Topic: SME Server 7.0 release status (see thread in SME 7.x forum)

[raem]

burnat

> Still would like to know about Zsync

Install the rpm on your alpha14 box with
rpm -Uvh zsync*.rpm
then do man zsync to read about the usage.

[m]

Still would like to know about Zsync...

rename the previous iso to smeserver-7.0alpha14.iso, then

zsync http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/e-smith/devel/isos/smeserver-7.0alpha14.iso.zsync

[chris burnat]

Many thanks to all of you (Michael, Ray and mweinber), I got it sorted now with your help both ways (rsync and zsync).  May also be useful to others I hope.  Regards. chris

[guest22]

SME Server 7.0alpha15 is on it's way to the mirrors.

http://smeserver.sourceforge.net/sme70/Downloads?v=ewe

As usual, feedback is appreciated here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=96750&atid=615772

[wellsi]

SME 7 Alpha 15 Changelog and RPM List have been added to the wiki.

As usual these are available from the Development and Upcoming Releases  pages.


Some preliminary details of where the RPMs came from:
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/sme7a15.html

Information on all recent releases can be found here.
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/releases.html

[del]

H All,

Is it possible to upgrade from the current SME 6 to SME 7? Has anyone done this/ I am having problems even with a fresh install of SME 6 with no contribs or updates added.
I tried to upgrade to SME7 Alpha14 and got this message:
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel
I checked the bug list and found a reference to this problem (although not from 6 to 7) and followed the workaround but it was still the same. Meanwhile Alpha 15 was released so I downloaded that and started again, still the same. Any suggestions?

Regards,
Del

[raem]

del

> Is it possible to upgrade from the current SME 6 to SME 7?

I did see a reference at Sourceforge (in the bugs ?)where someone tried that, I think they were succesful.


> I am having problems even with a fresh install of SME 6

Perhaps you should post your sme 6 install problem in a new thread on these forums rather than in sme 7 development thread.


> I tried to upgrade to SME7 Alpha14 & alpha15 and got this
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel

I just posted a fix for alpha15 at Sourceforge bugs, although it is the "same' bug as earlier reports as Charlie has explained, that recurs whenever the kernel is upgraded.
Follow the instructions CAREFULLY !

[del]

Hi Ray,

>Perhaps you should post your sme 6 install problem in a new thread on these forums rather than in sme 7 development thread.

You misunderstood, I have no problem installing SME6, I meant that I had performed a fresh install of SME6 and was having a problem upgrading it to SME7

>I just posted a fix for alpha15 at Sourceforge bugs, although it is the "same' bug as earlier reports as Charlie has explained, that recurs whenever the kernel is upgraded.
Follow the instructions CAREFULLY !

I did follow it CAREFULLY!  But I will try again and post the results here. Thanks for your help.

Regards,
Del

[CharlieBrady]

RM>I just posted a fix for alpha15 at Sourceforge bugs,...
RM> Follow the instructions CAREFULLY !

I did follow it CAREFULLY!

The instructions need to be modified slightly for alpha15. Don't run "lilo -v". And kernel version is different - 2.4.21-32.EL.

[guest22]

SME Server 7.0alpha16 is on it's way to the mirrors.

http://smeserver.sourceforge.net/sme70/Downloads?v=ewe

As usual, feedback is appreciated here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=96750&atid=615772

[del]

Hi Charlie,

This is what I am trying to do:

Boot from CDROM and type "text rescue".

Then:

chroot /mnt/sysimage
mkinit -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.img 2.4.21-32.EL
mkinit -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.ELsmp.img 2.4.21-32.ELsmp

exit

Then reboot.

But after this:

mkinit -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.img 2.4.21-32.EL

I now get:

mkinit command not found

Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
Thanks for your time.

Del  

[raem]

del

> mkinit command not found

use this instead
mkinitrd

[wellsi]

SME 7 Alpha 16 Changelog and RPM List have been updated in the wiki.

As usual these are available from the Development and Upcoming Releases  pages.


Some preliminary details of where the RPMs came from:
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/sme7a16.html

Information on all recent releases can be found here.
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/releases.html

[del]

Hi Ray,
Thanks for the reply, unfortunatley it is still stopping at the same error.
This what I did:

Boot from CDROM and type "text rescue".

Then:

chroot /mnt/sysimage
mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.img 2.4.21-32.EL
mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.4.21-32.ELsmp.img 2.4.21-32.ELsmp

exit

Then reboot.
I think I will download Alpha 16 and see if that is any different.

Regards,
Del

[wellsi]

SME 7 Alpha 17 Changelog and RPM List have been updated in the wiki.

As usual these are available from the Development and Upcoming Releases  pages.


Some preliminary details of where the RPMs came from:
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/sme7a17.html

Information on all recent releases can be found here.
http://wellsi.com/sme/info/releases.html