[02:29] ErKa (keryell@keryell.pck.nerim.net) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [08:02] Kate-o (~vajda1ka@75-128-117-191.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com) joined #fai. [08:02] Hey there, anyone awake this hour? [08:36] moin [08:39] How are you? [08:40] I am working on doing an automated install with debian (I've always used debian servers in the past, but my automation is limited to windows installs) so I was curious what makes this FAI better than other options? [08:41] I was thinking about using seed to store a list of all the packages I install and just refer to that in my automation, but while googling things I found you guys [08:42] Kate-o: try it. FAI is a bitt difficult but very flexible [08:42] In what ways is FAI difficult? [08:43] I am a big fan if scripting [08:43] Kate-o: try it...you need clue about netboot, nfs [08:44] adimistration completely via console [08:44] I use netboot/pxelinux/syslinux for my windows installs [08:44] whih is perfect for me, but many admins would like a gui [08:44] I don't really care for GUIs [08:44] lol [08:44] especially not on a server [08:44] no, server should non-gui area [08:46] what I do for all my current automation is tftpboot and then once it loads the image, (customized through a .sif file) it runs a script to install all the software and set up accounts, configure things, etc [08:46] So would FAI be far from that? [08:47] Kate-o: you need to maintain the config space [08:47] try it, simple examples are provided [08:47] for support, I think you found the perfect place [08:47] alright, I'll give it a shot in a VM tomorrow [08:48] the pkg maintainer joins this # regularly. ; [08:48] ) [08:48] =) awesome, I love interaction over things [08:48] (err over OTHER things) [08:48] sif file? [08:48] I'll probably throw up a screen session and stay logged in here [08:48] what kind of software are you using for windoze installes? [08:48] yeah, with windows images, there are probably three main files you need for loading [08:48] Kate-o: that's a good strategie. [08:49] -ie+y [08:49] the windows installs are done via a debian server [08:49] just with pxelinux [08:49] siggg (~jean@tra78-5-88-172-128-32.fbx.proxad.net) joined #fai. [08:49] it calls the setupldr.exe file (which you can rename incase you have multiple different windows installs) [08:50] and then the .sif file is where you store all the information that users usually type in when configuring the time, computer name, etc [08:50] Kate-o: what's the name of the software? standard windowze installs? [08:50] and then windows has an "on first boot" folder where you can throw in all your scripts [08:50] Action: oz_ wants to include windoze install into fai [08:50] Kate-o: is there free dokumentation for this? [08:50] is this sysprep? [08:51] there's no real software, you just set up pxelinux/syslinux and use tftp and samba shares to your advantage [08:51] I did that with sysprep so far [08:51] Lemme give you the URL of what I followed [08:51] it wasn't sysprep [08:51] http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/pxe.php [08:52] This has all the info you really need to set it up [08:52] for drivers you run a binl server [08:52] and its all just really easy to set up [08:52] Hey! [08:52] but because that's all I've used for automating a bunch of windows installs for the past three years, I haven't really looked into debian installs [08:52] an interesting read [08:53] maybe that's better to integrate into FAI than sysprep [08:53] yeah definitely check it out [08:53] its very easy to understand, which is what I enjoyed when setting it up [09:00] well I think I'm going to call it a night [09:00] I'll switch over to my server and screen session in so that I at least idle in here [09:00] you'll probably see me around asking a lot of questions [09:01] Kater-tot (~vajda1ka@cps-io.cps.cmich.edu) joined #fai. [09:01] have a great night! [09:01] Kate-o (~vajda1ka@75-128-117-191.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com) left irc: Quit: leaving [09:01] Nick change: Kater-tot -> Kate|afk [09:17] siggg (~jean@tra78-5-88-172-128-32.fbx.proxad.net) left irc: Ping timeout: 480 seconds [09:29] ErKa (keryell@dhcp2.info.enstb.org) joined #fai. [09:31] good morning, anytime I break=something, the busybox is frozen, this happends over HP iLO, have you seen this behaviour before? [09:38] booting fai of off solaris tftp/dhcp btw, regular installs work super but I haven't succeeded in adding firmware yet, initrd and udev rules updated but I cannot seems to get it to load [09:50] Mrfai (~lange@suenner.informatik.uni-koeln.de) joined #fai. [10:02] Nic0 (~courtel@fw.tls.cena.fr) joined #fai. [10:05] siggg (~jean@tra78-3-82-244-85-196.fbx.proxad.net) joined #fai. [10:18] no keyboard modules loaded in premount..k [10:22] verwilst (~verwilst@router.begen1.office.netnoc.eu) joined #fai. [10:29] fai: 3 lange committed revision 5526 to 7 fai: add comment [10:34] allee-k (~allee-k@alleehol.mpe.mpg.de) joined #fai. 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