Thanks for the suggestion Ted. I was able to look through the sample.cfg file that is provided with systemconfigurator and get an idea of how to override the creation and use of the sc-initrd thing.
-----Original Message----- >From: Ted Arden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sep 14, 2007 10:07 AM >To: "Steven A. DuChene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] systemconfigurator and bogus sc-initrd > > >d00de.. just write a post-install script that >copies over a known good working grub.conf >file as the last thing to do after imaging?? >i have had to do a coupla work arounds with >sysimager in the past.. some post processing. >if you have the vanilla grub.conf file, you may >as well just put that into the image via post-process? > >=ted= > >On Fri, 14 Sep 2007, Steven A. DuChene wrote: > >> I am trying to install some nodes using an image captured from a pre-existing >> system and during the install systemconfigurator keeps creating an initrd >> file called sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz and this does not work out because >> the correct modules do not get included in this initrd and the resulting >> system does not boot. >> >> I have an initrd file that does work but everytime I edit the grub.conf >> or menu.lst files in the image, it seems like systemconfigurator overwrites >> the grub.conf file to reference this bogus sc-initrd-2.6.9-55.ELsmp.gz file >> instead. >> >> How do I get one of two things to happen: >> >> 1. how to get systemconfigurator to STOP rewriting my grub.conf file >> >> or >> >> 2. how to get systemconfigurator to create a CORRECT initrd file containing >> the appropriate modules needed for this platform? >> >> I am in the process of creating a hardware.lst file but the documentation >> that talks about that file does not mention how to get systemconfigurator >> to include modules for things like lvm. >> >> Any assistance, information, pointers to docs or other suggestions are most >> welcome. >> -- >> Steven DuChene >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> sisuite-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ sisuite-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
