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danr677

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12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« on: September 12, 2015, 04:36:23 pm »
It seems that in latest versions of both 1204 and 1404 the intial network boot config is broken. There is no default configuration available (the file /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default is missing). So I can't add a new MD.
I tried to install first the 1404 and after seeing this problem I made a new installation of 1204 (network install as mentioned in the wiki).
Any ideas where the problem could be located?

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2015, 04:53:00 pm »
I managed to get one step further, I ran manually /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_BuildDefaultImage.sh, it boots, but now Diskless_Setup.sh is failing and the boot process is hanging at "Running Disked_Setup.sh"

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2015, 08:03:00 pm »
run Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh it will fix your problem.

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2015, 01:21:46 am »
The current DVDs do not include the Diskless Image by default.  They will be re-enabled at some point.

Please run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh prior to trying to PXE boot any MDs. 

J.

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2015, 10:09:59 pm »
Thanks for the info, but there is still something holding back the build process for the diskless clients. I get the following error in the output of Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh:
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The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 lmce-md-meta : Depends: pluto-avwizard (>= 2.0.0.46) but it is not going to be installed
                Depends: pluto-avwizard (< 2.0.0.47) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
When I try to install pluto-avwizard with "apt-get install pluto-avwizard", I get the following:
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The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 pluto-avwizard : Depends: lmce-avwizard-skin-basic (< 2.0.0.47) but 2.0.0.47.9~lmce1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


So I suppose the dependencies of pluto-avwizard have to be updated.

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2015, 10:25:27 pm »
hrmph.  I see.  Yep, that'll have to get fixed up.  Thanks for reporting!  We'll get that in asap.  You can watch http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE-1204_pre-alpha for changes as they are applied to the 1204 repository.

J.

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2015, 11:04:07 pm »
It's working fine now, thanks a lot. BTW, it wouldn't be a good idea to run those scripts as a part of the installation? Or they are supposed to, but something is broken at the moment?

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2015, 08:14:09 am »
Not everybody wants/needs an extra Media Director.

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Re: 12.04 network boot fail for new MD
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2015, 01:39:52 am »
We used to have the diskless image on the dvd, and it will likely make a return again at some point.  We've been making a lot of changes to how the system installs recently.  It is a lot easier to test and debug the DVD installation when the DVD size is 600Mb smaller.

Thanks for the feedback!

J.