Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Doh, I've done it again...

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Hi Dick,

Dick Middleton wrote:

> 
> Firstly install-on-usb didn't put the etc.tar.bz2 on the usb stick.  So there 
> was no config file.  That unleashes a few issues.  Firstly if you answer the 
> scan scsi devices 'no' it goes into a loop.  ^C to stop that.
Basically, manual scanning for devices is obsolete feature. Such job should make
udev (but busybox's mdev doesn't work for some reason). Heiko wrote about it some
time ago.

> 
> Then it gets a bit cross because it's got no config file.  You have to say to 
> use the default config at least twice (sorry I'm being a bit vague).  Then when 
> you come to save the config file - it has /dev/null in DL_CONFIG_SOURCE - it 
> says use save-config -s  but all that does is go into a loop.  I had to edit 
> DL_CONFIG_SOURCE to get it to work.
Hm.. Correct me if I'm wrong. You loaded DL from CD and said "Load without
configuration media" because only after it "/dev/null" is written to
DL_CONFIG_SOURCE. Later, you wanted to save configs and typed " save-config -s"
and it doesn't work in spite of the fact the config file exists. Hm... I'll try
to reproduce it.

If you want to save config files into some partition you may use "-d" option.
Also there is no necessity to edit DL_CONFIG_SOURCE if the config file may be
found on the configuration media during the boot process. So, if your config
file was not found, probably it's because the scsi/sata module was not loaded.
If the above is correct you are ready to use install-on-hdd script! :-)

PS. I posted the message with install-on-hdd, which is a bit more
featured version of install-on-usb script. I did the modification to help with
DL installation on brand new hardware, i.e. SATA disks or specific SCSI without
USB sticks or floppy. In my case I keep not only ISO on HDD but the config file
also (not production, but big test farm). There is the useful option in
install-on-hdd - the possibility to recreate initrd (TODO: change in to
initramfs) to have only really necessary modules loaded.

> 
> For your amusement:
> 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/epeng001.shtml?src=ip_potpw
> 
> (might not be avail in all countries)
Oh, the ip chirps my third-rater origin. I'll not be honest and
try to confuse web-engine by using Californian proxy ;-).


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Sincerely,
Serge Leschinsky