All you need to copy to /tftpboot/rpm are the .rpm packages from the CDs. Normally they will be in /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS. You don't really need the docs or the source copied. You shouldn't need to install any RPMs or SRPMs manually.
Jason On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 12:26, Danny Flood wrote: > I just wanted to double check, I am supposed to copy all of the RPMs from > all of the RedHat 8.0 CDs. This is including the Documentation and Source > Code CDs, right? Also, am I supposed to install the RPMs in the SRPMS > directory as well as in the RedHat/RPMS directory? I also found an RPM in > base directory on one of the CDs somewhere. I am assuming I am supposed to > copy all of these to /tftpboot/rpm. Let me know if I am doing something > wrong. Hopefully, I won't need to email you back, but I'll let you know, if > I run into the problem again. By the way it is OSCAR 3.0. > > Thanks, > > Danny > > > >From: Jason Brechin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Danny Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] I'm not sure if you've received my emails > >Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:47:31 -0600 > > > ><keeping list updated> > > > >I'm thinking that the problem may not be directly related to OSCAR. I > >assume the other wizard steps finished properly? If the image build > >failed, there may have been a small window that popped up saying what > >happened. Can you paste the contents of the oscarinstall.log from one > >of the sessions in which the image build failed? > > > >Just to verify, are you using OSCAR 3.0 or 2.2.1? > > > >Thanks, > >Jason > > > > > >On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 09:32, Danny Flood wrote: > > > I've tried installing OSCAR a few times but have not been successful. > >First > > > I tried with RedHat 7.2, realized that wasn't supported, then tried > >Mandrake > > > 9.2, now I'm trying RedHat 8.0 and it's still not working, although this > >is > > > the furthest I have gotten with the installation. I tried downloading > > > additional packages the first time I ran it on RedHat 8, but i > >reinstalled > > > the OS and tried again without the additional packages. Still, the same > > > problem occurs. GUI, is not responsive until I use System Monitor to > >end > > > the process that is running, which is perl. > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > > > > Danny > > > > > > > > > >From: Jason Brechin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: Danny Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] I'm not sure if you've received my emails > > > >Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:21:36 -0600 > > > > > > > ><keeping the users list updated> > > > > > > > >It seems like you've run through a complete installation already. Are > > > >you re-installing OSCAR on the machine? That can cause problems. If > > > >you have file system errors, then that would likely cause problems > > > >during an image build. Did you download any additional OSCAR packages > > > >with OPD? When you click the Build Image button, is the GUI still > > > >responsive? Nothing happens in the terminal? > > > > > > > >Jason > > > > > > > >On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 07:48, Danny Flood wrote: > > > > > Mr. Brechin > > > > > > > > > > OK, here's what's happening. I run ./install_cluster and I get to > >the > > > >OSCAR > > > > > Installation Wizard. After I click Build Oscar Client Image, some > > > >output > > > > > appears. The last line of the output is: > > > > > > > > > > -->Returning oscar_clients RPMs for autoupdate: perl-DB_File > > > > > autoupdate-client > > > > > > > > > > The Create a System Installation Suite Image window opens. When I > >click > > > > > Build Image from that window, nothing happens. > > > > > > > > > > When I went to a command line, it told me I have new mail in > > > > > /var/spool/mail/root, so I checked the mail. The following is the > > > >message I > > > > > received: > > > > > > > > > > /etc/cron.daily/tripwire-check: > > > > > > > > > > **** Error: Tripwire database for mansc107 not found. **** > > > > > **** Run /etc/tripwire/twinstall.sh and/or tripwire --init. > > > >**** > > > > > > > > > > mansc107 is the name of my computer. > > > > > Further down it says: > > > > > > > > > > Connections: > > > > > Service sgi_fam: > > > > > <no address>: 3 Time(s) > > > > > > > > > > **Unmatched Entries** > > > > > tcpd[8521]: warning: can't get client address: Socket operation on > > > > > non-socket > > > > > tcpd[8521]: getpeername: Socket operation on non-socket > > > > > useradd[2453]: new group: name=oscartst, gid=500 > > > > > useradd[2453]: new user: name=oscartst, uid=500, gid=500, > > > > > home=/home/oscartst, shell=/bin/bash > > > > > > > > > > Later there is an integrity check... > > > > > > > > > > I get a bunch of warnings saying File system error. No such file or > > > > > directory > > > > > Continuing... > > > > > > > > > > I can tell you the names of the files, if need be. > > > > > There is more information in a Report Summary. I can forward you > >the > > > >mail > > > > > if you think it will help. I'm not sure if this is related to the > > > >original > > > > > problem of the "RPM hang," but I thought I'd bring it to your > >attention. > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if you need any more information. I'll be updating the > > > >database > > > > > and trying to run the script again in the meantime. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > > > > > Danny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jason Brechin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: Danny Flood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] I'm not sure if you've received my > >emails > > > > > >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:04:14 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > >It sounds like you're having the 'rpm hanging' problem. Many other > > > > > >people have experienced this (I'm not one of them). It is due to a > > > > > >problem with rpm itself, and has been recognized (but still not > > > > > >completely fixed I think) by RedHat. > > > > > > > > > > > >If the tests are failing, I'd need to see the test results, or know > > > >what > > > > > >tests are failing to be able to help you further. Depending on > >which > > > > > >tests are failing, there may be other files to look into to find > >more > > > > > >information on what's going wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > >I don't know what tripwire is looking for, so I can't say what > >might be > > > > > >missing. I'm assuming you're talking about running it on the > >clients? > > > > > > > > > > > >Jason > > > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 15:46, Danny Flood wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Brechin, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I installed RedHat 8.0, and I am still having trouble installing > > > >OSCAR. > > > > > > > However, I'm having trouble further down the road. When I am > >trying > > > >to > > > > > > > Build an OSCAR image. After I click Build image nothing > >happens. I > > > > > >tried > > > > > > > running the ps command, but there doesn't seem to be any rpm > > > >processes. > > > > > >I > > > > > > > tried rebuilding the database anyways, but that still doesn't > >work. > > > >I'm > > > > > > > going to try doing it a few more times tomorrow morning. Any > >ideas > > > > > >would be > > > > > > > fantastic. A couple other things I've noticed: the > > > > > >testing/test_cluster > > > > > > > script it fails, when it try to communicate to the client nodes; > > > >also > > > > > >when I > > > > > > > run tripwire --init, I get errors saying that some > >files/directories > > > >are > > > > > > > missing. I can give you more details tomorrow. Again, if you > >can > > > >help > > > > > >me > > > > > > > out in anyway that would be great. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Danny Flood > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jason Brechin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Oscar-users] I'm not sure if you've received my > > > >emails > > > > > > > >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:15:05 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >No official version of OSCAR supports MDK 9.2. OSCAR 3.0 does > > > >support > > > > > > > >RedHat 8.0 and 9, and Mandrake 9.0. Sherbrooke University did > > > > > > > >distribute a CD with a version of Mandrake 9.2 and a version of > > > >OSCAR > > > > > > > >that supported it, but I don't know if that is still available > > > > > >anywhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 10:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sorry for the abundance of emails. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope this is going to the right place. I sent one earlier, > >but > > > >I > > > > > >think > > > > > > > >it may > > > > > > > > > have bounced back. I registered on your website, but I used > >the > > > > > >email > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] The correct email should be > > > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > I'll try registering again, if it's a small technical > >problem > > > >such > > > > > >as > > > > > > > >that. My > > > > > > > > > main concern is the trouble I'm having installing OSCAR on > >my > > > > > >Mandrake > > > > > > > >9.2 > > > > > > > > > operating system. Please give me an email back, if just to > > > > > >acknowledge > > > > > > > >that you > > > > > > > > > received this email. I can give you more details, once > >we've > > > > > > > >established a > > > > > > > > > steady stream of communication. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dflood > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > > > > > > > > > Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and > >Integration > > > > > > > > > See the breadth of Eclipse activity. 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