If you want to get into the code, kickstart.py is where to look. For example:
# added intf as the final call argument
def postAction(self, rootPath, serial, intf):
mylen = len(self.postScripts)
if mylen <= 1:
waitwin = intf.waitWindow(_("Running post configuration scripts"),_("Please wait, this may take a few moments.. %s script to execute") %mylen )
else:
waitwin = intf.waitWindow(_("Running post configuration scripts"),_("Please wait, this may take a few moments.. %s scripts to execute") %mylen )
log("Running kickstart %%post script(s)")
for script in self.postScripts:
script.run(rootPath, serial)
log("All kickstart %%post script(s) have been run")
# added this waitwin.pop()
waitwin.pop()
You have to also modify packages.py to provide the intf, which provides the
window functionality as well:
# Added intf=None in call so we can provide a gui
def doPostAction(id, instPath, intf=None):
id.instClass.postAction(instPath, flags.serial,intf)
Having 'intf=None' maintains compatibility with other callers to this
method, minimizing the ripple effect - if it is provided, cool, if not, cool.
I think that is the extent of it. You then get a little window letting
the user know how many scripts there are. No progress bar, but extending
it should be simple -- however how will you update it's progress? I don't
think you can do callbacks from the post interpreters. That was my issue
and why I didn't do that.
-brad
> One of the virtual consoles, I think Ctrl+Alt+F3 already displays the
> progress of %post. You will probably not require any such script but
> just to educate the users.
>
> Regards,
> Ajay
>
>
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:10:50 +0000 (GMT), David Bartlett
> <davidbartlett2003@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I run a quite lengthy %post script (runtime = 5-10
> > minutes) as part of my kickstart build and would like
> > to include some useful output to reassure my users
> > that the build process is running normally and has not
> > hung. A progress bar to match the [text interface]
> > anaconda style would be ideal, but lines of text
> > simply echoed to screen would be ok in the meantime.
> >
> > It looks as though the %post is spawned out of
> > anaconda and I'm not sure how to display messages to
> > screen from within my %post script (as anaconda still
> > owns the screen). I am reluctant to change the
> > anaconda python code as I really want to keep the
> > vendor tools standard. I use the text-only version of
> > anaconda and have no interest in the GUI component.
> >
> > Has anyone else successfully controlled the screen
> > whilst anaconda is running, or have any thoughts on
> > this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Rgds, David Bartlett.
> >
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