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added directories to provide bugfixes for 3057, 313397 and directory for
new/readded features
1 New in FAI 2.8.4
2
3 - small but important bug fix: remove non-US entry
4
5 New in FAI 2.8.3
6
7 - remove debconf support for package itself, debconf support for
8 the installation was not removed
9
10 New in FAI 2.8.2
11
12 - close some bugs, which occured when using softupdates
13
14 New in FAI 2.8.1
15
16 - minor bug fixes
17 - added $COLOR_FAI_LOGO which is off unless doing initial
18 installations
19 - added german and french translation of the debconf templates
20 - task sysinfo mounts the local partitions read only
21 - move some classes from 10-base-classes to the new script
22 50-host-classes
23 - fixed a lot of typos in the fai guide
24
25 New in FAI 2.8
26
27 - rename rcS_fai to fai, add manual page fai.8
28 - new simple examples using class FAIBASE
29 - add debconf support for the package itself
30 - new action softupdates, update a system without reinstallation
31 - fai-do-scripts now executes scripts matching [0-9][0-9]*
32 - rcS.log is now fai.log
33 - major updates in fai-guide (softupdate, fai on other archs)
34 - add task prepareapt
35 - variable $addpackages removed from examples scripts
36
37 New in FAI 2.7
38
39 - closes grave and important bugs
40 - add fai-cd(8) script for creating a bootable FAI CD image
41 - add option -a to fai-mirror
42 - add option -d to install_packages
43
44 New in FAI 2.6.7
45
46 - add task debconf and new script fai-debconf for preseeding
47 - minor updates in the fai guide
48
49 New in FAI 2.6.6
50
51 - new command fai-mirror(1) to create a partitial Debian mirror
52 - setup_harddisks: bug fix: error redefined mountpoint is wrongly
53 reported, allow space before keywords primary and logical
54 - install_packages: add option -f
55 - task_sysinfo calls hwinfo if available (very nice hardware info)
56 - 06hwdetect.source: SCSI detect code for 2.6 kernel
57 - new variable FAICLIENTS in make-fai-nfsroot.conf. Used by
58 fai-setup for exporting the nfsroot and the config space via NFS
59 - create a list of all packages in base.tgz (for fai CD)
60 - ftar: test if directory is / before removing files recursively
61 - enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples
62 - save files FAI_CLASSES, variables.sh and disk_var.sh to
63 /var/log/fai not to /etc/fai
64 - add supprt for booting from CD
65 - other bug fixes
66
67 New in FAI 2.6.5
68
69 - fcopy now handles svn and arch subdirectories, added option -I
70 - install_packages does not remove unknown package names when
71 using aptitude, so aptitude's search patterns can be used
72
73 New in FAI 2.6.4
74
75 - bug fixes
76 - install_packages and files in package_config/ have now support
77 for aptitude
78
79 New in FAI 2.6.3
80
81 - make $rootpw not readable for users
82 - use default kernel 2.4.27
83 - fai-setup: add option -e
84 - make-fai-nfsroot: add option -K
85 - add xfs support into the nfsroot
86 - define kernel parameters using $kappend
87
88 New in FAI 2.6.2
89
90 - Workaround to support new tasksel behaviour
91 - fix broken grub entry when using class FAI_BOOTPART
92 - fai-chboot: add option -e
93
94 New in FAI 2.6.1
95
96 - new option -k for make-fai-nfroot only installs a new kernel
97 - catnc() greps now through multiple files
98 - when logging in with ssh all variables for FAI are defined by
99 sourcing /tmp/fai/variables.sh
100 - faireboot sends message to fai monitor daemon
101 - install_packages now supports taskrm (which calls tasksel
102 remove), default number of packages that are install with one
103 command is set to 99
104 - better support for installing a client with a different hostname
105 than during installaion
106
107 New in FAI 2.6
108
109 - make FAI ready-to-use for sarge
110 - make the examples much easier, remove a lot of unused stuff
111 - fai.conf is split into two files, make-fai-nfsroot specific
112 variables are moved to /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
113 - make-fai-nfsroot: more packages for hardware detection included,
114 write a warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is used
115 - rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
116 logo and let scroll region unchanged
117 - 06hwdetect.source: better hardware detection uses discover2,
118 load all pci IDE drivers, enables DMA mode for disks, include
119 code of 11modules.source
120 - task_sysinfo: show serial numbers of hard disks, show usb
121 information
122 - tasks can set return code ($terror) so faimond receives it
123 - faimond receives more messages
124 - fai-chboot: new options -d, can use localboot, so we need not
125 copy the kernel image and initrd to the install server
126 - grub-install does not probe floppy drive (which can hang the system
127 for a long time)
128 - install_packages: add option -L, new code for detecting unknown
129 package names which uses perl module AptPkg
130 - mkdebmirror: mirrors now woody and sarge in one directory
131
132 New in FAI 2.5.4
133
134 - fix bug in make-fai-bootfloppy when using -f
135 - make-fai-bootfloppy: added option -i that creates a bootable
136 ISO9960 cdrom image
137 - some sparc and PowerPC adjustments
138
139 New in FAI 2.5.3
140
141 - default kernel is 2.4.24
142 - add option -c to make-fai-{nfsroot,bootfloppy} to define a
143 different configuration directory than /etc/fai
144 - make-fai-bootfloppy: add option -c and -F, now DHCP is the
145 default protocol when -d is not used
146 - fai.conf: exclude more packages from debootstrap
147 adjust KERNELPACKAGE to new name (since fai-kernels_1.6)
148 put important variables to the top
149 remove some comments
150 - fai-chboot: new option -S sets FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
151 - The variable FAI_SOURCES_LIST is now obsolete,
152 use /etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list instead
153 - new examples for sources.list in
154 /usr/share/doc/fai/examples/etc/sources.list
155 - remove some packages that are not needed and not available in
156 sarge
157 - utility chkdebnames mostly rewritten
158 - package recommends mknbi, and does not work with netboot package
159 when using BOOTP
160
161 New in FAI 2.5.2
162
163 - fai monitor daemon added, see faimond(8)
164 - colored copyright message on console
165 - variable hdparm included again; can be used if the kernel does
166 not enables DMA for brand new IDE controllers by default
167 - package names can contain pinning information
168 - preferences file is copied from /etc/fai if it exists
169 - default kernel version is 2.4.22
170 - bug fixes
171
172 New in FAI 2.5.1
173
174 - minor bug fixes
175 - added chapter to the fai guide how to receive the configuration
176 space using CVS
177 - initrd support when booting new kernel via network
178
179 New in FAI 2.5
180
181 - a new section in the manual which describes a simple
182 installation example. Read the chapter 'For the impatient user'
183 - old templates now split into simple and advanced examples. They
184 are located in /usr/share/doc/fai/examples/{simple,advanced}
185 - added script fai-chboot which manages the network boot
186 configuration files for PXE boot
187 - the installation time is printed in seconds
188 - menu entries for grub now works also if /boot is a separate
189 partition
190 - number of packages installed at a time can be limited (use
191 $MAXPACKAGES)
192 - log files can be saved using FTP protocol
193 - the files in /fai/class that are list of classes can contain
194 comment lines. All lines starting with a hash are ignored
195 - syslogd now works during installation
196 - add an grub entry for memtest86 if installed
197 - do not fsck ext3 partitions
198 - add -M option to fcopy
199 - make-fai-nfsroot: new option -f; print error message if it fails
200 - a new example configuration for a demo host using GNOME, DHCP
201 - added XFS support to setup_harddisks
202 - files class/*.mod and modules.log removed, use 11modules.source
203 instead
204 - packages for xfree server now in file/class XFREE
205 - added SunOS support; you can install Solaris using FAI
206 - bug fixes as always
207
208 New in FAI 2.4.1
209
210 - use dhcp3, dhcp support was broken in FAI 2.4
211 - disk_config examples are using ext3 file systems
212 - add SERVERINTERFACE to fai.conf
213 - add FAI_BOOT to fai.conf; the list of boot protocols to set
214 up (boot or dhcp or both)
215 - DHCP install kernel file /boot/fai/installkernel renamed to
216 vmlinuz-install
217 - new script fai-do-scripts; include the functions from do_script
218 and task_configure, this makes the Solaris port easier
219 - some bug fixes
220
221 New in FAI 2.4
222
223 - Era Erikson did some great work on proofreading all manuals and
224 script comments. Great work Era!
225 - lots of updates in the fai guide
226 - use the script fai-class for defining classes; scripts in class/
227 must not have prefix S; the following command renames your
228 existing scripts so they will work with the new command:
229 rename 's/S(\d\d.+)(\.sh|\.pl)/$1/' S*
230 the order of scripts executed has slightly changed; all classes
231 from the file $HOSTNAME are defined after the scripts in class/
232 are executed; the suffix .sh or .pl is not needed any more,
233 fai-class has a manual page
234 - kernel 2.4.20 is the default kernel during installation
235 - USB keyboard support during installation
236 - make-fai-bootfloppy creates a more generic boot floppy which
237 uses grub or lilo as boot loader, it supports more than one boot
238 protocol, more disk space is available on the floppy
239 - the exit status of every hook and script is written to
240 status.log
241 - the hook faiend.LAST parses all log files for warnings and
242 errors and writes them to error.log
243 - variable.sh lists all variables defined after task defvar has finished
244 - FAI_LOCATION is now defined in fai.conf, FAI_ACTION is defined
245 in LAST.var, do not use T170 and T171 via a BOOTP or DHCP server
246 (but it is still possible)
247 - hooks can make their tasks to be skipped (as in fai 2.2)
248 - templates scripts and config files has been rewritten and added
249 (eg. WWWKIOSK, a notebook with Windows and Linux)
250 - a new default location for the Debian mirror (in mkdebmirror and
251 fai.conf)
252 - much of reorganizing the code, but this does not change the user
253 visible behavior
254 - some functions that were defined as shell subroutines are now
255 separate scripts in /usr/lib/fai (fai-class, create_ramdisk,
256 prepare_apt, fai-divert, fai-savelog, task_sysinfo, ...), they
257 are not standalone script, most of them only work in the fai
258 environment, this should solve the problems with a too big
259 environment (when using xargs)
260 - PATH always starts with /usr/local/{sbin,bin}
261 - new FAI_FLAG syslogd starts log daemons (syslogd and klogd) only
262 on demand
263 - save log files to host $LOGSERVER if defined, otherwise use
264 $SERVER
265 - make-fai-nfsroot always does setup for dhcp and bootp, and uses
266 following sources to create the file sources.list for the
267 nfsroot: the variable $FAI_SOURCES_LIST or the files
268 /etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list
269 - you can add a list of classes after the PACKAGE command in files
270 in package_config, so the following packages will only be
271 installed for this class (Please only use this in the file
272 package_config/DEFAULT)
273 - fcopy has new option -i and -B
274 - the variable addpackages can contain a list of packages without
275 their version number, therefore /fai/files/packages should be a
276 simple repository
277 - a lot of bug fixes
278
279 New in FAI 2.3.4
280
281 - the default name for fai kernel-image package has changed to
282 kernel-image-2.2.20_fai1_i386.deb, since the package fai-kernel
283 >=1.4 contains install kernels which support both the BOOTP and
284 DHCP protocol
285
286 New in FAI 2.3.3
287
288 - important bug fix (wrong symlink for rcS_fai)
289 - copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
290 - use strict enabled in perl scripts
291 - add "append ip=dhcp" in pxelinux.cfg/default
292 - minor changes in package_config files
293 - setup_harddisks default fs type changed from auto to ext2
294
295 New in FAI 2.3.2
296
297 - minor bug fixes
298 - minor changes in package_config files
299 - use discover command for hardware detection and loading of scsi
300 kernel modules in class/S03hwdetect.source
301 - use swap partitions during installation if available
302
303 New in FAI 2.3.1
304
305 - some minor bug fixes
306 - add variable $addpackages to DEFAULT.var
307 - $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR (fai.conf)
308 - changes in package_config files
309 - additional method to determine all ethernet devices
310 - manual updates for woody
311 - added a lot of comments into shell script
312 - add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
313
314 New in FAI 2.3
315
316 - all default configurations are for Debian 3.0 aka woody
317 - /etc/fai.conf moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
318 - moved some variables from fai.conf to class/*.var
319 - add FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS to fai.conf
320 - temporary files are stored to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai/),
321 can be set in fai.conf using mktemp if desired
322 - log files for every new run are stored in a separate directory,
323 last-$FAI_ACTION is pointing to the last log directory
324 - if a task is skipped, also all its hooks are skipped
325 - uname -s in uppercase is also a default class
326 - all class/S[0-9]*.source scripts are sourced
327 - hooks that end in .source are sourced (formerly .sh), so they
328 can define variables
329 - new adddivert routine; make a diversion for a file and add it to
330 the list of all diversions; you need not care about removing the
331 diversion; the finish task will do this for you
332 - class/*.mod files can now define variables
333 - new examples class/S30menu.source (was hook/install.MENU)
334 - /fai can be a different location using $FAI in fai.conf
335 - /fai can be retrieved from a CVS repository: (see variables
336 FAI_LOCATION, FAI_CVSROOT, FAI_CVSMODULE) and create a
337 /etc/fai/.cvspass
338 - /etc/apt/preferences will be copied to nfsroot
339 - additional manual pages for fai-setup, make-fai-nfsroot,
340 make-fai-bootfloppy, install_packages
341 - setup_harddisks: called with option -d (DOS alignment)
342 support for ext3 and disk controllers using /dev/ida/, /dev/rd/
343 and /dev/cciss (Compaq SMART2 raid array and Mylex DAC960 PCI
344 RAID controller)
345 - make-fai-bootfloppy can write to a file, creates environment for
346 DHCP using pxelinux, does not copy System.map to floppy (now
347 more space left for the kernel image), new option -s
348 - bootpc and dhcp request will use only active network devices
349 ($netdevices_up determined by netdevice_info()) by default,
350 which can be overwritten with $netdevices
351 - add a hint how to set up the kernel automounter for scratch
352 partitions
353 - fcopy skips CVS directories, executes postinst script if file
354 was copied, new options -L and -P
355 - added prtnetgr script which prints a flat list of all hosts
356 belonging to a netgroup
357 - execute all /fai/scripts/$class/S[0-9]* scripts if this
358 directory exists, so it's possible to execute multiple scripts
359 for one class; see examples in scripts/NETWORK/ and scripts/DEFAULT/
360 - use shm (was tmpfs) for ramdisk if available
361 - mkdebmirror uses passive ftp mode
362 - task sysinfo calls kudzu
363 - added THANKS file
364
365 New in FAI 2.2.3
366
367 - woody support improved, but the default configuration is still
368 for potato
369 - added disk configuration for Beowulf nodes
370 - Wake on LAN section added to FAI guide
371 - reiserfs support in setup_harddisks (thanks to Diane Trout)
372 - make-fai-nfsroot -v output can be redirected to a file
373 - sysinfo also uses detect and discover to probe for hardware
374 - utilities moved to /usr/share/fai/utils
375 - install_packages checks all package names. If a package name is
376 misspelled, it will be removed from the installation list
377 - added class NOGETTY
378 - package_config: new action "hold", PRELOAD can use a file: url
379
380 New in FAI 2.2.2
381
382 - bug fix: getting dhcp information
383 - added jmon to BEOWULF
384
385 New in FAI 2.2.1
386
387 - FAI_FLAGS can be space or comma separated. They must be space
388 separated in bootptab. Use a comma to separate them as
389 additional kernel parameters.
390 - bootp requests on multiple ethernet devices show device name
391 (Thanks to Geert Stappers)
392 - script all_hosts doesn't use hardcoded list of hosts any more;
393 now it uses the netgroup allhosts
394
395 New in FAI 2.2
396
397 - the fai guide has a new chapter about building a Beowulf cluster
398 - new utilities for Beowulf cluster: all_hosts and rshall
399 - new utility softupdate for updating packages on a running system
400 - improved example for diskless hook
401 - major reorganization of the rcS_fai code; most parts are moved
402 to the subroutines file
403 - source /fai/hooks/subroutines if file exists; here you can define
404 your own subroutines or redefine FAIs subroutines
405 - most tasks are now executed via task() and the name of the task
406 as option. This subroutine looks for a hook with the given name
407 and executes it. Hooks can skip the default task of FAI (called
408 task_<name>) by using skiptask(). So, hooks can replace the
409 default behavior, and not only add functions to the
410 installation process
411 - hooks can define classes by writing class names to
412 /tmp/additional-classes and variable by writing line to
413 /tmp/additional.var
414 - new hooks/tasks added
415 - classes and variables are now defined in the very beginning
416 before task_action is called and $FAI_ACTION is evaluated
417 - FAI_ACTION can be any user defined value. FAI is looking for a
418 command in /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION and executes it.
419 - log file prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
420 - debian-non-US in local mirror script (mkdebmirror) has new location
421 - new type "PACKAGE taskinst" in package_config can install new
422 task packages (for Debian 3.0 and later releases)
423 - get_bootp_inf() and get_dhcp_info() support multiple ethernet
424 devices via $netdevices
425 - $netdevices can be set or automaticly determined to the list of
426 ethernet devices
427 - make-fai-bootfloppy: handle symlinks of lilo 21.5 and newer
428 - tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
429 - new classes NOSECURETTY, BEOWULF, NOTCPD
430
431 New in FAI 2.1
432 - NEWS file added (you found it already ;-), which contains the
433 user visible changes; changelog file is for developers
434 - woody support
435 - define $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP for using debootstrap
436 - you can add your own functions using hooks (read the manual)
437 - /fai/fai_config not used anymore, replaced by a hook
438 - setup_harddisk does not complain when root partition is not in
439 the first 8GB, do not complain if not a primary partition
440 - no more problems when using other locales
441 - support for diskless clients
442 - grub support, new class LILO and GRUB
443 - new flag createvt; add this to FAI_FLAGS to get two additional
444 terminals and ctrl-c will interrupt the installation
445 process. Otherwise ctrl-c will reboot and no terminals are
446 available. In the past, this function was enabled by default.
447 Add createvt to FAI_FLAGS to get the old behavior.
448 - before any classes are defined using the scripts in /fai/class,
449 the classes DEFAULT, $HOSTNAME and LAST are defined
450 - new utility chkdebnames can check package names for a certain
451 distribution

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