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Fri Nov 11 15:48:09 2005 UTC (7 years, 6 months ago) by lange
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minor fixes to fai guide, closes 332318
1 fai (2.9) unstable; urgency=low
2
3 * splitting binary package fai into fai-server, fai-client, fai-doc and
4 fai-nfsroot (closes: #210507)
5 * adjust some paths
6 * remove beowulf and advanced examples
7 * increase compat level to 4
8 * delete sunos code from source
9 * scripts/ directory is now bin/
10 * fixed fai-cd hardcoded sources.list for the install client to be
11 generated, code by Michael Tautschnig (closes: #320024) and at least
12 partially #329547
13 * install_packages: ignore packages ending with - when using -d
14 (closes: #334333)
15 * lib/create_ramdisk: make /etc/network/run/ifstate writable
16 (closes: #312128)
17 * fai-mirror: add -i to egrep (closes: #312508)
18 * fai-do-scripts: do not execute S[0-9][0-9]* any more (closes: #310999)
19 * fcopy: add preinst support, fix for inforing .svn dirs (closes: #297550)
20 * fai-guide.sgml: include README.disk_config into fai guide, minor fixes,
21 (closes: #332295, 332318)
22 * fix typos (closes: #332291)
23
24 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:45:15 +0100
25
26 fai (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=high
27
28 * fix important bug: remove non-US entry (closes: #310392)
29 * package_config: remove nonfree package t1-xfree86-nonfree from
30 examples (closes: #310705)
31
32 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 25 May 2005 13:59:39 +0200
33
34 fai (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=high
35
36 * fix a serious bug, remove debconf support (closes: #309209), debconf
37 support may be included again after sarge
38 * fix important bug, do not delete files in /etc/fai (closes: #309707)
39 * control: remove dependency on debconf
40 * postinst, postrm: remove debconf code
41 * rules: do not call dh_installdebconf
42 * remove debian/config, debian/template
43 * remove files in debian/po: POTFILES.in de.po fr.po templates.pot
44 * fai.conf: set placeholder for installserver, since debconf will not
45 set it any more
46 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf, conf/sources.list: use ftp.debian.org
47 instead of debconf's default values
48 * man/fai-chboot.8: minor document patch (closes: #309138, 309142)
49 * fai-guide.sgml: minor document patch, move section "For the impatient
50 user" to the front (closes: #309134, #309556)
51 * README.build-sources: add memo to use -ICVS in the future
52
53 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 19 May 2005 15:54:18 +0200
54
55 fai (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=high
56
57 * remove old unused scripts from cvs source
58 * updatebase: use mktemp for creating temp file, this closes a serious
59 security bug (closes: #307838)
60 * fai: create dir only during initial installation, fixes a critical bug
61 (closes: #307632)
62 * subroutines-linux: do not "mount --bind" when FAI_ROOT=/, closes
63 important bug (closes: #307631)
64
65 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 6 May 2005 09:23:34 +0200
66
67 fai (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
68
69 * only minor bug fixes, no major changes to the code, but a lot of them
70 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add missing $ to variable (closes: #304824)
71 * install_packages: add missing aptitude-r call (closes: #305544),
72 add $qopt and $devnull, used when install_packages is called with
73 verbose from fai-mirror
74 * fai-mirror: fix wrong path (closes: #304179), remove needless test if
75 mkinitrd-cd is available, add $qflag, return if $pkglist is empty, not
76 when $addpackages is empty
77 * fai: added $COLOR_FAI_LOGO, which is off when doing softupdate
78 * fai-cd: add test if mkinitrd-cd is available
79 * fai-savelog: set FAI_ACTION to noaction if undef (closes: #305283)
80 * savelog.LAST: add error message to global pattern
81 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: remove --arch i386, since debootstrap now uses
82 dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead of another call which
83 needed gcc, change comment
84 * make-fai-nfsroot: split i386 and amd64 packages list, remove packages
85 from amd64 which are not available (closes: #306264)
86 * menu.lst/postinst: use BOOT_PARTITION instead of ROOT_PARTITION
87 (closes: 305861)
88 * install_packages.8: remove option -f
89 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: remove wrong information (closes: #304980)
90 * control: add grub to suggests
91 * rules: make hooks and postinst script executable
92 * FAIBASE/10-misc: do not call tune2fs when using 2.6 kernel. This may
93 hang the system
94 * fr.po: added french debconf templates (closes: #306232)
95 * de.po, templates.pot: remove fuzzy lines
96 * README.disk_config: add notes about boot option
97 * debian/postinst: replace sed -i with perl -pi -e since old sed does
98 not support -i
99 * fai-setup: change informational message
100 * fai-mount-disk: mount file systems read only
101 * 50-host-classes: move host specific class definitions to new script
102 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos and other minor mistakes
103
104 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:20:53 +0200
105
106 fai (2.8) unstable; urgency=high
107
108 * remove ext2resize from $packages (closes: #303565)
109 * major rewrite of simple examples (closes: #290554)
110 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about nfsroot location (closes: #303915)
111 * fai-guide.sgml: major update for new release
112 * setup_harddisks: add support for device names disk1 and disk2,
113 reformat some output, print some messages only if $verbose is set
114 * rcS_fai: renamed to fai, add manual page fai.8
115 * fai: add $rundir, remove unused dirs at the end, call set_disk_info
116 before task_defvar, add variable $DO_INIT_TASK, add code for
117 softupdate support, rename rcS.log to fai.log, add copyright message
118 to usage(), add option -N --new, always test $DO_INIT_TASKS with -eq
119 * apt.conf: replace force-confnew with force-confdef
120 * make-fai-nfsroot: use dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead
121 off uname -m, add arch dependent package name to, remove "" for
122 matching * in KERNELPACKAGE, test if $KERNELPACKAGE is empty
123 $NFSROOT/var/tmp/packages.arch, use shadowconfig instead of pwconv
124 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: comment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, set FAICLIENTS to
125 local class-C network, remove ext2resize until available again
126 * subroutines: add task softupdate, add support for softupdate, add
127 $DO_INIT_TASKS, minor changes in get_fai_cvs(), use swapoff -a for
128 disabling swap partitions, test $DO_INIT_TASK always with -eq, use
129 /var/log/fai/FAI_CLASSES
130 * subroutines-linux: script prepare_apt is now updatebase, add support
131 for softupdates, add task_prepareapt, sliently skip task_chboot if
132 LOGUSER is undefined, $disklist now sorted, print setup_hardisks
133 output also to console
134 * install_packages: cleanup of multiple packages with different
135 install/remove operations, add installable(), check if a package is
136 listed in a package index and not only in the dpkg database, add
137 force-confdef and force-confold to apt-get, install_packages.conf
138 unused, remove -f, sub read_config_file
139 * fai-do-scripts: now executing scripts matching [0-9[0-9]*, S[0-9]*
140 also supported for backwards compatibility
141 * fai-mirror: add check if mkinitrd-cd and apt-move are installed, arch
142 dependent packages defined in make-fai-nfsroot, replace sed with bash
143 builtin, add $debdist, return if $addpackages is empty
144 * fai-chboot: change message
145 * load_keymap_consolechars: much simpler code
146 * create_ramdisk: create /tmp/var/run/fai
147 * fai.conf: installserver will be set by debconf, by default LOGUSER is
148 unset
149 * sources.list: insert MIRRORHOST which will be replaced by debconf data
150 * Makefile: install device2grub to new location, rename rcS_fai to fai
151 * control: add libapt-pkg-perl for install_packages, remove dependency
152 on nfs, because fai can also only be used for softupdate
153 * postrm: cleanup debconf data on purge
154 * postinst: use debconf
155 * rules: add dh_installdebconf call, remove chmod of rcS_fai
156 * utils/mkdebmirror: --ignore-missing-release --ignore-release-gpg
157
158 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:43:27 +0200
159
160 fai (2.7) unstable; urgency=high
161
162 * closes grave bug, make-fai-nfsroot.conf: replace raidtools2 with mdadm
163 (closes: #299952), move cfengine from $packages to $NFSROOT_PACKAGES
164 * closes important bug, make-fai-nfsroot: use resolv.conf from install
165 server during creation of nfsroot (closes: #301230)
166 * rcS_fai: set classes before fai-class is called (closes: #301179), set
167 hostname if HOST was specified on the commandline
168 * fcopy: fix wrong variable name
169 * package_config/KERNEL_SOFT: replace `echo $kernelversion` in package
170 name with 2.6.8
171 * fai-guide.sgml: fix a lot of broken http links, add info for fai-cd
172 * install_packages: add setdownloadonly() and $opt_d
173 * conf/install_packages.conf removed
174 * fai-mirror: source make-fai-nfsroot.conf, add add_base_packages(),
175 allow - in class names, add option -a, call install_packages with -d,
176 add PKGCOMP for apt-move.conf, do not exit 9 if $FAI_DEBMIRROR is not
177 defined, log aptitudes actions to /dev/null
178 * fai-mirror.1: add option -a
179 * install_packages.8: add option -d
180 * add fai-cd script for creating a bootable FAI CD image (closes: #265444)
181 * add fai-cd.8 man page
182 * add conf/menu.lst: needed by fai-cd
183 * control: add mkinitrd-cd to Suggests, add Build-Depends-Indep on
184 debhelper greater version 3
185 * class/DEFAULT.var: use kernel-image-2.4-386 as default kernel package
186 * fai-savelog-ftp: remove $ENV{LOGREMOTEDIR} from mkdir since we just cd
187 to it
188
189 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:51:34 +0100
190
191 fai (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
192
193 * add task debconf (closes: #136503)
194 * new script fai-debconf
195 * add manual page fai-debconf.1
196 * control: use nfs-kernel-server by default (closes: #293876)
197 * QUESTIONNAIRE: minor update
198 * packages_config/XFREE: remove some -dev packages
199 * packages_config/SERVER: remove symlinks
200 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add debconf-utils
201 * replace backticks with $()
202 * fai-do-scripts: use local variables, make it a bash script
203 * fai-guide.sgml: update for debconf support, add aptitude in
204 install_packages config
205
206 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:00:05 +0100
207
208 fai (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=medium
209
210 * 06hwdetect.source: add comment, add class NVIDIA which is not currently
211 used, bug fix: correct SCSI detect 2.6 kernel, replace backticks with
212 $(), discard error messages from modprobe, enable dma mode for ide
213 devices (with fai CD it was not enabled)
214 * make-fai-nfsroot: use "" when testing variables, add link for
215 discover, remove resolv.conf created by debootstrap (closes: #281264),
216 create list of all packages in base.tgz, add packages for x86_64,
217 remove unneeded files in $FSROOT/etc/fai
218 * ftar: bug fix do not do recursive removal if $target/$dir is /
219 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #287150), add info about
220 /files/packages/ (closes: #290359)
221 * add task_savelog to die() (closes: #290526)
222 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix: support /media directory, choose last
223 installed kernel if more than one kernel is installed in nfsroot
224 * setup_harddisks: bug fix: redefined mountpoint are too often reported,
225 allow space before primary and logical keyword
226 * create_ramdisk: bug fix: make directory for discover
227 * fai-setup: typo in variable name (closes: #289271), reload nfs server
228 instead of restart, read make-fai-nfsroot.conf, use variable
229 FAICLIENTS
230 * fai-class: bug fix: option -T hangs the script, make it a bash script,
231 replace backticks `` with $(), bad variable name in testclass()
232 * share/subroutines: bug fix: cd to / so umount -a will not fail too
233 often, kill sshd before rebooting, umount $target/proc before
234 umounting all otger file systems, copy FAI_CLASSES variables.sh
235 disk_var.sh to $target/var/log/fai
236 * fai-chboot: bug fix: do not fail on subnet IP addresses, test if host
237 lookup is possible before calling $h->name (closes: #290007)
238 * install_packages: add option -f, add command{pending},
239 command{dpkgc}, print max number of packages only in verbose mode
240 * install_packages.8: add option -f, add info about
241 install_packages.conf
242 * new config file: install_packages.conf, used for fai-mirror(1)
243 * rcS_fai: remount / with noatime, set variables if booting from CD, set
244 hostname to $HOST it was unset, remove unused variable, minor code
245 cleanup
246 * DEFAULT/S01: add copying of /etc/modules
247 * DEFAULT/S10: add message where grub writes boot record
248 * class/01alias: add class FAICD if running from fai CD, add classes for
249 host gnomehost (used by fai-cd)
250 * package_config/DEMO: replace install with aptitude
251 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add variable FAICLIENTS, remove package dpkg-dev
252 * script/LAST: enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples,
253 eject cdrom when running from fai CD
254 * task_sysinfo: call hwinfo if available
255 * fai-savelog: do not save remotely if $LOGSERVER is not set
256 * new command fai-mirror and manual page fai-mirror.1
257 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/DEFAULT: change HorizSync, use pc105 keyboard model
258 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/MATROX: removed because DEFAULT works now
259
260 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:24:26 +0100
261
262 fai (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=medium
263
264 * install_packages: bug fix. Do not remove package names which are
265 search patterns for aptitude, read /etc/fai/install_packages.conf if
266 it exists
267 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add patterns that will be ignored
268 * fcopy: add support for svn and arch, add option -I, use variable
269 $FCOPY_IGNOREDIRS if set
270 * fcopy.8: add option -I
271
272 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:14:08 +0100
273
274 fai (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=medium
275
276 * add missing Beowulf examples
277 * fai-guide.sgml: fix error in link
278 * fai-start-stop-daemon: add short options, because so some init.d
279 scripts use them
280 * rcS_fai: do not use -t when remounting
281 * make-fai-nfsroot: print error when $KERNELPACKAGE is not found, add a
282 package for alpha architecture
283 * share/subroutines: do not dump variable $HOME and $PWD to variables.sh
284 * doc/QUESTIONNAIRE: typos, add example for answer
285 * install_packages: use warn instead of print for warning and verbose
286 messages, add aptitude support
287 * Fai.pm: add () to subroutine calls
288 * prerm: do not exit when nfs server reload fails (closes: #279024)
289 * setup_harddisks: add $devdisklist to call of sfdisk (closes: #276033)
290 * preparte_apt: divert programs before calling apt-get update
291 * subroutines-linux: redirect stdin of install_packages unless in debug
292 mode (closes: #264727)
293
294 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:38:58 +0100
295
296 fai (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=high
297
298 * subroutines: remove $rootpw from variables.sh (closes: #270871)
299 * update to kernel 2.4.27
300 * make-fai-nfsroot: force link creation of ifstate (closes: #270463),
301 use /etc/shadow in $NFSROOT
302 * make-fai-makefsroot.conf: add xfsprogs and xfsdump packages, adjust
303 size, install with chmod 0600 (closes: #270666, #271113)
304 * DEFAULT/S10: removed: add auto to /etc/modules
305 * class/DEFAULT.var: use single quotes instead of double quotes,
306 $kappend contains kernel parameters, new default kernel package
307 kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386
308 * scripts/DEFAULT/S20: remove unused action
309 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add iproute to NETTOOLS
310 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about make-fai-nfsroot.conf,
311 add option -K which first removes all kernels from nfsroot
312 (make-fai-bootlfoppy is broken if multiple kernels are in the nfsroot)
313 * fai-setup: add option -e which does not set up nfs environment, which
314 may hang some production systems for a while
315 * fai-setup.8: add info for new option
316 * Makefile: install make-fai-nfsroot.conf with 0600
317
318 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:40:36 +0200
319
320 fai (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=high
321
322 * install_packages: fix broken taskinst action, workaround for new
323 tasksel behaviour
324 * DEFAULT/S10: fix broken grub entry for FAI_BOOTPART when two kernels
325 are in the nfsroot
326 * fai-chboot: add option -e the opposite of -r, uses nearly the same code
327
328 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:09:15 +0200
329
330 fai (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=medium
331
332 * catnc() greps through more than one file
333 * changlog messages of fai-setup moved from 2.5.2 to 2.6
334 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add package names which include the string "error"
335 as ignorepatterns
336 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add portmap again, since nis setup needs it
337 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -k which installs a new kernel for the
338 nfsroot (closes: #256187), /root/.profile sources variables.sh, test
339 if $NFSROOT/prco/self exists before umount, kernel_install() includes
340 all code for installing the kernel, create dir $NFSROOT/var/state only
341 when not already existing, call umount_dirs and reset trap exit for
342 normal finishing script
343 * control: recommends dhcp3-server (closes: #263260), update to
344 standards 3.6.1, remove sp from build-depends
345 * rcsfai.var is not needed any more
346 * share/subroutines: do not dump readonly variables to variables.sh
347 * faireboot: make it a bash script, source variables.sh, source
348 subroutines, send message to faimond
349 * fai-divert: do not execute if dpkg-divert is not available
350 * install_pacakges: add support for tasksel remove, set default number
351 of packages from 4711 to 99
352 * package_config/COMPILE: replace task c-dev by list of packages names
353 * prepare_apt: make diversion of invoke-rc.d
354 * rules: call dh_clean after make clean
355 * prerm: test if $nfsserver is empty (closes: #263906)
356 * NETWORK/S40: remove /etc/hosts from fcopy list
357 * DEFAULT/S20: add async to export options
358 * fai-savelog: define $HOSTNAME to output of command hostname
359 * subroutines-linux: task_chboot() use `hostname` instead of $HOSTNAME,
360 sndmon() use $sndhostname instead of $HOSTNAME
361 * remove doc/README.package_problems
362 * fai-guide.sgml: add hint about dhcpd/nfsroot (closes: #264486), fix
363 typos
364
365 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:02:13 +0200
366
367 fai (2.6) unstable; urgency=low
368
369 * fai-setup: fix hostname detection when hostname includes a dash -,
370 pass all fai-setup options to make-fai-nfsroot (closes: #255830)
371 * fai.conf: move make-fai-nfsroot specific variables to make-fai-nfsroot.conf
372 * fix typo in lib/get-boot-info (closes: #242739, #239405)
373 * fix link in fai-guide.sgml (closes: #237794)
374 * fix typo in make-fai-bootfloppy.8 (closes: #238608)
375 * make-fai-bootfloppy: change lilo labels in (closes: #248955),
376 check if -s option is IP-address or hostname, new path for stage
377 files, remove install= line for lilo.conf, newer lilo does not need
378 boot-menu.b, added support for old an new lilo
379 * make-fai-nfsroot: add package dmidecode for some archs, add
380 module-init-tools, libapt-pkg-perl, smartmontools, usbutils, lvm2,
381 raidtools2, hwinfo, remove portmap package, jove to nfsroot, do not
382 copy bootsector, use mkelf-linux,
383 new code for creating timezone and localtime (closes: #201440), always
384 show $NFSROOT when copying verbosely, insert newline before adding
385 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY to sources.list, warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
386 used, use new make-fai-nfsroot.conf file, divert discover-modprobe,
387 add -q to depmod, create var/state dir, add subroutine fdivert(),
388 use fdivert instead ov ln or mv commands
389 * create_ramdisk: use tmpfs instead of shm, create dir for discover
390 * fcopy: -i always exists with 0
391 * rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
392 logo and let scroll region unchanged
393 * 06hwdetect.source: new call of discover (closes: #248532), be silent
394 when loading modules, use pipe instead of exec for find, mount usbfs
395 after loading an usb module, add $videodrv to additional.var, load
396 different modules when using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel
397 * 11modules.source: moved into 06hwdetect.source
398 * lib/task_sysinfo: first call discover, then load modules using
399 discover, call smarctl for each disk, call lsusb, print partition
400 table with parted
401 * fai-divert: create dummy script only when dpkg-divert will succeeds
402 * fai-savelog: copy LOGDIR recursively, add remote log method none,
403 add -xdev to find
404 * subroutines: use /proc/uptime to determine installation time, use $()
405 instead of backticks, set terror when error occurs, add catnc(),
406 report FAI_FLAGS in one line, send message to faimond when starting a
407 hook
408 * subroutines-linux: set terror if error, add sndmon TASKERROR, do not
409 copy kernel image and initrd to install server, remove echo command
410 when defining kernel append parameters as variables
411 * faimond: always flush output
412 * fai-chboot: add option -o, special treatment of hostname default, also
413 list default config file when using -l, die with error message if
414 hostname is unknown, remove path from program name
415 * install_packages: add option -L, calling system with array should be
416 more efficient, new code for detecting unknown package names uses
417 AptPkg, add subroutine mkpackagelist(), remove path from program name
418 * bootsector, bootsector.8 removed
419 * class/LAST.var: removed because $hdparm is not needed any more
420 * class/70partition: remove definition of class FAI_BOOTPART
421 * class/01alias: remove unimportant examles, remove catnc definition,
422 remove beowulf example
423 * DEFAULT/S01: remove copying of bootsector, remove our local stuff
424 * scripts/BOOT: grub-install does not probe floppy drive, use bash,
425 replace backtics with $()
426 * hooks/instsoft.SERVER not needed any more
427 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add more messages to ignore
428 * disk_config/SMALL_IDE: remove partition /fai-boot, make / and /var
429 bigger, /usr smaller
430 * package_config/*: adjust package names to sarge distribution
431 * S40: remove NISLPRCLIENT and bootptab stuff
432 * examples/etc/sources.list: remove proposed updates lines
433 * mkdebmirror: mirror woody and sarge in one directory
434 * new FAQ
435 * THANKS: juergen added
436
437 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:22:44 +0200
438
439 fai (2.5.4) unstable; urgency=low
440
441 * DEFAULT/S01,S20: add async option to export lines
442 * fai-guide.sgml: add info how to boot a SUN Sparc, add URL for Sparc
443 * make-fai-nfsroot: add gnu-efi and silo to arch package lists, add
444 sparc64 arch, ppc arch uses vmlinux not vmlinuz
445 * make-fai-bootfloppy: create and use device.map for grub_floppy
446 (closes: #233018), remove unused ip entry for fixed ip addresses,
447 create iso9660 iso image with option -i
448 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add option -i and an example for creating a
449 cdrom image
450 * rcS_fai: add prcopyleft() and fstart(), use mkfifo and tee instead of
451 bash special >(), mount sysfs if available
452 * doc/README.disk_config: add info about lazyformat
453 * THANKS: added holger
454
455 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:07:31 +0100
456
457 fai (2.5.3) unstable; urgency=low
458
459 * make-fai-bootfloppy: call grub in chroot environment, so correct libc
460 is used, add option c and F, DHCP is now default boot protocol, be
461 more verbose
462 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option c which sets $cfdir (closes: 219824)
463 add variable nfssize, remove package strace, check if $NFSROOT is set,
464 mkdir $RUNDIR is not need any more, use $cfdir instead of fixed
465 /etc/fai, do not copy fai-chboot to nfsroot, call certain commands in
466 a LC_ALL=C environment, add more verbose messages, new options for
467 mknbi-linux call (closes: #181393), test if FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
468 defined or a sources.list file exists, be verbose when copying
469 important files if option -v is set
470 depmod -a ... || true so it does not stop the whole system
471 * debian/control: replace netboot package with mknbi
472 * debian/dirs: add var/run/fai, remove unused directory utils
473 * debian/prerm: check if $NFSROOT is set, sleep 2 before removing nfsroot
474 * man/make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add new options F and c
475 * man/make-fai-nfsroot.8: add new option c
476 * lib/task_sysinfo: show ide disk geometry
477 remove detect call
478 most text reformated, because subroutine definition removed
479 * doc/Makefile: remove some new tempfiles, add "|| true" to rm so it
480 does not complain
481 * fai-chboot: add option -S, complain when host names are missing for
482 option -r
483 * fai.conf: add packages to the exclude list for debootstrap
484 new name for KERNELPACKAGE
485 add comment how to use NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS (closes: #219433)
486 remove FAI_SOURCES_LIST examples, use sources.list instead
487 disable FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY by default
488 put important variables to the top
489 * examples/etc/sources.list: new file, that shows examples of different
490 access method to the Debian mirror
491 * fai-guide.sgml: describe new handling of sources.list, add manref to
492 make-fai-nfsroot, new line for tftpd in inetd.conf, add info on use
493 without DNS
494 * class/06hwdetect.source: modprobe ide-detect needed for 2.4.24 kernel,
495 remove ide-probe-mod, add isa-pnp
496 * lib/get-boot-info: new code to extract ip parameters, fix problems
497 when one parameter is missing
498 * share/subroutines: islinux() not needed any more, task_chboot: always
499 copy new kernel image to /boot/fai/$HOSTNAME-localboot
500 * apt.conf: replace values yes with true
501 * rcS_fai: new code for task action pipe at the end, new mount option
502 for remounting /dev/root, copyright has one line less
503 * examples/etc/dhcpd.conf: new example for a local 192.168.1 subnet, add
504 nfs mount options to root-path
505 * VERSION: default is kernel 2.4.24
506 * chkdebnames: most parts rewritten
507 * setup_harddisks: typos
508
509 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:42:40 +0100
510
511 fai (2.5.2) unstable; urgency=low
512
513 * rcS_fai: print copyright message in red, set scroll region, add
514 actimeo for nfs mounts
515 * fai.conf: add exim4 packages to exlude list
516 * make-fai-nfsroot: add netcat to nfsroot; remove libdetect0 from
517 package list (closes: #219420), copy preferences from /etc/fai
518 (closes: 219824), use apt-get dist-upgrade instead of upgrade,
519 do not create base.tgz in $NFSROOT/.. and then move file
520 * setup_harddisks: add -f tp mkfs.xfs option (closes: #219439)
521 * faimond, faimond.8 added
522 * subroutines-linux: add sndmon subroutine, try to connect faimond, on
523 success, enable monitor feature, test if $ret is empty, make it a bash
524 script, show nc output only when debugging
525 * fai-guide.sgml: typo in URL
526 * class/01alias: use other IP-addresses for exmaples
527 * lib/fai-mount-disk: extend regex to support devfs names
528 (closes: #218541)
529 * scripts/DEFAULT/S01: create S61hdparm if $hdparm is not empty,
530 set cdromdevice to SCSI if available, add code for lprng setup if
531 NISLPRCLIENT and LPD
532 * class/LAST.var: do not set a default value for FAI_ACTION, change in
533 comment
534 * add postrm file to remove all files when purging
535 * subroutines: add sndmon messages, script should be bash script, change
536 debug code in ifclass
537 * install_packages: remove pinning info before checking for misspelt
538 package name, usage() points to the man page
539 * fai-setup: chown of /boot/fai
540 * utils/softupdate, lib/prepare_apt: use dist-upgrade
541 * debian/compat created and debian/conffiles removed
542 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: add noatime,actimeo=900 options, add linux logo
543 to login messages
544 * sunos/makefile: add fai-savelog to solaris tarball
545 * hooks/savelog.LAST: added "unexpected IO-APIC" to ignore pattern
546 * Fai.pm: test if /var/adm/messages exists
547 * lib/task_sysinfo: add dmidecode call, add sfdisk -d call, change fdisk
548 call
549
550 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:20:10 +0100
551
552 fai (2.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
553
554 * share/subroutines: use $SECONDS instead of date +%s
555 * fcopy: add usage info for -M
556 * add chapter "advanced FAI" to fai guide
557 * dhcclient-perl: add new names to mapping table
558 * lib/create_ramdisk: start devfsd if needed
559 * share/subroutines-linux: task_chboot should return, not exit; copy
560 initrd.img to install server if needed for the kernel
561 * make-fai-nfsroot: add $NFSROOT_ETC_HOST before calling apt-get
562 upgrade; remove mkdir of fai_config
563 * package_config/DEFAULT: add nfs-common for all
564 * examples/simple/scripts/DEFAULT/S01: add -n to head command (closes: #205547)
565 * sunos/scripts/SUNOS/S05: add -t to expand
566 * sunos/bin/newfs:chown -> chmod
567 * make-fai-bootfloppy: use perl one liner to get IP and host name, call
568 grub executable from nfsroot
569 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #204763)
570 * package_config/DEFAULT: always install nscd package for speedup
571 * Makefile: remove mv of NETWORK1; add variable libfiles
572 * rcS_fai,fai-setup: add async to mount and exports options
573
574 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:58:16 +0200
575
576 fai (2.5) unstable; urgency=low
577
578 * add script fai-chboot
579 * add script fai-savelog-ftp
580 * add vaiables to fai.conf: FAI_LOGPROTO LOGSERVER LOGPASSWD; used by
581 fai-savelog-ftp, localhost is default for $installserver
582 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -f, change to #! /bin/bash, copy
583 resolv.conf to $NFSROOT, add libnet-perl, trap errors, add bad_exit()
584 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix, add root=/dev/nfs (closes: #198568),
585 remove ip=both for fixed ip-address, change to !# /bin/bash
586 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add example with fixed IP address
587 * changes in package_config, added XFREE class
588 * install_packages: add force-yes to apt-get install, remove warnings
589 from apt-cache output, limit number of packages used at once using
590 $MAXPACKAGES
591 * bug fix: /proc/cmdline info is trashed when reading a long kernel
592 command line
593 * make-fai-nfsroot: create package list that depends on architecure,
594 make symlink for syslogd
595 * scripts/BOOT: noew code for generating grub entries, add grub entry
596 for memtest; add entries for re-installation
597 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S01: do never fsck ext3 partitions; add -M to some
598 fcopy calls; add user demo; use fcopy for /etc/kernel-img.conf
599 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: enable tcp connections for X server for CS_KOELN
600 * fcopy: add option -M and -b; add variables FCOPY_LASTLOG and
601 FCOPY_UPDATELOG; remove substring from an ewarn call
602 * subroutines: append $FAI_ACTION to file $rcsfaivar; faiend must not
603 reboot for SunOS
604 * subroutines-linux: add support for fai-chboot
605 * hook faiend.LAST renamed to savelog.LAST
606 * setup_harddisks: add XFS filesystem support, add sfdisk environment
607 variable
608 * fai-savelog: make a bash script; use -exec instead of xargs because of
609 sunos version of xargs
610 * fai-class: remove comment lines also in the file $HOSTNAME
611 * class/{dom,kueppers}: add NOSECURETTY
612 * lib/get-boot-info: print warning message if no boot protocol was
613 detected, add network info to boot.log if booting from floppy with
614 fixed IP address
615 * chkdebnames: bug in regex fixed
616 * lib/create_resolv_conf: use resolv.conf from installserver if $DOMAIN
617 is not defined
618 * lib/task_sysinfo: call programm sysinfo if available
619 * scripts/NETWORK1/S40: copy /etc/network/interfaces /etc/hosts /etc/networks
620 using fcopy, add -i to fcopy calls
621 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S10: create etc/hostname only if fcopy fails, add
622 password protection to grub menu
623 * class/01alias: use classes from file demo if hostname is demohost; add
624 catnc(); use catnc instead of cat
625 * class/11modules.source: now uses code from DEFAULT.mod
626 * examples now live in /usr/share/doc/examples{simple,advanced}
627 * utils move back to doc/examples/utils directory
628 * utils/rshall: add exclude function
629 * class/06hwdetect.source tries to detect video card
630 * Makefile: do not create symlinks (closes: #195377), new directories
631 for examples
632 * rcS_fai: compute and print installation time in seconds
633 * dhcpd.conf: remove unused commands
634
635 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:02:26 +0200
636
637 fai (2.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
638
639 * set correct year in fai guide
640 * dhcp3 support
641 * make-fai-bootfloppy: force ext2 when mounting floppy, blank first
642 sector
643 * make-fai-nfsroot: FAI_BOOT determines which boot protocol to set up,
644 fix ownership of $NFSROOT/root/.ssh/authorized_keys (closes: #183989)
645 * use ext3 in most disk_config samples
646 * Makefile: do not copy executable twice
647 * minor changes to packages_config/AUDIO
648 * install_packages: call "apt-get clean" to remove unused package files
649 * fai.conf: add FAI_BOOT, add SERVERINTERFACE, add example how to access
650 a mirror created by mkdebmirror via HTTP
651 * S20: bug fix, move inserting $rootpw from GERMAN to any section
652 * fai-class: add . to PATH; test operator == replaced by -eq
653 * DEFAULT/S01: new location for bootsector executable
654 * dhclient-perl: use short hostname
655 * new script fai-do-scripts, contains the do_script() subroutine and
656 task_configure code
657 * QUESTIONAIRE: added questions
658
659 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:57:12 +0200
660
661 fai (2.4) unstable; urgency=low
662
663 * not alles changes in templates/* are listed here, there are to many
664 * use command fai-class to define classes, fai-class writes status of
665 every script to status.log
666 * make variables local or unset them after use, unset function
667 definitions after use
668 * add config files for XFree86 4.1
669 * many changes in the package_config files
670 * bootsector: do not use dpkg to get hardware architecture, add man page
671 * a lot of spelling mistakes corrected. Thanks Era! (closes: # 155735)
672 * control: correct name for Debian distribution (closes: #150887)
673 * new templates: hooks/partition.kueppers.source, hooks/faiend.LAST
674 package_config/WWWKIOSK, class/WWWKIOSK.var, package_config/paeffgen
675 * make-fai-nfsroot: add -l to tar when creating base.tgz (closes: #151173),
676 add noatime to mount, new mknbi-linux options, check for existence of
677 mknbi-linux (closes: #167900), replace $UID with `id -u`, do not call
678 rdev, remove packages that are already installed by debootstrap, new
679 option for mknbi-linux, always do setup for dhcp and bootp, write PATH
680 to /root/.profile, correct location for syslog.conf, copy sources.list
681 from /etc/fai if available, add diversion for discover, add rsync, ssh
682 to nfsroot, do not die when mknbi-linux is missing, do not create
683 device nodes (closes: #174844)
684 * class/70partition: bug fix. Use the same file as setup_harddisks to
685 determine classes which depend on partitions
686 * scripts/*: convert some shell code to cfengine code, do not use fcopy
687 if only a few lines has to be changed
688 * scripts/BOOT: echo each kernel module to a seperate line in, add
689 supoprt for kernel using initrd, use fcopy for lilo.conf and menu.lst,
690 /etc/modules, lilo.conf can also boot the old kernel, add initrd
691 option when using grub
692 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: use declaration directories, add WWWKIOS entries
693 * scripts/LAST: add call: apt-get -f install, copy sources.list
694 * scripts/USB removed, now made in S20
695 * scripts/FAI_BOOTPART: missing $target added, remove rdev call
696 * share/subroutines*: better regex for matching disks in /proc/partitions,
697 task_sysinfo, prepare_apt, add link last to last action performed, new
698 variable $LOGSERVER, list_disks move to a external script, disable
699 debugging output in ifclass(), write exit status of scripts and hook
700 to status.log and stdout, create_resolv_conf now an external script,
701 write exit status of hooks to status.log, do not define $revclasses,
702 save variables to variables.sh, subroutine task unsets the definition
703 of the executed task after its execution, source hooks/subroutines now
704 in fai_setup, remove task_backup, move load_keymap_consolechars to
705 rcS_fai
706 * share/subroutines-linux: remove diskandsize(), disk_info now called
707 set_disk_info() which calls externel script
708 * task_instsoft(): mount --bind /fai /tmp/target/fai so packages in
709 /fai/files/packages can be installed using apt-get
710 * new script disk-info prints a list of all disks and their sizes
711 * new script get-boot-info contains subroutines for getting info via
712 BOOTP or DHCP, also detects network devices
713 * DEFAULT/S01: install $addpackages with one dpkg call, installation of
714 default kernel creates symlinks in /, make /root accessable only by
715 root, use fcopy -r to copy all dot files for the root account, do not
716 copy sources.list
717 * ftar: conditional rm -rf, echange in error message
718 * test if mknbi-linux is available (closes: #167900)
719 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add grub support, code reorganized and split into
720 more subroutines, rmdir lost+found and copy fewer files to get more
721 space on the floppy, replace $UID with `id -u`, create a generic boot
722 floppy independant of the boot protocol, use one image with multiple
723 append parameters, new options -v, -d, -l, -g
724 * bug fix: hooks can now skip its task again
725 * NFS file systems are also mounted with noatime.
726 * rcS_fai: create var/run/sshd directory, /usr/local/{bin,sbin} at the
727 very beginning of PATH, add /usr/lib/fai to PATH, PATH is defined
728 before doing anything else, create_ramdisk is an extern script, new
729 options for remounting /, remove some unused variables
730 * task_sysinfo now a separate script; add lsmod call, new test if
731 executables are available is using which, move log file from kudzu to
732 $LOGDIR
733 * adddivert, mkdivert, rmalldivert, rmdivert moved to the new script
734 fai-divert
735 * fai-divert: be quiet unless debug is set
736 * mount_local_disks, umount_local_disks, fstab_mount move to new script
737 fai-mount-disk
738 * Fai.pm and subroutines* are moved from lib/ moved to share/
739 * Fai.pm: call disk-info to get size of all disks
740 * fai-setup: ssh-keygen needs option -t (closes: #156947), test if
741 nfsserver is set
742 * fai.conf: correct line containing proposed-updates, new variable
743 FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, new directory for debian mirror, add
744 architecture to debootstrap options, move some nfsroot packages to
745 make-fai-nfsroot script, add $FAI_LOCATION, remove FAI_SHAREDIR
746 * setup_harddisks: allow more that 3 primary partitions, new regex for
747 matching disks and partitions, write less info to stdout, do not write
748 info to stdout which is written to a separate file, name of partition
749 table changed from hda.sfdisk to partition.hda
750 * add sources.list in conf, it's used when FAI_SOURCES_LIST in undefined
751 * fai_modules_off: add block-major-{104,105}
752 * remove debian/undocumented
753 * install_packages: add option -l, only print the list of packages,
754 add option -h, -t does not executes the commands, support for classes
755 listed after command, change in echo strings, add option to manual
756 * disk_config/: make /fai-boot partition larger, CS_KOELN use more
757 flexible values for partitions sizes
758 * add suffix -386 to name of kernel-image package
759 * save_log_*(): do not create loops in symlinks, moved to external
760 script fai-savelog
761 * apt.conf: add option force-confdef to dpkg call
762 * 06hwdetect script loads SCSI and IDE modules and prints /proc/scsi
763 info, less messages in verbose mode, detect SCSI devices correctly
764 * move mount2dir to lib directory, echo different messages for verbose
765 and debug flags
766 * fcopy bug fix: option -r does not work correctly, when no matching
767 file for a class is found, do not exit with error, add option -i and
768 -B, use $LOGDIR, set $ROOTCMD for postinst scripts
769 * templates/package_config: use nfs-kernel-server
770 * debian/rules: use dh_installman to install manual pages
771 * ATA33.var no longer needed, no tuning via hdparm in *.var
772 * lots of updates and additions to the manual
773
774 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:45:29 +0100
775
776 fai (2.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
777
778 * default name for fai kernel-image has changed
779
780 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 14:42:00 +0200
781
782 fai (2.3.3) unstable; urgency=medium
783
784 * enable use strict in perl scripts
785 * remove some potato specific code
786 * typo fixed (closes: #143272)
787 * add some packages to SERVER
788 * copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
789 * debian/rules uses DH_COMPAT=3
790 * add packages to AUDIO, changes in SERVER
791 * potato specific code removed
792 * faireboot kills syslogd before booting
793 * change symlink of rcS_fai (closes: #146430)
794 * print warning before removing nfsroot
795 * do not compress pdf files in /usr/share/doc/
796
797 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 09:27:15 +0200
798
799 fai (2.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
800
801 * bug fix: THISLOG is unused variable
802 * added save_log_*(): only remove files (-type f added)
803 * load net-pf-1 kernel module (unix socket)
804 * minor changes in package_config files
805 * added script class/S03hwdetect.source
806 * dhclient-perl: dhcp use host_name
807 * faireboot: use rmalldivert for removing diversions
808 * $divertlist not used any more; use dpkg-divert --list
809 * setup_harddisks writes list of swap devices; they are enables using swapon
810
811 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:47:39 +0200
812
813 fai (2.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
814
815 * bug fix in make-fai-bootfloppy, fcopy
816 * first letter in description now uppercase (closes: #142017)
817 * add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
818 * save keymap to boottime.kmap.gz
819 * add many comments to shell scripts
820 * copy $loguserhome/.ssh/*.pub files to $NFSROOT/root/.ssh
821 * packages from $addpackages are also installed to the system if
822 they exist in $FAI/files/packages/
823 * minor changes in package_config files
824 * move task_confdir() to subroutines-linux
825 * added create_resolv_conf(); code removed from task_confdir
826 * jobsrunning() subroutine for linux and solaris added
827 * faireboot: source fai.conf and subroutines-$OS_TYPE
828 * subroutines-linux: additional way to determine all ethernet devices
829 * move some packages from $NFSROOT_PACKAGES into make-fai-nfsroot
830 * add more .ssh/ files to nfsroot
831 * $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR
832 * rcS_fai: add $osname
833 * write some variabel definitions to $rcsfaivar (used for remote logins)
834
835 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:30:04 +0200
836
837 fai (2.3) unstable; urgency=low
838
839 * default configurations are for Debian 3.0
840 * add auto stanza to /etc/network/interfaces (closes: #114627)
841 * now depends on debootstrap (closes: #128457)
842 * set DEBIAN_FRONTEND to "noninteractive" (closes: #131855)
843 * Fai.pm now copied to new location if woody in use (closes: #125839)
844 * package upgrade does not remove nfsroot (closes: #123463)
845 * many files: use $FAI instead of fixes /fai, config file moved to
846 from /etc/fai.conf to /etc/fai/fai.conf
847 * store log files to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai), can be set in fai.conf
848 * read also subroutines-$OS_TYPE file
849 * fai.conf: moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
850 variables removed: FAI_ARCH, UTC (now in class/*.var), KERNELVERSION
851 variables added: FAI, FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
852 * make-fai-nfsroot sets up pxelinux environment
853 automaticly determine kernel version; added get_kernel_version(),
854 copies /etc/fai/.cvspass to nfsroot, can now write the floppy image to
855 a file
856 added call_with_stamp subroutine, for easy creation of stamps
857 Tue Jan 29 20:19:27 CST 2002 -- Chad Walstrom <chad@debian.org>
858 Added support to run script as a recovery operation. This is a
859 glue-script; we may as well provide the ability to fix problems and
860 continue. Changes include:
861 - Adding a RUNDIR environment variable
862 - A command line option "-r" for recover operations
863 - logic tests and stampfiles to appropriate function calls
864 Checked for existance of character file dev/boot255 before calling mknod.
865 Checked for existance of $NFSROOT/proc/modules file before calling
866 umount $NFSROOT/proc
867 Recursively copies contents of /etc/fai/ directory (good if using CVS)
868 Install $NFSROOT_PACKAGES in a second pass, to sidestep conflicts
869 (e.g. so that ssh may replace rsh-client)
870 Don't set up $LOGUSER's home directory if that variable is undefined
871 add variable FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
872 * conf/fai_modules_off: more modules turned off
873 * call openvt with full shell path (closes: #134641)
874 * hooks are also skipped if task is skipped
875 * hooks that end in .source are sourced
876 * class/*.mod file can now define variables
877 * add ADAPTEC.mod file
878 * apt/conf: set Assume-Yes "true" so apt-get (and tasksel) is noninteractive
879 * lib/subroutines: /dev/ida/ and /dev/rd/ support in
880 subroutine:umount_local_disks, added $netdevices_up, use $tfsab
881 instead of fstab (for solaris support), /fai is now $FAI, mount shm
882 file system if available, otherwise use normal ramdisk, strip comment lines
883 when defining classes via scripts, added subroutine do_script,
884 do_scriptss calls every script class/<classname>/S[0-9]* when class is
885 not a file, execute all S[0-9]* scripts in a directory
886 /fai/scripts/$class/, skip all comment lines when definig classes
887 task_partition() call setup_harddisks only if no disk_var.sh exists
888 defclass also sources all scripts class/S*.source
889 add subroutines adddivert(), rmalldivert(); task_finish calls
890 rmalldivert, task_sysinfo calls kudzu; save_log*() -maxdepth not
891 needed for find, save_log*() now uses date and time for directory name;
892 /tmp/fai now $LOGDIR, can be set in fai.conf; new cvs co code
893 * templates/scripts: change NET and NETWORK examples; now called S10,
894 S40 and located in directory /fai/scripts/NETWORK/
895 BASE and DEFAULT moved to DEFAULT/S20 and DEFAULT/S01
896 * setup_harddisk: raid support for /devc/rd, /dev/ida and cciss driver
897 for Compaqs Smart Array Controllers, called with -d
898 * doc/Makefile: detect if anything is really to do
899 * use gzip -dc instead of zcat
900 * make-fai-bootfloppy: do not copy /boot/System.map to floppy, new
901 option -s
902 * added prtnetgr; change netgroup example and script all_hosts to use it
903 * fcopy: added debug message if executing postinst, ignore CVS
904 directories, use File::Find, now sets envionment variables $target and
905 $FAI_ROOT, bug fix in -d option, new options -L and -P
906 * KERNELVERSION not needed in fai.conf, now automaticly determined in
907 make-fai-* scripts
908 * FAI_FILES removed
909 * Files added: THANKS, preinst, prtnetgr, pxelinux.cfg
910 * Manual pages added fai-setup, install_packages, make-fai-bootfloppy,
911 make-fai-nfroot
912 * add use stict pragma for perl scripts
913 * add auto.master and auto.scratch config for kernel automounter
914 * mkdebmirror: use passive ftp mode
915 * added autofs to package_CONFIG/BEOWULF
916 * debian/prerm: do nothing when upgrading package
917 * scripts/fai-setup: determine loguserhome earlier (closes: #136851)
918 * new standards version 3.5.6
919
920 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:29:15 +0200
921
922 fai (2.2.3) unstable; urgency=low
923
924 * added ATOMCLIENT in disk_config
925 * setup_harddisks detects harddisk even if no valid partition table is
926 available
927 * added dosfstools to nfsroot
928 * added .rhosts for ATOMCLIENTS
929 * added detect, discover and lsdev to sysinfo
930 * make-fai-nfsroot: now ash compatible (closes: #117431)
931 clean apt cache before creating base.tgz, make
932 liloconf silent, verbose output can be redirected to a file
933 call mknbi only for kernels using BOOTP, added sysutils package
934 * scripts/DEFAULT: chmod 1777 the defined scratch partition
935 * wake on LAN section added to fai guide
936 * reiserfs patch added to setup_harddisks
937 * nfs-user-server support for woody
938 * DEFAULT: scratch directories are writeable for all users
939 * utils moved from doc directory to /usr/share/fai
940 * install_packages: check all package names, remove unknown packages
941 from install list; PRELOAD support for url of type file:
942 * dpkg-divert is quiet unles verbose is set
943 * make diversion for broken liloconfig (closes: #113906)
944 * added class NOGETTY
945 * install_packages: add code for command PACKAGES hold
946
947 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:01:02 +0100
948
949 fai (2.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
950
951 * bug fix in get_dhcp_info()
952 * added jmon to BEOWULF
953
954 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:52:35 +0200
955
956 fai (2.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
957
958 * bugs in mkdebmirror fixed
959 * replace compat from nsswitch.conf templates (closes: #113902)
960 * FAI_FLAGS can contain comma or space separatedd list of flags
961 * echo device before BOOTP request
962 * all_hosts uses netgroup allhosts
963
964 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:19:14 +0200
965
966 fai (2.2) unstable; urgency=low
967
968 * fix lilo bug in make-fai-bootfloppy
969 * user can define their own action using FAI_ACTION and
970 creating a command /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION
971 * rcS_fai rearranged; move a lot of subroutines into subroutines
972 * hooks can force rcS_fai to skip the default task
973 * timeout for bootpc can be set in rcS_fai
974 * new subroutine ether_info sets variable $ethers
975 * unused subroutine myyes removed
976 * prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
977 * task_sysinfo only probes available disks
978 * install_packages: support for new task packages using tasksel
979 * get_bootp_info() and get_dhcp_info() uses multiple network interfaces
980 via variable $netdevices
981 * layout of local Debian mirror for non-US changed
982 * mkdebmirror: non-US has new location, minor bugs removed
983 * rmdivert moves distrib.dpkg-new files
984 * new chapter about installing a Beowulf cluster
985 * bug in list_disks() fixed
986 * diskless class is automaticly defined, improved diskless hook
987 * package nfs-common added to nfsroot for lockd, statd
988 * support for additional variable definitions and classes
989 * new utilities: all_hosts, rshall and softupdate
990 * new examples for Beowulf cluster: atoms, ATOMCLIENT, BEOWULF
991 * defvar and devclass are now called before task_action
992 * bug fix: fcopy down not convert from octal when using file-modes
993 * all file in /files/root/ use file-modes
994 * tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
995 * new class NOSECURETTY, NOTCPD
996
997 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 14 Sep 2001 14:35:49 +0200
998
999 fai (2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1000
1001 * user visible changes are now reported in NEWS file
1002 * setup_harddisk: do not check if root partition is in first 8GB, do not
1003 check if it's a primary partition
1004 * make-fai-nfsroot: uses debbootstrap if FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP is
1005 defined (closes: #100914)
1006 use /etc/apt/sources.list is FAI_SOURCES_LIST is undefined
1007 * call some commands with prefix LC_ALL=C, so diffrent locale does
1008 not change the output
1009 * ftar: do not call tar with option I, j or z, use pipe instead
1010 * rcS_fai: added hook support, use all ntpserver for ntpdate, always
1011 extract base.tgz, no version number in base.tgz; read_config() removed;
1012 move some task from fai_init to fai_setup to get their output;
1013 create etc/hosts with fqdn in target directory; $revclasses contains
1014 classes in reversed order
1015 * new flag createtv; controls if ctrl-c will reboot or give a shell and
1016 if two additional terminals will be available
1017 * debhelper compatability level now 2
1018 * woody support: using debootstrap, different package lists
1019 * added class DISKLESS
1020 * subroutine disk_info rewritten, ignores cdrom
1021 * fai-setup: do not generate ssh key if already existing
1022 * cat <<EOF calls corrected
1023 * mkdebmirror now mirrors also testing and unstable by default
1024 * grub support in scripts/BOOT and scripts/FAI_BOOTPART
1025 * new utility chkdebnames check debian package names
1026 * new script device2grub convert normal device names to grub device names
1027
1028 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:55:29 +0200
1029
1030 fai (2.0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1031
1032 * typo in ftp Debian mirror fixed
1033 * corrected wrong cvs tag, some more little changes
1034
1035 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:11:23 +0200
1036
1037 fai (2.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1038
1039 * Default Debian mirror access now via ftp. This can take much time to
1040 download the required packages. (closes: #101596)
1041 * Check if LOGUSER is defined, (closes: #101620)
1042 * wget now recommends, (closes: #101594)
1043 * Use ntpdate if a ntp server is defined (tag nt in bootptab),
1044 (closes: #101899)
1045 * DEFAULT script writes fqdn and short hostname into etc/hosts,
1046 (closes: #101820)
1047 * Bug fix. Check if imggen executable is available.
1048
1049 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:33:33 +0200
1050
1051 fai (2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1052
1053 * first upload to Debian archive
1054 * kernel-2.2.19 support
1055 * order of classes now (with increasing priority):
1056 DEFAULT, <other classes>, $HOSTNAME, LAST
1057 * architecture is now also a class (see S01alias.sh)
1058 * class/*.source renamed to class/*.var, because they define variables
1059 * new description of all classes
1060 * $moduleslist is the list of modules that will be loaded by the new system
1061 * names of examples changed to make them more comprehensible
1062 * FAI_PACKAGEDIR now FAI_DEBMIRROR
1063 * new fcopy script for copying files with classes
1064 * new ftar script for extracting tar files with classes
1065 * manual pages for fcopy, ftar
1066 * converted many cfengine scripts to shell scripts
1067 * several classes and scripts removed and rearranged
1068 * S90partitions.pl replaces the old shell version
1069 * add FAI_BOOTPART class and scripts
1070 * klogd, syslogd running during installation
1071 * make-fai-bootfloppy can take additional parameters for the kernel and
1072 supports multiple network interface cards
1073 * kernel append parameters define variables in rcS_fai
1074 * added subroutines ifclass, rwmount
1075 * new command bootsector can enable, disable or list magic number of
1076 boot sector
1077 * make many variables local
1078 * better debugging of shell scripts
1079 * remote login has all subroutines available
1080 * faireboot -s saves log files to install server
1081 * sfdisk call removed from subroutines and Fai.pm, since it's not
1082 portable; unfortunately setup_hardisk still using it
1083 * new mount2dir command; this task is removed from setup_hardisk
1084 * files in package_config can use dpkg --get-selections format
1085 * redundant packages in package_config/COMPILE removed
1086 * PRELOADRM feature for package_config
1087 * comments in files in package_config/ are now everything after a #, not
1088 only at the beginning of a line
1089 * lvm not in nfsroot by default, grub now included
1090 * access from install clients to server can be done via rsh/rcp or
1091 ssh/scp (see fai.conf)
1092 * modprobe displays less errors
1093 * templates now stored in /usr/share/fai
1094 * all release timestamp in this changelog until version 1.4.2 are
1095 wrong; they indicate the time when I started hacking the next version;
1096 these are the correct release dates:
1097 Jun 20 2000 fai_1.1beta2.tar.gz
1098 Jul 11 2000 fai_1.2.0beta1.tar.gz
1099 Oct 26 2000 fai_1.3.0test1.tar.gz
1100 Nov 6 2000 fai_1.3.0test2.tar.gz
1101 Nov 23 2000 fai_1.4.0.tar.gz
1102 Dec 7 2000 fai_1.4.1.tar.gz
1103 Dec 12 2000 fai_1.4.2.tar.gz
1104
1105 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 15 May 2001 14:28:31 +0200
1106
1107 fai (1.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
1108
1109 * add wget to suggests list
1110 * xviddetect called for FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
1111 * fai.conf: added missing / in ftp definition of FAI_SOURCES_LIST
1112 * added parted to nfsroot and package_config/MINI_SOFT
1113 * FAI_KEYMAP files can also be located in /fai/files
1114 * added subroutine load_keymap_consolechar (was included in rcS_fai)
1115 keymap now called correctly
1116 * the little FAI banner is now printed on startup
1117 * variable hdparm tunes your hard disks and creates rcS.d script
1118
1119 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:36:31 +0100
1120
1121 fai (1.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
1122
1123 * swap order of class ALL and hostname
1124 * CLASS ALL renamed to DEFAULT
1125 * templates/class/S*.source files renamed
1126 * scripts in class/ reorganized. First *.{sh,pl) are executed, then
1127 $class.source are sourced for all defined classes
1128 * install kernels removed, now included in package fai-kernels
1129 * hdparm available in nfsroot, sysinfo prints hparm -i
1130 * classs/ATA33.source can tune harddisk during installation
1131 * class DEBIAN_DEVEL commented out, because this software package list
1132 mostly segfaults dpkg
1133 * base?_?.tgz now included in nfsroot; BASETGZ not needed any more
1134 * bug fixed: setup_harddisks don't mount preserved partitions if mount
1135 point is not in root directory
1136 * bug fixed: no dns support during chroot in make-fai-nfsroot
1137
1138 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:34:41 +0100
1139
1140 fai (1.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1141
1142 * faireboot is faster and more reliable
1143 * package depends on nfs-server
1144 * keymap created by shell script ALL (uses $FAI_KEYMAP)
1145 * mk3comimage removed (uses non free software), now netboot is used
1146 * first version of the FAI Guide included
1147 * use dpkg-divert to fake some programs (solves many problems)
1148 * yes pipes <CR> to apt-get during installation
1149 * all definitions from global.conf are moved to fai.conf
1150 * make-fai-nfs now uses chroot when calling apt-get
1151 so nfsroot must not use the same Debian distribution as the server
1152 * $MNTPOINT is mount point for Debian mirror
1153 * postinst tasks are moved to fai-setup script
1154 * $UTC, $FAI_CONFIGDIR added to fai.conf
1155 * bug fixed: loopback device was not set up
1156
1157 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:20:00 +0100
1158
1159 fai (1.3.0test2) unstable; urgency=low
1160
1161 * loopback device is set up during installation
1162 * create resolv.conf via script RESOLV instead of using cfengine
1163 * printers are defined in class/ not in cfengine script
1164 * mount nfs directories using rsize=8192
1165 * bug fixed: make-fai-nfsroot removes /boot/*-$KERNELVERSION
1166
1167 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:26:03 +0100
1168
1169 fai (1.3.0test1) unstable; urgency=low
1170
1171 * kernel in nfsroot is now build with kernel-package (make-kpkg)
1172 * installkernel now supports loadable modules
1173 * class/S05modules.sh can load modules (example global.mod)
1174 * add script make-fai-bootfloppy
1175 * client's timezone during installation is now the same as on server
1176 * FAI_ACTION sysinfo now mounts all local disk and searches for fstab
1177 * add support for expect scripts
1178 * add nfs-kernel-server support
1179 * do not create account fai if it already exists (e.g when using NIS)
1180 * new format for keymap and consolefont definition
1181
1182 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:08:02 +0200
1183
1184 fai (1.2.0beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1185
1186 * two virtual terminals available (press alt-F2 or alt-F3)
1187
1188 * make-fai-nfsroot removes pcmcia-cs
1189 installs additionals packages: lvm raidtool2 ext2resize sshd dhcp-lient
1190 flag verbose controls output level
1191 nfsroot is created without any interaction
1192 base2_2.tgz is fetched via wget if it's not found in /tmp
1193
1194 * new start-stop-daemon script instead of symlink to fake it
1195
1196 * configuration for kernel 2.2.17
1197
1198 * start sshd during installation for remote access;
1199 add "sshd" to FAI_FLAGS to enable this
1200 remote reboot possible via: ssh -l root hostname faireboot
1201
1202 * additional dhcp support available (bootp is still the default)
1203
1204 * cvs repository available
1205
1206 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:41:13 +0200
1207
1208 fai (1.1beta2) unstable; urgency=low
1209
1210 * PRELOAD feature, faireboot added
1211
1212 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:29:14 +0200
1213
1214 fai (1.1beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1215
1216 * Initial Release.
1217
1218 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:16:23 +0200

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