[xenpreview-dev] Re: Install Into Directory Error

[Charles Coffing]

Brian,

I got CC'd on your email, but since you're not subscribed it didn't get
posted to the list.  (I guess it's set up that way for spam reasons...
maybe we should change that).  Even worse, the manager of the list is on
vacation, so your message was just sitting in the queue.  Sorry.


But regarding your question:

This is a known bug with YaST's "Install Into Directory" feature
(Novell bug #170064).  It sounds like this won't be addressed until SP1.
 For now, you can't use that feature to install a kernel into a
directory.

Even if it weren't for this bug, we don't recommend using "Install Into
Directory" to create a VM.  Use the "Virtual Machine Management" tool,
since it will automate a number of additional steps.

Thanks,
Charles


>>> On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 10:15 AM, "Carb, Brian A"
<Brian.Carb at unisys.com>
wrote: 
> Running XenPreview SLES10RC3 on x86_64 platform, booted under xen
> kernel. The yast2 "Install Into Directory" utility errors with the
> following dialog:
> 
> -------------
> please run mkinitrd as soon as your system is complete
> Failed to open /etc/fstab at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 113.
> Failed to open /etc/fstab at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 113.
> error: %post(kernel- xen- 2.6.16.20- 0.12.x86_64) scriptlet failed,
exit
> status 2
> 
> 
> ---
> 	package kernel- xen- 2.6.16.20- 0.12 is already installed
> 
> 2006- 06- 27 11:31:41 kernel- xen- 2.6.16.20- 0.12.x86_64.rpm install
failed
> rpm output:
> Setting up /lib/modules/2.6.16.20- 0.12- xen
> please run mkinitrd as soon as your system is complete
> Failed to open /etc/fstab at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 113.
> Failed to open /etc/fstab at
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/Bootloader/Tools.pm line 113.
> error: %post(kernel- xen- 2.6.16.20- 0.12.x86_64) scriptlet failed,
exit
> status 2 
>  
> -------------  
> 
> Any ideas on why we're seeing this error? 
> 
> brian carb
> unisys corporation -  malvern, pa
> brian.carb at unisys.com