[Unattended] Compile errors v4.0

2004-03-08 Thread Steffen Kaiser
Hello, I wanted to re-create the linuxboot disk in order to replace the //ntinstall/... setting. This fails, because -- when I haven't overlooked a config file -- I cannot create the bootdisk from scratch because of the following error: make download make egrep '^[0-9a-fA-F]+ [ADRTW] '

[Unattended] problem using v3.4, 3,5 and 4.0a

2004-03-08 Thread imdos
Hi all, First of all i would like to say i am not on the mailing list! My question is simple; I am using the bootcd and after partitioning the drive i get the next error. Scanning for OS directories under Z:\... None found! Bailing at Z:\dosbin\install.pl line 656. This error i did get with

Re: [Unattended] Unattended 4.0 released

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
OK, OK, so I should have tested install.pl under DOS. Makes me wonder about the whole release candidate idea, though. Release 4.0a is coming Real Soon; either tonight (because 4.0 is just broken) or tomorrow (to coincide with Microsoft's hotfix release schedule). Meanwhile, another release

Re: [Unattended] Compile errors v4.0

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Steffen Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a possibility to not re-compile all the utilities, just to have another server setting? Version 4.0a allows this. Just edit pxelinux.cfg/default to add something like this to the append line: z_user=myself z_pass=sekrit

Re: [Unattended] Compile errors v4.0

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Adam Peart [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For those of us without Linux, can we make this change. I am not sure. Linux makes these values visible as a flat text file (/proc/cmdline), which is very handy. I have no idea how to access these settings from under DOS+memdisk, or even whether it is

Re: [Unattended] speaking of wish lists

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The only thing that I've been meaning to try is: a:\MODE COM1:96,N,8,1 a:\CTTY COM1 I have added FreeDOS mode.com to the DOS boot disk in 4.0a (coming soon). And ctty is a shell builtin. So this might actually work. Ok, I'll have to follow up with

Re: [Unattended] speaking of wish lists

2004-03-08 Thread Andrew Clark
I also have one for the wish list. Every time that I upgrade install.pl I have to edit the disk partition section to make the selections fit in my environment. I change it to the following: Whole disk C: - this is for older testing machines with a small hdd less then 18GB 8GB C: rest D: -

Re: [Unattended] speaking of wish lists

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Ah, this we can already do. Open install.pl and find the ask_fdisk_cmds() subroutine. Copy it to Z:\site\config.pl and rename it as my_ask_fdisk_cmds() or whatever. Edit that copy to do whatever you want. Flesh out Z:\site\config.pl like this: sub my_ask_fdisk_cmds () { ... your

[Unattended] Unattended 4.0a released

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Although tomorrow is Microsoft Tuesday, I decided not to wait. I think it is important to have our current stable release actually work. Also, I chose to announce this one both on SourceForge and on Freshmeat, so it may get more exposure than usual. Share and enjoy. - Pat ** Changes in

Re: [Unattended] problem using v3.4, 3,5 and 4.0a

2004-03-08 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
imdos [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scanning for OS directories under Z:\... None found! Bailing at Z:\dosbin\install.pl line 656. This means the system did not find anything which looks like a Windows CD under Z:\os. smb.conf -- [install] path = /install