Contents of /tags/r-2_8_1/NEWS

New in FAI 2.6.1

    - new option -k for make-fai-nfroot only installs a new kernel
    - catnc() greps now through multiple files
    - when logging in with ssh all variables for FAI are defined by
      sourcing /tmp/fai/variables.sh
    - faireboot sends message to fai monitor daemon
    - install_packages now supports taskrm (which calls tasksel
      remove), default number of packages that are install with one
      command is set to 99
    - better support for installing a client with a different hostname
      than during installaion

New in FAI 2.6

    - make FAI ready-to-use for sarge
    - make the examples much easier, remove a lot of unused stuff
    - fai.conf is split into two files, make-fai-nfsroot specific
      variables are moved to /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
    - make-fai-nfsroot: more packages for hardware detection included,
      write a warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is used
    - rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
      logo and let scroll region unchanged
    - 06hwdetect.source: better hardware detection uses discover2,
      load all pci IDE drivers, enables DMA mode for disks, include
      code of 11modules.source
    - task_sysinfo: show serial numbers of hard disks, show usb
      information
    - tasks can set return code ($terror) so faimond receives it
    - faimond receives more messages
    - fai-chboot: new options -d, can use localboot, so we need not
      copy the kernel image and initrd to the install server
    - grub-install does not probe floppy drive (which can hang the system
      for a long time)
    - install_packages: add option -L, new code for detecting unknown
      package names which uses perl module AptPkg
    - mkdebmirror: mirrors now woody and sarge in one directory

New in FAI 2.5.4

    - fix bug in make-fai-bootfloppy when using -f
    - make-fai-bootfloppy: added option -i that creates a bootable
      ISO9960 cdrom image 
    - some sparc and PowerPC adjustments

New in FAI 2.5.3

    - default kernel is 2.4.24
    - add option -c to make-fai-{nfsroot,bootfloppy} to define a
      different configuration directory than /etc/fai
    - make-fai-bootfloppy: add option -c and -F, now DHCP is the
      default protocol when -d is not used
    - fai.conf: exclude more packages from debootstrap
      adjust KERNELPACKAGE to new name (since fai-kernels_1.6)
      put important variables to the top
      remove some comments
    - fai-chboot: new option -S sets FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
    - The variable FAI_SOURCES_LIST is now obsolete,
      use /etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list instead
    - new examples for sources.list in
      /usr/share/doc/fai/examples/etc/sources.list
    - remove some packages that are not needed and not available in
      sarge
    - utility chkdebnames mostly rewritten
    - package recommends mknbi, and does not work with netboot package
      when using BOOTP

New in FAI 2.5.2

    - fai monitor daemon added, see faimond(8)
    - colored copyright message on console
    - variable hdparm included again; can be used if the kernel does
      not enables DMA for brand new IDE controllers by default
    - package names can contain pinning information
    - preferences file is copied from /etc/fai if it exists
    - default kernel version is 2.4.22
    - bug fixes

New in FAI 2.5.1

    - minor bug fixes
    - added chapter to the fai guide how to reveive the configuration
      space using CVS 
    - initrd support when booting new kernel via network

New in FAI 2.5

    - a new section in the manual which describes a simple
      installation example. Read the chapter 'For the impatient user'
    - old templates now split into simple and advanced examples. They
      are located in /usr/share/doc/fai/examples/{simple,advanced}
    - added script fai-chboot which manages the network boot
      configuration files for PXE boot
    - the installation time is printed in seconds
    - menu entries for grub now works also if /boot is a separate
      partition
    - number of packages installed at a time can be limited (use
      $MAXPACKAGES)
    - log files can be saved using FTP protocol
    - the files in /fai/class that are list of classes can contain
      comment lines. All lines starting with a hash are ignored
    - syslogd now works during installation
    - add an grub entry for memtest86 if installed
    - do not fsck ext3 partitions
    - add -M option to fcopy
    - make-fai-nfsroot: new option -f; print error message if it fails
    - a new example configuration for a demo host using GNOME, DHCP
    - added XFS support to setup_harddisks
    - files class/*.mod and modules.log removed, use 11modules.source
      instead
    - packages for xfree server now in file/class XFREE
    - added SunOS support; you can install Solaris using FAI
    - bug fixes as always

New in FAI 2.4.1

    - use dhcp3, dhcp support was broken in FAI 2.4
    - disk_config examples are using ext3 file systems
    - add SERVERINTERFACE to fai.conf
    - add FAI_BOOT to fai.conf; the list of boot protocols to set
      up (boot or dhcp or both)
    - DHCP install kernel file /boot/fai/installkernel renamed to
      vmlinuz-install 
    - new script fai-do-scripts; include the functions from do_script
      and task_configure, this makes the Solaris port easier
    - some bug fixes

New in FAI 2.4

    - Era Erikson did some great work on proofreading all manuals and
      script comments. Great work Era!
    - lots of updates in the fai guide
    - use the script fai-class for defining classes; scripts in class/
      must not have prefix S; the following command renames your
      existing scripts so they will work with the new command:
      rename 's/S(\d\d.+)(\.sh|\.pl)/$1/' S*
      the order of scripts executed has slightly changed; all classes
      from the file $HOSTNAME are defined after the scripts in class/
      are executed; the suffix .sh or .pl is not needed any more,
      fai-class has a manual page
    - kernel 2.4.20 is the default kernel during installation
    - USB keyboard support during installation
    - make-fai-bootfloppy creates a more generic boot floppy which
      uses grub or lilo as boot loader, it supports more than one boot
      protocol, more disk space is available on the floppy
    - the exit status of every hook and script is written to
      status.log
    - the hook faiend.LAST parses all log files for warnings and
      errors and writes them to error.log
    - variable.sh lists all variables defined after task defvar has finished
    - FAI_LOCATION is now defined in fai.conf, FAI_ACTION is defined
      in LAST.var, do not use T170 and T171 via a BOOTP or DHCP server
      (but it is still possible)
    - hooks can make their tasks to be skipped (as in fai 2.2)
    - templates scripts and config files has been rewritten and added
      (eg. WWWKIOSK, a notebook with Windows and Linux)
    - a new default location for the Debian mirror (in mkdebmirror and
      fai.conf)
    - much of reorganizing the code, but this does not change the user
      visible behavior
    - some functions that were defined as shell subroutines are now
      separate scripts in /usr/lib/fai (fai-class, create_ramdisk,
      prepare_apt, fai-divert, fai-savelog, task_sysinfo, ...), they
      are not standalone script, most of them only work in the fai
      environment, this should solve the problems with a too big
      environment (when using xargs)
    - PATH always starts with /usr/local/{sbin,bin}
    - new FAI_FLAG syslogd starts log daemons (syslogd and klogd) only
      on demand
    - save log files to host $LOGSERVER if defined, otherwise use
      $SERVER
    - make-fai-nfsroot always does setup for dhcp and bootp, and uses
      following sources to create the file sources.list for the
      nfsroot: the variable $FAI_SOURCES_LIST or the files
      /etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list
    - you can add a list of classes after the PACKAGE command in files
      in package_config, so the following packages will only be
      installed for this class (Please only use this in the file
      package_config/DEFAULT)
    - fcopy has new option -i and -B
    - the variable addpackages can contain a list of packages without
      their version number, therefore /fai/files/packages should be a
      simple repository
    - a lot of bug fixes

New in FAI 2.3.4

    - the default name for fai kernel-image package has changed to
      kernel-image-2.2.20_fai1_i386.deb, since the package fai-kernel
      >=1.4 contains install kernels which support both the BOOTP and
      DHCP protocol

New in FAI 2.3.3

    - important bug fix (wrong symlink for rcS_fai)
    - copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
    - use strict enabled in perl scripts
    - add "append ip=dhcp" in pxelinux.cfg/default
    - minor changes in package_config files
    - setup_harddisks default fs type changed from auto to ext2

New in FAI 2.3.2

    - minor bug fixes
    - minor changes in package_config files
    - use discover command for hardware detection and loading of scsi
      kernel modules in class/S03hwdetect.source
    - use swap partitions during installation if available

New in FAI 2.3.1

    - some minor bug fixes
    - add variable $addpackages to DEFAULT.var
    - $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR (fai.conf)
    - changes in package_config files
    - additional method to determine all ethernet devices
    - manual updates for woody
    - added a lot of comments into shell script
    - add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy

New in FAI 2.3

    - all default configurations are for Debian 3.0 aka woody
    - /etc/fai.conf moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
    - moved some variables from fai.conf to class/*.var
    - add FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS to fai.conf
    - temporary files are stored to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai/),
      can be set in fai.conf using mktemp if desired
    - log files for every new run are stored in a separate directory,
      last-$FAI_ACTION is pointing to the last log directory 
    - if a task is skipped, also all its hooks are skipped
    - uname -s in uppercase is also a default class
    - all class/S[0-9]*.source scripts are sourced
    - hooks that end in .source are sourced (formerly .sh), so they
      can define variables
    - new adddivert routine; make a diversion for a file and add it to
      the list of all diversions; you need not care about removing the
      diversion; the finish task will do this for you
    - class/*.mod files can now define variables
    - new examples class/S30menu.source (was hook/install.MENU)
    - /fai can be a different location using $FAI in fai.conf
    - /fai can be retrieved from a CVS repository: (see variables
      FAI_LOCATION, FAI_CVSROOT, FAI_CVSMODULE) and create a
      /etc/fai/.cvspass
    - /etc/apt/preferences will be copied to nfsroot
    - additional manual pages for fai-setup, make-fai-nfsroot,
      make-fai-bootfloppy, install_packages
    - setup_harddisks: called with option -d (DOS alignment)
      support for ext3 and disk controllers using /dev/ida/, /dev/rd/
      and /dev/cciss (Compaq SMART2 raid array and Mylex DAC960 PCI
      RAID controller)
    - make-fai-bootfloppy can write to a file, creates environment for
      DHCP using pxelinux, does not copy System.map to floppy (now
      more space left for the kernel image), new option -s
    - bootpc and dhcp request will use only active network devices
      ($netdevices_up determined by netdevice_info()) by default,
      which can be overwritten with $netdevices 
    - add a hint how to set up the kernel automounter for scratch
      partitions
    - fcopy skips CVS directories, executes postinst script if file
      was copied, new options -L and -P
    - added prtnetgr script which prints a flat list of all hosts
      belonging to a netgroup
    - execute all /fai/scripts/$class/S[0-9]* scripts if this
      directory exists, so it's possible to execute multiple scripts
      for one class; see examples in scripts/NETWORK/ and scripts/DEFAULT/
    - use shm (was tmpfs) for ramdisk if available
    - mkdebmirror uses passive ftp mode
    - task sysinfo calls kudzu
    - added THANKS file

New in FAI 2.2.3

    - woody support improved, but the default configuration is still
      for potato
    - added disk configuration for Beowulf nodes
    - Wake on LAN section added to FAI guide
    - reiserfs support in setup_harddisks (thanks to Diane Trout)
    - make-fai-nfsroot -v output can be redirected to a file
    - sysinfo also uses detect and discover to probe for hardware
    - utilities moved to /usr/share/fai/utils
    - install_packages checks all package names. If a package name is
      misspelled, it will be removed from the installation list
    - added class NOGETTY
    - package_config: new action "hold", PRELOAD can use a file: url

New in FAI 2.2.2

    - bug fix: getting dhcp information
    - added jmon to BEOWULF

New in FAI 2.2.1

    - FAI_FLAGS can be space or comma separated. They must be space
      separated in bootptab. Use a comma to separate them as
      additional kernel parameters.
    - bootp requests on multiple ethernet devices show device name
      (Thanks to Geert Stappers)
    - script all_hosts doesn't use hardcoded list of hosts any more;
      now it uses the netgroup allhosts

New in FAI 2.2

    - the fai guide has a new chapter about building a Beowulf cluster
    - new utilities for Beowulf cluster: all_hosts and rshall
    - new utility softupdate for updating packages on a running system
    - improved example for diskless hook
    - major reorganization of the rcS_fai code; most parts are moved
      to the subroutines file
    - source /fai/hooks/subroutines if file exists; here you can define
      your own subroutines or redefine FAIs subroutines
    - most tasks are now executed via task() and the name of the task
      as option. This subroutine looks for a hook with the given name
      and executes it. Hooks can skip the default task of FAI (called
      task_<name>) by using skiptask(). So, hooks can replace the
      default behavior, and not only add functions to the
      installation process
    - hooks can define classes by writing class names to
      /tmp/additional-classes and variable by writing line to
      /tmp/additional.var 
    - new hooks/tasks added
    - classes and variables are now defined in the very beginning
      before task_action is called and $FAI_ACTION is evaluated
    - FAI_ACTION can be any user defined value. FAI is looking for a
      command in /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION and executes it.
    - log file prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
    - debian-non-US in local mirror script (mkdebmirror) has new location
    - new type "PACKAGE taskinst" in package_config can install new
      task packages (for Debian 3.0 and later releases)
    - get_bootp_inf() and get_dhcp_info() support multiple ethernet
      devices via $netdevices
    - $netdevices can be set or automaticly determined to the list of
      ethernet devices
    - make-fai-bootfloppy: handle symlinks of lilo 21.5 and newer
    - tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
    - new classes NOSECURETTY, BEOWULF, NOTCPD

New in FAI 2.1
    - NEWS file added (you found it already ;-), which contains the
      user visible changes; changelog file is for developers
    - woody support
    - define $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP for using debootstrap
    - you can add your own functions using hooks (read the manual)
    - /fai/fai_config not used anymore, replaced by a hook
    - setup_harddisk does not complain when root partition is not in
      the first 8GB, do not complain if not a primary partition
    - no more problems when using other locales
    - support for diskless clients
    - grub support, new class LILO and GRUB
    - new flag createvt; add this to FAI_FLAGS to get two additional
      terminals and ctrl-c will interrupt the installation
      process. Otherwise ctrl-c will reboot and no terminals are
      available. In the past, this function was enabled by default.
      Add createvt to FAI_FLAGS to get the old behavior.
    - before any classes are defined using the scripts in /fai/class,
      the classes DEFAULT, $HOSTNAME and LAST are defined
    - new utility chkdebnames can check package names for a certain
      distribution
1	lange	2428	New in FAI 2.6.1
2
3	lange	2438	- new option -k for make-fai-nfroot only installs a new kernel
4			- catnc() greps now through multiple files
5	lange	2428	- when logging in with ssh all variables for FAI are defined by
6			sourcing /tmp/fai/variables.sh
7			- faireboot sends message to fai monitor daemon
8			- install_packages now supports taskrm (which calls tasksel
9			remove), default number of packages that are install with one
10			command is set to 99
11			- better support for installing a client with a different hostname
12			than during installaion
13
14	lange	2378	New in FAI 2.6
15	lange	2313
16			- make FAI ready-to-use for sarge
17			- make the examples much easier, remove a lot of unused stuff
18			- fai.conf is split into two files, make-fai-nfsroot specific
19			variables are moved to /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
20			- make-fai-nfsroot: more packages for hardware detection included,
21			write a warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is used
22			- rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
23			logo and let scroll region unchanged
24	lange	2378	- 06hwdetect.source: better hardware detection uses discover2,
25			load all pci IDE drivers, enables DMA mode for disks, include
26			code of 11modules.source
27	lange	2313	- task_sysinfo: show serial numbers of hard disks, show usb
28			information
29	lange	2378	- tasks can set return code ($terror) so faimond receives it
30	lange	2396	- faimond receives more messages
31	lange	2378	- fai-chboot: new options -d, can use localboot, so we need not
32			copy the kernel image and initrd to the install server
33	lange	2313	- grub-install does not probe floppy drive (which can hang the system
34			for a long time)
35	lange	2378	- install_packages: add option -L, new code for detecting unknown
36			package names which uses perl module AptPkg
37	lange	2313	- mkdebmirror: mirrors now woody and sarge in one directory
38
39	lange	2201	New in FAI 2.5.4
40
41			- fix bug in make-fai-bootfloppy when using -f
42	lange	2205	- make-fai-bootfloppy: added option -i that creates a bootable
43			ISO9960 cdrom image
44			- some sparc and PowerPC adjustments
45	lange	2201
46	lange	2189	New in FAI 2.5.3
47
48			- default kernel is 2.4.24
49			- add option -c to make-fai-{nfsroot,bootfloppy} to define a
50			different configuration directory than /etc/fai
51			- make-fai-bootfloppy: add option -c and -F, now DHCP is the
52			default protocol when -d is not used
53			- fai.conf: exclude more packages from debootstrap
54			adjust KERNELPACKAGE to new name (since fai-kernels_1.6)
55			put important variables to the top
56			remove some comments
57			- fai-chboot: new option -S sets FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
58			- The variable FAI_SOURCES_LIST is now obsolete,
59			use /etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list instead
60			- new examples for sources.list in
61			/usr/share/doc/fai/examples/etc/sources.list
62			- remove some packages that are not needed and not available in
63			sarge
64			- utility chkdebnames mostly rewritten
65			- package recommends mknbi, and does not work with netboot package
66			when using BOOTP
67
68	lange	2132	New in FAI 2.5.2
69
70			- fai monitor daemon added, see faimond(8)
71			- colored copyright message on console
72			- variable hdparm included again; can be used if the kernel does
73			not enables DMA for brand new IDE controllers by default
74			- package names can contain pinning information
75			- preferences file is copied from /etc/fai if it exists
76			- default kernel version is 2.4.22
77			- bug fixes
78
79	lange	2068	New in FAI 2.5.1
80
81			- minor bug fixes
82			- added chapter to the fai guide how to reveive the configuration
83			space using CVS
84			- initrd support when booting new kernel via network
85
86	lange	1870	New in FAI 2.5
87	lange	1825
88	lange	1999	- a new section in the manual which describes a simple
89			installation example. Read the chapter 'For the impatient user'
90	lange	2189	- old templates now split into simple and advanced examples. They
91			are located in /usr/share/doc/fai/examples/{simple,advanced}
92	lange	1825	- added script fai-chboot which manages the network boot
93			configuration files for PXE boot
94	lange	2027	- the installation time is printed in seconds
95			- menu entries for grub now works also if /boot is a separate
96			partition
97			- number of packages installed at a time can be limited (use
98			$MAXPACKAGES)
99	lange	1901	- log files can be saved using FTP protocol
100	lange	1999	- the files in /fai/class that are list of classes can contain
101			comment lines. All lines starting with a hash are ignored
102	lange	1901	- syslogd now works during installation
103	lange	1825	- add an grub entry for memtest86 if installed
104			- do not fsck ext3 partitions
105			- add -M option to fcopy
106	lange	1999	- make-fai-nfsroot: new option -f; print error message if it fails
107	lange	1870	- a new example configuration for a demo host using GNOME, DHCP
108	lange	1999	- added XFS support to setup_harddisks
109			- files class/*.mod and modules.log removed, use 11modules.source
110			instead
111			- packages for xfree server now in file/class XFREE
112	lange	2027	- added SunOS support; you can install Solaris using FAI
113	lange	1999	- bug fixes as always
114	lange	1825
115	lange	1776	New in FAI 2.4.1
116
117			- use dhcp3, dhcp support was broken in FAI 2.4
118			- disk_config examples are using ext3 file systems
119			- add SERVERINTERFACE to fai.conf
120			- add FAI_BOOT to fai.conf; the list of boot protocols to set
121			up (boot or dhcp or both)
122			- DHCP install kernel file /boot/fai/installkernel renamed to
123			vmlinuz-install
124			- new script fai-do-scripts; include the functions from do_script
125			and task_configure, this makes the Solaris port easier
126			- some bug fixes
127
128	lange	1357	New in FAI 2.4
129
130	lange	1724	- Era Erikson did some great work on proofreading all manuals and
131	lange	1357	script comments. Great work Era!
132	lange	1707	- lots of updates in the fai guide
133	lange	1487	- use the script fai-class for defining classes; scripts in class/
134			must not have prefix S; the following command renames your
135			existing scripts so they will work with the new command:
136			rename 's/S(\d\d.+)(\.sh\|\.pl)/$1/' S*
137	lange	1394	the order of scripts executed has slightly changed; all classes
138			from the file $HOSTNAME are defined after the scripts in class/
139			are executed; the suffix .sh or .pl is not needed any more,
140	lange	1487	fai-class has a manual page
141	lange	1707	- kernel 2.4.20 is the default kernel during installation
142			- USB keyboard support during installation
143			- make-fai-bootfloppy creates a more generic boot floppy which
144			uses grub or lilo as boot loader, it supports more than one boot
145			protocol, more disk space is available on the floppy
146			- the exit status of every hook and script is written to
147			status.log
148			- the hook faiend.LAST parses all log files for warnings and
149			errors and writes them to error.log
150			- variable.sh lists all variables defined after task defvar has finished
151			- FAI_LOCATION is now defined in fai.conf, FAI_ACTION is defined
152			in LAST.var, do not use T170 and T171 via a BOOTP or DHCP server
153	lange	1825	(but it is still possible)
154	lange	1707	- hooks can make their tasks to be skipped (as in fai 2.2)
155			- templates scripts and config files has been rewritten and added
156	lange	1825	(eg. WWWKIOSK, a notebook with Windows and Linux)
157	lange	1564	- a new default location for the Debian mirror (in mkdebmirror and
158			fai.conf)
159	lange	1724	- much of reorganizing the code, but this does not change the user
160			visible behavior
161	lange	1394	- some functions that were defined as shell subroutines are now
162	lange	1487	separate scripts in /usr/lib/fai (fai-class, create_ramdisk,
163			prepare_apt, fai-divert, fai-savelog, task_sysinfo, ...), they
164			are not standalone script, most of them only work in the fai
165			environment, this should solve the problems with a too big
166			environment (when using xargs)
167	lange	1357	- PATH always starts with /usr/local/{sbin,bin}
168			- new FAI_FLAG syslogd starts log daemons (syslogd and klogd) only
169			on demand
170	lange	1394	- save log files to host $LOGSERVER if defined, otherwise use
171			$SERVER
172	lange	1662	- make-fai-nfsroot always does setup for dhcp and bootp, and uses
173	lange	1394	following sources to create the file sources.list for the
174			nfsroot: the variable $FAI_SOURCES_LIST or the files
175			/etc/fai/sources.list or /etc/apt/sources.list
176	lange	1487	- you can add a list of classes after the PACKAGE command in files
177			in package_config, so the following packages will only be
178			installed for this class (Please only use this in the file
179			package_config/DEFAULT)
180	lange	1707	- fcopy has new option -i and -B
181	lange	1564	- the variable addpackages can contain a list of packages without
182	lange	1662	their version number, therefore /fai/files/packages should be a
183			simple repository
184	lange	1357	- a lot of bug fixes
185
186	lange	1267	New in FAI 2.3.4
187
188			- the default name for fai kernel-image package has changed to
189			kernel-image-2.2.20_fai1_i386.deb, since the package fai-kernel
190			>=1.4 contains install kernels which support both the BOOTP and
191			DHCP protocol
192
193	lange	1264	New in FAI 2.3.3
194
195	lange	1265	- important bug fix (wrong symlink for rcS_fai)
196	lange	1264	- copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
197			- use strict enabled in perl scripts
198			- add "append ip=dhcp" in pxelinux.cfg/default
199	lange	2313	- minor changes in package_config files
200	lange	1264	- setup_harddisks default fs type changed from auto to ext2
201
202	lange	1241	New in FAI 2.3.2
203
204			- minor bug fixes
205			- minor changes in package_config files
206			- use discover command for hardware detection and loading of scsi
207			kernel modules in class/S03hwdetect.source
208			- use swap partitions during installation if available
209
210	lange	1223	New in FAI 2.3.1
211
212			- some minor bug fixes
213			- add variable $addpackages to DEFAULT.var
214			- $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR (fai.conf)
215			- changes in package_config files
216			- additional method to determine all ethernet devices
217			- manual updates for woody
218			- added a lot of comments into shell script
219			- add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
220
221	lange	975	New in FAI 2.3
222	lange	942
223	lange	1168	- all default configurations are for Debian 3.0 aka woody
224	lange	942	- /etc/fai.conf moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
225	lange	1021	- moved some variables from fai.conf to class/*.var
226	lange	1103	- add FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS to fai.conf
227	lange	1149	- temporary files are stored to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai/),
228	lange	1169	can be set in fai.conf using mktemp if desired
229			- log files for every new run are stored in a separate directory,
230			last-$FAI_ACTION is pointing to the last log directory
231	lange	1070	- if a task is skipped, also all its hooks are skipped
232	lange	1149	- uname -s in uppercase is also a default class
233	lange	1113	- all class/S[0-9]*.source scripts are sourced
234			- hooks that end in .source are sourced (formerly .sh), so they
235			can define variables
236			- new adddivert routine; make a diversion for a file and add it to
237	lange	1070	the list of all diversions; you need not care about removing the
238	lange	1113	diversion; the finish task will do this for you
239			- class/*.mod files can now define variables
240	lange	1062	- new examples class/S30menu.source (was hook/install.MENU)
241	lange	1021	- /fai can be a different location using $FAI in fai.conf
242	lange	1074	- /fai can be retrieved from a CVS repository: (see variables
243	lange	1021	FAI_LOCATION, FAI_CVSROOT, FAI_CVSMODULE) and create a
244			/etc/fai/.cvspass
245			- /etc/apt/preferences will be copied to nfsroot
246			- additional manual pages for fai-setup, make-fai-nfsroot,
247			make-fai-bootfloppy, install_packages
248			- setup_harddisks: called with option -d (DOS alignment)
249	lange	1113	support for ext3 and disk controllers using /dev/ida/, /dev/rd/
250			and /dev/cciss (Compaq SMART2 raid array and Mylex DAC960 PCI
251			RAID controller)
252	lange	1021	- make-fai-bootfloppy can write to a file, creates environment for
253	lange	1074	DHCP using pxelinux, does not copy System.map to floppy (now
254	lange	1149	more space left for the kernel image), new option -s
255	lange	1021	- bootpc and dhcp request will use only active network devices
256			($netdevices_up determined by netdevice_info()) by default,
257			which can be overwritten with $netdevices
258	lange	975	- add a hint how to set up the kernel automounter for scratch
259			partitions
260	lange	1062	- fcopy skips CVS directories, executes postinst script if file
261	lange	1074	was copied, new options -L and -P
262	lange	1021	- added prtnetgr script which prints a flat list of all hosts
263			belonging to a netgroup
264	lange	1074	- execute all /fai/scripts/$class/S[0-9]* scripts if this
265			directory exists, so it's possible to execute multiple scripts
266	lange	1113	for one class; see examples in scripts/NETWORK/ and scripts/DEFAULT/
267	lange	1149	- use shm (was tmpfs) for ramdisk if available
268	lange	1021	- mkdebmirror uses passive ftp mode
269	lange	1149	- task sysinfo calls kudzu
270	lange	1021	- added THANKS file
271	lange	942
272	lange	891	New in FAI 2.2.3
273
274	lange	921	- woody support improved, but the default configuration is still
275			for potato
276	lange	891	- added disk configuration for Beowulf nodes
277			- Wake on LAN section added to FAI guide
278			- reiserfs support in setup_harddisks (thanks to Diane Trout)
279			- make-fai-nfsroot -v output can be redirected to a file
280			- sysinfo also uses detect and discover to probe for hardware
281	lange	892	- utilities moved to /usr/share/fai/utils
282	lange	1357	- install_packages checks all package names. If a package name is
283			misspelled, it will be removed from the installation list
284	lange	921	- added class NOGETTY
285			- package_config: new action "hold", PRELOAD can use a file: url
286	lange	891
287	lange	861	New in FAI 2.2.2
288
289			- bug fix: getting dhcp information
290			- added jmon to BEOWULF
291
292	lange	856	New in FAI 2.2.1
293
294			- FAI_FLAGS can be space or comma separated. They must be space
295			separated in bootptab. Use a comma to separate them as
296			additional kernel parameters.
297			- bootp requests on multiple ethernet devices show device name
298			(Thanks to Geert Stappers)
299			- script all_hosts doesn't use hardcoded list of hosts any more;
300			now it uses the netgroup allhosts
301
302	lange	760	New in FAI 2.2
303
304	lange	831	- the fai guide has a new chapter about building a Beowulf cluster
305			- new utilities for Beowulf cluster: all_hosts and rshall
306	lange	835	- new utility softupdate for updating packages on a running system
307	lange	831	- improved example for diskless hook
308	lange	836	- major reorganization of the rcS_fai code; most parts are moved
309	lange	760	to the subroutines file
310	lange	831	- source /fai/hooks/subroutines if file exists; here you can define
311	lange	1394	your own subroutines or redefine FAIs subroutines
312	lange	760	- most tasks are now executed via task() and the name of the task
313			as option. This subroutine looks for a hook with the given name
314	lange	831	and executes it. Hooks can skip the default task of FAI (called
315	lange	836	task_<name>) by using skiptask(). So, hooks can replace the
316			default behavior, and not only add functions to the
317	lange	831	installation process
318			- hooks can define classes by writing class names to
319			/tmp/additional-classes and variable by writing line to
320			/tmp/additional.var
321	lange	769	- new hooks/tasks added
322	lange	831	- classes and variables are now defined in the very beginning
323			before task_action is called and $FAI_ACTION is evaluated
324	lange	760	- FAI_ACTION can be any user defined value. FAI is looking for a
325			command in /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION and executes it.
326			- log file prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
327			- debian-non-US in local mirror script (mkdebmirror) has new location
328			- new type "PACKAGE taskinst" in package_config can install new
329			task packages (for Debian 3.0 and later releases)
330	lange	766	- get_bootp_inf() and get_dhcp_info() support multiple ethernet
331			devices via $netdevices
332	lange	831	- $netdevices can be set or automaticly determined to the list of
333			ethernet devices
334	lange	766	- make-fai-bootfloppy: handle symlinks of lilo 21.5 and newer
335	lange	831	- tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
336			- new classes NOSECURETTY, BEOWULF, NOTCPD
337	lange	760
338	lange	663	New in FAI 2.1
339	lange	722	- NEWS file added (you found it already ;-), which contains the
340			user visible changes; changelog file is for developers
341			- woody support
342			- define $FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP for using debootstrap
343			- you can add your own functions using hooks (read the manual)
344			- /fai/fai_config not used anymore, replaced by a hook
345	lange	663	- setup_harddisk does not complain when root partition is not in
346			the first 8GB, do not complain if not a primary partition
347			- no more problems when using other locales
348	lange	703	- support for diskless clients
349	lange	722	- grub support, new class LILO and GRUB
350	lange	703	- new flag createvt; add this to FAI_FLAGS to get two additional
351			terminals and ctrl-c will interrupt the installation
352			process. Otherwise ctrl-c will reboot and no terminals are
353			available. In the past, this function was enabled by default.
354	lange	722	Add createvt to FAI_FLAGS to get the old behavior.
355			- before any classes are defined using the scripts in /fai/class,
356			the classes DEFAULT, $HOSTNAME and LAST are defined
357	lange	723	- new utility chkdebnames can check package names for a certain
358			distribution