New in FAI 2.6.6 - setup_harddisks: bug fix: error redefined mountpoint is wrongly reported, allow space before keywords primary and logical - install_packages: add option -f - 06hwdetect.source: SCSI detect code for 2.6 kernel - mount / with noatime - new variable FAICLIENTS in make-fai-nfsroot.conf. Used by fai-setup for exporting the nfsroot and the config space via NFS - create a list of all packages in base.tgz (for fai bootcd) - ftar: test if directory / when removing files recursively - enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples - save files FAI_CLASSES, variables.sh and disk_var.sh to /var/log/fai not to /etc/fai - other bug fixes New in FAI 2.6.5 - fcopy now handles svn and arch subdirectories, added option -I - install_packages does not remove unknown package names when using aptitude, so aptitude's search patterns can be used New in FAI 2.6.4 - bug fixes - install_packages and files in package_config/ have now support for aptitude New in FAI 2.6.3 - make $rootpw not readable for users - use default kernel 2.4.27 - fai-setup: add option -e - make-fai-nfsroot: add option -K - add xfs support into the nfsroot - define kernel parameters using $kappend New in FAI 2.6.2 - Workaround to support new tasksel behaviour - fix broken grub entry when using class FAI_BOOTPART - fai-chboot: add option -e 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 receive 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_) 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