RE: [Sisuite-devel] ia64 success!

[Bernard Li]

Title: Re: [Sisuite-devel] ia64 success!

Hi Brian:

 

Regarding grub - are you using SystemConfigurator at all?  From my tests on x86 and x86_64, I have not encountered issues with grub on RHEL4/FC4/FC5, etc. - but I only test it via SystemInstaller/OSCAR.

 

If we use UYOK and pxeboot, is there a good way to automatically set ramdisk_size in the kernel append with the appropriate size such that it doesn't try to boot and kernel panic?

 

I have not had much time to test UYOK but from my minimal tests it seems to be working. (si_mkbootpackage is still on my wish list)

 

The only other thing I'd like to add to your list is, make si_installbtimage a daemon (Andrea where are you??? :-) )

 

Thanks,

 

Bernard

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From: Brian Elliott Finley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 02/05/2006 22:05
To: Bernard Li
Cc: sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] ia64 success!

In my testing today, I observed a grub issue on i386.  Machine failed to
boot properly after imaging.

So, here's my short summary of issues from memory (bugs, not features
that are lacking):
   
    * grub issue
    * si_mkautoinstallcd - currently using hard coded size related
      options.
    * if using a UYOK kernel, then we should test for device files
      before trying to create them.  this is harmless, but creates error
      messages on the console.

After that, I'd be comfortable releasing 3.7.3, which means that it
could be just a few days away.

Good things:
   
    * it builds cleanly for me on: i386 (ubuntu), amd64 (ubuntu), ia64
      (debian), ia64 (redhat), ppc64 (ubuntu)
    * uyok _and_ standard kernels seem to be working for installs
    * standard kernels for the arches above are all at a very recent, if
      not the same level
      * many of the old kernel patches have gone away
    * hotplug startup is very fast now (standard kernels, at least)



Thus spake Bernard Li ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>Hi Brian:
>
>Do you see any outstanding issues with 3.7.3 or are we ready to release?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bernard
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
>> Of Finley, Brian E.
>> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 20:07
>> To: sisuite-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Subject: [Sisuite-devel] ia64 success!
>>
>> I had success today with ia64 and trunk after committing the
>> depmod patch.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>> 
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