[Server-devel] XS 05

[Carlos Dario Isaza Zamudio]

Carlos Dario Isaza Zamudio::ConTi
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales
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eSSuX - Usuarios y Desarrolladores GNU/Linux UNAL Manizales


On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:

> On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 14:15 -0200, Martin Langhoff wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Henry Vélez Molina
> > <henry.laptop at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Thanks Martin for you answer.
> >
> > No problem!
> >
> > > We have been trying to install the server via the "Kickstart", but that
> > > happens when anaconda  to start  can not do it and the screen turns
> off.
> >
>
> Do you even get any kind of UI or does the install shut down with
> "install exited abnormally [1/1]"?
>
> > Hmmmm, I can think of some possible causes...
> >
> >  - your download was corrupt or truncated - check that the sha1sum of
> > the iso is
> >
> >    $ sha1sum OLPCXS-0.5.1-dev03-i386.iso
> >    eab0fd3596bbfca532eec51eb5e774cb00b25cd8  OLPCXS-0.5.1-dev03-i386.iso
> >
> >  - You are hitting a low mem condition while installing the
> > selinux-policies package. How much RAM does the machine have?
> >
> > > We
> > > tried the solution that is in the wiki-press tab and add "text" and
> nothing
> > > happens. One of the ways that we return to the terminal is pressing
> > > Ctrl+Alt+2, then Ctrl+Alt+1.
> >
>
> Sounds like your in the Loader or GUI part of anaconda..
>
>
> > That can help if the problem is with RAM - I think you need to hit tab
> > earlier -- before the graphical installer starts. There is a very
> > early screen, as soon as the CD or USB stick is read - hit escape
> > *there*...
> >
> > > Could be the GPU problem?
> >
> > Very unlikely to be GPU or CPU
> >
> > > What can be do in these cases?
> >
> > - Ensure the iso is good (with sha1sum), check memory, try to uyse the
> > text installer.
> > - Installing from USB is a bit less reliable - try with a CD
> > - Try is to install a standard Fedora 9 on the machine - sometimes
> > there are subtle incompatibilities there...
> >
> > > Is there another way to start the installation?
> >
> > Not really :-/
> >
> >
> > keep us posted on your progress so we can help...;
> >
> Can you confirm that you have the OLPCXS-0.5.1-dev03-i386.iso, please
>
>
> Martin:
>
> I have not run a full install for the latest xs-0.5, I ran an upgrade
> from a prior 0.5 install... I'm thinking that this could be a
> kernel/anaconda issue with the change in kernel headers for 2.6.27.
>
>
> http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git;a=commit;h=aa27086f78e9997c8904e4e274acda64709ff0b4
>
> This would show up just as the partitioning is about to happen....
>
> If this is the case I have a patched version of anaconda that I
> re-rolled, for the missing CF card kernel modules,
>
> http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git;a=commit;h=da459689b78a80108916f58ea467db55026b14a1
>
>
> Along with one that fixes auditd.c, wouldn't build without it.
>
> http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git;a=commit;h=03632989910557d955c1b5362c401addc62d0146
>
> And the patch in my custom anaconda that doesn't copy stage2.img to RAM
> when using a hard drive for the source. My version of these patches
> apply cleanly against F9's anaconda version.
>
> This rpm would need to be installed on the build system and added to the
> main XS repo. I'm just at the point of testing, loader builds fine,
> looks to install the modules when run. I'm re-rolling the installation
> media so as mkimages adds the needed modules, so loader can install
> them, then on to testing the partitioning....
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
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