--- Michael Tautschnig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Uncomment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY in > /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf > > and set it to "deb file:/fai/files packages/". > Why don't you use the KERNELPACKAGE variable in > make-fai-nfsroot.conf?
I do have the KERNELPACKAGE variable set to the same .deb file. However, that is only used for the initial boot of the install client *before* FAI installs the OS, and it does not set up the client to boot that same kernel *after* the install is complete. Since I need to boot a custom-compiled kernel in both situations (the mptscsi* drivers are necessary to boot a Dell 1855 blade), the kernel .deb has to be placed into the local repository and FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY activated so that it will get installed. > > PACKAGES install I386 > > memtest86+ > > kernel-image-2.6.14-fai-kernels_1_i386 > remove _1_i386 - that's the revision and the architecture and not > part of the packagename. BINGO! That did it! Now the custom 2.6.14 kernel does get installed and shows up in the GRUB menu after the end-of-install reboot, and I've learned something new about package naming. However, that brings up another problem, as going forward with the boot produces a kernel panic. It seems that the kernel is still trying to mount the root fs via NFS. Time to get back to figuring that one out. Thanks Michael!
