One-time net-install
Hi guys, does anyone has a tip/trick how to do one-time net-install. I'm currently using fai-chboot to enable netinstall on a machine, and reboot it. Then I wait until I see in faimond that the machine started installation, so I again fire up fai-chboot to disable netinstall on that machine (ie. next time machine boots, it will do localboot). Is there a way to simplify this? I would like to use fai-chboot once... Cheers, Nikola
Re: One-time net-install
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:16:36 +0200, Nikola Kne$,1!(Bevi$,1 '(B [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: does anyone has a tip/trick how to do one-time net-install. I'm currently using fai-chboot to enable netinstall on a machine, and reboot it. Then I wait until I see in faimond that the machine started installation, so I again fire up fai-chboot to disable netinstall on that machine (ie. next time machine boots, it will do localboot). Is there a way to simplify this? I would like to use fai-chboot once... You have to define LOGUSER and then call fai-setup. Then everything should be set up (ssh keys) so that each install client can log into you install server and call fai-chboot. You can also use faimond -b. -- regards Thomas
making custom mkinitramfs
Hi, I wanted to know the best way to make a custom mkinitramfs for FAI. Right now i just changed my configs and used: mkinitramfs -o /srv/tftp/fai/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64 2.6.26-1-amd64 Is it enough ? I guess not as the unionfs and such should be installed somewhere no ? regards, JEan.
Re: making custom mkinitramfs
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:34:25 +0200, Jean Spirat [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I wanted to know the best way to make a custom mkinitramfs for FAI. Right now i just changed my configs and used: Which configs? mkinitramfs -o /srv/tftp/fai/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-amd64 2.6.26-1-amd64 Is it enough ? I guess not as the unionfs and such should be installed somewhere no ? FAI is now using aufs instead of unionfs. -- regards Thomas
Re: One-time net-install
hiya Nikola KneževiÄ schrieb: does anyone has a tip/trick how to do one-time net-install. see attached file. It is our default pxelinux.cfg file. (hostname of our faiserver has been replaced with a placeholder, apart from that no modifications) Every server boots from net by default. On first install you have to be quick (15seconds) to interrupt the bootprocess and choose an installation, on subsequent boots - just wait for the timeout. That way you don't have to give write-access to everybody so they may be able to juggle around pxeconfigs. If a reinstallation is necessary, nothing has to be changed. tschüß thomas P.S.: works for me ;P default Description: Binary data
Re: making custom mkinitramfs
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:48:59 +0200, Jean Spirat [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: so how to make the initramfs with all the dependancy needed, do you know a list of it ? How would you build a new initramfs for FAI on say a debian lenny ? First of all, I see not need to build a custom initramfs. But have a look at make-fai-nfsroot -k or -K. This recreates the initrd inside the nfsroot and copies it to the $TFTPROOT. You can just add more kernel packages to /etc/fai/NFSROOT if you need different kernels for your nfsroot. -- regards Thomas
