I am using unattended 4-7 to install PC with WXP.
I use unattended, only for the PXE boot, I make I386 with nLite.
So, I created a iso image and burn a CD with nLite. I tested this CD, it
works fine.
I copied the I386 directory in /install/os/DIST/I386
Then, I started the boot with PXE and
Sebastian Mellmann wrote:
Don't use nLite for unattended, since it doesn't work.
Sebastian
Could you tell me why we can't use nLite in order to prepare I386 ?
some friends of mine used nLite to add some hotfixes without problems
could you tell me more about the potenetial problems?
Michael De Groote wrote:
point is, you dont need to merge anything
what you need to do is the following
1. burn the iso (easiest, pxe is easy once you've managed to do it
once :) )
2. extract the install.tar.gz archive to a folder on your samba server
(the one where you otherwise
Michael De Groote wrote:
point is, you dont need to merge anything
what you need to do is the following
1. burn the iso (easiest, pxe is easy once you've managed to do it
once :) )
2. extract the install.tar.gz archive to a folder on your samba server
(the one where you otherwise
Michael De Groote wrote:
no, nothing wrong... those are libs that are needed to run dosemu in X
what is weird is that you still have the same problem... as far as i
understood, the nt5x-install script should (among other things) execute
copy -R /z/os/specificosdir
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Hello Régis
How did you create the pxe boot image?
I do not create the pxe boot image.
I found initrd and bzImage in ../linuxboot/tftpboot/
And /tftpboot/unattended_patch/contains
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1298200 Jan 23 09:37 bzImagefrom the
Michael De Groote wrote:
this has to do with the conversion from fdisk to parted commands, iirc
the /spec:7 tells it to create an ntfs partition, something that
doesnt work with this version of parted.
This is a problem that has been brought up before, and about the
solution, well..
I am using unattended 4-7, patched with nt5x-install.
In this version, parted does'nt work.
If I want to partition a disk, parted says:
Program parted is using a deprecated SCSI ioct, please convert to SG_IO
Error: Unable to satisfy all contraints of the partition.
And the disk
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
This one is bad..
I believe revision 1.148 to install.pl will fix this:
http://unattended.cvs.sourceforge.net/unattended/unattended/install/dosbin/install.pl
http://unattended.cvs.sourceforge.net/unattended/unattended/install/dosbin/install.pl?r1=1.147r2=1.148
check
Jens Geile wrote:
I just added new drivers to my unattended installation for a Intel 946GZ
Express Chipset. Unfortunattely my installation aborts with the error that it
could not find the igmedcomkrn.dll file, which is part of the driver.
I think it`s because the file name is not 8.3 conform.
Richard V.B wrote:
Hi,
I have to re-image a Thinkpad. Regarding the NTLDR missing issue, i
have to use the nt5x-install script to correct this issue. But i think
that this script obstruct the creation of the 2 partitions C and D (
i cannot be sure as i just have a thinkpad to test
Joshua Tobin wrote:
I apologize if this problem has been posted already however I've
searched through the archives and can't find anything related.
I'm able to PXE boot, format the drive and copy all the of windows
source files. Once the copy is done the PC attempts its first reboot
and
I am trying to install a Dell Optiplex 755, but the network card
is'nt recognized.
After the boot (PXE or CDROM) the installer stops with the message
** Now that we have loaded the modules (maybe), let's try DHCP
** eth0 not found
** eth1 not found
** eth2 not found
Failed to
David Wadson wrote:
wget
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/unattended/unattended
-4.7.zip
unzip unattended-4.7.zip
cd unattended-4.7/linuxboot
make download
Then wait for all the source files to download. Once that is done...
cd linux-2.6.23.11/drivers/net/e1000
rm -f *
I had a problem with the Dell Optiplex 755. The network card was not
recognized
On this list, I found that the solution was to recompile the kernel with
a new driver e1000.
I downloaded unattended-4.7.zip from unattended.sourceforge.net
I changed the driver E1000, and recompiled
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
I downloaded unattended-4.7.zip from unattended.sourceforge.net
I changed the driver E1000, and recompiled the kernel.
The kernel was compiled, without any error
could you give it a try with the version on the repository
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
I downloaded unattended-4.7.zip from unattended.sourceforge.net
I changed the driver E1000, and recompiled the kernel.
The kernel was compiled, without any error
could you give it a try with the version on the repository
Michael De Groote wrote:
the problem lies in the limitations of the 8.3 filenames, as used by
dosemu (since the winnt installer that copies over the files runs
inside dosemu)
The alternative installer (nt5x-install) should fix this, but it's not
yet included in 4.7
There is a post on the
David Wadson wrote:
On Mar 18, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Regis Gras wrote:
Michael De Groote wrote:
the problem lies in the limitations of the 8.3 filenames, as used by
dosemu (since the winnt installer that copies over the files runs
inside dosemu)
The alternative installer (nt5x-install
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Tirsdag 18 mars 2008 15:18, skrev Regis Gras:
After a lot of problems with samba (finaly, I compiled samba-3.0.20
instead of 3.0.27)
I used security = share to get my samba share working with the newer
unattended linuxboot.
I dont know if that will help
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Onsdag 19 mars 2008 18:26, skrev Regis Gras:
I an not familiar with the use of CVS.
How to do to Pick a good directory ...
you just create a directory with a name that fits you.
the name does not mather.
Its just a place to hold the files from CVS.
- login
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Torsdag 27 mars 2008 17:29, skrev Regis Gras:
2 questions.
- Is this version using nt5-install ?
Yes, if you applied the patches and the tar.gz archive i sent you in a
previous mail.
Sometimes attachments get eaten in the mail antivirus/antispam filters
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
Unfortunately, compiling the kernel fails with the error message:
could you?
cd linuxboot
cvs up
make download
make
I have enable libc 2.5 instead of 2.6.1 as it works on redhat as well
as debian. plus enable linuxthreads
[maguelone
Regis Gras wrote:
[maguelone]-rgras# cvs up
? syslinux-3.62
cvs update: Updating .
P Makefile
cvs update: Updating misc
P misc/nail-floppy.txt
cvs update: Updating tools
[maguelone]-rgras# make download
Makefile:945: *** appel à la fonction « call » non terminé : « ) »
manquant. Arrêt
On Mars 18,2008 you write
- login to CVS (in one line):
cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/unattended
login
(just hit enter when asked for password)
-download from CVS (in one line):
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/unattended
co -P unattended
You now have downloaded the
thanks, nice info for the 'what version works with what' -record.
You can find the patches here:
http://norbakkinn.net/unattended/
Its on my home adsl line, Im using it so it my be slooow :-)
Thank you.
I downloaded this 4 files.
I'll Monday how to do
Régis
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I want to use nt5x-install to accept filename 8.3.3
I want to use the new network e1000 driver (Dell Optiplex 755)
So, I compiled the official unattended-4.7 version. (not CVS)
I had a lot of problems with samba and finaly, I used samba-3.0.20
As you said me, the procedure was:
- Patch
I tried to compile CVS with the new driver e1000 for Dell Optiplex 755
I tried to use: e1000-7.6.15.4.tar.gz and e1000-7.6.15.5.tar.gz
The compilation is OK, but the network connection does'nt work
The messages are:
*** Now that we have loaded the modules (maybe) let's try DHCP ...
*** Trying
Matt Hyclak wrote:
On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 04:39:48PM +0200, Regis Gras enlightened us:
I tried to compile CVS with the new driver e1000 for Dell Optiplex 755
I tried to use: e1000-7.6.15.4.tar.gz and e1000-7.6.15.5.tar.gz
The compilation is OK, but the network connection does'nt work
In all the mails on the unattended list I saw
- driver e1000e is integrated in the cvs
- nt5x-install is integrated in the cvs. Very good news ...
- I used the same glibc as this on my computer (glibc-2.3.6)
- I used too samba-3.0.20 and perl-5.8.8
Make download. OK
Make
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
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
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
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
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I have two machines to test cvs and unattended-4.8
- An old PC
- An Dell Optiplex 755. (I tried two Dell, with bios release A04 and A04
and the problems are the same)
I try to compile cvs and unattended with two computers:
- FC4:glibc-2.3.6-3 and
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
What version of glibc should I use ?
glibc 2.3.6 but I think that your problems are more related to missing
libraries on the host. Others had suggested that when you are doing a
few builds you should rm -rf stage1 to remove old libraries
Regis Gras wrote:
Maybe you can try debian 4.0?
OK, I am trying Debian .
So, make download OK
Make tftpboot, some little problem with packages not found.
It compile à long time ..
Now, I have a new error that I do'nt understand
In mysql-5.0.51a/depcomp, it failed.
depcomp: line
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
I believe there is several things at play here.
Thank you for your response.
I think I remember the MSI error from a while ago when I was using PXE-boot on
a VIA ITX board. That was a bug in the PXE code on the chip.
You can test that by booting from CD using the
I tried to compile unattended-4.8 on a debian
The compile was OK, but nothing works
On Dell OPtiplex 755, the internet driver does'nt work
Always: eth0: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO and the Dell freezes
On an older computer:
Network OK, mount cif OK, but parted does'nt work
I just finish to compile the last cvs.
cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/ .
cd linuxboot
cvs up
make download.
Compile OK, but exactly the same problem:
Network does'nt work on Dell Optiplex 755
parted does'nt work on older PC
Nyström Anders wrote:
hello
I had a similar situation
unattended-4.8
new e1000 driver
nt5x-install (automatically in the meta section)
make download and make all works fine
PXE boot goes alright until
:00:19.0 :eth0 Unable to allocate MSI Interrupt Error -1
Sending Discover
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Have you moved the linuxboot directory on to the server share?
you also have to move dosbin/install.pl over
No, that is my big mistake
I moved only bzImage and initrd.
Should I move all the directories except: os, packages script and site
or just
I had a lot of problems with the network driver for Dell OPtiplex 755
I compiled unettanded-4.8 on a FC4, a CentOS5 and a Debian
I compiled CVS on on a FC4, a CentOS5
The network driver never works.
Always the Dell freezes when trying access network. The messages are:
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
I tried to use linux-2.6.25-rc8, but it fails and complains:
Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-rc8/modules.dep: No such file or
dirctory
modify misc/nail-floppy.txt change 2.6.24.4 to 2.6.25-rc8
remove the stage1 and stage2 directories
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Well, that is already in place on the master file:
# Try this interface once, and retry for 10 seconds. Works around
# problems we have had with drivers taking a while to initialize.
In /etc/master, we have:
# Try this interface once, and retry
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Nils Olav Fossum escribió:
hm, can you can try to add the -t,--retries=N Send up to N
request packets
parameter and play around to see if that makes udhcpc return..
maybe start with --retries=5 ..
ok, I commit a change on the Repository could you
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
ok, I commit a change on the Repository could you update and test it?
Your change is on unattended-4.8-rc2 or in the cvs repository ?
Régis
on the cvs repository
I tried the new cvs
cvs -d:pserver:ano login
cd linuxboot
cvs up
/bin/rm -r stage1 stage2
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
Ok, looks like the -t parameter did not work out...
As I am looking thru the kernel config, found this:
[ ] Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI and MSI-X)
Its not enabled.
So, can one of you with this problem enable MSI (CONFIG_PCI_MSI) in the kernel
and test if that
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
I think that you are having problems with the Network Driver. I would
use the one that comes from the kernel. If that gives you the same problem:
1) wait for 2.6.25 kernel
2) Modify Makefile and use 2.6.25-rc8
Does'nt work
3) Report your problem on kernel.org
Nils Olav Fossum wrote:
ok, no doubt it is a bug in the network chain somewhere.
Contacting Dell should be the next step.
They have very good linux people.
Meanwhile I will suggest booting the 755's from CD,
a corrupted network chain can be a bit hazardous..
Booting from CD has exactly
How to do to change the user/password for guest, whitout have
to recompile unattended after the modification of
.../linuxboot/misc/master ?
Régis
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I have a lot of old WXP and I would like to re install them using
the unattended method.
These PC have already a partitioning sheme, and I want to keep it on.
When install.pl asks Choose partitioning sheme I choosed the first
option
Do nothing (continue) , because I hoped it installs
I do'nt explain correctly what I want.
- If, in a first time, I install a WXP with the unattended method,
I have a PC with (for example) 12 G C, rest D.
- If later I decide to reinstal it, I start again unattended, with
exactly the same
partitioning sheme (ie I choose 12 G C; rest
As I said you, I want to keep the old partion sheme, to preserve the
data on the D partition.
I find a solution with a modification in install.pl - sub
ask_fdisk_cmds -
# fdisk commands to run
sub ask_fdisk_cmds () {
*# Command to keep old
I am using unattended-4.8-rc4
After running ../install/tools/script-update FRA, I got
../install/scripts/winxpsp3-updates.bat
Unfortunately, winxpsp3-updates.bat refers to winxpsp3-up0806.bat ...
And this script is not found in ../install/scripts
Could someone tell me hosw
Brian K. Andersen wrote:
Hi,
Apparently Microsoft has made a new version of the Danish kb951376
The line in the aforementioned bat file should be:
::
After installation, the PC has WXP- SP3 and Internet Explorer 6
It is possible to have IE7 instead IE6 ? and if yes, how to do ?
Régis
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| Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr|
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We're encountering the following problem:
Windows setup hangs, quite frequently, and totaly randomly, 9 minutes
before the end.
The machine is not blocked, just waiting for something...
When setup hangs, the display shows :
Setup end 9 minutes Saving parameters (translation from French,
might
Boris Lechner wrote:
Which Windows are you trying to install ?
Windows XP
Are you sure about the quality of your os source ?
When the machine is installed, it works fine
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| Régis Gras |
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
The problem is happening with several models. Dell (new or not) and
other manufacturer.
ok
but for the model that fail. It fails always? or this is ramdon as well?
The fail is absoluty ramdom on many different hardware.
Some time (most often
With Unattended-4.8rc5, I tried to install a laptop Dell Latitude D531
The processor is AMD Turio 64x2 (dualcore)
After loading initrd the process is very very slow and finaly hang
At the begining:
Yenta02: enabling read prefetch/write
several minutes after
Yenta:
I am using the last 4.8 and try to install a Dell Optiplex 760
Boot PXE OK
Mount Z drive OK
Partitioning, copy files OK
First reboot
Windows inspect the configuration
Copy All files
Windows start and crashes.
Is this problem known ?
Regards
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In the Bios, I changed Drives -- SATA Operation -- ATA instead of AHCI
Now unattended works fine
Regards
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| Régis Gras | http://dcm.ujf-grenoble.fr|
| D.C.M. |
Hi,
I am using unattended to install packages after the initial installation.
So, on an already installed PC, as admin, I mount the Z drive.
With C:\netinst\mapzrun, I give a correct login/password and Z is connected.
Now to install a new package, in a cmd windows:
perl Z:\bin\todo.pl
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
ping -n 15 localhost
That works. Thank you
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I am using unattended 4.8, and I have problems with packages updates
To update the packages and the Windows security updates, I do:
cd /tools
./scripts-update
./prepare FRA
Two Windows security updates are not found
- KB946648-x86-fr.exe
- KB890830-V2.8.exe
Two packages
Juan Jose Pablos wrote:
Regis Gras escribió:
Could you tell me how to do to recover these Windows updates and
these packages ?
make sure that you have svn installed on the server.
plus download new version of prepare script:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/unattended/export/3191/trunk
I am installing unattended 4.9
PXE is working
Mapping Z is OK
But with the first choice Choose partition sheme, the keyword
doesn't reply and
I can't continue the installation.
The /pxelinux.cfg/default is the same as unattended 4.8
append initrd=initrd z_path=\\W.X.Y.Z
I am installing unattended 4.9
PXE boot is working.
When the PXE boot starts, I see:
Loading bzImage .
Loading initrd
While initrd is loading, the keyboard is active. The keyboard's
control disappears, just
after loading initrd
I use bzImage and initrd
Nicolas BOURGES wrote:
Hi,
I have a problem with the keyboard map in the pxe boot (4.9).
When I use kdb=fr to set keyboard in French, it doesn't work. I get
a qwerty configuration keyboard.
Have you any idea to solve this problem ?
The configuration of the keyboard is done by the commande
I installed unattended-4.9, and I found two problems with sun-jre
1)
http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=42751
needs a comment
:: http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=42751
2)
Z%\packages\jre\jre-6u22-windows-i586-s.exe /s IEXPLORER=1 MOZILLA=1
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