Hi John,
I tried to modify the autoinstallscript to use lvm but
I guess I did a bad job at that.I will appreciate if I
can see the autoinstallscript you use for lvm
autoinstalls.
Thanks.
--- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> yeah, but that machine's on an isolated network.
> I'll try to get ahold of it
> next week.
> On Friday 11 November 2005 07:07, Jide Osatuyi
> wrote:
> > Can I see the autoinstallscript you use for lvm
> > autoinstalls maybe I could use it or at least
> compare
> > with mine.
> > Thanks
> >
> > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > If you used lvm on that volume, you have a whole
> > > other set of issues to deal
> > > with. email me your autoinstall script as an
> > > attachment and I'll look at it
> > > and compare it to the one I use for lvm
> > > autoinstalls.
> > >
> > > One gotcha is you MUST make sure the kernel
> > > downloaded out of tftpboot is
> > > compiled with the proper lvm options. If you
> > > installed them as modules, they
> > > should be in the initrd, but will not be
> > > automatically loaded without some
> > > gymnastics. I prefer to compile those pieces
> into
> > > the kernel.
> > > On Wednesday 09 November 2005 08:12, Jide
> Osatuyi
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > Thanks that worked.I eidted the autoinstall
> > >
> > > script.
> > >
> > > > now it says
> > > > SGI XFS with no debug enabled
> > > > mks2fs -j /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 || shellout
> > > > could not stat /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 -No
> such
> > >
> > > file
> > >
> > > > or directory
> > > >
> > > > The device appraently does not exist; did you
> > >
> > > specify
> > >
> > > > i correctly?
> > > >
> > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > control-c and get a shell. fdisk -l, if you
> > >
> > > can.
> > >
> > > > > the hard drive has just
> > > > > moved. when you find it, just edit the
> > >
> > > autoinstall
> > >
> > > > > script and change hdc to
> > > > > hda, or whatever.
> > > > > On Tuesday 08 November 2005 09:10, Jide
> Osatuyi
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I copied kernel and initrd.img from the
> root
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > > /systemimager/i386/boot.... respectively
> and
> > >
> > > it
> > >
> > > > > works
> > > > >
> > > > > > fine.
> > > > > > I'm at the autoinstall stage now and I'm
> > >
> > > getting
> > >
> > > > > > this;
> > > > > > get_arch
> > > > > > Partitioning /dev/hdc...
> > > > > > Old partition table for /dev/hdc:
> > > > > > Error: Could not stat device /dev/hdc - No
> > >
> > > such
> > >
> > > > > file
> > > > >
> > > > > > or directory.
> > > > > > parted -s -- /dev/hdc mklabel msdos ||
> > >
> > > shellout
> > >
> > > > > > any ideas what's going on here and how i
> can
> > >
> > > fix
> > >
> > > > > it?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Monday 07 November 2005 15:24, Jide
> > >
> > > Osatuyi
> > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > here's a copy of the output after I
> > >
> > > changed
> > >
> > > > > some
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > permissions:
> > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -lR /tftpboot/
> > > > > > > > /tftpboot/:
> > > > > > > > total 36
> > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 2
> 13:18
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > initrd.img
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 4
> 08:31
> > > > >
> > > > > kernel
> > > > >
> > > > > > > ummmm, kernel and initrd.img are zero
> > >
> > > length?
> > >
> > > > > > > I think for the kernel to run, and
> initrd to
> > > > >
> > > > > load
> > > > >
> > > > > > > they need contents....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11822 Sep 28
> 16:39
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > pxelinux.0
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 2 root root 11822 Aug 16
> 2004
> > > > > > > > pxelinux.bin
> > > > > > > > dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 7
> 14:37
> > > > > > > > pxelinux.cfg
> > > > > > > > drwxrwxr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 25
> 10:07
> > > > >
> > > > > X86PC
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg:
> > > > > > > > total 16
> > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 791 Nov 4
> 12:33
> > > > >
> > > > > 7F000001
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 790 Nov 4
> 12:24
> > > > >
> > > > > 7F000001~
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 116 Nov 7
> 14:37
> > > > >
> > > > > default
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107 Nov 4
> 13:01
> > > > >
> > > > > default~
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > /tftpboot/X86PC:
> > > > > > > > total 8
> > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Oct 25
> 10:07
> > >
> > > UNDI
> > >
> > > > > > > > /tftpboot/X86PC/UNDI:
> > > > > > > > total 8
> > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 25
> 10:07
> > > > >
> > > > > BStrap
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 25
> 10:11
> > > > > > > > linux-install
>
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##Jide Osatuyi
##ITSN,SUNY Brockport
##Brockport,NY.
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