Topic: Who gave SME Sever 10Alpha3 a test run?

[krisden]

Short story, this is a bug because I've edit the grub menu entry and replace the two "cdrom" occurence by "usb" and it's work 
I've mounted the media on my pc to browse the usb-key files : /sme-server/isolinux/isolinux.cfg doen't contain any option for usb

[TerryF]

No exp with the hardware, others may have..

I am not familiar with using Gnome Disk Tools, again others may..

You could try creating the usb using dd as described in the wiki Creating the USB stick on Linux

[TerryF]

Short story, this is a bug because I've edit the grub menu entry and replace the two "cdrom" occurence by "usb" and it's work 
I've mounted the media on my pc to browse the usb-key files : /sme-server/isolinux/isolinux.cfg doen't contain any option for usb

I think you are getting ahead of yourself try dd first as described in the wiki

[krisden]

I think you are getting ahead of yourself try dd first as described in the wiki

Seriously ? 
For your pleasure, to keep doubts and even if this not my first usb-key challenge, I've tried this 10 min ago, it is the same situation : the system asks for a cd-rom source, nothing asks for an usb ressource, something missing in the "isolinux.cfg" file.
I've opened a bug report this morning : https://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10632

But now, it is another problem  : I'm unable to assign an ip address in the server configuration (not server-manager)
I've to run "dhclient" to obtain it (this server standalone behind a sme9.2 gateway-server)

[TerryF]

Seriously ? 

Yes, just stabs in the dark, from what I can recall the last usb install I tried would have to be two years ago back in alpha2, have used ISOs for VMS and testing since so certainly just making sure and it saves me doing it lazy? yes,

I do think it is broken

For your pleasure, to keep doubts and even if this not my first usb-key challenge, I've tried this 10 min ago, it is the same situation : the system asks for a cd-rom source, nothing asks for an usb ressource, something missing in the "isolinux.cfg" file.
I've opened a bug report this morning : https://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10632

Certainly not for my pleasure, saves questions later.

Raised a Bug? Good

As for the rest, much the same as to date, can't offer a solution sorry.

Hope you continue the testing, keep an eye on bugzilla as there are a lot of issues already reported there further info would be invaluable

[krisden]

Don't worry be happy, I will continue 
To respond to the post question, I achevied like this and then arrive to connect to server-manager (my choice is server only) :

• test installation failed with usb key (try many solution to build, same issue, missing redirection on usb media)
• unable to register setup in config manager, it's bugged, it asks for reboot when setup is finished but recame on it after reboot
• solution is to fix the ip address => go in tty and type "dhclient" then "yum update" then "reboot" after what the setup is registered and server-manager is accessible

[ReetP]

We're hoping to get a new ISO out in the not to distant future.

I think the installer issues are down to hacking anaconda which is tricky (way beyongld my pay grade) but will be investigated.

Please keep bashing away and finding/reporting issues.

[TerryF]

Don't worry be happy, I will continue 

Fantastic, we are a little short of competent helpers

Yes, definitely a bug in the installer, makes me wonder how long the usb install has been borked for, all testing has been exclusively VM based of recent times or dvd installs were used in early days to hardware.

I hope you are interested enough to want to dig in and help.

[TerryF]

Have now also run into this issue due to my testing hardware:

https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=9860

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285235

[ReetP]

Joy

[TerryF]

Joy

and you know what my first response is

Resolved that by adding boot time parameter 'initcall_blacklist=clocksource_done_booting this is a known issue and effects other hardware as well, a newer kernel is supposed to fix it

and as krisden did above edited isolinux.cfg from:

label linux
  menu label ^Install Koozali SME Server 10
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=SME\x20Server inst.ks=cdrom:/dev/cdrom:/Packages/base/sme-kickstart.cfg quiet

to

label linux
  menu label ^Install Koozali SME Server 10
  kernel vmlinuz
  append initrd=initrd.img initcall_blacklist=clocksource_done_booting inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=SME\x20Server inst.ks=hd:/dev/sdb1:/Packages/base/sme-kickstart.cfg quiet

Now have a running Koozali SME Server 10, server only mode, on my N54L test box that has only seen VMs of late   now to reconfigure box back to using prox details added to bug krisden raised.

Added: Wiki https://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:10.0Alpha3#Notes modified re USB install not supported in this release

Didn't have the network problems

[Franco]

Great guys, I have a IBM X3200M running 9.2, maybe it's time for me to test 10 
I have to say that this machine is a bit fussy on what it runs.

Thanks,

[ReetP]

The more testing, the more it helps.

A simple compatibility test is to try a stock CentOS 7 install (check the hardware compatibility lists).

If that runs then SME should.

We hope to get an updated test version out soon. Keep an eye out.

[swatson]

I am working with Flask and am interested to know how you were able to get Flask to work in the Primary ibay.  Could you elaborate on that process?

Thank you,

Sara   

I have been digging into this problem as I am getting Flask to work in the Primary ibay, works well, Flask uses Python 2.7 or higher, so 10 is much easier to install on than an altinstall on 9.2.

The Samba problem is a real bugger, the base alpha3 install works perfectly for my purpose. Once the updates are installed with yum with (yum update smeserver-support -y), Samba takes a dump.

My research seems to point to python-tevent, the most recent update of this has had problems in the centos forums.

I've tried to update with --exclude=python-tevent, to no avail due to dependencies,,, well this is just a test server, so no problem yet.

User since sme 5, love this system, chomping at the bit to see 10 in production. Many many thanks to the individuals that work on this.

[Franco]

I am working with Flask and am interested to know how you were able to get Flask to work in the Primary ibay.  Could you elaborate on that process?

Thank you,

Sara   

You should open a new topic.

Best,