Thanks for the feedback, Anthony. -Brian
Thus spake Anthony Supinski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Thanks for all of the help everyone, I'm pretty sure that my problem is > the one you ran into Bruce and I'm working my way through the old email > you pointed me toward. > I tried out your tool Brian and got an error pretty quickly, here > is the output in verbose mode: > Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at > ./mkbootpackage line 96. > >>> Kernel release: > >>> Using modules from: /lib/modules/2.4.20-6 > >>> Using architecture: i386 > >>> Base temporary dir: /tmp/si > >>> gunzip /tmp/si/old_initrd.gz > >>> Old initrd mount point: /tmp/si/old_initrd_dir > >>> mount /tmp/si/old_initrd /tmp/si/old_initrd_dir -o loop > >>> New initrd temporary dir: /tmp/si/staging_dir > >>> rsync -aHS --exclude=lost+found/ --numeric-ids /tmp/si/old_initrd_dir/ > /tmp/si/staging_dir/ > >>> umount /tmp/si/old_initrd_dir > >>> Removing old modules from: /tmp/si/staging_dir/my_modules > Couldn't open /tmp/si/staging_dir/my_modules /INSMOD_COMMANDS for reading. > at ./mkbootpackage line 388. > > The funny thing is that ISMODE_COMMANDS seems to be exactly where your > looking for it (except for that space in the location) and I couldn't see > any reason that space would have been inserted anywhere just looking at it > breifly. > > Once more thanks everyone, I'll be working on it for a while but now > that I've got a direction I think I'm making progress. > > Anthony Supinski > > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Brian Elliott Finley wrote: > > > If you think this is your issue, then you may want to try the following > > tool (still considered alpha): > > > > http://download.systemimager.org/pub/unofficial/Use_Any_Kernel_by_Brian_Finley/00README > > > > -Brian > > > > > > Thus spake Bruce Becker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Hi Anthony. > > > > > > Sorta glad to hear someone else has the same problem as I did. Brian > > > Elliot was probably right that you have hardware that is newer than the > > > drivers in the kernel. We had a similar problem, but in our particular > > > case, the stock kernel provided by sis did not have the driver for our > > > hard drives compiled into it. If you like, I can send you our kernel > > > config file and you can see what the differences are between it and yours. > > > > > > We had exactly the same error as you are experiencing and got around it by > > > compiling a custom kernel, although getting that to play nicely with sis > > > was another story altogether. If you need advice on how to compile a > > > custom kernel and ensure that the modules are loaded by systeminstaller, > > > consult the posts to the list from about August-September last year, by > > > Frank Crawford, and again during January and early Feb this year by myself > > > and Frank. > > > > > > it's actually a simple problem to solve, although we spent about a month > > > on it ! > > > > > > good luck > > > Bruce > > > > > > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Anthony Supinski wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I've got a new install of OSCAR 3.0 on a RedHat 9 box for my > > > > server and everything has gone perfectly by the installation guide until > > > > it was time to load the client image on the clients. > > > > I have all of the MAC addresses autodectected and assigned to > > > > clients using the provided RedHat 9 rpm list and the sample ide partition > > > > file (originally I was using my own but I thought I might be making a > > > > simple mistake so I thought I'd try the sample). Anyway the clients all > > > > have basic internal ide HDs that seem to be detected in the network > > > > install before it fails but here is what I get around the time of failure: > > > > > > > > get_arch > > > > Partitioning /dev/hda... > > > > Old Partition table for /dev/hda: > > > > Error:Could not stat device /dev/hda - No such file or directory > > > > Parted -s -- /dev/hda mklabel msdos|| shellout > > > > Error:Could not stat device /dev/hda - No such file or directory > > > > > > > > write_variables > > > > followed by the printed message saying the installation failed and giving > > > > instructions as to how to scroll. (this is typed so I am sorry for any > > > > minor discrepencies). > > > > > > > > I've gone so far as to format the computer and then try the image > > > > instalation with the same format instructions but with no better results > > > > and am currently just trying from a clean HD. I'm working on this as a > > > > project for college and I'm hoping that I'm just missing somthing simple. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Anthony Supinski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > > > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > > > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Oscar-users mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bruce Becker > > > UCT-CERN Research Center - University of Cape Town > > > Room 405, R.W. James Building, University Avenue North > > > Private Bag RONDEBOSCH 7700 > > > > > > tel :(w) +27 21 650 3356 | (m) +27 82 537 9425 | (f) +27 21 650 3342 > > > WEB :http://hep.phy.uct.ac.za/~becker | AIM : brucellino > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Oscar-users mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users > > > > > > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------- Brian Elliott Finley Argonne, MCS Division Phone: 630.631.6621 http://thefinleys.com GPG: 3FF8 D096 0E0C D3F3 29B7 6518 D20B 1931 10F8 EE52 --------------------------------------------------------- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your signature to help me spread! ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-users
