fcopy and classes?

Hello, is there any way to tell fcopy to use the file which matches the class at the beginning? The Problem is that for some host I need a different config file all other hosts have one config. I set extra classes in the host file but in FAI_CLASSES the class I definded in the host-file appears

Some packages will not install

Hello, sometimes not all packages are installed on the client. I'm mixing tasksel installation and normal install in some package_config files. So in the software.log apt complains about: Sorry, talk is already the newest version. and that about 20 times. Then the complete apt command stops

Re: make-fai-nfsroot stops

Ok one thing is that from one hour to the next make-fai-nfsroot stopped working. It took me a while to find out why the clients don´t start the installation. The system is running on the actual woody and fai worked without problems the day before. Then I tested debootstrap and it had problems to

Bootsector

When I use bootsector do disable the partition my complete partition table is deleted. Is this a normal behavior? Christoph --

Re: Bootsector

So how do you clear the bootsector? lilo -U is not working, and toggling the bootflag with fdisk is also not working. And I never tried it with dd. Christoph On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 06:20:35PM +0200, Jens Ruehmkorf wrote: When I use bootsector do disable the partition my complete partition

make-fai-nfsroot stops

Hello, I tried to create the nfsroot with debootstrap today. (i want to use woody) The problem is that it skips and finish uncompleted. no kernel is installed so I can´t start the clients for installation. With verbose output the last I can see is: - Setting up console-tools (0.2.3-23.2) ...

Re: make-fai-nfsroot stops

Looks like a problem with debootstrap. I have send a bug report (hope i'm not wrong) Christoph On Mon, Oct 15, 2001 at 08:17:38PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: At 18:17 +0200 10/15/01, Christoph Keller wrote: Hello, I tried to create the nfsroot with debootstrap today. (i want to use woody

Re: Realplayer?

I tried to install realplayer with the debian package (the deb-package which uses the rpm, from woody) Normaly this works but not during fai installation Christoph On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 08:53:13AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote: At 14:46 +0200 10/3/01, Christoph Keller wrote: I try to install

Shadow passwords

Hello, can I tell fai to use shadow passwords from the beginning? Or is there any script which is setting this later? Thanks Christoph --

Problem with booting

I was now able to make an installation. But now the pc is not booting. What is fai using to write the boot sector? lilo or grub and where is it called? Christoph --