[00:23] ErKa (~keryell@104.Red-88-2-190.staticIP.rima-tde.net) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [07:05] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) joined #fai. [08:49] proti (~seb@APuteaux-151-1-33-221.w82-120.abo.wanadoo.fr) joined #fai. [08:49] morning [08:50] I wonder if it's possible to use metaclass (class that defines other class) in the fai config ? [08:51] should be no problem. [08:51] How ? [08:52] look in /srv/fai/config/class and check out the scripts there [08:54] http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/fai-guide/ch-config.html#s-s2 [08:55] no so much Doku about it, but the scripts show how to do it [08:56] sepski (~sep@40.211.jostedal.no) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [08:56] I think you can use the command 'ifclassÄ [08:56] 'ifclass', even... [08:56] I did. Should I do : 'ifclass && echo 'the classes I want to define' ? [08:56] if not, roll you own [08:56] In a 99-something script ? [08:56] proti: yes, should work... [08:57] Ok, that should work. [08:57] There is no more sane way to do it (like a METACLASS file with all the class in it). [09:00] Thanks for the tip. [09:03] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) joined #fai. [09:05] I would like to report some problem with setup-storage. [09:05] Should I create an account ? [09:05] account for what? [09:06] wiki ? [09:06] ah... yes, a good idea [09:07] shortly, it works good at creating, but fails to remove old disk setup (especially, when there was RAID+LVM on them). [09:07] sepski (~sep@40.211.jostedal.no) joined #fai. [09:08] I think I observed that too [09:08] I observed that setup-harddisks fails in the first run, but succeeds in the second [09:08] I wonder... [09:08] The problem is that it must activate the old setup before cleaning it up. [09:09] You need to setup mdadm then wgchange -a y [09:09] and then lvremove, and vgremove before detroying the mdadm [09:09] RAID* [09:09] that's different to my problem. [09:10] It fails because it finds an olg VG with different name on the RAID setup. [09:11] Second is that it cannot preserve partitions on already existing setup. (I expected that). [09:12] Mrfai (~lange@suenner.informatik.uni-koeln.de) joined #fai. [09:13] moin thomas :) [09:13] oz_: What was your problem ? [09:15] under cetain circumstances (I don'T know yet) the filesystem is created, but the install process ends anyway... [09:15] if I restart the process all runs fine... [09:16] It ends certainly because some of the command issued by the setup-storage failed (exit code != 0) certainly. [09:17] I will continue to work on it this afternoon...I'll see then, I hope [09:17] Did you have the format.log of the 2 runs ? [09:17] yes, but not here [09:18] "here" = @work, "there" = my lab :) [09:18] ok [09:19] fai @ work is 100% debian and runs perfekt [09:19] fai @ lab is ubuntu and needs some work. ;) [09:19] I worked on 100% ubuntu. [09:20] grub is a nightmare on ubuntu [09:20] hehe...what makes you think so? [09:21] the update-grub was generating empty menu.lst [09:21] ah, yes [09:21] fai-guy_ (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) joined #fai. [09:21] so, no boot. [09:21] torkel (torkel@ip64.degernas.se) joined #fai. [09:21] I have a workaround after 2 days tries. [09:21] sts_ (~sts@hmm.ono.at) joined #fai. [09:22] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) got netsplit. [09:22] sts (~sts@hmm.ono.at) got netsplit. [09:22] torkel_ (torkel@ip64.degernas.se) got netsplit. [09:22] maswan (maswan@kennedy.acc.umu.se) got netsplit. [09:22] h01ger (~holger@socket.layer-acht.org) got netsplit. [09:22] maswan (maswan@kennedy.acc.umu.se) returned to #fai. [09:22] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) returned to #fai. [09:22] sts (~sts@hmm.ono.at) returned to #fai. [09:22] torkel_ (torkel@ip64.degernas.se) returned to #fai. [09:22] proti: what's the workaround? [09:23] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) left irc: Ping timeout: 481 seconds [09:23] sts (~sts@hmm.ono.at) left irc: Read error: Connection reset by peer [09:23] torkel_ (torkel@ip64.degernas.se) left irc: Ping timeout: 481 seconds [09:23] 1- Install a device.map [09:23] 2- in the postinst do a cat /var/run/grub/menu.lst-ucf* >> /boot/grub/menu.lst [09:24] grub/menu.lst-ucf? [09:24] Yes [09:24] in /var/run/grub after the update-grub [09:25] The kernel list is generated in this file. But not reported in the /boot/grub/menu.lst [09:25] go figure... [09:26] where does the *ucf suffix come from? [09:26] from ucf package :-) [09:27] and how comes that the /boot/grub/menu.lst isn't there? [09:28] There is already a good explanation, see bug #239674 on launchpad [09:28] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/239674 [09:32] okay, so I now have to say thak you [09:32] I think that fixes something... [09:32] strange. [09:32] yes, strange [09:33] h01ger (~holger@socket.layer-acht.org) got lost in the net-split. [09:33] The cat is supposed to update manualy the menu.lst. [09:33] "Reverting to the Debian behavior, which we've never had any trouble with, would be an improvement over the current Ubuntu version for us." <- giggle [09:33] ubuntu could focus on configuring the desktop, and maybe the boot process [09:34] dunno why they do so many other things [09:34] This guy has a blog where he is a bit more explicit on the decision ubunutu made. [09:34] Action: oz_ just does an update and wonders if it fails also [09:34] siggg (~jean@tra78-1-87-88-161-80.dsl.club-internet.fr) joined #fai. [09:34] http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2008-06/004.html [09:34] last update, had to reboot with an older(!!) kernel to get locales installed correctly [09:35] I fixed this too. [09:35] I wonder if this will happen now again [09:35] you might consider poking slangasek with this bug [09:35] slangasek? [09:35] it's the kernel [09:35] no, I was talking about the grub issue [09:36] to set a locale in ubuntu : fcopy /etc/environment; fcopy /etc/default/locale; locale-gen fr-FR.UTF-8 [09:36] ah, okay [09:38] I don't really get the way hwdetect is working [09:38] in class/20-hwdetect.source [09:39] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [09:39] it does not output any class. [09:39] it does [09:39] where ? [09:40] e.g.: [09:40] if discover --version | grep "discover \(version \)*1\." ; then [09:40] VIDEODRIVER=$(discover --xdriver video 2> /dev/null) [09:40] else [09:40] VIDEODRIVER=$(discover --data-path=xfree86/server/device/driver display) [09:40] fi [09:40] [ -n "$VIDEODRIVER" ] && echo "VIDEODRIVER=$VIDEODRIVER" >> $LOGDIR/addition [09:40] al.var [09:40] echo "Video card detected: $VIDEODRIVER" [09:40] ups. [09:40] that was a bad idea [09:40] Hum, I don't have the same. [09:41] Mine only modprobes the hardware and set dma on disk. [09:41] that's my debian fai [09:42] Comes from /usr/share/fai-doc/examples/simple/class/20-hwdetect.source [09:43] What is the one you're talking about ? [09:44] ? [09:44] The one with the discover stuff ? [09:46] as you said, I took it from the simple examples [09:46] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) joined #fai. [09:47] ok [09:48] It's not present on ubuntu. [09:48] All lines commented in a file DEMO/10-misc [09:48] neither in debian [09:48] but the hwdetect can work as all other scripts to [09:49] too, even [09:51] Ok, i'll figure something base on this. [09:51] based* [09:52] haha [09:52] "hwdb-xml -a" ? [09:54] nice, I didn't know this one. [09:56] some things are nice with ubuntu [09:59] It is not installed on nfsroot, discover yes [10:00] just add it to NFSROOT and run make-fai-nfsroot [10:03] Hum, it pulls quite a lot of dependencies [10:04] hal, dbus, consolekit, policykit, x11-libs, python-central, glib, acl, libsmbios. [10:09] oz_: proti: are you installing hardy or intrepid? [10:09] hardy [10:09] ok [10:09] Action: siretart needs to do the next fai merge, targeted for intrepid [10:10] intrepid is not in a good shape for installation at this time. [10:11] I think, I'll start fai install intrepid when they'll stabilize the distrib at the end of september [10:12] well, feature freeze for intrepid is this thursday [10:12] I upgraded my laptop yesterday, and was pleasently surprised [10:13] My home machine is intrepid. [10:13] Bad splash boot, gnome session does not reboot or halt. [10:14] And at the shutdown, it emits a lot of beeps, which is annoying as hell. [10:14] the latter was even release-noted, right [10:15] Those problems went early in the developpement, and are still not fixed. [10:17] Who wrote setup-harddisk [10:17] ? [10:17] setup-storage * [10:18] # $Id: setup_harddisks 4240 2007-03-07 13:50:11Z lange $ [10:18] thanks. [10:18] thomas did [10:20] alone ? [10:20] ask him... :) [10:20] dunno but I think so, yes [10:20] fai-guy_ (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) left irc: Quit: Lost terminal [10:21] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) joined #fai. [10:22] Mrfai: setup-storage at the moment, fails to discard preexisting RAID and LVM volumes. [10:22] I'm afraid this issue won't be easyly solved. [10:29] brb (lunch) [10:31] proti: I did not wrote setup_harddisk. Read the header of the file itself, then you see that I only made some changes to it. [10:32] right [10:32] Who maintains the setup-storage them ? [10:32] then* [10:34] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) left irc: Quit: Lost terminal [10:35] Wiping the partition table is not enough to get rid of RAID volumes neither LVM. [10:35] You have to get rid of the stored metadata too. [10:36] And to preserve some volumes, you have to activate all of them, and discard what you don't like. [10:36] proti: michael tautschnig wrote and maitains setup-storage [10:36] stockholm (~andreas@marta.schuldei.org) left irc: Quit: bondage [10:38] which nick has he ? [10:39] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [10:44] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) joined #fai. [10:59] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) joined #fai. [11:27] proti: mt, he's currently not online [12:20] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [13:59] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) joined #fai. [14:20] Mrfai (~lange@suenner.informatik.uni-koeln.de) left irc: Quit: leaving [14:24] h01ger (~holger@socket.layer-acht.org) joined #fai. [14:56] ajf__ (~alex@82-70-11-70.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk) joined #fai. [14:56] hi [14:56] I've hit an INTERNAL ERROR in setup-storage [14:59] Table header not seen yet [15:01] http://paste.debian.net/15626/ [15:03] are you running fai from an installserver or from a CD? [15:04] an installserver [15:04] moin [15:04] FAI 3.2.9 [15:05] still got a few photos from the FAI WS in Essen... anyone interested? [15:05] Action: oz_ is [15:05] the train was still running? [15:07] I've tried starting with a blank partition table, but the parsing still fails. [15:08] what driver are you using for the DELL PERC 6/i [15:08] ? [15:11] sd? [15:12] train still working, sometimes getting stuck somewhere, but ;) [15:12] http://paste.debian.net/15628/ [15:15] ajf__: iirc this dell card still is somewhat flacky under linux... [15:15] read e.g. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=719556&page=3 [15:15] seems to work fine if I don't use setup-storage though [15:15] I think you need a custon kernel, still...but I maybe wrong don't have to much time to check today [15:16] working out-of the box...I'm surprised to hear this [15:17] I haven't looked at doing anything fancy with it yet though. [15:26] fai-guy (~fai-guy@p4FC23521.dip0.t-ipconnect.de) left irc: Quit: Lost terminal [15:28] Line 140 of Volumes.pm [15:28] ajf__: I'm sorry never used that with debian... [15:29] the hardware, or the new setup-storage script? [15:40] the hardware [15:41] I don't think the problems that specific to the hardware [15:42] when the script calls 'parted', parted prints an extra 'Model:' line to STDOUT. [15:42] I think it's this that's causing the parsing to fail. [15:44] dunno, did you look up the Dell docu for this box? [15:44] perhaps for regular hardware this line isn't printed? [15:44] they write a few line about the use under linux [15:44] or perhaps I'm just running with an incompatible version of parted? [15:44] question is, why parted echoes another line [15:44] another question, even [15:52] I'm getting somewhere [15:53] it's the version of parted from Lenny that's the issue. [15:57] At least the version in Etch has different output than the lastest stable release. http://paste.debian.net/15634/ [15:58] but we should fix setup-storage for that [15:58] ajf__: patches welcome ;) [15:58] I've gone for a v. quick hack by adding | grep -v Model in relevant places [15:59] Action: oz_ once again wathes his ubuntu-fai-cd to boot [15:59] The script gets further, but something else has failed. I'm looking into that now. [16:06] Action: oz_ 's fai-cd recovered from a b0rken sources.list, as it seems [16:19] A quick hack of my config file and all seems to be working [16:19] siggg (~jean@tra78-1-87-88-161-80.dsl.club-internet.fr) left irc: Quit: Leaving. [16:32] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [16:59] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) joined #fai. [17:31] ErKa (~keryell@193.145.150.119) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [18:31] siggg (~jean@tra78-5-88-172-128-32.fbx.proxad.net) joined #fai. [20:00] ErKa (~keryell@104.Red-88-2-190.staticIP.rima-tde.net) joined #fai. [20:43] teratoma (~teratoma@208.96.63.196) joined #fai. [20:49] so i accidentally upgraded my fai server to 3.2.9 [20:49] clients fail on 'mounting nfs server' [20:49] i get dumped to the busybox prompt [20:50] i have now downgraded my fai server to 3.2.8 [20:50] i no longer get that error [21:02] how do i get around this problem after i'm almost done booting ? [21:02] The authenticity of host 'moon (10.16.66.20)' can't be established. [21:02] RSA key fingerprint is ........... [21:02] Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? [21:45] siggg (~jean@tra78-5-88-172-128-32.fbx.proxad.net) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [21:45] i wonder why at the end of my fai install [21:46] it tries to ssh to the client... not the server [21:46] that is weird [21:46] i would that line would be 'trying to connect to fai-server' [21:46] moon is the client [23:12] i guess that's wha ti get for running testing version of fai [23:25] ErKa (~keryell@104.Red-88-2-190.staticIP.rima-tde.net) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [00:00] --- Wed Aug 27 2008