Topic: SME5.5 custom partitions

[Karl Ponsonby]

Has anybody have any ideas how I can go about installing onto custom partition sizes on 5.5?
I have done this before on 4.2 and 5.1.2, but 5.5 keeps bailing out with errors on the install (something about anaconda). I submitted a bug the proper way, but as it was a non standard install, "your on your own".
If anybody has any ideas, please help.
Thanks and regards,

Karl Ponsonby

[Aaron Wilde]

Hi Karl,

Are you sure that you are using the right version of anaconda?  Ask Mitel what version they are using for 5.5

[Karl Ponsonby]

Hi Aaron,
I do a boot disk install, created from the 'images' directory and edit the 'ks.cfg' file as needed. It use to work perfectly under 5.2.1, but not as I said under 5.5. Do I need to rebuild the iso with anaconda from 5.2.1 ? I thought this might be the way to go, but wasn't to shure. Thanks for your help and ideas,
Karl

[Charlie Brady]

Karl Ponsonby wrote:

> I do a boot disk install, created from the 'images' directory
> and edit the 'ks.cfg' file as needed. It use to work
> perfectly under 5.2.1, but not as I said under 5.5.

You might need to change syslinux.cfg on the floppy as well. Make sure that your ks.cfg file is very similar to install.cfg or upgrade.cfg on the CDROM.

Charlie

[Karl Ponsonby]

Charlie Brady wrote:

> You might need to change syslinux.cfg on the floppy as well.
Sorry for sounding dumb, but in what way and what to do ?

> Make sure that your ks.cfg file is very similar to
> install.cfg or upgrade.cfg on the CDROM.

What i have done is use the 'install.cfg' from the 'images' directory and rename it to 'ks.cfg'. Is this the way I should proceed ?
The standard boot disk created works but as soon as I switch to the 'install.cfg' disk, the install fails. If I go to 'crtl-f2' then it seems to hang on loading the 'upgrade.cfg' something to do with 'e-smith' text.
Thanks for your response,
Karl

[Charlie Brady]

Karl Ponsonby wrote:

> Charlie Brady wrote:
>
> > You might need to change syslinux.cfg on the floppy as well.
> Sorry for sounding dumb, but in what way and what to do ?

Just make sure that it refers to ks.cfg on the floppy drive.

> > Make sure that your ks.cfg file is very similar to
> > install.cfg or upgrade.cfg on the CDROM.
>
> What i have done is use the 'install.cfg' from the 'images'
> directory and rename it to 'ks.cfg'. Is this the way I should
> proceed ?

Yep, I'd expect that to work.

> The standard boot disk created works but as soon as I switch
> to the 'install.cfg' disk, the install fails. If I go to
> 'crtl-f2' then it seems to hang on loading the 'upgrade.cfg'
> something to do with 'e-smith' text.

If it's looking for upgrade.cfg you might try blanking your hard drive first. Perhaps the auto upgrade detection is kicking in.

Charlie

[Karl Ponsonby]

Charlie Brady wrote:

> > > Make sure that your ks.cfg file is very similar to
> > > install.cfg or upgrade.cfg on the CDROM.

Charlie, if thats the case, then can I set up the partitioning parameters in the 'install.cfg' ie. where,how much, and appended with --ondisk xxx ? And reburn the iso image ?
Again thanks,
Karl

[Damien Curtain]

Sadly on 5.5 I couldn't seem to get custom paritioning working by the method Charlie mentioned and one Ive used many times previously.

No matter if the drive was blanked the install always barfed on more_options error.

What I ended up doing to get it to work was I booted the original CD image.

When it got to the 1st screen with a choice I hit ALT-F2, and did the following:

mknod /dev/fd0
mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
cp /mnt/floppy/install.cfg /tmp/install.cfg
umount /mnt/floppy

then hit ALT F1 and chose install, and it worked.  Copy over whichever config you require.

Whilst 1 great big partition may seem usefull, I find it pointless to be backing up useless data all the time.

I often have several partitions, mounting appropriate ibays etc. on them, that way we can keep service packs for desktops and have generic download areas without them filling up backup tapes.
--
 Damien