Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-27 Thread E-Blokos
27, 2011 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi all: > > Any more issues? If not, I will make r4556 GA for SystemImager 4.2.0 > (stable) release. > > Thanks, > > Bernard > > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Bernard L

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-27 Thread Bernard Li
Hi all: Any more issues? If not, I will make r4556 GA for SystemImager 4.2.0 (stable) release. Thanks, Bernard On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Olivier: > > 2011/4/21 Olivier LAHAYE : > >> Tested but failed to boot because the network card driver (igb) is not built >> i

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-21 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Olivier: 2011/4/21 Olivier LAHAYE : > Tested but failed to boot because the network card driver (igb) is not built > into the /usr/share/systemimager/boot/x86_64/standard/kernel file from > systemimager-x86_64boot-standard rpm. > > After applaying the attached patch, everything seems to work l

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-21 Thread Olivier LAHAYE
Hi, Tested but failed to boot because the network card driver (igb) is not built into the /usr/share/systemimager/boot/x86_64/standard/kernel file from systemimager-x86_64boot-standard rpm. After applaying the attached patch, everything seems to work like a charm using OSCAR svn trunk. As fo

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-20 Thread Bernard Li
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:50 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > about kernel panic, maybe it came from the --post-install kexec I used > in command line. what do you think ? It's quite possible. Try to use "reboot" as the post-install action and try again. If it is indeed causing trouble, I could try to up

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-20 Thread E-Blokos
Hi Bernard, - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Cc: "E-Blokos" Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi Franck: > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM, E-Blokos wrote

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-14 Thread E-Blokos
Hi B, - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Cc: "E-Blokos" Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi Franck: > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM, E-Blokos wrote: > >

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-14 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Franck: On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:40 AM, E-Blokos wrote: > arrgh, didn't remember and didn't note anything. > sorry for my stupid question but how to make a screenshot/dump at this > when the computer is in this state ? > btw, I planned to install another node soon, will see if it does the sa

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-14 Thread E-Blokos
Hi Bernard, - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Cc: "E-Blokos" Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi Franck: > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM, E-Blokos wrot

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-13 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Franck: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM, E-Blokos wrote: > - after the image was installed before reboot a kernel panic occured Can you please provide more information regarding this? What module caused the panic? A screenshot/dump of the screen would be helpful. > - even if in systemimag

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 03:40:44PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Franck: > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM, E-Blokos wrote: > > > my experience with your last version (4.1.99 r4537) has been a success with > > a UYOK because > > apparently the standard kernel doesn't include module for adaptec

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Franck: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:24 AM, E-Blokos wrote: > my experience with your last version (4.1.99 r4537) has been a success with > a UYOK because > apparently the standard kernel doesn't include module for adaptec sata card. > so after netbooted and automatically installed a new node I

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > Just one remark: your implementation for @528/530 makes the > "default" behavior for update_script equal to updating the script, > i.e.  if no --update_script is given, it is equivalent to > --update_script=yes as the exit is not

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread Thomas Zeiser
Hi Bernard, On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 01:55:49PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Thomas: > > Does this work? this does work. Just one remark: your implementation for @528/530 makes the "default" behavior for update_script equal to updating the script, i.e. if no --update_script is given, it is equ

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread E-Blokos
> Hi Bernard, > > - Original Message - > From: "Bernard Li" > To: > Cc: "E-Blokos" > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 6:55 PM > Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > > >> Hi Franck: >> &g

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-12 Thread E-Blokos
Hi Bernard, - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Cc: "E-Blokos" Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi Franck: > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 6:47 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > &

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Franck: On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 6:47 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > about sources it gives a patch error > > ./configure > > cd > /home/src/systemimager-4.1.99.svn4537.ext4_bli/initrd_source/src/sysvinit-2.8 > 6.ds1.orig && cat > /home/src/systemimager-4.1.99.svn4537.ext4_bli/initrd_source/p > atc

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Andy Rabagliati
On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Patrick Nolan wrote: > Andy Rabagliati wrote: > > > > The nameservers for systemimager.org - listed as > > ns1.thefinleys.com and ns2.thefinleys.com also do not resolve. > > Well, it is back for me too now. But it was gone, from the US and from South Africa, when I posted.

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: Does this work? Index: sbin/si_getimage === --- sbin/si_getimage(revision 4539) +++ sbin/si_getimage(working copy) @@ -197,10 +197,12 @@ } # be sure $update_script was passed a proper option -unless( - ($u

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 12:31:12PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > You probably need this patch too: exactly; this one supersedes my previous hack. Using your both patches from today works perfectly fine on OpenSUSE 11.3. Thanks ! thomas > > Index: lib/SystemImager/Common.pm > ==

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Bernard Li
You probably need this patch too: Index: lib/SystemImager/Common.pm === --- lib/SystemImager/Common.pm (revision 4539) +++ lib/SystemImager/Common.pm (working copy) @@ -1669,6 +1669,8 @@ return 'udev';

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: Please test the following *untested* patch: Index: lib/SystemImager/Server.pm === --- lib/SystemImager/Server.pm (revision 4539) +++ lib/SystemImager/Server.pm (working copy) @@ -1760,7 +1760,8 @@ $xml_config = XMLi

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Thomas Zeiser
Hi Bernard, On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 12:35:58PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Thomas: > > I'm a bit hesitant to make such a major change to add support for > devtmpfs -- does imaging work correctly if you enable UYOK? I fully understand that you hesitate. However, if the "client OS" uses devtmpfs

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread E-Blokos
have no problem on my side (canada) - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager Hi Andy: On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:40 AM, Andy Rabagliati wrote: > I am havi

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Andy: On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:40 AM, Andy Rabagliati wrote: > I am having difficulty resolving this site. > > Can anyone give me an IP address ? > > The nameservers for systemimager.org - listed as > ns1.thefinleys.com and ns2.thefinleys.com also do not resolve. > > whois data for  systemim

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Patrick Nolan
Andy Rabagliati wrote: > On Fri, 25 Mar 2011, Bernard Li wrote: > >> You can find the tarballs and RPMs here: >> >> http://download.systemimager.org/~bli/systemimager/ > > I am having difficulty resolving this site. > > Can anyone give me an IP address ? > > The nameservers for systemimager.org

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-11 Thread Andy Rabagliati
On Fri, 25 Mar 2011, Bernard Li wrote: > You can find the tarballs and RPMs here: > > http://download.systemimager.org/~bli/systemimager/ I am having difficulty resolving this site. Can anyone give me an IP address ? The nameservers for systemimager.org - listed as ns1.thefinleys.com and ns2.t

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-08 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: I'm a bit hesitant to make such a major change to add support for devtmpfs -- does imaging work correctly if you enable UYOK? Cheers, Bernard On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > Hi Bernard, > > here is one more: > > OpenSuSE 11.3 does no longer uses devfs but dev

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-08 Thread Thomas Zeiser
Hi Bernard, here is one more: OpenSuSE 11.3 does no longer uses devfs but devtmpfs ... An example of /proc/mounts rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0 devtmpfs /dev devtmpfs rw,relatime,size=186100k,nr_inodes=46525,mode=755 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw,relatime 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,gid=5,mode

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-08 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Thu, Apr 07, 2011 at 05:11:26PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > This seems to be a better patch, as it also catches if the user > specified --update-script '' on the CLI: > > Index: sbin/si_getimage > === > --- sbin/si_getimage (revisi

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread E-Blokos
Cc: "E-Blokos" Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > >> thanks Bernard I'm trying to compile it now on Fedora10 > > Did the RPMs I provide

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread Bernard Li
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > thanks Bernard I'm trying to compile it now on Fedora10 Did the RPMs I provide not install on Fedora 10? Or perhaps you need i386 boot-standard and initrd_template? Cheers, Bernard -

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread E-Blokos
thanks Bernard I'm trying to compile it now on Fedora10 - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi all: > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:34 PM, B

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread Bernard Li
This seems to be a better patch, as it also catches if the user specified --update-script '' on the CLI: Index: sbin/si_getimage === --- sbin/si_getimage(revision 4539) +++ sbin/si_getimage(working copy) @@ -197,10 +197,12 @@

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > However, I'm not (yet) really happy that the argument "--update-script > yes|no" now is mandatory for si_getimage. (If no --update-script > argument is given, you get an warning/error in line 200). > But that's not really a show s

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread Thomas Zeiser
Hi Bernard: On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 05:05:34PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Thomas: > > I have committed your patches and also updated e2fsprogs to the newer > version, it should work this time. Please try them out and let me > know if you run into any other issues: > > http://download.systemi

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-07 Thread Bernard Li
Hi all: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Bernard Li wrote: > I forgot to upload the svn4537.ext4 tarball, will do that tomorrow. The tarball is there now, for those who wanted to build it themselves: http://download.systemimager.org/~bli/systemimager/ Please report back any issues -- thanks!

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Franck: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM, E-Blokos wrote: > do you think it will work on the old fedora 10 ? I don't see why not. In case you're having trouble installing them, I could try rebuilding on CentOS 4, or something. I forgot to upload the svn4537.ext4 tarball, will do that tomorro

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread E-Blokos
do you think it will work on the old fedora 10 ? - Original Message - From: "Bernard Li" To: "Thomas Zeiser" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager > Hi Thomas: > > I have co

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: I have committed your patches and also updated e2fsprogs to the newer version, it should work this time. Please try them out and let me know if you run into any other issues: http://download.systemimager.org/~bli/systemimager/ I guess after you've confirmed that ext4 support is worki

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Wed, Apr 06, 2011 at 10:10:06PM +0200, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > > Iff the "-t XXX" option is removed from the mke2fs call, at least > creating/mounting the filesystems works and data is rsynced. But I > still have problems very close to the end, i.e. after the message > "Detecting systemconfigura

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > I did not try to rebuild the RPMs as yours cleanly installed (and > rebuilding requires downloading/extracting lots of packages which > wont fit into my toy VM environment). Good to know, thanks! > I'm still fighting ... Looks l

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 05:17:33PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Sorry, hit the send button too quickly. Were you able to test on > OpenSUSE 11.3? Were you able to build RPMs? I did not try to rebuild the RPMs as yours cleanly installed (and rebuilding requires downloading/extracting lots of packag

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-06 Thread Thomas Zeiser
On Tue, Apr 05, 2011 at 05:16:29PM -0700, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Thomas: > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Thomas Zeiser > > > attached are three small patches to improve compatibility with > > OpenSuSE 11.3: > > - allow parted version numbers "a.b" in addition to "a.b.c" > > - avoid non-initi

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-05 Thread Bernard Li
Sorry, hit the send button too quickly. Were you able to test on OpenSUSE 11.3? Were you able to build RPMs? Were you able to test ext4 support? Thanks, Bernard On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Thomas: > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Thomas Zeiser > wrote: > >> at

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-05 Thread Bernard Li
Hi Thomas: On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Thomas Zeiser wrote: > attached are three small patches to improve compatibility with > OpenSuSE 11.3: > - allow parted version numbers "a.b" in addition to "a.b.c" > - avoid non-initialized variable in si_getimage > - detect date format of OpenSuSE 11

Re: [sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-04-05 Thread Thomas Zeiser
Hi Bernard, attached are three small patches to improve compatibility with OpenSuSE 11.3: - allow parted version numbers "a.b" in addition to "a.b.c" - avoid non-initialized variable in si_getimage - detect date format of OpenSuSE 11.3 kernels for UYOK Best, thomas --- /usr/lib/systemimager/per

[sisuite-users] Help test latest snapshot of SystemImager

2011-03-25 Thread Bernard Li
Hi all: It has been a while since we've made a release (3 years, in fact!) so I'm happy to let you guys know that we are working on releasing 4.2.0 (stable) to the world soon. Here's the current changelog: 4.2.0 - c