Russell,
    Here is the instruction: 
http://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/Using_Provmethod%3Dosimagename/#installing-a-new-kernel-in-the-stateless-image

The files under boot are from the kernel rpm. So please follow the 
instruction to make sure that the kernel rpm gets installed in the image.

Thanks,

Ling


Ling Gao
Poughkeepsie Unix Development Lab
IBM Systems and Technology Group
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External: [email protected], 845-433-5692

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From:   Russell Jones <[email protected]>
To:     [email protected]
Date:   02/11/2015 11:18 AM
Subject:        Re: [xcat-user] Building diskless image with different 
kernel  version



For clarification, this is of course after trying to place the kernels 
RPMs and the kernel itself in 
"/install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/kernel" since I tried defining 
that path in my osimage definition.

On 2/11/2015 9:46 AM, Russell Jones wrote:
It is empty, there's no boot directory.

I guess my real question is, what is the correct procedure for building a 
stateless image with a different kernel for CentOS 6? I have tried placing 
the kernel itself in /install/kernels/$kernel-ver, as well as a repo of 
the kernel RPMs and both do not work. Do I need to make the boot directory 
itself in the $rootimg_dir and place the kernels there?

Thanks!


On 2/11/2015 8:43 AM, Ling Gao wrote:
Hi Russell, 
    It looks like it failed at these lines of code in genimage: 

# copy the kernel to $destdir 
if ( -e "$rootimg_dir/boot/vmlinux-$kernelver") { 
    cp("$rootimg_dir/boot/vmlinux-$kernelver", "$destdir/kernel"); 
} elsif ( -e "$rootimg_dir/boot/vmlinuz-$kernelver") { 
    cp("$rootimg_dir/boot/vmlinuz-$kernelver", "$destdir/kernel"); 
} elsif ( -e "$rootimg_dir/boot/image-$kernelver") { 
    cp("$rootimg_dir/boot/image-$kernelver", "$destdir/kernel"); 
} else { 
    xdie("couldn't find the kernel file matched $kernelver in 
$rootimg_dir/boot"); 
} 

What are the files under 
/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimage/boot 
firectory? 
The code is looking for something like 
 vmlinux-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 or 
 vmlinuz-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 or 
 image-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64. 

Hope it helps, 


Ling

Ling Gao
Poughkeepsie Unix Development Lab
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Internal: T/L 293-5692   
External: [email protected], 845-433-5692

"I never worry about the future. It comes soon enough." --- Albert 
Einstein 



From:        Russell Jones <[email protected]> 
To:        <[email protected]> 
Date:        02/10/2015 05:09 PM 
Subject:        [xcat-user] Building diskless image with different kernel 
version 



Hi all, 
I am attempting to build a diskless image with a different kernel version, 
but not having much luck. I am getting the following error: 
[root@evxcat kernel]# genimage v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild
Generating image:
cd /opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot/centos; ./genimage -a x86_64 -o centos6.6 
-p v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild -i eth0 -k 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 --permission 
755 --kerneldir /install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/kernel --srcdir 
/install/centos6.6/x86_64 --pkglist 
/install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild.pkglist 
--rootimgdir /install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild 
--tempfile /tmp/xcat_genimage.31434 --noupdate 1 v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild
mknod: 
`/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/dev/null': 
No such file or directory
sh: line 0: cd: 
/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/etc/rc3.d: 
No such file or directory
sh: line 0: cd: 
/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/etc/rc3.d: 
No such file or directory
sh: 
/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/sbin/fsck.nfs: 
No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access 
`/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/sbin/fsck.nfs':
 
No such file or directory
chroot: failed to run command `rpm': No such file or directory
chroot: failed to run command `rpm': No such file or directory
couldn't find the kernel file matched 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 in 
/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/rootimg/boot at 
./genimage line 72. 
  
[root@evxcat kernel]# lsdef -t osimage v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild
Object name: v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild
   groups=all
   imagetype=linux
   kerneldir=/install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/kernel
   kernelver=2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64
   nodebootif=eth0
   osarch=x86_64
   osdistroname=centos6.6-x86_64
   osname=Linux
   osvers=centos6.6
   permission=755
   pkgdir=/install/centos6.6/x86_64
  
 pkglist=/install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild.pkglist
   postscripts=syslog,confignics,syncfiles,setupntp,addsiteyum
   profile=v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild
   provmethod=netboot
   rootimgdir=/install/netboot/centos6.6/x86_64/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild 
  
[root@evxcat kernel]# ll /install/custom/v6.6.0-dl-genesisbuild/kernel
total 81844
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29038424 Feb 10 15:49 
kernel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2235524 Feb 10 15:49 
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.el6.noarch.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29750344 Feb 10 15:49 
kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  9167492 Feb 10 15:49 
kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13601072 Feb 10 15:49 
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.el6.noarch.rpm
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 Feb 10 15:49 repodata 
  
Any idea what's bombing here? The errors make no sense. 
Thanks! 
  
 
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