How to skip repository upgrade in 'fai-setup -v'

I'm setting up a FAI server on a Linux box without Internet access. When I execute 'fai-setup -v' the script first finishes installing the base system ("I: Base system installed successfully. Creating base.tgz"). Then the script tries to upgrade the new repository ("Upgrading /srv/fai/nfsroot/live

Re: How to skip repository upgrade in 'fai-setup -v'

Peter Bittner wrote: > When I execute 'fai-setup -v' the script first finishes installing the > base system ("I: Base system installed successfully. Creating > base.tgz"). Then the script tries to upgrade the new repository > ("Upgrading /srv/fai/nfsroot/live/filesystem.dir"). > > As the server is

Re: How to skip repository upgrade in 'fai-setup -v'

Henning, can you explain your answer? Is it necessary for a FAISERVER system to be on the Internet to complete the setup successfully? Peter On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 16:59 +0200, Henning Sprang wrote: > Peter Bittner wrote: > > When I execute 'fai-setup -v' the script first finishes installing the

Re: How to skip repository upgrade in 'fai-setup -v'

Peter Bittner wrote: > Henning, > > can you explain your answer? Is it necessary for a FAISERVER system to > be on the Internet to complete the setup successfully? The base.tgz is a packaged NFSROOT (plus some additional packages, minus some tweaks only needed for the NFSROOT), and it's usually b

Problem with Intel igb network driver on client

Hello, we are running Debian Lenny with FAI without any problems. Now, we got a new cluster client with a new Intel network chipset which is not supported by Lenny. Therefore, the igb driver has to be compiled manually. The motherbord of the client (and the FAI server) is a Supermicro X8DTU. Sorr

Re: Problem with Intel igb network driver on client

Hi this is just from memory - so please take it with a grain of salt: On Tuesday 01 September 2009 07:49:22 Gordon Grubert wrote: > I've tried to add the igb module here, but nothing happened. > Has the initrd to be rebuild? Essentially yes. I think you need to chroot into your NFS-root where t

Re: Problem with Intel igb network driver on client

> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:49:22 +0200, Gordon Grubert > said: > Supermicro X8DTU. Sorry, but I could not find the exact > network chipset description. On the server everything is > running fine. Run lspci (maybe from a live CD like grml) and you should see which network card t