[SOLVED]Re: fai-cd makes too big iso [NOT SOLVED]

venne rvenne at free.fr
Mon Jun 9 10:50:55 CEST 2008


rvenne a écrit :
> rvenne a écrit :
>> Hi list.
>>
>>
>> I've fai-server 3.2.7, and I'm unable to make bootable cd iso image 
>> with fai-cd command.
>>
>> in fact, I did it with
>>
>> fai-cd -m /tmp/emptydir myiso.iso
>>
>> until an automtic update gets a new version of fai-server.
>>
>> The NFSROOT structure has been changed, and I was forced to copy 
>> stage2_eltorito into the NFSROOT myself....
>>
>> here's the command output:
>>
>> fai-cd -m /files/scratch/debmirror -f fai.iso
>> Bind mounting all required parts
>> NFSROOT /srv/fai/nfsroot/live/filesystem.dir mounted
>> Config space /srv/fai/config mounted
>> Mirror /files/scratch/debmirror mounted
>> find: 
>> /files/scratch/debmirror/dists//files/scratch/debmirror/debian-security/.temp/dists/etch: 
>> Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
>> find: 
>> /files/scratch/debmirror/dists//files/scratch/debmirror/.temp/dists: 
>> Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type
>> Writing FAI CD-ROM image to fai.iso. This may need some time.
>> re-directing all messages to log
>>
>>
>> I've changed the file to see the logs output. they were re-directied 
>> to /dev/null by default. and my fai.iso grows up to some Go !
>>
>> I'm pretty sure that it's making an iso image of the whole system. 
>> and fai-cd doesn't accept
>> empty mirror directory any longer.
>>
>> /etc/fai/fai.conf
>> FAI_DEBMIRROR=fai:/files/scratch/debmirror
>> LOGUSER=
>> FAI_LOGPROTO=ssh
>> FAI_CONFIGDIR=/srv/fai/config
>> FAI_CONFIG_SRC=file://$FAI_CONFIGDIR
>> MNTPOINT=/media/mirror
>> FAI=/var/lib/fai/config #(this one is empy)
>>
>>
>> /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf:
>> NFSROOT=/srv/fai/nfsroot
>> NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS="192.168.0.10 fai"
>> TFTPROOT="/files/scratch/debmirror"  #I was forced to fixe this one. 
>> I haven't any tftp server
>> FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="etch http://ftp.free.fr/debian"
>> FAI_ROOTPW='$1$kBnWcO.E$djxB128U7dMkrltJHPf6d1'
>> FAICLIENTS="192.168.0.0/24"
>> FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS="--exclude=dhcp-client,info"
>> NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS=192.168.0.10
>>
>> /srv/fai/nfsroot makes about 350Mo
>> please help
>> regards
> humm..... ok. I forgot setting kernel package, so that fai is looking 
> for a real mirror to install it.
>
> KERNELPAQUAGE is not necessary any more in conf files. a fai kernel 
> deb file should be specified in /etc/fai/NFSROOT
>
>
hummm...... it's not OK yet. For unknown reason, I got the same error. 
the linux-image-2.6.18-fai-kernels_1_i386 package is an unknown package 
and ignored. so, how can I get fai kernel installed?





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