Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:48:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Dean <brdean@unx.sas.com> To: pmckenna@uswest.net (Pete Mckenna) Cc: jwd@unx.sas.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scripted install( was sysinstall manpage inst) Message-ID: <199906090148.VAA99354@dean.pc.sas.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990608164710.pmckenna@uswest.net> from Pete Mckenna at "Jun 8, 1999 4:47:10 pm"
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Pete, I am usually installing many machines at a time, and to save time, I've put together a simple script that generates the included config file based on the machine's name. We can do this because our machines are all configured identically with the exception of the name and IP address. Once you have the config file(s), you need to put them on a UFS floppy. I usually just copy them onto the same floppy that I dd'd the mfsroot.flp image onto, i.e., dd the mfsroot.flp image onto the floppy, mount the floppy, then copy your config files onto it. After you boot the install process, at the main menu, just select the "Load Config File" option (or something like that), and enter the name of the config file you want to use, which in my case is <machine_name>.cfg. -Brian -- Brian Dean brdean@unx.sas.com Process Engineering The SAS Institute Inc. > > On 08-Jun-99 John W. DeBoskey wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a -current machine which I use to run a: > > > > cd /usr/src && make world && cd release && make release > > > > every night. > > > > On this machine, the sysinstall manpage is not installed onto > > the system during make world. > > > > % man sysinstall > > No manual entry for sysinstall > > % chroot /snap/release /bin/sh > ># man sysinstall > > SYSINSTALL(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual > > SYSINSTALL(8) > > > > NAME > > sysinstall - system installation and configuration tool > > > > > > etc, etc, etc. > > > > > > It seems to me, that during a make world, we should build sysinstall > > into /stand(or elsewhere), and install the manpage in the appropriate > > location. > > > > comments? critiques? > > > > > > Thanks, > > John > > > > > > ps: I am a heavy user of the scripted install process. I beleive we > > could help our cause by better documenting how the process works > > and providing some examples. Along those lines, here is a .cfg > > file I use for a machine that I use to test SNAPs on. This is > > an incredible time saving facility. > > John, > > Could you elaborate on where this file needs to be during the make release and > if it is then automatically run by sysinstall or what else needs to be done to > enable the script to be run. I'm running 3.2 but I assume it's similar. > Also, can it be named *.cfg as the above seems to indicate or does it need to be > named install.cfg. > > Thanks much > > Pete > > > > > > > > > Notes: noError=True is not documented. See dispatch.c line 311 > > _ftpPath= is not documented. Appears to be an internal > > vs. external naming scheme. Not sure... > > See 1.157 of sysinstall.h, int dirty;. > > > > > > > ># gigabit1.cfg > ># > ># FreeBSD Installation Config file for gigabit1.unx.sas.com > ># > ># This file generated on 05/06/99 15:23:16 > ># > > > > debug=yes > > > > ipaddr=10.26.1.231 > > hostname=gigabit1.unx.sas.com > > domainname=unx.sas.com > > defaultrouter=10.26.0.1 > > netmask=255.255.0.0 > > > > > ># ----- End of generated information ----- > > > > netDev=fxp0 > > ftp=ftp://freebsd.pc.sas.com/pub/FreeBSD > > _ftpPath=ftp://freebsd.pc.sas.com/pub/FreeBSD > > nameserver=10.16.149.6 > > mediaSetFTP > > distSetEverything > > > > disk=wd0 > > partition=exclusive > > diskPartitionEditor > > > ># 512 Meg swap partition > > wd0s1-1=swap 1048576 none > > > ># 1 Gig /tmp partition > > wd0s1-2=ufs 2097152 /tmp > > > ># 256 Meg /root partition > > wd0s1-3=ufs 524288 / > > > ># 256 Meg /var partition > > wd0s1-4=ufs 524288 /var > > > ># all remaining space for /usr partition > > wd0s1-5=ufs 0 /usr > > > > diskLabelEditor > > > > installCommit > > > > > > > > package=bash-2.03 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=elm-2.4ME+54 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=emacs-20.3 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=jpeg-6b > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=less-337 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=linux_lib-2.6.1 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=mm-2.7 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > package=pdksh-5.2.13 > > noError=TRUE > > packageAdd > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: Pete Mckenna <pmckenna@uswest.net> > Date: 08-Jun-99 > Time: 16:33:03 > > This message was sent by XFMail > ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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