[Server-devel] Testing XSCE 3 on XO 1.5 2GB os855

[Anna]

I posted how to transfer the /var/cache/yum contents from one XSCE to
another a while ago on the wiki.  This is what I do to save time when I'm
repeatedly installing the XSCE.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Configuring#Manually_saving_yum_cache_for_repeat_installations
Manually saving yum cache for repeat installations

Currently we're testing keeping the yum cache on a USB drive so subsequent
installations go faster, but if you're having issues with getting that to
work, there's a manual option. The XSCE installation process tells
/etc/yum.conf to keep the yum cache, rather than the default XO behavior of
discarding it. After a successful installation, you can pack up the yum
cache to tote to another installation:

cd /var/cache/yum
tar cf xsce.tar *

Copy the tarball off. Unpack it on an XO with the same architecture and
Fedora version.

tar xvf xsce.tar -C /var/cache/yum




On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 7:54 PM, David Farning <dfarning at activitycentral.com
> wrote:

> Sorry. I was not clear. I was blending your good 'customer
> requirement' into a team discussion that started months ago about
> stable vs development code and documentation :)
>
> All the documentation for 0.4 (devel/unstable) is available at
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.4 .
>
> I meant to suggest that we add the USB install information as a clause
> to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing
> . That way, the information would be publically available to lead
> users like you without implying that it is guaranteed to work. Welcome
> to the bleeding edge.
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 7:14 PM, David Leeming
> <david at leeming-consulting.com> wrote:
> > OK ... but can you give me a preview, I will test it and give feedback
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Farning [mailto:dfarning at activitycentral.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 15 June 2013 10:34 a.m.
> > To: David Leeming
> > Cc: George Hunt; Jerry Vonau; server-devel
> > Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Testing XSCE 3 on XO 1.5 2GB os855
> >
> > Let's add it to the 0.4 install section since it has not passed anna's
> > QA for 0.3.
> >
> > Seem reasonable?
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:10 PM, David Leeming
> > <david at leeming-consulting.com> wrote:
> >> Hi George
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It’s a great job the XSCE team has done and good thinking on the offline
> >> install.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  – would it be possible to add step by step instructions on using the
> yum
> >> cache for a subsequent offline install, to the wiki please?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: George Hunt [mailto:georgejhunt at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, 14 June 2013 8:41 p.m.
> >> To: David Farning
> >> Cc: David Leeming; Jerry Vonau; server-devel
> >> Subject: Re: [Server-devel] Testing XSCE 3 on XO 1.5 2GB os855
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> There were kernel problems with 11.3.1 which kept us from getting the
> XO-1.5
> >> to become an XSCE.  It was only with the 13.1.0 release, that we were
> able
> >> to get the network adapters to work properly after a reboot.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> So I'm afraid that everyone will save a lot of time, and pain, in the
> long
> >> run, if the install procedure is followed exactly.
> >> (
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Installing)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We were not able to test adequately the offline install for subsequent
> XSCE
> >> installations to have it be part of the 0.3 release. But for situations
> >> where internet access is slow, and expensive, it is possible to use a
> USB
> >> stick to transfer the rpm packages contained in the /var/yum/cache from
> the
> >> first XSCE to the next one, and greatly speed up the install process.
> (And
> >> if you leave a USB stick in the XSCE, during the first install, it is
> our
> >> intention, and design, that the /var/yum/cache will be copied to that
> USB
> >> stick during the install process on that first machine -- and then used
> >> automatically on a subsequent install)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> George
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:31 PM, David Farning
> >> <dfarning at activitycentral.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hmm, that is an interesting point that we kind of took for granted.
> >>
> >> Our goal with the 'reference' hardware and software is to provide a
> >> known set of stuff which 'just works.' While other hardware, software,
> >> and features might work... they have not been tested.
> >>
> >> Maybe george or jerry have a good answer for you.
> >>
> >> At the risk of carbon dating myself... I grew up in the era where my
> >> nerdy friends and I drooled over the pages of 'Computer Shopper' for a
> >> 9.6 kbit/s modem. Auto Resume for stalled downloads was a life saver:)
> >>
> >> Now, for simplicity, our testing involves reflashing everything to get
> >> back to a known state. As you point out, that is probably not the best
> >> assumption for low bandwidth areas.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:36 PM, David Leeming
> >> <david at leeming-consulting.com> wrote:
> >>> Sorry just realised the XO is only installed with 11.3.1 (os855)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> However, is it still possible to work around? It’s not easy or cheap to
> >>> download the os file.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> David
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> From: David Leeming [mailto:david at leeming-consulting.com]
> >>> Sent: Friday, 14 June 2013 12:28 p.m.
> >>> To: 'server-devel'
> >>> Subject: Testing XSCE 3 on XO 1.5 2GB os855
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Testing XSCE 3 on XO 1.5 2GB os855
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Installing
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I get as far as step 13, after the SD card (I am testing with an 8GB
> card)
> >>> successfully configures.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> When I enter “bootstrap-xo” is replies
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Not an XO please run ‘xs-config’
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Tried to do that but
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> xs-config: command not found
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> David Leeming
> >>>
> >>> Solomon Islands
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> David Farning
> >> Activity Central: http://www.activitycentral.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Farning
> > Activity Central: http://www.activitycentral.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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