Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 03:09:04PM +0200, Regis Gras enlightened us: I complided CVS and unattended-4.8 on CentOS 5 glib glibc-2.5-18.el5_1.1 kernel kernel-2.6.18-8.el5 gcc gcc-4.1.2-14.el5 The ntinstall server is samba-3.0.24 In CVS and unattended, I downloaded glibc-2.5 and I used linux-2.6.24.4 On both, the network driver does'nt work The computer freezes with the message: *** Now that we have loaded the modules (maybe) let's try DHCP ... *** Trying DHCP on eth0 udhcpc (v1.9.2) started :00:19.0 :eth0 Unable to allocate MSI Interrupt Error -1 Sending Discover :00:19.0 :eth0: Link is up 100 Mbps Full Duplex Flow Control: RX/TX :00:19.0 :eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO As suggered by Matt Hyclak, I testded on DEll Optiplex 755 with Bios release A4 and A8 Both does'nt work I tried cvs and unattended 4-8 on an other older computer. Network is OK, but ... samba does'nt work Failed to mount /z With unattended-4.7 the smbmount works I tried to recompile with samba-3.0.20. Same problem, impossible to mount Z/ I saw in the release notes, use cifs instead of smbfs What have I to change in the server ntinstal ? I saw that some people compile cvs ans unattended-4.8 without problem ... Could you tell me what configuration you are using for your server ntinstall and what configuration you are using to compile cvs and unattended-4.8 I'm also compiling on CentOS 5, same versions you listed above with the exception of a newer kernel (kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.i686). With the change to cifs rather than smbmount, I had to fix the boot CD to be able to find my server. All DHCP clients on my network get a search path of cns.ohiou.edu (since that's the group that manages DHCP), but my server is ntinstall.math.ohiou.edu. Referencing //ntinstall/install worked fine when using smbmount - IIRC because it will do a broadcast NETBIOS to find the machine - but cifs failed. I fixed this by including an /etc/hosts file on my boot disk that lists the proper IP for ntinstall. I'm not sure what's going on with your 755. I've got 8 of them, and the couple I've tested the new CD on have worked fine, and the 6 I deployed with 4.7 upgraded to 2.6.23.3 also worked just fine. Might be one for the Linux lists at Dell? Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263 - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 03:41:54PM +0200, Regis Gras enlightened us: Matt Hyclak wrote: I'm also compiling on CentOS 5, same versions you listed above with the exception of a newer kernel (kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.i686). OK, I'll yum update my server and recompile CVS and unattended With the change to cifs rather than smbmount, I had to fix the boot CD to be able to find my server. All DHCP clients on my network get a search path of cns.ohiou.edu (since that's the group that manages DHCP), but my server is ntinstall.math.ohiou.edu. Referencing //ntinstall/install worked fine when using smbmount - IIRC because it will do a broadcast NETBIOS to find the machine - but cifs failed. I fixed this by including an /etc/hosts file on my boot disk that lists the proper IP for ntinstall. I wish to fix the mount cif problem You said I fixed this by including an /etc/hosts file on my boot disk that lists the proper IP for ntinstall. How did you do that ? I suppose that the problem is the same with the boot CD and with the Pxe boot Régis With the attached patch. Just put a hosts file in linuxboot/misc/ and it will be copied to the boot disk (likewise the ramdisk for pxe boot). Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263 Index: Makefile === RCS file: /cvsroot/unattended/unattended/linuxboot/Makefile,v retrieving revision 1.181 diff -u -r1.181 Makefile --- Makefile4 Apr 2008 10:46:58 - 1.181 +++ Makefile4 Apr 2008 19:24:41 - @@ -765,6 +766,8 @@ $(call copy_file,misc/master,stage1/etc/master) +$(call copy_file,misc/hosts,stage1/etc/hosts) + $(call copy_file,misc/modprobe.conf,stage1/etc/modprobe.conf) $(call copy_file,misc/module-order.txt,stage1/etc/module-order.txt) @@ -794,7 +797,7 @@ stage1/bin/find-modules-pci \ stage1/bin/make-blkdev-nodes stage1/etc/extra.pcimap\ stage1/etc/master stage1/etc/modprobe.conf \ - stage1/etc/module-order.txt \ + stage1/etc/module-order.txt stage1/etc/hosts\ stage1/etc/udhcpc-script stage1/etc/nsswitch.conf \ stage1/etc/passwd stage1/usr/lib/freedos-mbr.bin\ stage1/usr/lib/ntldrbin/ntldr_boot_code_install \ Index: misc/nail-floppy.txt === RCS file: /cvsroot/unattended/unattended/linuxboot/misc/nail-floppy.txt,v retrieving revision 1.52 diff -u -r1.52 nail-floppy.txt --- misc/nail-floppy.txt28 Mar 2008 08:45:36 - 1.52 +++ misc/nail-floppy.txt4 Apr 2008 19:24:41 - @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ etc/extra.pcimap etc/ld.so.cache +etc/hosts etc/master etc/version - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Matt Hyclak wrote: I wish to fix the mount cif problem You said I fixed this by including an /etc/hosts file on my boot disk that lists the proper IP for ntinstall. How did you do that ? I suppose that the problem is the same with the boot CD and with the Pxe boot Régis With the attached patch. Just put a hosts file in linuxboot/misc/ and it will be copied to the boot disk (likewise the ramdisk for pxe boot). Matt I am sorry, but I do'nt understand the use of pach I tried to copy your file in my cvs directory and execute the command patch -p0 ../unattend_hosts.diff can't find file to patch at input line 8 Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option? It is sufficient to write a file etc/hosts in linuxboot/misc ?? Régis -- == | Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr| | D.C.M. | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | 301, rue de la chimie | --| | DU BP 53 | Tel 04 76 51 41 76| | 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 | Fax 04 76 51 40 89| == - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Matt Hyclak wrote: Try -p0 from the linuxboot directory. Or if you're comfortable, just read the patch - you only have to add a couple of things in. I tried patch -p0 but il does'nt works, perhaps I was not in the good tree Anyway, I read your patch and I found one thing I modified linuxboot/Makefile, by adding $(call copy_file,misc/master,stage1/etc/master) # Modif $(call copy_file,misc/hosts,stage1/etc/hosts) And I put a hosts file in .../linuxboot/misc/host (ntinstall152.77 . the ip adress of the ntinstall server) It is sufficient ? I am compiling, but it's very long ... Régis -- == | Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr| | D.C.M. | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | 301, rue de la chimie | --| | DU BP 53 | Tel 04 76 51 41 76| | 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 | Fax 04 76 51 40 89| == - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 06:01:19PM +0200, Regis Gras enlightened us: Matt Hyclak wrote: Try -p0 from the linuxboot directory. Or if you're comfortable, just read the patch - you only have to add a couple of things in. I tried patch -p0 but il does'nt works, perhaps I was not in the good tree Anyway, I read your patch and I found one thing I modified linuxboot/Makefile, by adding $(call copy_file,misc/master,stage1/etc/master) # Modif $(call copy_file,misc/hosts,stage1/etc/hosts) And I put a hosts file in .../linuxboot/misc/host (ntinstall152.77 . the ip adress of the ntinstall server) It is sufficient ? Almost, you need to add etc/hosts to the nail-floppy.txt file to make sure it gets copied to the boot media. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263 - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Matt Hyclak escribió: The file should just be linuxboot/misc/hosts, but you need my patch to get that file into stage1 so that it's copied to the boot media. Maybe if we ask nicely, Juan Jose will commit the change into CVS :-) :-) I saw both patches, but I think that this needs a bit more investigation on why it does not resolve properly. if you check the documentation: The Unattended server must be reachable with the name ntinstall. http://unattended.sourceforge.net/step-by-step.php#step3 I would like to avoid people adding an ip address and required to compile the linuxboot. 1) you can overwrite the Z_PATH to \\x.x.x.x\install 2) you can add z_path to the pxelinux.cfg/default - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Juan Jose Pablos wrote: 1) you can overwrite the Z_PATH to \\x.x.x.x\install 2) you can add z_path to the pxelinux.cfg/default Adding z_path to pxelinux.cfg/default is a good idea. append initrd=initrd z_path=\\152.77.14.26\install It's work. Thank you very much Régis -- == | Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr| | D.C.M. | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | 301, rue de la chimie | --| | DU BP 53 | Tel 04 76 51 41 76| | 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 | Fax 04 76 51 40 89| == - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 06:28:05PM +0200, Juan Jose Pablos enlightened us: Matt Hyclak escribió: The file should just be linuxboot/misc/hosts, but you need my patch to get that file into stage1 so that it's copied to the boot media. Maybe if we ask nicely, Juan Jose will commit the change into CVS :-) :-) I saw both patches, but I think that this needs a bit more investigation on why it does not resolve properly. if you check the documentation: The Unattended server must be reachable with the name ntinstall. http://unattended.sourceforge.net/step-by-step.php#step3 I would like to avoid people adding an ip address and required to compile the linuxboot. An example of the reason I did this is here: http://osdir.com/ml/linux.file-systems.cifs/2005-01/msg00016.html The cifs client on Linux doesn't use NetBIOS (nor WINS, apparently) to resolve names. It seems to rely strictly on DNS. 1) you can overwrite the Z_PATH to \\x.x.x.x\install 2) you can add z_path to the pxelinux.cfg/default True, and I already do this, but I only put the short name in. My reason for doing so is because I have 2 networks (one private, one public). The private one resolves ntinstall to a private IP and can't always reach the public IP during setup/install time. I didn't think the hosts file was so invasive that putting it there (and the sample hosts file I sent with the previous patch only had 127.0.0.1 defined), but left an option for folks who did recompile the boot disk. In other words, my patch doesn't change default behavior, but makes it a little easier to use a custom hosts file for those who want it. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263 - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Matt Hyclak escribió: 2) you can add z_path to the pxelinux.cfg/default True, and I already do this, but I only put the short name in. My reason for doing so is because I have 2 networks (one private, one public). The private one resolves ntinstall to a private IP and can't always reach the public IP during setup/install time. I didn't think the hosts file was so invasive that putting it there (and the sample hosts file I sent with the previous patch only had 127.0.0.1 defined), but left an option for folks who did recompile the boot disk. sorry, I do not understand this problem. if you define z_path=\\192.168.1.5\install how this differs from having a host file: localhost 127.0.0.1 ntinstall 192.168.1.5 your problem is a rare one, and do not see how having a host file could help others, if already there is a method that is cleaner and work fine - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] lot of problems with unattended-4.8 and CVS ...
Matt Hyclak escribió: The cifs client on Linux doesn't use NetBIOS (nor WINS, apparently) to resolve names. It seems to rely strictly on DNS. just for the record: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=462803 This could be a way to resolved. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
