topic Re: kickstart URGENT in Operating System - Linux

kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:59:55 GMT

Hello everybody,
I tried to use rpmbuil --rebuild pkg.src.rpm in the post installation script of kickstart but it didn't work.
I checked that the pkg.src.rpm hab been copied to the installed machine.
Any help?
A question: in the post installation script , is the new installed kernel (OS) running on the machine when the post installation script is executed?

REGARDS

Re: kickstart URGENT

Stuart Browne — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:08:35 GMT

dumb question.. why are you trying to recompile a sorce RPM on a newly built machine? Why not compile it on an already working machine, and just install the pre-compiled binaries?

That being said, run up another test machine, go to ctl-alt-f4 (or ctl-alt-f5, can never remember which one), and look for errors.

Re: kickstart URGENT

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:33:34 GMT

>I tried to use rpmbuil --rebuild >pkg.src.rpm in the post installation >script of kickstart but it didn't work.
>I checked that the pkg.src.rpm hab been >copied to the installed machine.
Did you have all gcc/make and so on?
Do you see any error messages in install log?

>A question: in the post installation >script , is the new installed kernel (OS) >running on the machine when the post >installation script is executed?
No!

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:08:26 GMT

Hi guys,
Stuart: I need to do this step automatically due to some reasons.
I will reinstall on a new machine and check for the errors.
I already modifies my kickstart file to append the output of the rpmbuild command to a log file.

vitaly: concerning gcc and make pkg , they are installed i checked them.
i will check the install log file in the new machine that i am currently installed .

I will informe you guys with all the result as soon as the new installation complete .I am doing my test on a vmware machine

really thanks a lot
Regards

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:16:21 GMT

Hello again,

this is a resume about the log file.
1-drivelog list the output of the command rpmbuil --rebuild:
Installing bcm5700-8.2.18-1.src.rpm
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.94713
.......
.....
....
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.94713

RPM build errors:

2-install.log:
Installing 577 packages

Installing hwdata-0.101.17-1.noarch.
Installing libgcc-3.2.3-52.i386.
.........
......
......
Installing make-3.79.1-17.i386.
Installing automake14-1.4p6-6.noarch.
Installing automake15-1.5-7.noarch.
......
Installing gcc-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-c++-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-g77-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-gnat-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-java-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-objc-3.2.3-52.i386.
Installing gcc-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.48.i386.
Installing gcc-c++-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.48.i386.
Installing gcc-g77-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.48.i386.
Installing gcc-java-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.48.i386.
Installing gcc-objc-ssa-3.5ssa-0.20030801.48.i386.
...........

3-a tail of install.log.syslog:
<86>Feb 14 12:13:58 useradd[4532]: new group: name=canna, gid=39

<86>Feb 14 12:13:58 useradd[4532]: new user: name=canna, uid=39, gid=39, home=/var/lib/canna, shell=/sbin/nologin
<86>Feb 14 12:14:06 useradd[4538]: new group: name=wnn, gid=49

<86>Feb 14 12:14:06 useradd[4538]: new user: name=wnn, uid=49, gid=49, home=/var/lib/wnn, shell=/sbin/nologin
<13>Feb 14 12:15:34 kudzu: linked /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux
<13>Feb 14 12:15:36 kudzu: ran mouseconfig for psaux
<13>Feb 14 12:15:36 kudzu: aliased usb-controller as usb-uhci
NB: i checked the lines mentionned above these lines in the .syslog no errors found

I really appreciate your interpretation as sonn as possible
Thanks
Regards

Re: kickstart URGENT

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:18:10 GMT

are you able to run "rpmbuild" command after installation?
BTW, do you have kernel sources installed?

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:36:56 GMT

Hi

Yes I am able to run the command after installation.
And the kernel source pkg is also installed , this is an output of rpm -qa | grep kernel-source:
kernel-source-2.4.21-32.EL

btw: the drivelog that i listed before indicates that the rpmbuild process is stopped (with error) at the "make" step compared to a normal output of the same command tried after the installation.

Re: kickstart URGENT

Stuart Browne — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:06:18 GMT

Oh, that SRC RPM..

That package tries to compile against the *currently running* kernel.

Given that you're running against a 2.4.xxBOOT at the time (of which you don't have the kernel source installed for), this can't be done.

If you really want to do it, then use the kickstart %post to add a new once-of service which will do the recompile, start the appropriate services, and then remove it's self afterwards.

With the KS process I used to use, this is how we got around a number of similar issues.

Re: kickstart URGENT

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:36:10 GMT

Kudos to Stuard!
It was so simple :-)

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:52:58 GMT

Hi
Stuart :could you provide me with more information ?
I already copied the .src.rpm on the machine in a directory /mnt/driver and tried to recompile under:
%post --interpreter /bin/sh
cd /mnt/driver
rpmbuild --rebuild ......src.rpm

What I am missing to do?

Regards

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:17:03 GMT

Hi
BELOW is a copy of my post installation section:
# post-installation script starts

%post --nochroot
mkdir -p /mnt/sysimage/mnt/drivers
cp /mnt/source/v40zdrivers/*.src.rpm /mnt/sysimage/mnt/drivers/

%post --interpreter /bin/sh
cd /mnt/drivers/
touch drivelog
rpmbuild --rebuild bcm5700-8.2.18-1.src.rpm > drivelog

I don't know what to add.

Re: kickstart URGENT

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 04:56:34 GMT

As Stuard explained, makefile inside bcm5700 source package uses running kernel version (`uname -r`) in order to build binary kernel mnodule.
I see two solutions:
1) to extract make script from src package, to fix it (e.g., replace `uname -r` with 2.4.xx-yy) and package src rpm again.
I don't like this way because it's not easy and the more important - it's not flexible
2) during postinstall add into rc.local "rpmbuild" and "rpm -i" commands.
It's pretty easy to remove these lines automatically after first boot.

Re: kickstart URGENT

Pratyush Paul_1 — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 09:58:16 GMT

Hi -

Please try this link, it gives you a some idea of building rpm packages on a linux system.

http://www.linuxhacks.org/tutorials/jakes_rpm_build_tutorial.php

Thanks

Pratyush

Re: kickstart URGENT

linuxtolinux — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:52:58 GMT

Hi guys,
I really want to thank you a lot for the help and solutions you provided to me.

I implemented the second solution declared by vitaly and it has vorked perfectly ( it is more suitable to be applied in my case because i want it to be implemented on the netword in such a way that the installation of any linux update on a new machine will be completely automatic. And I am now trying to do the solution provided by stuart FOR CURIOSITY, I think I will need it in the future.

REGARDS