AutoYaST - Automated installation from openSUSE 12.3 DVD does not work
Sebastian Siebert <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.suse.autoinstall |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi folks, I am helping someone that he want to use the automated installation with AutoYaST and the openSUSE installation DVD. The issue is that YaST could not find the DVD YaST2 repository. We went as follows: 1. Download the openSUSE 12.3 DVD ISO 2. Install the "ISO master" from Packman 3. Modify the ISO: add the AutoYaST file to /autoinst.xml 4. Modify the ISO: add boot parameter in the file /boot/x86_64/loader/isolinux.cfg: install=cd autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml The hint comes from: <http://users.suse.com/~ug/AutoYaST_FAQ.html#a6> 5. Save the new ISO content 6. Boot the ISO in VirtualBox for test. AutoYaST starts automatically. 7. While system probing we get an error message: --- START --- Unable to create repository from URL 'cd:/?devices=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-VBOX_CD-ROM-VB2-01700376'. Details: [|] Valid metadata not found at specified URL History: - [|] Repository type can't be determined. Try again? --- END --- We had tried following boot parameter: 1. install=cd autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 2. autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 3. autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml install=cd 4. install=cd:/ autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 5. install=cd:/?devices=sr0 autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 6. install=cd:/?devices=sr* autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 7. namescheme="" autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml 8. namescheme="" install=cd autoyast=file:///autoinst.xml But none of them works. Interesting issue is if we select "Source HTTP" instead "Source DVD" in the boot menu. YaST adds the online OSS repository but it could not find the AutoYaST file anymore. It is so weird. The error message is: --- START --- An error occured while fetching the profile: Reading file on /var/adm/mount//autoinst.xml filed. Reading file on /autoinst.xml failed. Reading a file on CD failed: /tmp/YaST-02942-IMvaKW/tmp_mount//autoinst.xml. --- END --- The question is: How we can fixed it in the boot parameter for the openSUSE 12.3 DVD installation? Thanks for any advice on this problem. -- Kind regards, Sebastian - openSUSE Member (Freespacer) Website/Blog: <http://www.sebastian-siebert.de> Important notes on openSUSE Mailing List: <http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_list_netiquette> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] To contact the owner, e-mail: [email protected]