Help with Awesome.ks

sea · #1 2nd November 2012, 04:32 PM

Heyas

Me trying to get an AwesomeWM spin working.
Well, its (partly) working, but its not customized allthough i had entred code to the %post section.

And what confused me, its still US keyboardlayout although i had specified it to be sg (swiss german).

I do need to use copy a file, create a string and sed it afterwards, and using rpm to install a remote package.
How could i achieve this please?

What did not help:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anacon...llation_Script
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red...t-install.html

Any help/hint welcome.

***DBelton*** · #2 2nd November 2012, 05:42 PM

interesting. I don't see anything wrong with your keyboard specification. It should work.

But for your question about the %post section I have a note in my notes here about how to do somethng similar to what you are asking about.

In the %pre section this asks for system hostname from a virtual console, then sets up the network files in the %post section...

%pre section:

Code:

%pre
chvt 6

## Query for hostname, then write it to 'network' file
read -p "

What is my hostname?

" NAME /dev/tty6 2>&1

echo "NETWORKING=yes
HOSTNAME=${NAME}" > network

chvt 1

And in the %post to actually write the file out:

Code:

%post --nochroot
# bring in hostname collected from %pre, then source it
cp network /mnt/sysimage/etc/sysconfig/network
. /mnt/sysimage/etc/sysconfig/network
# force hostname change
/mnt/sysimage/bin/hostname $HOSTNAME

# setup variables for use in /etc/hosts
LONG=`/mnt/sysimage/bin/hostname`
SHORT=`/mnt/sysimage/bin/hostname -s`
IP=`/mnt/sysimage/usr/bin/host ${SHORT} | awk {'print $4'}`
echo "${IP}\t\t${LONG} ${SHORT}" >> /mnt/sysimage/etc/hosts

This may give you some ideas in what you are asking about

sea · #3 2nd November 2012, 06:18 PM

I'll try this when i get home.
What is chvt 1?

***DBelton*** · #4 3rd November 2012, 05:38 AM

the chvt 1 and chvt 6 are where it changes the virtual terminal to grab the input that the user enters. then changes back to the one that anaconda is running on.

What I posted was just a general example showing how to do a few of the things you wanted to do, but is in no means meant to be what you need to use. You need to look through it and see if you can pull ideas from it to write your own %post section.

I didn't have a chance to do much thinking about what you are actually wanting to do, so haven't come up with specifics for your case. IT does give you a push in the right direction, though

sea · #5 3rd November 2012, 06:12 PM

Yes it does, and thats just what i wanted. Thank you.
Just wanted to know what the chvt does, as i havent come by it previously.

***DBelton*** · #6 4th November 2012, 01:31 PM

The use of the chvt was one of the reasons I grabbed that example and put into my notes. I haven't seen many references to that command in kickstart files very much.

It's a normal command, though, not unique to kickstart. You can use it from a console instead of using the "ctrl-alt-Fx" key combination.

sea · #7 4th November 2012, 02:53 PM

Ok, when i started to extend the nonworking %pre, %post --nochroot, %post, but kept getting errors i decided to split up the sections.
Now i have this setup on the Laptop:

Code:

[simon@l670 ks]$ ls sea-Awesome
00_header  01_language  02_systemconfig  03_partitions  04_repos  05_packages  06_pre  07_post_nochroot  08_post  09_post_final

Of course i have a script that puts them together, as i cant build the spin on the large laptop, the kickstart gets exportet to my NAS.

Code:

..........................Kickstart generator (0.1) for project: sea-Awesome
Saving kickstart: sea-Awesome
File: /mnt/Public/Linux/Kickstarts/sea-Awesome-201211041546.ks
rm: cannot remove `/home/simon/.script-tools/configuration/ks/sea-Awesome/*~': No such file or directory
# | Parsing: 00_header...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 01_language...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 02_systemconfig...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 03_partitions...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 04_repos...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 05_packages...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 06_pre...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 07_post_nochroot...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 08_post...[WORK]..done.
# | Parsing: 09_post_final...[WORK]..done.
Parsed files of sea-Awesome [DONE]

Current ks is attached to this post

I assume that the error lies within either one or all of the %pre, %post --nochroot or %post sections.

The error output is this:

Code:

[root@localhost lm]# livecd-creator --config=/mnt/Public/Linux/Kickstarts/sea-Awesome-201211041546.ks --fslabel=sea-Awesome
warning: filesystem-3.1-2.fc18.x86_64: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID de7f38bd: NOKEY
  Installing: libgcc                       ################### [   3/1109] 
  Installing: fontpackages-filesystem      ################### [   4/1109] 
  Installing: dejavu-fonts-common          ################### [   5/1109] 
  Installing: b43-fwcutter                 ################### [1070/1109] 
  Installing: shim                         ################### [1071/1109] 
  Installing: l10n-kickstarts              ################### [1072/1109] 
  Installing: rpmfusion-nonfree-release    ################### [1073/1109] 
  Installing: man-pages-de                 ################### [1074/1109] 
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/share/man/de/man2/_exit.2.gz;50967cce: cpio: open
error: man-pages-de-0.5-7.fc18.noarch: install failed
  Installing: iwl135-firmware              ################### [1075/1109] 
warning: %posttrans(kernel-3.6.2-2.fc18.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
warning: %posttrans(totem-1:3.6.0-2.fc18.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127
source-highlight-3.1.6-3.fc18.x86_64 was supposed to be installed but is not!
warning: %post(mdsplib-0.11-13.fc18.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127

/* EDIT:
Or do i have a think-error in one of the 0#_files?

sea · #8 6th November 2012, 12:11 AM

Searched a bit and found a report that stated an error using updates repo while building a centos 6 spin.
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=4978

After a reboot i could remove the temp files in /var/tmp.
Further removed ALL post & pre scripts, so the last thing used are the packages.

However, trying to build the ks on F17, it looks like:

Code:

[root@l670 ks]# livecd-creator --config /mnt/Public/Linux/Kickstarts/sea-Awesome-201211060044.ks 
Error creating Live CD : Failed to find package 'libva-intel-driver' : No package(s) available to install

While the build on F18 (very same ks) still looks like the errors in above post.

sea · #9 10th November 2012, 02:08 PM

Ok good news, kickstart works again, after 2 regular updates of F18..

But a few questions arised:
* On boot i see plymouth-charge, on shutdown i see plymouth-solar which should be shown on boot as well.
* $liveiso/etc/skel/.confg/awesome gets created, but no files are in there
* While MOTD is written, changed in /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf dont apply

PHP Code:


			
%post

#!/bin/bash

#

#    Variables

#

    cfg_skel=/etc/skel/.config/awesome

    cfg_tar=http://sea.hostingsociety.com/files/awesome.tar.gz

    script_tools=http://sea.hostingsociety.com/dev/script-tools-0.7.1-4.fc18.noarch.rpm

#

#    Extract awesome configuration tarball

#

    [ ! -d $cfg_skel ] && mkdir -p $cfg_skel

    cd $cfg_skel && \

        wget $cfg_tar && \

        tar -axf $(basename $cfg_tar) && \

        rm -f *.tar.gz

#

#    Script-Tools

#

    rpm -ivh $script_tools

    yum install script-tools -y

#

#    Message of the Day

#

cat > /etc/motd << EOF

Welcome to sea Awesome Desktop spin, based on $(cat /etc/system-release)

For more information, type: seaReadme

EOF

cat > /usr/bin/seaReadme << EOF

\#!/bin/bash

echo "    sea Awesome Desktop 0.1, $(cat /etc/system-release|awk '{print $1" "$3}')

    -----------------------------------------

        ╔══╗  ╔═══╗  ╔═══╗

        ║     ║   ║      ║

        ╚══╗  ╠═══╝  ╔═══╣

           ║  ║      ║   ║

        ╚══╝  ╚═══╝  ╚═══╝

    To install this spin type either:

    *    anaconda

    *    liveinst

    

    To set up upon a minimal installation, 

    please type:

        st set up

    

    For more information about Script-Tools,

    use (TODO): man script-tools"

sleep 3

EOF

chmod +x /usr/bin/seaReadme

#

#    Login Manager

#

# autologin=dgod

    sed s/"# session=/usr/bin/startlxde"/" session=/bin/awesome"/g -i /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf

    sed s/"bg=/usr/share/backgrounds/default.png"/"bg=/etc/skel/.config/awesome/img/space_1024x600.png"/g -i /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf

    sed s/"bottom_pane=1"/"bottom_pane=0"/g -i /etc/lxdm/lxdm.conf

#

#    Grub Changes

#

    ln -sf /etc/skel/.config/awesome/img/earth_1024x600.jpg /usr/share/backgrounds/splashscreen.jpg

    cat /etc/default/grub > /etc/default/grub.$(date +'%y%M%D')

    search=$(cat /etc/default/grub|grep THEME=)

    [ "" = "$search" ] && search=$(cat /etc/default/grub|grep GRUB_BACKGROUND=)

    repl="GRUB_BACKGROUND=/usr/share/backgrounds/splashscreen.jpg"

    sed -i 's|$search|$repl|g' /etc/default/grub

    #grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

#

#    OS Loading screen: Plymouth - Solar

#

    /usr/sbin/plymouth-set-default-theme solar --rebuild-initrd

%end

Any hint is very appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

sea · #10 18th November 2012, 04:01 PM

Ok figured F18 has its buildroot no longer in /mnt/sysimage but a temp folder like this /var/tmp/imgcreate-[RNDSTR].
To have a good chance, i currently use a workaround like this:

Code:

vt=/var/tmp
tmproot=$(ls $vt|grep imgcreat)
for tmp in $tmproot;do
	PRE=$vt/$tmp/install_root
	....
	....
done

Hope this is of help for others creating kickstart spins on a F18 host.

***DBelton*** · #11 18th November 2012, 07:47 PM

What the heck?

Why would they move where it mounts things?

Looking kinda fishy to me. They strip things out of Anaconda that people use, but continually tell you that it's still possible using kickstart... Then they move things around so that existing kickstart files don't work... And add to that, system-config-kickstart doesn't work in F18, hasn't for quite awhile due to a python module no longer existing (and with the move around of things, I'll bet a kickstart file created in F17 with system-config-kickstart won't work as well)

So.. How in the heck is someone supposed to get things to work properly in F18?

Edit:

And yes, a bug was filed over a month and a half ago about system-config-kickstart not workiing, by several people, but not a single response from any of the developers...

sea · #12 18th November 2012, 10:43 PM

Oh, now with this 'fix' of mine, it works quite awesome

The only thing i'm 'currently' working on is the awesome configuration/tweaks.
The current tarball, which will be downloaded by the KS, is pretty much 'uptodate'.

Note, i build the iso on a F18 host, you might need to enable the Rawhide repo in the according section.
I tried to implement an autofix, but dont know if it works... you might need to modify the "%post --nochroot" section, looking for "PRE"...

On my hw, this ks is working as expected.
The Desktop/WM tweaking is done via a tarball on my homepage. So anytime after i updated that tarball, rerunning the ks will result in a more 'tweaked' WM.

EDIT:
First file was 'missing' lxdm, and had some tweak issues for some weird reason.