RE: [Unattended] Mailing List
Thanks again Pat At what stage do I insert the autolog.pl script...ie do I need to put this into the base.bat or beforehand? Also should the format be similar to this todo.pl autolog.pl --logon=1 --user=administrator --domain=xxx.com.au --password=xxx etc etc Yes, I haven't tried the linux disk yet, but I will next time. -Original Message- From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 6 April 2004 9:50 PM To: IT Helpdesk Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Unattended] Mailing List IT Helpdesk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I forgot one important question...how do I make it so that each time the pc reboots it logs into the domain as network administrator as I need to do this to be able to add the printers etc. You patch the registry to use the Winlogon\AutoAdminLogon mechanism. We ship a utility script which will do this for you; see http://unattended.sourceforge.net/apps.html#autolog. Also, is it possible to make auto detection of the network cards when using the cd methodits not a big thing but worth asking about...I know barts PE builder disk allows this, as I use his disk a lot as well. This is possible in principle, and I would consider patches if they are clean, but I am unlikely to implement it. The Linux-based boot disk already does this, however. You might give it a try :-). - Pat --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
[Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
Is it normal that the graphics (the lines look like _ _ _ _ _ on the dialog)(not _)on the winnt part of the installation... A bit like winnt is using the wrong font! This seems to be related to Linux or is it just me, before I start looking? Max --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
It happens to me too. I think the linux boot disk's fonts do not look exactly like MS-DOS fonts. Sylvain. -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Max Lovius Envoyé : mercredi 7 avril 2004 14:46 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk Is it normal that the graphics (the lines look like _ _ _ _ _ on the dialog)(not _)on the winnt part of the installation... A bit like winnt is using the wrong font! This seems to be related to Linux or is it just me, before I start looking? Max --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=ick ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE: RE : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
Thanks Sylvain, now I no it's not just me... Maybe it is just a font problem! Strange I got you reply before my question. Thanks Max -Original Message- From: Sylvain Faivre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 07 April, 2004 2:56 PM To: Max Lovius; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk It happens to me too. I think the linux boot disk's fonts do not look exactly like MS-DOS fonts. Sylvain. -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de Max Lovius Envoyé : mercredi 7 avril 2004 14:46 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk Is it normal that the graphics (the lines look like _ _ _ _ _ on the dialog)(not _)on the winnt part of the installation... A bit like winnt is using the wrong font! This seems to be related to Linux or is it just me, before I start looking? Max --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=ick ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE: [Unattended] language dependent updates
What I'm working on is in using Microsoft SUS (Software Update Services) to download all the latest patches and upgrades from the selected language to the unattended upgrade directory. Then it is necessary to create the script that installs the downloaded patches. This avoids the need to search for the download locations. The main problem is that the upgrades don't have the standard names that we usually download from Microsoft. Anyone has worked on this before? Oriol de los Santos -Original Message- From: Eugene Kotlyarov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:31 AM To: TUSSEY Aloha Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Unattended] language dependent updates TUSSEY Aloha wrote: Hi all still trying to follow the complete instalation process of unattended but have not still understood the following: How did you arrive at the following: URL|RUS|http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/c/7/5c735613-7b8b-42 f6-b669-d9e08f96678a/WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-RUS.exe|updates/winxpsp1/w indowsxp-kb817778-x86-rus.exe I see this a lot in most files and I need to do the same for winver (CSY) but I do not seem to get the clue on how you get all these codded values in the URL. So far I just download the respective files for CSY and put them under the specific directories. I will appreciate if I am given the insight of this. You can find such URL on the download page, it is linked to the 'Download' button. Use 'View as html' command in Internet Explorer and search reference to '.exe' string. e.g. for the above update CSY version will be http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/8/428583e6-a690-416 9-9066-880f6fdd6a9a/WindowsXP-KB817778-x86-CSY.exe I wonder how to find such URL for updates available only from Windows Catalog. --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
AW: [Unattended] connect problem...
When you boot into a DOS and start your network client for DOS, you need a real name for your server, not an IP Address. This probably comes from the network Client being used. There may be a client around which works for DOS and understands IP Addresses for the server name. I'm not quit sure, but this may work if you use the Linuxboot CD. - Markus -- Originalnachricht -- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:14:37 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Roberto Caranci [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Unattended] connect problem... hello i wonder if there's anybody with the same problem... while i am trying to start with the dos cd, i get this looping error message: GUEST was logged off successfully The command completed succesfully Mapping Z: to \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\install\... The syntax is incorrect. For help, type NET USE /? Failed. Retrying... Override bootdisk defaults (if unsure, say yes)[Y,N] i am using the el90x image. can anybody help me? thanks. roberto caranci ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸(((º .¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸(((º Roberto Caranci IT Support Group Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 --- 8057 Zurich Tel 01 635 60 03 --- Fax 01 635 68 87 http://isg.pharma.ethz.ch/roberto.caranci/ --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id70alloc_id638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is it that you want me to try with the Linux boot disk? I have tried it out on system I had handy, but there is nothing on the serial port (after the PXE boot completes, anyway). Add something like this to the append line of pxelinux.cfg/default: console=ttyS0,9600 According to linux/Documentation/serial-console.txt: The format of this option is: console=device,options device: tty0 for the foreground virtual console ttyX for any other virtual console ttySx for a serial port lp0 for the first parallel port options:depend on the driver. For the serial port this defines the baudrate/parity/bits of the port, in the format PN, where is the speed, P is parity (n/o/e), and N is bits. Default is 9600n8. The maximum baudrate is 115200. You can specify multiple console= options on the kernel command line. Output will appear on all of them. - Pat --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
Max Lovius [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it normal that the graphics (the lines look like _ _ _ _ _ on the dialog)(not _)on the winnt part of the installation... A bit like winnt is using the wrong font! This seems to be related to Linux or is it just me, before I start looking? It is an artifact of running under Linux. I did not even notice until a coworker saw me building a machine and asked why it looked so strange... What a horrible detective I would make! I assume this is something to do with the console font. We could probably fix it, but I kind of like it as it is. It reminds me that I am running under Linux :-). But if it bothers you guys, I will look into fixing it. - Pat --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is it that you want me to try with the Linux boot disk? I have tried it out on system I had handy, but there is nothing on the serial port (after the PXE boot completes, anyway). Add something like this to the append line of pxelinux.cfg/default: console=ttyS0,9600 Ok, I get this: Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed WELCOME!!! Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Master script exited! bash-2.05b# I tried it with just console=ttyS0,9600 and with console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600. Both times I got the same error. Both times only over the serial, not on the physical console. When I didn't have the console=tty0 entry, I get no output after Ok, booting the kernel on the screen (which is expected). With it, I don't get any output after Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed. Jordan --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Maybe this is because /dev/ttyS0 does not exist on the boot disk :-). I will roll a new pre-release of Unattended tonight and get back to you. Thank you for testing this. - Pat --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE : [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
It happens to me too. I think the linux boot disk's fonts do not look exactly like MS-DOS fonts. Sylvain. I had assumed that the linux bochs video card wasn't being detected correctly as supporting (insert vga, svga, ega whatever makes more sence here). -Jeff --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
RE: [Unattended] Winnt.exe copying files graphics on linuxboot disk
It is an artifact of running under Linux. I did not even notice until a coworker saw me building a machine and asked why it looked so strange... What a horrible detective I would make! I assume this is something to do with the console font. We could probably fix it, but I kind of like it as it is. It reminds me that I am running under Linux :-). But if it bothers you guys, I will look into fixing it. - Pat Being someone who understands more or less what is going on, I know its not an issue. For someone with less expertise seeing something like that might scare them :) Not rightfully so, but nonetheless its enough to at least raise a brow. Fixing it should be a low priority but on the radar somewhere. -Jeff --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
You might need the console devs on the initrd. ryan On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Jordan Share wrote: Jordan Share wrote: Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is it that you want me to try with the Linux boot disk? I have tried it out on system I had handy, but there is nothing on the serial port (after the PXE boot completes, anyway). Add something like this to the append line of pxelinux.cfg/default: console=ttyS0,9600 Ok, I get this: Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed WELCOME!!! Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Master script exited! bash-2.05b# I tried it with just console=ttyS0,9600 and with console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600. Both times I got the same error. Both times only over the serial, not on the physical console. When I didn't have the console=tty0 entry, I get no output after Ok, booting the kernel on the screen (which is expected). With it, I don't get any output after Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed. Changing the appends to console=ttyS0,9600 console=tty causes it to progress as usual, but with only kernel messages going to the serial console (not the input of the script). Jordan --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: Patrick J. LoPresti [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will roll a new pre-release of Unattended tonight and get back to you. OK, I have uploaded 4.1-pre2 to http://unattended.sourceforge.net/testing/. It has device nodes for /dev/ttyS0 through ttyS3. Give it a whirl and let me know what happens. Thanks again! No go. If the order is console=tty console=ttyS0,9600, I get: Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed WELCOME!!! Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Master script exited! bash-2.05b# cd /dev bash-2.05b# ls console kmem port random tty2 tty5 ttyS1urandom core mem pts tty tty3 tty6 ttyS2zero full null ram1 tty1 tty4 ttyS0ttyS3 and if the order is the other way around, I again only get kernel messages on the serial port (no script output). Jordan --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No go. If the order is console=tty console=ttyS0,9600, I get: Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed WELCOME!!! Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Sigh. Think first, patch second. The problem is that we are trying to launch bash shells on virtual consoles 2 and 3, and then /etc/master on virtual console 1. None of this makes any sense if you are using a serial console. I have taken a crack at working around this and uploaded a new prerelease to http://unattended.sourceforge.net/testing/. It may not work, but at least it should fail differently... - Pat --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] Detecting the active NIC
Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: Jordan Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No go. If the order is console=tty console=ttyS0,9600, I get: Freeing unused kernel memory: 112k freed WELCOME!!! Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Sigh. Think first, patch second. The problem is that we are trying to launch bash shells on virtual consoles 2 and 3, and then /etc/master on virtual console 1. None of this makes any sense if you are using a serial console. I have taken a crack at working around this and uploaded a new prerelease to http://unattended.sourceforge.net/testing/. It may not work, but at least it should fail differently... Ok, now when I have the order at console=tty console=ttyS0,9600, it all works as expected (master script to the serial, kernel messages to both serial and tty). It is beyond weird to see the winnt.exe running in teraterm pro. :) However, I still get the errors I described in an earlier mail (Bugs in 4.1, to the dev list). Jordan --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
