FAI 3.3.3 + Ubuntu Lucid

[Stephan Hermann]

Hi Guys,

ok...ubuntu lucid server + fai 3.3.4 == success.
I'll add some tweaks for Ubuntu (which are necessary) and will push
that to the FAI PPA.

Thomas,

I know I'm pinching you now, but can we actually move from a native
package to a non-native?

Regards,

\ſh

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:46:16 +0100
Waldemar Brodkorb <fai at waldemar-brodkorb.de> wrote:

> Hi Stephan,
> Stephan Hermann wrote,
> 
> > Hi Waldemar,
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:40:19 +0100
> > Waldemar Brodkorb <mail at waldemar-brodkorb.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Stephan,
> > > Stephan Hermann wrote,
> > > 
> > > > Hi Guys,
> > > > 
> > > > I'm porting the last changes from Waldemar and others to a new
> > > > FAI Package for Ubuntu Lucid (which will be 10.04 LTS).
> > > > 
> > > > Looks like, that the server stuff (pxe dhcp etc.) is all
> > > > working...so no worries here.
> > > > 
> > > > Now, Using an Ubuntu Lucid Kernel, (generic flavour) the boot up
> > > > process stops at something around the lines:
> > > > 
> > > > Console: switching to colour framebuffer device 80x30
> > > > 
> > > > I tried to disable it via modeset but failed here..
> > > 
> > > May be some of the upstream stuff get reverted by my old stuff?
> > > Can you try 3.3.4 without any changes to FAI itself (may be just
> > > NFSROOT needs some touching for the correct package names.)
> > 
> > I'll give it a shot :) 
> > 
> > >  
> > > > Does anyone has an idea, what could that be and how someone can
> > > > workaround it?
> > > > 
> > > > Waldemar, did you have any success using a lucid boot kernel for
> > > > your install client?
> > > 
> > > Yes, sure. We are using always lucid kernels.
> > 
> > So, even as tftp boot kernel ?
> 
> Yes, sure. All necessary stuff to boot a lucid kernel and initrd is
> in upstream integrated, as far as your NFSROOT takes care of any
> package name differences between Debian and Ubuntu.
> 
> Have fun,
>         Waldemar


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