=== netjoined: irc.freenode.net -> zelazny.freenode.net === cjwatson [n=cjwatson@82-69-40-219.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk] has joined #ubuntu-installer === jerom1 [n=jeromeb@LAubervilliers-151-13-68-86.w217-128.abo.wanadoo.fr] has joined #ubuntu-installer [12:17] cjwatson: what exactly is your USB detection problem? do you have some log entries? [12:17] i view : [12:17] (that was a quote from me, not a question to me) [12:20] kernel : hub 5-2:1.0 : USB hub found [12:20] 7 ports detected [12:20] USB disconnect, address 10 [12:20] new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 12 [12:20] input : HP Virtual Keyboard as /class/input/input1522 [12:20] input : HP Virtual Keyboard as /class/input/input/1523 [12:20] input : USB HID v1.0.1 Mouse [HP Virtual Keyboard] on usb-0000:01:04.4.1 [12:20] USB disconnect, address 11 [12:20] and loop ... [12:21] is it possible to connect a non-USB keyboard for the purpose of doing the installation? [12:21] loop with another address number [12:21] however, the USB loop is a kernel problem; I suggest bringing it up on #ubuntu-kernel [12:21] yes i use standard keyboard [12:21] i have zero usb devices [12:22] jerom1: for dapper netboot, make sure you're using images from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ [12:22] those are built with a more recent kernel than /dists/dapper/... (IIRC) [12:22] yes i downloaded this archive at 20 minutes [12:23] how long ago you downloaded it doesn't matter; I'm simply checking that you used dapper-updates rather than dapper [12:23] (well, doesn't matter much. It was last updated several months ago) [12:24] I downloaded this archive : http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/dapper-updates/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz [12:24] ok [12:25] i must be answer my question on channel #ubuntu-kernel ? [12:26] I believe s [12:26] so [12:26] perhaps they can offer a workaround such as a magic kernel parameter [12:26] yes thanks Colin [12:26] good luck [12:26] thanks === cr3 [n=marc@pdpc/supporter/bronze/cr3] has joined #ubuntu-installer [03:11] i modify dapper install in order to use 2.6.17 kernel, it's works for USB [03:12] but i have a same problem with disk detection [03:12] i see in /var/log/syslog partman : No volume groups found [03:12] i have a device : /dev/cciss/c0d0 [03:13] are you an idea ? [03:15] I'm very uncomfortable about having to support dapper with 2.6.17. If you're going to do that, support is invalidated anyway, and you might as well use edgy. [03:15] "partman : No volume groups found" is not a relevant error message [03:15] I think edgy with my list-devices patch is going to be much easier to work with [03:16] but edgy is not LTS, is it dangerous to use on production server ? [03:16] dapper+2.6.17 is not LTS either. [03:17] you're right [03:17] cr3 can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure we don't offer support on dapper+2.6.17 [03:19] I'm trying to boot from the kernel on a CDROM but use the filesystem on /dev/sda1. So: 1. I copied /boot/vmlinuz-`uname -r` install/vmlinuz; 2. mkinitramfs -o install/initrd.gz; 3. copied isolinux directory from install CD to isolinux; 4. changed isolinux.cfg to append: boot=install initrd=/install/initrd.gz root=/dev/sda0 rw --; 5. when I boot from the CD, I get this error: .: 92: Can't open /scripts/install [03:19] cjwatson: 2.6.17? isn't that the edgy kernel? [03:19] cr3: yes [03:19] cr3: boot=install doesn't mean what you think it means. What are you trying to do there? [03:20] cr3: dropping boot= altogether would be better bet ... [03:20] cjwatson: we offer support for dapper and edgy, but we don't support swaping packages between releases like that [03:20] s/better/a better/ [03:20] cjwatson: I'll try that, one sec... [03:20] cjwatson : ok thanks, i re-test you're patch [03:21] jerom1: I'm not sure why dapper is failing to detect the disks, though; the full log rather than a randomly guessed line from it would help. :-) [03:22] cjwatson: cheers, that worked! so "boot" is to specify the name of scripts to run at some point during the boot sequence? [03:23] cjwatson, i think disk is detected, but installer answer "disk selector : entire disk or LVM" [03:23] cr3: right, it's an initramfs-tools parameter [03:23] jerom1: please tell me these things up-front and we won't have to waste time [03:23] jerom1: can I see the Kickstart file (with passwords removed) again? [03:24] cjwatson: weird name for it, but it's good to know. [03:24] yes it is here : http://sharengo.org/ks.cfg (contains test password) [03:26] jerom1: are there any devices in /dev/discs/ while the installer is running? [03:27] /dev/discs doesn't exist but /dev/disk contains by-uuid [03:27] no, not /dev/disk [03:28] jerom1: could you run parted_devices and tell me the output? [03:28] /dev/cciss/c0dO 366870733824 Compaq Smart Array [03:29] sure that's dO not d0? [03:29] replace c0dO by c0d0 [03:29] ok [03:31] jerom1: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-kickstart2-options.html [03:31] i read this : https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/47526, may be i must be add kernel/drivers/block/cpqarray.ko in my initrd image [03:31] jerom1: clearpart --drives cciss/c0d0 --initlabel === mneptok [n=mneptok@mneptok.com] has joined #ubuntu-installer [03:31] not /dev/cciss/c0d0 - sorry, I probably misled you earlier on that [03:32] jerom1: you may have to have fun with a %post script (or other tweak) to do that, but that can be done once you're past this) [03:33] cjwatson : oki i test now [03:33] maybe I should make kickseed handle the /dev/ prefix there a bit more gracefully [03:34] i modified my http://sharengo.org/ks.cfg : clearpart --drives cciss/c0d0 --initlabel and i restart my net install now [03:37] ok, kickseed in feisty will tolerate my clearpart mistake there [03:37] have to go out for an hour or so now [03:38] install run, i wait ... [03:38] jerom1: do you have a few minutes to discuss your e-mail to canonical re: support? [03:39] mneptok : benois@argia-engineering.fr [03:40] jerom1: do you prefer e-mail to IRC or phone? someone tried phoning you several times yesterday. if e-mail is better, i am happy to do that/ [03:40] mneptok : email is better or phone in french ? [03:41] cr3: a tu une moment pour jerom1? [03:42] jerom1: quand? maintentant? plutard? a demain? [03:43] mneptok : maintenant si possible [03:43] d'accord, moment ... [03:44] mneptok : Cell Phone : +33 6 21 53 56 19 [03:47] je parle francais comme un babare. cr3 est une choix meilleure. [03:47] moment, je compose le bureau. [03:48] mneptok : oki === cr3 [n=marc@pdpc/supporter/bronze/cr3] has joined #ubuntu-installer === jerom1 [n=jeromeb@LAubervilliers-151-13-68-86.w217-128.abo.wanadoo.fr] has left #ubuntu-installer [] === philwyett [n=philwyet@bb-87-81-146-45.ukonline.co.uk] has joined #ubuntu-installer [10:16] cjwatson: thanks for the tip the other day on building a custom iso, worked perfectly [10:17] good stuff