Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 14:47 +1300, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Jerry Vonau wrote: > > Wow, did I have a fun night for once, sorry for the delay in replying. > > :-) > > > That should of read --baseurl=file:///mnt/isodir/updates > > I am a bit lost -- you do run a bit too fast. Or maybe erlang cooked > my noodle... > Anaconda by default mounts the usb key at /mnt/isodir, I've just made another repo available on the usb in /updates. In order to enable this repo you need to add the repo line to the ks.cfg file > > I've uploaded a XSupdates.zip to http://members.shaw.ca/jvonau/pub/0216/ > > Just unpack the zip to your usbdrive and add the line in sample.ks to > > the top of the present ks.cfg file on the usbdrive. The installer should > > add the repo into its repo setup routine and be available for the > > install. > > Will review. How did you prepare the files? What's the magic? > I just ran "createrepo ." in the directory, and zipped it up. Could be used to add local content. > > This look like it maybe useful to rollout incremental changes to the > > base rpms, instead of installing, then "yum updating" we could packages > > up the newer rpm files for use with this "updates repo" and have them > > installed from the get go. We could add a createrepo routine to > > mkusbinstall to create a blank repo in updates off the bat and leave the > > repo line in the ks.cfg file, should have no ill effects if there is > > nothing present in the repo. > > Sounds evil. How about people who burn the iso? Or a deployment that > drives anaconda-over-nfs or similar? If we make mkusbinstall really > smart, we leave behind everyone who isn't using usb ;-) > > cheers, > This is for usb ATM... To add file to an iso, mkslim could do that, while a change to the repo line would be needed(I'd need to work up the syntax). NSF would be a snap, uses the same logic as harddrive to fine an iso. I'd just add the /updates to the root of the export, might just work with out changing the repo line, but I would have to mock that up to be sure. Sorry got to leave for work, back in 12 hours Jerry ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Jerry Vonau wrote: > Wow, did I have a fun night for once, sorry for the delay in replying. :-) > That should of read --baseurl=file:///mnt/isodir/updates I am a bit lost -- you do run a bit too fast. Or maybe erlang cooked my noodle... > I've uploaded a XSupdates.zip to http://members.shaw.ca/jvonau/pub/0216/ > Just unpack the zip to your usbdrive and add the line in sample.ks to > the top of the present ks.cfg file on the usbdrive. The installer should > add the repo into its repo setup routine and be available for the > install. Will review. How did you prepare the files? What's the magic? > This look like it maybe useful to rollout incremental changes to the > base rpms, instead of installing, then "yum updating" we could packages > up the newer rpm files for use with this "updates repo" and have them > installed from the get go. We could add a createrepo routine to > mkusbinstall to create a blank repo in updates off the bat and leave the > repo line in the ks.cfg file, should have no ill effects if there is > nothing present in the repo. Sounds evil. How about people who burn the iso? Or a deployment that drives anaconda-over-nfs or similar? If we make mkusbinstall really smart, we leave behind everyone who isn't using usb ;-) cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 15:02 +1300, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Jerry Vonau wrote: > >> I need to append "method=hd:LABEL=XSRepo:/iso" to the same line, > > > > Can you change this line in the patch from: > > sed -i -e 's/cdrom:/hd:LABEL=XSRepo:/g' > > $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg > > I folded the second part of your patch (which I had dropped yesterday, > sorry!) with this change in the sed line. > > Actually, I changed the sed line a bit to only add method if it's not > there. If it's there, we try to replace it if it was method=cdrom. See > > http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xs-livecd;a=commitdiff;h=aae67834bd1f450cf365349dca02968483842535 > > cheers, > Martin: The method= part will only work with the patches in my rpm. It fails when setting up the repos. I'm testing a work around for missing openssl rpm on usb installs ATM, I placed the missing rpm in a directory /updates on the usb key. Then I ran createrepo on that directory, and to the top of the ks.cfg file added: "repo --name=updates --baseurl=file:///mnt/isodir" Install is running now, will report back later with results Jerry ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 20:34 -0600, Jerry Vonau wrote: > On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 15:06 +1300, Martin Langhoff wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Jerry wrote: > > > User impression doesn't count? ;-) Kind of throws fully automated > > > installs out the window. To support installs to CF or from the network, > > > anaconda needs to be patched for F9, is installing to a XO on hold? or > > > are you looking to move to F10? > > > > It counts, and of course it matters. And very happy that you're > > helping me with it. Are the anaconda RPMs with the added sleep good > > for me to grab? > > > > Should be, I tested what was there a few time on a XO. First time ran > though to completion, but I've yet to write the part to create the > olpc.fth file in %post in the ks.cfg. The rest blew up with some weird > kernel error, think my CF card might be the issue or there is some > general issue with the kernel driver for mmc, but the loader part worked > fine. Single test on desktop ran as expected. You would need to add the > rpm to a repo, and to be safe, I'd install it on the build host also. > > The updates.img file is not needed to do the spin. I'm working on a fixed initrd.img for 0.5.1 based on my rpm for use with an usbdisk that uses that updates.img. ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 15:06 +1300, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Jerry wrote: > > User impression doesn't count? ;-) Kind of throws fully automated > > installs out the window. To support installs to CF or from the network, > > anaconda needs to be patched for F9, is installing to a XO on hold? or > > are you looking to move to F10? > > It counts, and of course it matters. And very happy that you're > helping me with it. Are the anaconda RPMs with the added sleep good > for me to grab? > Should be, I tested what was there a few time on a XO. First time ran though to completion, but I've yet to write the part to create the olpc.fth file in %post in the ks.cfg. The rest blew up with some weird kernel error, think my CF card might be the issue or there is some general issue with the kernel driver for mmc, but the loader part worked fine. Single test on desktop ran as expected. You would need to add the rpm to a repo, and to be safe, I'd install it on the build host also. > I'm looking to skip F10, hoping that F11 will be more worthwhile -- > almost none of our probs are solved in F10, so it's pointless rebase > churn... > > > That would depend on if there is any movement by fedora on official > > supporting of installs from usb... ;-) > > > > I wonder how many other people are using mkusbinstall outside of us? > > Ahh... > > > On a side note unless you use the other features of mkslim, the need > > for mkslim might go away for F11. > > Yes, seen noise about that in the anaconda list. Feather up you cap - > after much pushback they realised what a big fat waste some stuff in > the images dir is. > Or they just hit the size limit on a DVD, and now it matters ;-) Jerry ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Jerry wrote: > User impression doesn't count? ;-) Kind of throws fully automated > installs out the window. To support installs to CF or from the network, > anaconda needs to be patched for F9, is installing to a XO on hold? or > are you looking to move to F10? It counts, and of course it matters. And very happy that you're helping me with it. Are the anaconda RPMs with the added sleep good for me to grab? I'm looking to skip F10, hoping that F11 will be more worthwhile -- almost none of our probs are solved in F10, so it's pointless rebase churn... > That would depend on if there is any movement by fedora on official > supporting of installs from usb... ;-) > > I wonder how many other people are using mkusbinstall outside of us? Ahh... > On a side note unless you use the other features of mkslim, the need > for mkslim might go away for F11. Yes, seen noise about that in the anaconda list. Feather up you cap - after much pushback they realised what a big fat waste some stuff in the images dir is. cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] mkusbinstall enhancements
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:50 AM, Jerry Vonau wrote: >> I need to append "method=hd:LABEL=XSRepo:/iso" to the same line, > > Can you change this line in the patch from: > sed -i -e 's/cdrom:/hd:LABEL=XSRepo:/g' > $USBMNT/$SYSLINUXPATH/isolinux.cfg I folded the second part of your patch (which I had dropped yesterday, sorry!) with this change in the sed line. Actually, I changed the sed line a bit to only add method if it's not there. If it's there, we try to replace it if it was method=cdrom. See http://dev.laptop.org/git?p=projects/xs-livecd;a=commitdiff;h=aae67834bd1f450cf365349dca02968483842535 cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
