I don't have a copy of RedHat 9.0, but I installed the Workstation option. > Hi Danny: > > When you installed RedHat 8.0, what type of installation did you choose? > Workstation, Server or Custom? > > Not sure if this helps, but you might want to try RedHat 9.0 and give it > a shot. I am currently running RH 9.0 with OSCAR 3.0 so I might be able > to help you troubleshoot this better if we are on the same page. > > Cheers, > > Bernard > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > All my network cards are Intel PRO/100 S. When I try and network boot, it > gets > > a DHCP request, and everything seems to be going smoothly. Hundreds of > files > > names scroll down the screen. It looks like it is done, since the last > file is > > /usr/lib/locale/ar_SA.utf8.LC_NUMERIC. It is then followed by the error at > the > > bottom of this email. However, through talking to someone from the > sisuite > > mailing group, I thought the problem was that my server is a P3 and my > clients > > are all P2s. So, I tried doing the whole install process again from > scratch > > with a new computer. I am now getting stuck before the Oscar Installation > > Wizard shows up. The log file for that is in one of my emails. I was told > it > > looks as though, I haven't copied the RPMs from the RedHat 8.0 CDs, even > though > > I actually have. I check the /tftpboot/rpm directory, and they are there. > > > > > >>Hi Danny: > >> > >>What network cards are you using for your client nodes? Can you tell us > >>what exactly happens when you try to network boot it? Did it try to get > >>a DHCP request? > >> > >>Cheers, > >> > >>Bernard > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > >>>The error that is at the bottom, is all I know about the error. I > followed > >> > >>the > >> > >>>instructions in the documentation, and I get that error when I try to > boot > >> > >>my > >> > >>>client nodes. For some reason the clients won't do a network boot, which > >> > >>is why > >> > >>>I am booting from floppy. It looks like it is working. It appears as > >> > >>though > >> > >>>files are being copied from the server to the clients, but then it fails > >> > >>with > >> > >>>that error at the bottom. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Danny- > >>>>I may have lost track- can you re-iterate your problem again? I can't > make > >> > >>>>the connection between the rsync error I see below and changing boot > order > >> > >>>>in the BIOS. > >>>>thx- > >>>> > >>>> Jeremy > >>>> > >>>>At 07:56 AM 2/4/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>I tried changing the BIOS settings to network boot, but it didn't work. > > >> > >>I > >> > >>>>>changed the boot order from A,C to LAN,A,C, but that didn't seem to > work. > >> > >>>>Is > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>there something else I have to keep in mind? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>The problem with SystemImager you are discribing sounds sounds like a > >>>>>>disagreement in the documentation, not a problem with Oscar itself. > The > >>>>>>Oscar package (which heavily uses SystemImager as a component) has > been > >>>>>>tested on RH 8 and 9 and works with them. As I have said previously, > I > >>>> > >>>>did > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>not use an autoinstall disk when I put my cluster together, I changed > >>>> > >>>>the > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>BIOS settings to use network booting instead. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>From what I understand about the different flavors of Oscar, > "Standard" > >>>> > >>>>is > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>probably the right one to use. I am not sure what your problem is, > but > >>>> > >>>>I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>don't think either of those things are it. > >>>>>>Original Message ----------------------- > >>>>>>Mr. Edwards, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I read the SystemImager documentation, and it says that it only > supports > >>>>>>RedHat > >>>>>>7.2. However, OSCAR does not support RedHat 7.2. How do I get around > >>>> > >>>>this > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>problem? Also, when I am making my autoinstall boot disk from the > >>>>> > >>>>>wizard, I > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>am > >>>>>>using the [Standard] boot flavor. Should I be using a different > >>>>> > >>>>>flavor? If > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>so, > >>>>>>which one? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Thanks again, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Danny > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>I am using RedHat 8.0, and I installed it with No Firewall. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Quoting "Michael L. Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>I network booted the computers using the BIOS settings, so I am not > >>>>> > >>>>>sure > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>>what > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>your problem might be. If you are working from a fresh install of > >>>> > >>>>RH > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>9.0 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>you > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>might check and make sure that the firewall settings are "No > >>>> > >>>>Firewall" > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>or > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>if > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>you need a firewall for the box that it is letting the services > >>>> > >>>>through > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>that > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Oscar uses (I know it uses ssh and rsync, there may be others). > When > >>>> > >>>>I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>had > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>a > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>wierd problem with nodes not spawning, I had the firewall on "High" > >>>>>> > >>>>>>which > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>was > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>blocking the packets from getting in. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>>Date: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:58 am > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Hey guys, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Ok, here is the error message I am now getting, when I attempt to > >>>>>>>>>install the > >>>>>>>>>clients by booting to the autoinstall diskette: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>.. > >>>>>>>>>usr/lib/locale/tr_TR.utf8/LC_NUMERIC => > >>>>>>>>>usr/lib/locale/ar_SA.utf8.LC_NUMERICwrote 418333 bytes read > >>>>>>>>>553379293 bytes 1490706.93 bytes/sec > >>>>>>>>>total size is 687633852 speedup is 1.24 > >>>>>>>>>rsync -av --numeric-ids 192.168.0.10::overrides/oscarimage/ /a/ > >>>>>>>>>receiving file list ... done > >>>>>>>>>./ > >>>>>>>>>wrote 101 bytes read 56 bytes 7.66 bytes/sec > >>>>>>>>>total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 > >>>>>>>>>Illegal instruction > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Let me know if you need to know any of the preceding output, to > >>>>>>>>>diagnose. It > >>>>>>>>>looks like a whole bunch of files being copied from the server to > >>>>>>>>>the client. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Thanks, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>Danny > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>>>This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > >>>>>>>Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration > >>>>>>>See the breadth of Eclipse activity. 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