FAI 2.3.4 on Sparc -- problems

[AUSTIN MURPHY]

Hi,

I have made some improvements to my "content" for fully automatic SPARC
installs.  I also made a patch for everyone that changes the way task()
works.  Links to the files are below.

In old versions of FAI task would run a hook if it existed and then check
if the task should be skipped.  Recent versions of FAI changed that to
check for skipping and then (if not skipped) running the associated hook.

SPARC installs do not use the task_partition() routine but (at least how I
do them) they do use a hook for partition.CLASS.  At the end of the hook,
"skiptask partition" is called.

I don't see any detrimental effects of this simple change, but maybe I am
wrong.

Anyway, my Content now includes kernels for Ultra1, Ultra5, and
SPARCstaion5.  I have also updated the documentation that I am writing.
The nfsroot.diff is the same as I posted before.

Here are the links:
http://toolbox.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/subroutines.diff
http://toolbox.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/sparc-fai-content.tar.gz
http://toolbox.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/fai-howto
http://toolbox.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/nfsroot.diff


I hope someone finds this helpful.


Austin Murphy
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Student Systems Programmer
Rutgers University