Crowbar can be installed in 2 ways, and modifying the partition table depends on which way you install:
a) Boot the ISO on the soon to be admin node b) Server the ISO as a PXE image. To modify the partitioning you basically have to update the seed file that the debian installer uses. For a) it's [1], for b) it's [2]. In both cases, the section in the seed file that affects the partitioning looks something like [3]. All that said and done..... What's the problem you're experiencing, that leads you to want to modify the partitioning scheme on the admin node? Do you expect to have to do that for deployed nodes as well (cause that's a different story ;). [1] https://github.com/crowbar/crowbar/blob/release/fred/master/ubuntu-common/preseed/crowbar_admin.seed [2] https://github.com/crowbar/crowbar/blob/release/fred/master/ubuntu-common/preseed/crowbar_admin_net.seed [3] https://github.com/crowbar/crowbar/blob/release/fred/master/ubuntu-common/preseed/crowbar_admin_net.seed#L152 From: crowbar-bounces On Behalf Of Tim Cook Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:58 AM To: Gangur, Hrushikesh (QA CloudOS) Cc: crowbar Subject: Re: [Crowbar] installing Fred onto PowerEdge M710HD thanks for your responses, I have still been unsuccessful at installing Crowbar however I was able to get base Ubuntu 12.04-server installed without a problem. I think I need to understand the Crowbar install process a little more in depth, I have built the iso from all versions of Crowbar with no success. I have been unsuccessful at finding documentation on the Crowbar iso and modifying it, for example if I want to modify the default hard drive partition schema, if anyone can point me in the direction of those docs that would be awesome, meanwhile I am going to start digging through the build_crowbar.sh script. Thanks again --TimC On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Gangur, Hrushikesh (QA CloudOS) <hrushikesh.gan...@hp.com<mailto:hrushikesh.gan...@hp.com>> wrote: This resolved my issue: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.79_all.deb From: crowbar-boun...@dell.com<mailto:crowbar-boun...@dell.com> [mailto:crowbar-boun...@dell.com<mailto:crowbar-boun...@dell.com>] On Behalf Of Judd Maltin Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 7:27 AM To: Tim Cook Cc: Crowbar@dell.com<mailto:Crowbar@dell.com> Subject: Re: [Crowbar] installing Fred onto PowerEdge M710HD You might want to talk to your Dell representative about that. On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Tim Cook <tcoo...@gmail.com<mailto:tcoo...@gmail.com>> wrote: I am having issues with installing crowbar onto a PowerEdge M710HD blade . error: Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. the firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy. The missing firmware files are: q12500_fw.bin I have been unsuccessful at finding this driver anywhere including Dells support page for this product. Any ideas ? -- Do not allow yourselves to be deceived: Great Minds are Skeptical. (Friedrich Nietzsche) _______________________________________________ Crowbar mailing list Crowbar@dell.com<mailto:Crowbar@dell.com> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/crowbar For more information: http://crowbar.github.com/ -- Judd Maltin T: 917-882-1270<tel:917-882-1270> F: 501-694-7809<tel:501-694-7809> what could possibly go wrong? -- Do not allow yourselves to be deceived: Great Minds are Skeptical. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
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