John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'll try to get to that tomorrow. boss is going out of town tonight and
wants the vpn up before he leaves...considering it's on my desk at the
moment, and not in the datacenter, I have a hill to climb.
On Monday 14 November 2005 13:29, Jide Osatuyi wrote:
> Hi John,
> I tried to modify the autoinstallscript to use lvm but
> I guess I did a bad job at that.I will appreciate if I
> can see the autoinstallscript you use for lvm
> autoinstalls.
> Thanks.
>
> --- John Joletwrote:
> > yeah, but that machine's on an isolated network.
> > I'll try to get ahold of it
> > next week.
> > On Friday 11 November 2005 07:07, Jide Osatuyi
> >
> > wrote:
> ; > > Can I see the autoinstallscript you use for lvm
> > > autoinstalls maybe I could use it or at least
> >
> > compare
> >
> > > with mine.
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --- John Joletwrote:
> > > > If you used lvm on that volume, you have a whole
> > > > other set of issues to deal
> > > > with. email me your autoinstall script as an
> > > > attachment and I'll look at it
> > > > and compare it to the one I use for lvm
> > > > autoinstalls.
> > > >
> > > > One gotcha is you MUST make sure the kernel
> > > > downloaded out of tftpboot is
> > > > compiled with the proper lvm options. If you
> > > > installed them as modules, they
> > > > should be in the initrd, but will not be
> > &g t; > automatically loaded without some
> > > > gymnastics. I prefer to compile those pieces
> >
> > into
> >
> > > > the kernel.
> > > > On Wednesday 09 November 2005 08:12, Jide
> >
> > Osatuyi
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Thanks that worked.I eidted the autoinstall
> > > >
> > > > script.
> > > >
> > > > > now it says
> > > > > SGI XFS with no debug enabled
> > > > > mks2fs -j /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 || shellout
> > > > > could not stat /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 -No
> >
> > such
> >
> > > > file
> > > >
> > > > > or directory
> > > > >
> > > > > The device appraently does not exist; did you
> > > >
> &g t; > > specify
> > > >
> > > > > i correctly?
> > > > >
> > > > > --- John Joletwrote:
> > > > > > control-c and get a shell. fdisk -l, if you
> > > >
> > > > can.
> > > >
> > > > > > the hard drive has just
> > > > > > moved. when you find it, just edit the
> > > >
> > > > autoinstall
> > > >
> > > > > > script and change hdc to
> > > > > > hda, or whatever.
> > > > > > On Tuesday 08 November 2005 09:10, Jide
> >
> > Osatuyi
> >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > I copied kernel and initrd.img from the
> >
> > root
> >
> > > > and
> > > >
> & gt; > > > > > /systemimager/i386/boot.... respectively
> >
> > and
> >
> > > > it
> > > >
> > > > > > works
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > fine.
> > > > > > > I'm at the autoinstall stage now and I'm
> > > >
> > > > getting
> > > >
> > > > > > > this;
> > > > > > > get_arch
> > > > > > > Partitioning /dev/hdc...
> > > > > > > Old partition table for /dev/hdc:
> > > > > > > Error: Could not stat device /dev/hdc - No
> > > >
> > > > such
> > > >
> > > > > > file
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > or directory.
> > > > > > > parted -s -- /dev/hdc mklabel msdos ||
> > > >
> > > > shellout
> > > >
> > > > > > > any ideas what's going on here and how i
> >
> > can
> >
> > > > fix
> > > >
> > > > > > it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- John Joletwrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday 07 November 2005 15:24, Jide
> > > >
> > > > Osatuyi
> > > >
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > here's a copy of the output after I
> > > >
> > > > changed
> > > >
> > > > > > some
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > permissions:
> > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -lR /tftpboot/
> > > > > > > > > /tftpboot/:
> > > > > > > > > total 36
> > > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 2
> >
> > 13:18
> >
> > > > > > > > initrd.img
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 4
> >
> > 08:31
> >
> > > > > > kernel
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ummmm, kernel and initrd.img are zero
> > > >
> > > > length?
> > > >
> > > > > > > > I think for the kernel to run, and
> >
> > initrd to
> >
> > > > > > load
> > > > > ; >
> > > > > > > > they need contents....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11822 Sep 28
> >
> > 16:39
> >
> > > > > > > > pxelinux.0
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 2 root root 11822 Aug 16
> >
> > 2004
> >
> > > > > > > > > pxelinux.bin
> > > > > > > > > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 7
> >
> > 14:37
> >
> > > > > > > > > pxelinux.cfg
> > > > > > > > > drwxrwxr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 25
> >
> > 10:07
> >
> > > > > > X86PC
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg:
> > > > > > > > > total 16
> > > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 791 Nov 4
> >
> > 12:33
> >
> > > > > > 7F000001
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 790 Nov 4
> >
> > 12:24
> >
> > > > > > 7F000001~
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 116 Nov 7
> >
> > 14:37
> >
> > > > > > default
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107 Nov 4
> >
> > 13:01
> >
> > > > > > default~
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > /tftpboot/X86PC:
> > > > > > ; > > > total 8
> > > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Oct 25
> >
> > 10:07
> >
> > > > UNDI
> > > >
> > > > > > > > > /tftpboot/X86PC/UNDI:
> > > > > > > > > total 8
> > > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 25
> >
> > 10:07
> >
> > > > > > BStrap
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 25
> >
> > 10:11
> >
> > > > > > > > > linux-install
>
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>
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> ##ITSN,SUNY Brockport
> ##Brockport,NY.
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