This is on Lucid Ubuntu 10.04 Running: FAI 3.4.2ubuntu1~lucid1~ppa1
On Dec 6, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Shadow Roldan wrote: > Hello! > > Have used FAI for many moons, am now trying to extend functionality to even > more automation. Yay for automation. > > Basing my work on previous discussions: > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/pipermail/linux-fai/2005-September/003593.html > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/pipermail/linux-fai/2006-February/003892.html > > I have been attempting to insert dialog's into my fai process to handle > hostname, ip and class assignment > > I have a need for checklist driven output for defining classes and have > written: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > #! /bin/sh > tmp=/tmp/base > tmphostname=/tmp/hname > ip=/tmp/ip > dialog --title "FAI" --nocancel --checklist "Choose the type of > installation:" 20 60 7 \ > base "Base Install" off \ > GRUB "Configures GRUB" off \ > apt "adds iWin custom apt repo" off \ > console "Redirects standard output to console" off \ > lb "Sets up 2nd NIC for Load Balancer" off \ > db-diskconfig "iWin Base DB Disk Config" off \ > chef "deploys chef client and registers" off \ > tomcat "Installs Base Tomcat" off 2>$tmp > # clear > # define the new class > catnc `cat $tmp` > rm -f $tmp > dialog --title "FAI Hostname Input" --inputbox "Input desired hostname:" 10 > 30 2>$tmphostname 1>/dev/console > clear > hostname -F $tmphostname > dialog --title "FAI IP Input" --inputbox "Input desired IP Address:" 10 30 > 2>$ip 1>/dev/console > clear > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > The above, when broken into it's smaller parts and run from the shell works > just fine. However, when FAI encounters the --checklist it appears to skip > right over it. It almost appear as if something is sending a carriage return > and pushing past to the next menu. Hard to determine. > > My question is: > Has anyone gotten dialog --checklist working inside FAI? If so, would you > mind sending me your config so I can try to see if it is simply a formatting > issue? If not... Can someone confirm they can get it working as I have a > sneaking suspicion I'm running into a bug > > Thanks very much FAI community > > Shadow Roldan > > >
