[12:50] <pfein> any recommended reading for how to maintain (identical) Ubuntu installs across a cluster?
[01:05] <maswan> we use FAI
[01:06] <pfein> maswan: ?
[01:06] <maswan> pfein: fully automated installer, any major changes? just reinstall the cluster nodes and they'll be sure to be in pristine proper condition
[01:07] <pfein> hmm, it'd be nice to do upgrades w/o wiping the disk...
[01:08] <maswan> sure, there is also fai-softupdate that does that, but it requires you to make your customisation scripts to not fail horribly if they get called twice etc
[01:08] <maswan> so we don't use that (yet)
[01:09] <pfein> We deploy our in-house code as an SVN checkout (it's all python), which makes updating trivial.
[01:10] <maswan> the advantage of having a fai setup is that if a disk fails, you can just reinstall into a new disk and get up and running very quickly
[01:11] <maswan> anyway, there is probably other stuff around too, that's just what we happen to use
[01:11] <maswan> and now it is time for me to sleep, 'night
[01:11] <pfein> that's the sort of setup I'm after... also makes bringing new boxes online ez
[01:11] <pfein> thanks
[09:12] <sts> hello folks!
[09:18] <sts> I just wanted to point out that bug #45694 is still preventing the installation of mysql-server on ubuntu server 6.10. maybe someone could have a look? there hasn't been any comments since 2006-11-23 and since this is one of the main features of ubuntu server that ubuntu's marketing guys are selling, it's pretty awful to see a bug like this open and not beeing worked on.
[09:34] <infinity> sts: I assume you're using an Intel amd64 machine (Xeon, or such)?
[09:39] <sts> infinity: yes.
[09:39] <infinity> sts: Looking into it.
[09:43] <sts> infinity: it works if you remove the files /var/lib/mysql/ib* before you fire the mysql server up.
[09:43] <infinity> sts: Yeah, but that's a red herring.
[09:44] <sts> infinity: but everytime you restart, it's going to fail again, as long as you don't remove these files.
[09:44] <infinity> sts: It's just a straight up illegal instruction due to a toolchain that was building with optimisation for Opterons.
[09:44] <infinity> We'll need to rebuild MySQL, and all should be well.
[09:44] <infinity> Just tackling our toolchain maintainer to make sure the problem's solved in the toolchain before I rebuild MySQL in edgy.
[09:45] <sts> infinity: ok. when do you think you are you going release the fixed package?
[09:46] <sts> ;-)
[09:46] <infinity> sts: Assuming the problem is what I think it is, should be under a week before it trickles from -proposed to -updates.
[09:46] <sts> aight! great, thank you infinity.
[09:46] <infinity> If it slips off my radar again, please feel free to bug me.
[09:47] <infinity> This week's feisty's feature freeze, so there's much headless-chicken action going on with the devel team.
[10:29] <sts> hehe
[11:13] <[miles] > guys, anyone awake? I'm still having a headache at home with getting bind9 to start on boot, I think, cos of upstart
[11:15] <lionel> hi [miles] 
[11:15] <[miles] > lionel, hello!
[11:15] <[miles] > lionel, busy?
[11:15] <lionel> it works well here bind9 on edgy :)
[11:15] <[miles] > lionel, I don't get it..
[11:15] <lionel> less than yesterday :)
[11:15] <[miles] > lionel, I've got Kubuntu 6.10 running at home yeah
[11:16] <[miles] > and basically, cos I rob my wireless off various neighbours...
[11:16] <[miles] > I don't want to use DHCP off their routers, or use their providers lame and slow dns
[11:16] <[miles] > so I installed Bind9
[11:16] <[miles] > it's set in for 235 to start 
[11:16] <[miles] > yet it does not
[11:16] <[miles] > nothing in the logs
[11:16] <[miles] > nothing showing on boot
[11:17] <[miles] > screen
[11:17] <[miles] > ...
[11:17] <[miles] > nada
[11:17] <[miles] > has to be manually started every time
[11:17] <[miles] > now, its pissing me off
[11:17] <lionel> hehe
[11:17] <lionel> you have simlink in /etc/rc2.d ?
[11:17] <[miles] > yep
[11:18] <[miles] > to the /etc/init.d/bind9 script
[11:18] <[miles] > believe me, thats all set correctly.
[11:18] <[miles] > the S and K
[11:18] <[miles] > bbiam, just gotta speak with someone
[11:40] <[miles] > back now
[11:40] <[miles] > lionel, any ideas please as to what I could / should check for?
[11:41] <lionel> not realy
[11:41] <lionel> did you check malone ?
[11:48] <[miles] > wots that?
[11:52] <lionel> bug tracker on launchpad
[12:29] <[miles] > ah ok
[05:26] <\sh> fabbione: any clue on HP P800 SAS/SATA controller and 64bit lba support in our linux kernel? ;)
[05:26] <fabbione> \sh: what about asking our kernel team? :)
[05:27] <\sh> fabbione: I thought you have some experience with those hardware stuff ;)
[05:27] <fabbione> \sh: yes but i am extremely busy and there are 4 kernel team guys that can answer your questions quicker than i can
[05:28] <\sh> fabbione: kk...I just need some guys with practical experience ;)
[05:55] <sts> infinity: how is it going with mysql-server?