> > Leif, please check your NFSROOT, in the logs that you posted there were also > > some more really unexpected errors. Just check, whether all the > > scripts/binaries > > that were reported in your error.log really aren't there.
where can i find those? > better check software.log from the installation. I expect that either grub is > not in the client's packages-to-be-installed list or that some other error in > the apt call prevented grub from being installed. $ cat software.log | grep grub install_packages: executing chroot /tmp/target aptitude -R -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install memtest86+ dhcp3-client grub lilo- linux-image-generic cfengine2 cron debconf-utils discover file hdparm jove less linuxlogo nfs-common nscd rdate rsync rsh-client openssh-client openssh-server strace sysutils tcsh time exim4 eject locales console-common pciutils usbutils discover-data exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light file grub Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main grub 0.97-20ubuntu6 [379kB] Selecting previously deselected package grub. Unpacking grub (from .../grub_0.97-20ubuntu6_i386.deb) ... Setting up grub (0.97-20ubuntu6) ... and there is also an folder called grub: $ ls -la boot | grep grub drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-07-31 20:30 grub > Which version of FAI are you using? FAI 3.1.3ubuntu1, 20 Dec 2006 > Could you please re-run make-fai-nfsroot with -v option, and look > exactly at what it is printing? (it sometimes exits O.K. but has major > error, I saw in the rhel-branch some days ago). and now the output from make-fai-nfsroot -v (I hope i found the relevant rows) in the 3rd step it seems that grub is beeing installed... (see: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>) at the end there is an error: E: Broken packages ERROR: 25600 25600 is that relevant? ========================================================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/# make-fai-nfsroot -v [...] Creating base system using debootstrap version 0.3.3.2ubuntu3 Calling debootstrap feisty /srv/fai/nfsroot http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu I: Retrieving Release [...] I: Validating findutils I: Retrieving gcc-4.1-base I: Validating gcc-4.1-base I: Retrieving gettext-base I: Validating gettext-base I: Retrieving gnupg I: Validating gnupg I: Retrieving gpgv I: Validating gpgv I: Retrieving grep I: Validating grep I: Retrieving gzip I: Validating gzip I: Retrieving hostname [...] I: Extracting findutils... I: Extracting gcc-4.1-base... I: Extracting grep... I: Extracting gzip... I: Extracting hostname... [...] I: Unpacking findutils... I: Unpacking gcc-4.1-base... I: Unpacking grep... I: Unpacking gzip... I: Unpacking hostname... [...] I: Configuring libdb4.3... I: Configuring grep... I: Configuring hostname... [...] I: Unpacking ethtool... I: Unpacking gettext-base... I: Unpacking gnupg... I: Unpacking gpgv... I: Unpacking ifupdown... [...] I: Configuring the base system... [...] I: Base system installed successfully. Creating base.tgz Upgrading /srv/fai/nfsroot [..] Setting up fai-client (3.1.3ubuntu1) ... Setting up fai-nfsroot (3.1.3ubuntu1) ... [...] Adding additional packages to /srv/fai/nfsroot: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fai-nfsroot module-init-tools >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dhcp3-client ssh rdate lshw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hwinfo portmap bootpc rsync lftp >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rsh-client less dump >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reiserfsprogs usbutils psmisc >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pciutils hdparm smartmontools >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parted mdadm lvm2 dnsutils >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ntpdate dosfstools cvs jove >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xfsprogs xfsdump sysutils dialog >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discover mdetect libnet-perl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> console-tools console-common >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expect iproute udev subversion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sysvinit upstart- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>grub<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lilo read-edid [...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> install fai-nfsroot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> module-init-tools dhcp3-client >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ssh rdate lshw hwinfo portmap >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bootpc rsync lftp rsh-client >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> less dump reiserfsprogs usbutils >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> psmisc pciutils hdparm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> smartmontools parted mdadm lvm2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dnsutils ntpdate dosfstools cvs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jove xfsprogs xfsdump sysutils >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dialog discover mdetect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> libnet-perl console-tools >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> console-common expect iproute >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> udev subversion sysvinit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upstart- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>grub<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lilo read-edid [...] Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: fai-nfsroot: Depends: fai-client but it is not going to be installed libnet-perl: Depends: perl (>= 5.6.0-16) but it is not going to be installed sysutils: Depends: procinfo but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages ERROR: 25600 25600 install_packages: executing chroot /srv/fai/nfsroot apt-get clean install_packages: executing chroot /srv/fai/nfsroot dpkg --configure --pending install_packages: executing chroot /srv/fai/nfsroot dpkg -C install_packages: executing chroot /srv/fai/nfsroot apt-get clean â/etc/fai/aptâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/aptâ â/etc/fai/apt/sources.listâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/apt/sources.listâ â/etc/fai/fai.confâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/fai.confâ â/etc/fai/fai.conf.saveâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/fai.conf.saveâ â/etc/fai/fai.conf.save.1â -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/fai.conf.save.1â â/etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.confâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.confâ â/etc/fai/menu.lstâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/menu.lstâ â/etc/fai/NFSROOTâ -> â/srv/fai/nfsroot/etc/fai/NFSROOTâ Shadow passwords are now on. Kernel 2.6.17.13-ubuntu1-fai-kernels installed into the nfsroot. Kernel 2.6.17.13-ubuntu1-fai-kernels copied to /srv/tftp/fai/vmlinuz-install DHCP environment prepared. If you want to use it, you have to enable the dhcpd and the tftp-hpa daemon. BOOTP environment prepared. Removing `local diversion of /sbin/discover-modprobe to /sbin/discover-modprobe.distrib' make-fai-nfsroot finished properly. ========================================================================== Regards Leif
