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I have stumbled into a question of use. There seems to be some
unusual overlap and/or duplication:<br>
For just a couple examples:<br>
<ul>
<li>fia/package_config/FAIBASE and /etc/fai/NFSROOT [both specify
the rsync package -- a duplication]</li>
<li>
fia/package_config/DEFAULT and /etc/fai/NFSROOT [each specify
different [perhaps partial definitions] linux-image... packages
for AMD64]</li>
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SO -- /etc/fai/NFSROOT seems out-of-place by being located under
/etc/...? My search of fai site has failed me. FAI doesn't seem to
mind duplication, but for what purpose is it appropriate to choose
to define OS build detail in NFSROOT and when in
.../package_config/...?<br>
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For a second issue...<br>
Following the FAI reflector recommendation in thread
"fai-make-nfsroot fails" on Feb 19 of "use Debian" for sources.list
I switched from ubuntu to debian repositories. I used the "-K" parm
for make-fai-nfsroot after the switch. Following a few
semi-successful installs based on ubuntu, now after switching I find
make-fai... fatal localization errors and a curious failure labelled
"You must choose one to install." from a list of linux-image
candidates from which FAI could not pick the most appropriate one.
Please note I originally installed FAI from ubuntu repositories.
The detail differences between ubuntu and debian seem to be causing
me a little grief?<br>
<br>
I also re-populated my local mirror and I find it interesting that
the ubuntu mirror space requirement is 215MB while debian is 522MB
[not a problem]. From looking over the apache2 access.log it
doesn't seem that FAI ever addressed the local mirror while
processing [perhaps a third issue]. Still -- under my ubuntu work
the log showed much activity even though there were many "404"
responses to queries.<br>
<br>
The second issue seems to point at a need for me to purge any ubuntu
history, or cache, or even re-install FAI from scratch. Perhaps the
bright side of re-installation is that I could then follow my own
rule of using git to allow me to accurately back up? AARRRGG, on
this project I've not dropped enough bread crumbs along the way.<br>
<br>
My purpose in posting issue 2 is to ask if FAI is more rich when
ported from the FAI site or from distro repositories? I'm not
throwing brick-bats at the packaging teams, just curious about
missing changes to FAI while it works it's way thru the various
publication paths.<br>
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Cheers<br>
Geo<br>
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