you to ask others

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Fajar Priyanto
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote: I need to be able to install CentOS 5.2 on a machine with software RAID (and LVM) setup. I discovered (the hard way!) that there is a bug in the mkinitrd package that causes it to enter an endless loop when there are

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Richard Karhuse
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote: . I was unsure of the specific options above -- After installing revisor and poked around in the source code and found what I needed, but my test install failed -- it complained that there was a problem with mkinitrd

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread John R Pierce
Richard Karhuse wrote: Last time I added a DVD burner to my Build system, it cost $29 (USD) and this was for a very good, reliable unit. Not worth my time and immense hassle to do otherwise indeed. Samsung 22X DVD-R burner, SATA for $25

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Lanny Marcus
On 3/8/09, John R Pierce pie...@hogranch.com wrote: Richard Karhuse wrote: Last time I added a DVD burner to my Build system, it cost $29 (USD) and this was for a very good, reliable unit. Not worth my time and immense hassle to do otherwise indeed. Samsung 22X DVD-R burner, SATA for

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Robert Heller
At Sun, 8 Mar 2009 08:47:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote: . I was unsure of the specific options above -- After installing revisor and poked around in the source code and found what I

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread John R Pierce
Lanny Marcus wrote: In December and January, I bought 2 LG (IDE) DVD burners, in Cali, Colombia, for less than USD$35 each, which includes tax. They both work well. Previously bought TEAC drives, but someone on the list suggested LG instead. John, do you have any experience with the

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Jason Pyeron
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Robert Heller Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 15:46 To: CentOS mailing list Cc: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Robert Heller
list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched mkinitrd) At Sun, 8 Mar 2009 08:47:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote: . I

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2(w/patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Jason Pyeron
list Cc: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched mkinitrd) At Sun, 8 Mar 2009 08:47:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Robert Heller hel

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-08 Thread Les Mikesell
Robert Heller wrote: What are the disk specs for the machine? Why would you not just buy additional storage, even if you accomplish this install/upgrade over the old version you will most likely not be able to go back. Right now it has two 80gig SATA disks with two Software RAID1 arrays,

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:31:08 +0100 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Robert Heller napsal(a): I need to be able to install CentOS 5.2 on a machine with software RAID (and LVM) setup. I discovered (the hard way!) that there is a bug in the mkinitrd package that causes it to

[CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread R P Herrold
On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Robert Heller wrote: At Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:31:08 +0100 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: I am also not sure if I need to update any of the files the installer uses to install the system -- is it enough to just drop the alternitive mkinitrd rpm? Do I need to

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Richard Karhuse
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote This seems overly complex for my needs.  I don't want (or need) to rebuild all 6 of the install CDs.  I just want to *replace* one RPM on the first CD.  I have copied the CD's directory tree to a writable file system and

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Les Mikesell
R P Herrold wrote: Here is the fallout: The poor end user 'knows' it was CentOS, because she was told by the respinner that it is 'CentOS with just one package replaced'. Who gets the black eye here? Who bears the support load of sorting out what happened when the poor hurt user shows

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Jason Pyeron
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Les Mikesell Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 17:59 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd) R P

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:45:19 -0500 (EST) CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Sat, 7 Mar 2009, Robert Heller wrote: At Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:31:08 +0100 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: I am also not sure if I need to update any of the files the installer uses

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:48:29 -0500 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Robert Heller hel...@deepsoft.com wrote This seems overly complex for my needs.  I don't want (or need) to rebuild all 6 of the install CDs.  I just want to *replace* one RPM

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:59:02 -0600 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: R P Herrold wrote: Here is the fallout: The poor end user 'knows' it was CentOS, because she was told by the respinner that it is 'CentOS with just one package replaced'. Who gets the black eye here?

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Karanbir Singh
Robert Heller wrote: I don't want (or need) to rebuild all 6 of the install CDs. I just want to *replace* one RPM on the first CD. the installer supports external repo's - at install time. All you then need is to provide a new repo, with a higher EVR for mkinitrd. -- Karanbir Singh :

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:39:00 + CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Robert Heller wrote: I don't want (or need) to rebuild all 6 of the install CDs. I just want to *replace* one RPM on the first CD. the installer supports external repo's - at install time. All you then

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Rob Kampen
Robert Heller wrote: At Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:59:02 -0600 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: R P Herrold wrote: Here is the fallout: The poor end user 'knows' it was CentOS, because she was told by the respinner that it is 'CentOS with just one package replaced'. Who gets

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-07 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:44:46 -0500 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Robert Heller wrote: At Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:59:02 -0600 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: R P Herrold wrote: Here is the fallout: The poor end user 'knows' it was CentOS,

[CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-06 Thread Robert Heller
I need to be able to install CentOS 5.2 on a machine with software RAID (and LVM) setup. I discovered (the hard way!) that there is a bug in the mkinitrd package that causes it to enter an endless loop when there are /dev/mapper/ devices present during the install process. There is a patch to

Re: [CentOS] Creating an alternitive install CD for CentOS 5.2 (w/ patched mkinitrd)

2009-03-06 Thread David Hrbáč
Robert Heller napsal(a): I need to be able to install CentOS 5.2 on a machine with software RAID (and LVM) setup. I discovered (the hard way!) that there is a bug in the mkinitrd package that causes it to enter an endless loop when there are /dev/mapper/ devices present during the install