Re: Deciding what packages to put on an install CD

2002-11-22 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Bruce Edge wrote: > I want to grab all specified and dependant packages from the package lists in >package_config/* to put on the install CD. > This would allow one to install any of the same classes supported by the regular FAI >install. > How can I generate a list of all

RE: Future of FAI (fwd)

2002-11-22 Thread Bruce Edge
This is so cool!! This is all just what I've been wanting. Great suggestions!! I think the class inheritance mechanism provided by a class spec/config/whatever file is nice: Class: GNOME # Other classes to recursively define Depends: XF86 Depends: WORK As to whether to throw t

Re: future of fai

2002-11-22 Thread Marc SCHAEFER
On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Thomas Lange wrote: > - write a script that creates a bootable CD. I do not know if it's > possible to detect the name of the CD-ROM without using a > initrd. What if the computer has (several) IDE and SCSI CD-ROMs? The > CD should be made from an existing nfsroot on a f

Re: NIS configuration

2002-11-22 Thread Thomas Lange
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:19:06 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Yah, it's too bad the NIS gets defined if YPDOMAIN is defined. This is not a bug, it's a feature! Fix the entiries in your DHCP or BOOTP server. Why should a YPDOMAIN be defined, if you do not want to be a NIS client? >

hooks can't skip the default task

2002-11-22 Thread Thomas Lange
> Hooks are cool, but there's a problem with the current > implementation: your hook has no way to prevent the "real" task > from running after your hook has completed. The patch below > skiptask() currently does not do the right thing. Repairing the > skiptask() stuff would

Re: questions and doubts

2002-11-22 Thread Dario Rossi
Changing the floppy the machine booted ...can't believe it... the previous floppy seemd ok (i could write on it and read it) well thanks..now i have to tune up other things anyway . For now Thansk a lot! Dario On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:35:13 +0100 Thomas Lange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: questions and doubts

2002-11-22 Thread Thomas Lange
> On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:58:09 +0100, Dario Rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Loading FAI-DHCP... > Error 0x10 > I think your floppy disk is damaged. -- Gruss Thomas

Re: Deciding what packages to put on an install CD

2002-11-22 Thread Thomas Lange
> On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:12:35 -0800, "Bruce Edge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >said: > I want to grab all specified and dependant packages from the > package lists in package_config/* to put on the install CD. > This would allow one to install any of the same classes > supported by

questions and doubts

2002-11-22 Thread Dario Rossi
Hello all, a few times ago i started trying FAI, but there is something i cannot get through.. I have indeed some problems with it but i can t guess if it s in my Debian installation or in me : ). Sorry about this long Email but i tried to put in everything to make clear all my mess of doubts.

Re: Future of FAI (fwd)

2002-11-22 Thread Niall Young
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, AUSTIN MURPHY wrote: > On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Niall Young wrote: > > > On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, AUSTIN MURPHY wrote: > > > > > I was thinking of a single "spec" file to define each class with an > > > associated tarball containing all related scripts and files. > > > > Sounds great,

Re: Future of FAI (fwd)

2002-11-22 Thread AUSTIN MURPHY
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Niall Young wrote: > On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, AUSTIN MURPHY wrote: > > > I was thinking of a single "spec" file to define each class with an > > associated tarball containing all related scripts and files. > > > # scripts (location) > > /fai/scripts/GNOME/S01 > > /fai/scripts/GN