[Rule-list] Status Report

[Kerry]

Crazy Idea=Would it be possible to use something from 2Disk Xwin on freshmeat
to get us started?

Devon wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> It seems to me that the best way to handle the installer would be to
> create a small CD image that boots the machine, runs the installer, and
> finally asks for Red Hat Linux 7.2 cds to complete the install.
>
> I've made further modifications to anaconda, and it is now at a state
> where it runs from the new CD right up to the point where it is ready to
> install the packages. It appears to know that it wants Red Hat CD 1,
> however, it crashes when it tries to unmount the installer CD. It get far
> enough that it displays the install progress bars, and shows that it is
> going to install glibc as the first package. Then it dies...
>
> The anaconda dump:
>   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 563, in doInstall
>     problems = ts.run(0, ~rpm.RPMPROB_FILTER_DISKSPACE, cb.cb, 0)
>   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 225, in cb
>     fn = self.method.getFilename(h, self.pkgTimer)
>   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/image.py", line 88, in getFilename
>     isys.umount("/mnt/source")
>   File "/usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py", line 152, in umount
>     rc = _isys.umount(what)
> SystemError: (16, 'Device or resource busy')
>
> The complete anaconda dump is here, if anyone is interested:
> http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/rule/anacdump.txt
>
> All I can say is, ARRRGGGHHH! :)
>
> At this point, I don't know if it is the python modifications, or the way
> I am building the disks, or a hardware problem, or.....
> I'm going to try the standard Red Hat install on this machine next, and
> see if it can handle the disk swap there.
>
> I'll get it working at some point, I hope. Doing it this way reduces the
> size of the disk image to 95MB, since it doesn't actually have to contain
> any rpm files. It does however need to contain the comps, hdlists, stage1
> and 2 images, as well as the images/ directory. I can probably shrink it
> some more, once I get it to actually install.
>
> I have to run out to the store and buy another bulk pack of CDR media. ;)
>
> - -D
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