I recreate the master script and doesn' t work.... the prepareclient command can replace the sfdisk output by another?
In very strange... On 5/20/05, Peter Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > webmail format, sorry: > > I think your best option is to use the si_something tool to re-create the > master script. Alternatively you can also delete the image and re-grab it. > This might be the safer option. > > Just checking, but you updated your client SI files when you updated the > server? > > ________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf > of chan gux > Sent: Fri 5/20/2005 4:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] sfdisk prepareclient problem > > > > > Hi Peter and thanks for your help. > > The computer has a BCM 5700 NIC and works fine with my own > systemimager boot kernel. > > The real problem is when execute the prepareclient command. After > update the systemimager packages, the error is the same: > > sfdisk: seek error: wanted 0x0000000000000000, got 0x0000000000000000 > Using "sfdisk" to gather information about disk: > /dev/sda > > > sfdisk: seek error: wanted 0x0000000000000000, got 0x0000000000000000 > Starting or re-starting rsync as a daemon..... > done! > > This client is ready to have its image retrieved. You must now run > the "si_getimage" command on your imageserver. > > In the server, i check in > /var/lib/systemimager/scripts/imagename.master script and > find that > the file doesn't have information about partitioning hard disk: > > ### BEGIN partition /dev/sda ### > echo "Partitioning /dev/sda..." > echo "Old partition table for /dev/sda:" > parted -s -- /dev/sda print > > # Create disk label. This ensures that all remnants of the old label, > whatever > # type it was, are removed and that we're starting with a clean label. > echo "parted -s -- /dev/sda mklabel msdos || shellout" > parted -s -- /dev/sda mklabel msdos || shellout > > # Get the size of the destination disk so that we can make the > partitions fit properly. > DISK_SIZE=`parted -s /dev/sda print | grep 'Disk geometry for' | sed > 's/^.*-//g' | sed 's/\..*$//' ` > [ -z $DISK_SIZE ] && shellout > if [ "$ARCH" = "alpha" ]; then > END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY=1 > else > END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY=0 > fi > > echo "New partition table for /dev/sda:" > echo "parted -s -- /dev/sda print" > parted -s -- /dev/sda print > ### END partition /dev/sda ### > > In another image (another golden client with FC3) the image.master script > have: > > echo "Creating partition /dev/sda1." > START_MB=$END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY > END_MB=$(echo "scale=3; ($START_MB + 47)" | bc) > echo "parted -s -- /dev/sda mkpart primary ext2 $START_MB $END_MB || > shellout" > parted -s -- /dev/sda mkpart primary ext2 $START_MB $END_MB || shellout > END_OF_LAST_PRIMARY=$END_MB > > The error in prepareclient doesn't allow the machine to load the > actual partition table..... i can replace the command sfdisk and > parameters in perl scripts (located in > /usr/lib/systemimager/perl/SystemImager) and use another > tool (as > parted) to fetch description of golden client partitions? > > many thanks, > > polkan > > > > On 5/20/05, Peter Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a dell optiplex 280 as golden client and when i run: > > > > This device needs updated network driver and SATA driver. Neither is in > the > > default SATA kernel. > > > > > The machine have installed mandrake 10.1 power pack (kernel > > > 2.6 and serial ata hard disk). The installed software is: > > > > OK, SATA for sure. Not sure if its bcm5700 ('tg3') or e1000. Either way > it > > does need an updated network driver too. > > > > > systemconfigurator-2.0.9-1.noarch.rpm > > > perl-AppConfig-1.52-4.noarch.rpm > > > systemimager-client-3.2.3-1.noarch.rpm > > > systemimager-common-3.2.3-1.noarch.rpm > > > > Upgrade to 3.4.1 and re-image. 3.4.1 is the latest stable and has some > > bugfixes. > > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40000000000 bytes > > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4863 cylinders > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > /dev/sda1 * 1 14 112423+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/sda2 15 4863 38949592+ 5 Extended > > > /dev/sda5 15 148 1076323+ 82 Linux swap > > > /dev/sda6 149 893 5984181 83 Linux > > > /dev/sda7 894 2169 10249438+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/sda8 2170 4863 21639523+ 83 Linux > > > > You can use my ISO or kernel after re-imaging with 3.4.1, it has > everything > > you need. > > > > http://world.anarchy.com/~peter/systemimager/ > > > > Regards, > > > > P > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > > Want to be the first software developer in space? > > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt12&alloc_id344&opclick > > _______________________________________________ > > Sisuite-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > Want to be the first software developer in space? > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt12&alloc_id344&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Sisuite-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes Want to be the first software developer in space? 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