Try opening a shell in %post and running the commands manually to see what's happening. %post chvt 3 exec < /dev/tty3 > /dev/tty3 sh -Ed On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 12:23, David Tegelaar wrote: > Yes the suggestion in another email > that a Windows char may be in the ks > file is a good one. Also I think you > may need the "-t" option to mount: > > mount -t iso9660 /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source > > You could try writing the output to a log > so if you get a failure maybe you can look > at the log: > > mount -t iso9660 /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source >>/tmp/mount.log 2>&1 > > -dave > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Martin Siddall > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:42 PM > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: Re: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > > Cheers , but i've been there allready. I echoed ls /mnt and various other > directories in the %post part of the config and quite correctly as Marco has > said anaconda umounts the cdrom and for some reason the /mnt/source > disappears. I have also tried creating other directories with the same > problem so I thorgh screw mkdir and tried to mount the cdrom on an existing > directory..... still no joy. > > The main problem is the anaconda program when it reports an error ... its > incomplete and intermingled with its own debugging lines so i can't see what > it's moaning about. > > The only thing I can think of is that the ks.cfg file has some wierd > character in it or the shell which anaconda uses is broken. > > I have include my ks.cfg for your perusal. Any other suggestions would be > greatly appreciated. > > > Martin > > ks.cfg > > zerombr yes > clearpart --all --drives=hda > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=hda > part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=hda > part swap --size=128 --grow --maxsize=256 --ondisk=hda > install > cdrom > lang en_US.UTF-8 > langsupport --default en_GB.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 > keyboard uk > mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux > rootpw --iscrypted $1$PRwZ191B$qq1HZQJpK5gfpPhJw/967/ > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 > timezone Europe/London > bootloader --location=mbr > > %packages > @ network-server > @ web-server > @ dialup > @ sql-server > @ system-tools > @ british-support > @ ftp-server > @ development-tools > kernel > dhcp > net-snmp-utils > shapecfg > tftp-server > mysql-server > grub > mrtg > php-mysql > mod_auth_mysql > freeradius > php-odbc > > %post --nochroot > mkdir -p /mnt/source > mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source > cp -f /mnt/source/custom.tar /mnt/sysimage/root > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Tegelaar" <dtegelaar@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <MSiddall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Discussion list about Kickstart" > <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:22 PM > Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > > > That's pretty wierd. Try leaving out the > > "mkdir -p /mnt/source" line (or telling > > it to mkdir a different directory name). > > I think the /mnt/source directory already > > exists anyway. Maybe the ? char > > is an extra char at the end of the text or > > is somehow part of a question that gets > > asked if the directory already exists > > when you try to mkdir it. > > > > -dave > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Martin Siddall > > Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:08 AM > > To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart' > > Subject: RE: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > > > > > I've been struggling with this for days and I still have problems with > > it. Running Fedora Core 1. > > > > > > When attempting to do mkdir -p /mnt/source the script creates a > > /mnt/source? Dir (mnt/source + questionmark). I thought well ok and > > changed the copy command to cp /mnt/source?/custom.tar > > /mnt/sysimage/root > > > > Still no luck. Comes back with error message that is intermingled with > > the kickstart dialog and I can't work out what's happening and why. > > > > [Note the installation has been stripped down to one CD - could I have > > missed and essential RPM ??] > > > > Anyone have an idea > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > Martin > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marco Welter > > Sent: 19 April 2004 15:23 > > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > > Subject: Re: Install of rpm packages in %post - script > > > > Hi, > > > > > %post --nochroot > > > # cdrom is not mounted during post so i mount it with the --nochroot > > option > > > mkdir -p /mnt/source > > > mount /tmp/cdrom /mnt/source > > > > > > # copy updates.conf from the cd to /tmp on the installed system > > > cp -f /mnt/source/RedHat/RPMS/updates.conf /mnt/sysimage/tmp > > thank you, no works ;-) > > > > > > %post > > > # creation of admin account - the rest of the kickstart can be > > performed > > > in normal %post mode > > > /usr/sbin/useradd -c 'Administrateur' -s /bin/false admin > > but not 100 %, when i have a "normal" %post after %post --nochroot whith > > rpm > > -ivh /root/xyz.rpm it do not work > > > > Bye > > > > Marco > > > ... > > > > > > hth > > > > > > pantz > > > > -- > > Lx-System GbR > > > > Tel.: 0700 LXSYSTEM > > info@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Hauptgeschäftsstelle: > > Ensinger Strasse 19 - 89073 Ulm > > 0731 / 602 81 19 > > > > Zweigniederlassung: > > Zur alten Zollbruecke 30 - 87527 Sonthofen > > Tel: 08321 / 67 42 43 - Fax: 08321 / 67 42 44 > > E-Mail: mawe@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
