Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-10 Diskussionsfäden Peter Keller
On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 05:22:36PM +0200, Thomas Lange wrote: the client machine after it finishes installing Yes and no. You can use the fai-monitor for that or the client logs into the install server via ssh to call fai-chboot. The later is the default. Is one method better than the

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-10 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:41:23 -0500, Peter Keller psil...@cs.wisc.edu said: On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 05:22:36PM +0200, Thomas Lange wrote: the client machine after it finishes installing Yes and no. You can use the fai-monitor for that or the client logs into the install

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-08 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014 16:41:14 +0200, Holger Parplies w...@parplies.de said: Hi, Thomas Neumann wrote on 2014-07-08 09:36:55 +0200 [Re: packages avail during install]: On Monday 07 July 2014 17:42:58 Peter Keller wrote: There's no need to completely rebuild the nfsroot. I

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-08 Diskussionsfäden Peter Keller
Hello, On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 04:41:14PM +0200, Holger Parplies wrote: Hi, Thomas Neumann wrote on 2014-07-08 09:36:55 +0200 [Re: packages avail during install]: On Monday 07 July 2014 17:42:58 Peter Keller wrote: During the installation procedure in FAI 4.2, I found I need a certain

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-08 Diskussionsfäden Thomas Lange
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:15:09 -0500, Peter Keller psil...@cs.wisc.edu said: Please, do not cite all old mails if it's not necessary. D) How do I manage an nfsroot effectively? I shouldn't make changes to it so I can regenerate it easily, but I have to, so what's the best way

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-08 Diskussionsfäden Toomas Tamm
On Tue, 2014-07-08 at 17:22 +0200, Thomas Lange wrote: Automate everything. Write a shell script that calls fai-make-nfsroot and then the commands for adjusting your nfsroot or use the nfsroot hooks defined with NFSROOT_HOOKS. See man nfsroot.conf for more info. Another option is a

Re: packages avail during install

2014-07-08 Diskussionsfäden Toomas Tamm
On Tue, 2014-07-08 at 10:15 -0500, Peter Keller wrote: As some feedback, some of the hardest things to figure out with FAI is (in no particular order): A) Figure out how choose a 32-bit or 64-bit installation from a 64-bit fai server. B) Choosing between different distros (to install)

packages avail during install

2014-07-07 Diskussionsfäden Peter Keller
Hello, During the installation procedure in FAI 4.2, I found I need a certain package. Where/How do I install a package to be available during the install time? Does it somehow have to go into the nfsroot? I have no idea how to add packages at all to whatever fai-make-nfsroot creates... Thank