Not sure why, but even when I use the TMPFS_STAGING=no option on the kernel append line when I network boot, it looks like I'm getting the image dumped into tmpfs.  Why might this be?

    Jeremy

Jeremy Enos wrote:
Also, just read up on tmpfs and saw that it tries to spool the entire 6GB image into that 2GB... no surprise at that failure now that I understand how it works.

However... when not using tmpfs to spool (as in the first failure), why would I get an error that tmpfs is full?

    Jeremy

Bernard Li wrote:
Just FYI this is probably off stable branch 3.6.x.

Cheers,

Bernard 

  
-----Original Message-----
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Of Jeremy Enos
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 16:10
To: sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [Sisuite-devel] tmpfs problem?

Using this version:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# rpm -qa |grep systemimager
systemimager-client-3.6.3-1
systemimager-common-3.6.3-1
systemimager-i386boot-standard-3.6.3-1
systemimager-server-3.6.3-1
systemimager-i386initrd_template-3.6.3-1
systemimager-flamethrower-3.6.3-1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] root]#

It goes through most of the synchronization process:
<snip>
usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Versions                                
                  

usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/VideoBoard98                            
                  

usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/Xprint_FAQ.txt                          
                  

usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/html/Xprint_FAQ.html                    
                  

rsync: write failed on 
"/a/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/html/Xprint_FAQ.html": 
No spac)
rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at 
receiver.c(291)                     
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (8560707 bytes received so far) 
[generato]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at 
io.c(434)        
Killing off running 
processes.                                                 

si_monitortk shows:
<snip>
par4(141.142.237.53):> lvcreate  -L2031616K -n LogVol01 VolGroup00 || 
shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> lvscan > /dev/null; lvchange -a y 
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 || shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> Load additional filesystem drivers.
par4(141.142.237.53):> mke2fs -j /dev/sda1 || shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> tune2fs -L /boot /dev/sda1
par4(141.142.237.53):> mount /dev/sda1 /a/boot -t ext3 -o defaults || 
shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> mkdir -p /a/proc || shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> mount proc /a/proc -t proc -o defaults 
|| shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> mkdir -p /a/sys || shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> mount sysfs /a/sys -t sysfs -o 
defaults || shellout
par4(141.142.237.53):> Evaluating image size.
par4(141.142.237.53):> Report task started.
par4(141.142.237.53):> rsync -aHSv --exclude=lost+found/ 
--exclude=/proc/* --numeric-ids 141.142.237.40::fc3image/ /a/
par4(141.142.237.53):> WARNING: Your tmpfs filesystem is 95% full!
par4(141.142.237.53):> WARNING: Your tmpfs filesystem is 96% full!
par4(141.142.237.53):> WARNING: Your tmpfs filesystem is 98% full!
par4(141.142.237.53):> WARNING: Your tmpfs filesystem is 99% full!
par4(141.142.237.53):>          Search the FAQ for tmpfs to 
learn about 
sizing options.
par4(141.142.237.53):> Killing off running processes.
par4(141.142.237.53):> write_variables
par4(141.142.237.53):> Installation failed!! Stopping report task.
par4(141.142.237.53):> Report task stopped.

My boot params were:
label autoinstall-serial
  kernel kernel
  append initrd=initrd.img MONITOR_SERVER=141.142.237.40 console=tty0 
console=ttyS0,9600n8

So I changed them to:
label autoinstall-serial
  kernel kernel
  append initrd=initrd.img tmpfs_size=2G tmpfs_nr_inodes=2000 
MONITOR_SERVER=141.142.237.40 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8

Which started syncing for a very short time until failures plague the 
output thereafter:
<snip>
etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/applets/
show_desktop_butt/
etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/applets/
systray/          

etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/applets/
window_list/      

etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/applets/
workspace_switche/
etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/applets/
workspace_switche/
etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/general/
                  

etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/
                  

etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/
email_launcher/   

rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/m)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/p)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/s)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/w)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/objects/w)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/toplevels)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/toplevels)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/toplevels)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/toplevels)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/defaul)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/default_setup/toplevels)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/global)
rsync: stat 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/global" failed: 
No such)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/profil)
rsync: stat "/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/profiles" 
failed: No su)
rsync: recv_generator: mkdir 
"/a/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/apps/panel/profil)
<snip>

Nothing out of the ordinary is kicked out to si_monitortk or 
to /tmp/si.log.

What should I try?

    Jeremy



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