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1 fai (2.8.99) 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 * fai-cd: fixed hardcoded sources.list for the install client to be
11 generated, code by Michael Tautschnig (closes: #320024) and at least
12 partially #329547, test if nfsroot was created (closes: #317495), test
13 if mkisofs is available (closes: #334871), exist unless arch is i386
14 or amd64 (closes: #339098), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid
15 * install_packages: ignore packages ending with - when using -d
16 (closes: #334333), remove backtick evaluation (closes: #322157), add
17 -R to default aptitude call, add aptitude-r for download only mode,
18 add more warnings
19 * lib/create_ramdisk: make /etc/network/run/ifstate writable
20 (closes: #312128)
21 * fai-mirror: add -i to egrep (closes: #312508), add option
22 DPkg::force-conflicts::=yes (closes: #328138), only aptitude can
23 install conflicting packages, test if $mirrordir starts with a slash
24 (closes: #328139), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid (closes: #334577)
25 * fai-do-scripts: do not execute S[0-9][0-9]* any more (closes: #310999)
26 * fcopy: add preinst support, ignore .svn dirs (closes: #297550), do
27 chroot before using getpwnam (closes: #283475), add option -U
28 * fai-guide.sgml: include README.disk_config into fai guide, minor
29 fixes, (closes: #332295, #332318, #332293, #332291)
30 * make-fai-nfsroot: use --one-file-system instead of -l (closes: #308806),
31 new test if ssh package is installed (closes: #322759), create
32 apt.conf.d file to support unsigned repositories, fail if debootstrap
33 return with error code (closes: #342120)
34 * subroutines: test if hooks are executable (closes: #338524), new stamp
35 file name when action is softupdate
36 * make-fai-bootfloppy: fix code for -i when using a relative path
37 (closes: #314551), add option -I (closes: #337271), create more space
38 on boot floppy (closes: #294593), add option -B
39 * FAIBASE/10-misc: with the new fai-kernels package we can call tune2fs
40 even when using a 2.6 kernel (closes: #307147)
41 * ftar: test if $single is set (closes: #340421)
42 * FAIBASE/30-interface: do not overwrite resolv.conf if it's a symlink
43 (closes: #305783)
44 * setup_harddisks: add i2o support (closes: #317797), add workaround for
45 udev behaviour
46 * GRUB/10-setup: use -U with fcopy, so grub's menu.lst will not be
47 overwritten during softupdate (closes: #313069, #314995)
48 * subroutines-linux: fix idempotent code (closes: #340422)
49 * fai: do not use color logo if $console was set, start udev if
50 available (closes: #334373), test if run as root
51 * lib/updatebase: mount /dev into chroot during installation if we are
52 running udev
53 * fai-chboot: read $NFSROOT from fai.conf, add nfsroot option to kernel
54 parameters, root-path can now be removed from dhcpd.conf
55 * add support for unsigned repositories
56
57 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:40:47 +0100
58
59 fai (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=high
60
61 * fix important bug: remove non-US entry (closes: #310392)
62 * package_config: remove nonfree package t1-xfree86-nonfree from
63 examples (closes: #310705)
64
65 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 25 May 2005 13:59:39 +0200
66
67 fai (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=high
68
69 * fix a serious bug, remove debconf support (closes: #309209), debconf
70 support may be included again after sarge
71 * fix important bug, do not delete files in /etc/fai (closes: #309707)
72 * control: remove dependency on debconf
73 * postinst, postrm: remove debconf code
74 * rules: do not call dh_installdebconf
75 * remove debian/config, debian/template
76 * remove files in debian/po: POTFILES.in de.po fr.po templates.pot
77 * fai.conf: set placeholder for installserver, since debconf will not
78 set it any more
79 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf, conf/sources.list: use ftp.debian.org
80 instead of debconf's default values
81 * man/fai-chboot.8: minor document patch (closes: #309138, 309142)
82 * fai-guide.sgml: minor document patch, move section "For the impatient
83 user" to the front (closes: #309134, #309556)
84 * README.build-sources: add memo to use -ICVS in the future
85
86 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 19 May 2005 15:54:18 +0200
87
88 fai (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=high
89
90 * remove old unused scripts from cvs source
91 * updatebase: use mktemp for creating temp file, this closes a serious
92 security bug (closes: #307838)
93 * fai: create dir only during initial installation, fixes a critical bug
94 (closes: #307632)
95 * subroutines-linux: do not "mount --bind" when FAI_ROOT=/, closes
96 important bug (closes: #307631)
97
98 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 6 May 2005 09:23:34 +0200
99
100 fai (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
101
102 * only minor bug fixes, no major changes to the code, but a lot of them
103 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add missing $ to variable (closes: #304824)
104 * install_packages: add missing aptitude-r call (closes: #305544),
105 add $qopt and $devnull, used when install_packages is called with
106 verbose from fai-mirror
107 * fai-mirror: fix wrong path (closes: #304179), remove needless test if
108 mkinitrd-cd is available, add $qflag, return if $pkglist is empty, not
109 when $addpackages is empty
110 * fai: added $COLOR_FAI_LOGO, which is off when doing softupdate
111 * fai-cd: add test if mkinitrd-cd is available
112 * fai-savelog: set FAI_ACTION to noaction if undef (closes: #305283)
113 * savelog.LAST: add error message to global pattern
114 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: remove --arch i386, since debootstrap now uses
115 dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead of another call which
116 needed gcc, change comment
117 * make-fai-nfsroot: split i386 and amd64 packages list, remove packages
118 from amd64 which are not available (closes: #306264)
119 * menu.lst/postinst: use BOOT_PARTITION instead of ROOT_PARTITION
120 (closes: 305861)
121 * install_packages.8: remove option -f
122 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: remove wrong information (closes: #304980)
123 * control: add grub to suggests
124 * rules: make hooks and postinst script executable
125 * FAIBASE/10-misc: do not call tune2fs when using 2.6 kernel. This may
126 hang the system
127 * fr.po: added french debconf templates (closes: #306232)
128 * de.po, templates.pot: remove fuzzy lines
129 * README.disk_config: add notes about boot option
130 * debian/postinst: replace sed -i with perl -pi -e since old sed does
131 not support -i
132 * fai-setup: change informational message
133 * fai-mount-disk: mount file systems read only
134 * 50-host-classes: move host specific class definitions to new script
135 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos and other minor mistakes
136
137 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:20:53 +0200
138
139 fai (2.8) unstable; urgency=high
140
141 * remove ext2resize from $packages (closes: #303565)
142 * major rewrite of simple examples (closes: #290554)
143 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about nfsroot location (closes: #303915)
144 * fai-guide.sgml: major update for new release
145 * setup_harddisks: add support for device names disk1 and disk2,
146 reformat some output, print some messages only if $verbose is set
147 * rcS_fai: renamed to fai, add manual page fai.8
148 * fai: add $rundir, remove unused dirs at the end, call set_disk_info
149 before task_defvar, add variable $DO_INIT_TASK, add code for
150 softupdate support, rename rcS.log to fai.log, add copyright message
151 to usage(), add option -N --new, always test $DO_INIT_TASKS with -eq
152 * apt.conf: replace force-confnew with force-confdef
153 * make-fai-nfsroot: use dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead
154 off uname -m, add arch dependent package name to, remove "" for
155 matching * in KERNELPACKAGE, test if $KERNELPACKAGE is empty
156 $NFSROOT/var/tmp/packages.arch, use shadowconfig instead of pwconv
157 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: comment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, set FAICLIENTS to
158 local class-C network, remove ext2resize until available again
159 * subroutines: add task softupdate, add support for softupdate, add
160 $DO_INIT_TASKS, minor changes in get_fai_cvs(), use swapoff -a for
161 disabling swap partitions, test $DO_INIT_TASK always with -eq, use
162 /var/log/fai/FAI_CLASSES
163 * subroutines-linux: script prepare_apt is now updatebase, add support
164 for softupdates, add task_prepareapt, sliently skip task_chboot if
165 LOGUSER is undefined, $disklist now sorted, print setup_hardisks
166 output also to console
167 * install_packages: cleanup of multiple packages with different
168 install/remove operations, add installable(), check if a package is
169 listed in a package index and not only in the dpkg database, add
170 force-confdef and force-confold to apt-get, install_packages.conf
171 unused, remove -f, sub read_config_file
172 * fai-do-scripts: now executing scripts matching [0-9[0-9]*, S[0-9]*
173 also supported for backwards compatibility
174 * fai-mirror: add check if mkinitrd-cd and apt-move are installed, arch
175 dependent packages defined in make-fai-nfsroot, replace sed with bash
176 builtin, add $debdist, return if $addpackages is empty
177 * fai-chboot: change message
178 * load_keymap_consolechars: much simpler code
179 * create_ramdisk: create /tmp/var/run/fai
180 * fai.conf: installserver will be set by debconf, by default LOGUSER is
181 unset
182 * sources.list: insert MIRRORHOST which will be replaced by debconf data
183 * Makefile: install device2grub to new location, rename rcS_fai to fai
184 * control: add libapt-pkg-perl for install_packages, remove dependency
185 on nfs, because fai can also only be used for softupdate
186 * postrm: cleanup debconf data on purge
187 * postinst: use debconf
188 * rules: add dh_installdebconf call, remove chmod of rcS_fai
189 * utils/mkdebmirror: --ignore-missing-release --ignore-release-gpg
190
191 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:43:27 +0200
192
193 fai (2.7) unstable; urgency=high
194
195 * closes grave bug, make-fai-nfsroot.conf: replace raidtools2 with mdadm
196 (closes: #299952), move cfengine from $packages to $NFSROOT_PACKAGES
197 * closes important bug, make-fai-nfsroot: use resolv.conf from install
198 server during creation of nfsroot (closes: #301230)
199 * rcS_fai: set classes before fai-class is called (closes: #301179), set
200 hostname if HOST was specified on the commandline
201 * fcopy: fix wrong variable name
202 * package_config/KERNEL_SOFT: replace `echo $kernelversion` in package
203 name with 2.6.8
204 * fai-guide.sgml: fix a lot of broken http links, add info for fai-cd
205 * install_packages: add setdownloadonly() and $opt_d
206 * conf/install_packages.conf removed
207 * fai-mirror: source make-fai-nfsroot.conf, add add_base_packages(),
208 allow - in class names, add option -a, call install_packages with -d,
209 add PKGCOMP for apt-move.conf, do not exit 9 if $FAI_DEBMIRROR is not
210 defined, log aptitudes actions to /dev/null
211 * fai-mirror.1: add option -a
212 * install_packages.8: add option -d
213 * add fai-cd script for creating a bootable FAI CD image (closes: #265444)
214 * add fai-cd.8 man page
215 * add conf/menu.lst: needed by fai-cd
216 * control: add mkinitrd-cd to Suggests, add Build-Depends-Indep on
217 debhelper greater version 3
218 * class/DEFAULT.var: use kernel-image-2.4-386 as default kernel package
219 * fai-savelog-ftp: remove $ENV{LOGREMOTEDIR} from mkdir since we just cd
220 to it
221
222 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:51:34 +0100
223
224 fai (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
225
226 * add task debconf (closes: #136503)
227 * new script fai-debconf
228 * add manual page fai-debconf.1
229 * control: use nfs-kernel-server by default (closes: #293876)
230 * QUESTIONNAIRE: minor update
231 * packages_config/XFREE: remove some -dev packages
232 * packages_config/SERVER: remove symlinks
233 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add debconf-utils
234 * replace backticks with $()
235 * fai-do-scripts: use local variables, make it a bash script
236 * fai-guide.sgml: update for debconf support, add aptitude in
237 install_packages config
238
239 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:00:05 +0100
240
241 fai (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=medium
242
243 * 06hwdetect.source: add comment, add class NVIDIA which is not currently
244 used, bug fix: correct SCSI detect 2.6 kernel, replace backticks with
245 $(), discard error messages from modprobe, enable dma mode for ide
246 devices (with fai CD it was not enabled)
247 * make-fai-nfsroot: use "" when testing variables, add link for
248 discover, remove resolv.conf created by debootstrap (closes: #281264),
249 create list of all packages in base.tgz, add packages for x86_64,
250 remove unneeded files in $FSROOT/etc/fai
251 * ftar: bug fix do not do recursive removal if $target/$dir is /
252 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #287150), add info about
253 /files/packages/ (closes: #290359)
254 * add task_savelog to die() (closes: #290526)
255 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix: support /media directory, choose last
256 installed kernel if more than one kernel is installed in nfsroot
257 * setup_harddisks: bug fix: redefined mountpoint are too often reported,
258 allow space before primary and logical keyword
259 * create_ramdisk: bug fix: make directory for discover
260 * fai-setup: typo in variable name (closes: #289271), reload nfs server
261 instead of restart, read make-fai-nfsroot.conf, use variable
262 FAICLIENTS
263 * fai-class: bug fix: option -T hangs the script, make it a bash script,
264 replace backticks `` with $(), bad variable name in testclass()
265 * share/subroutines: bug fix: cd to / so umount -a will not fail too
266 often, kill sshd before rebooting, umount $target/proc before
267 umounting all otger file systems, copy FAI_CLASSES variables.sh
268 disk_var.sh to $target/var/log/fai
269 * fai-chboot: bug fix: do not fail on subnet IP addresses, test if host
270 lookup is possible before calling $h->name (closes: #290007)
271 * install_packages: add option -f, add command{pending},
272 command{dpkgc}, print max number of packages only in verbose mode
273 * install_packages.8: add option -f, add info about
274 install_packages.conf
275 * new config file: install_packages.conf, used for fai-mirror(1)
276 * rcS_fai: remount / with noatime, set variables if booting from CD, set
277 hostname to $HOST it was unset, remove unused variable, minor code
278 cleanup
279 * DEFAULT/S01: add copying of /etc/modules
280 * DEFAULT/S10: add message where grub writes boot record
281 * class/01alias: add class FAICD if running from fai CD, add classes for
282 host gnomehost (used by fai-cd)
283 * package_config/DEMO: replace install with aptitude
284 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add variable FAICLIENTS, remove package dpkg-dev
285 * script/LAST: enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples,
286 eject cdrom when running from fai CD
287 * task_sysinfo: call hwinfo if available
288 * fai-savelog: do not save remotely if $LOGSERVER is not set
289 * new command fai-mirror and manual page fai-mirror.1
290 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/DEFAULT: change HorizSync, use pc105 keyboard model
291 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/MATROX: removed because DEFAULT works now
292
293 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:24:26 +0100
294
295 fai (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=medium
296
297 * install_packages: bug fix. Do not remove package names which are
298 search patterns for aptitude, read /etc/fai/install_packages.conf if
299 it exists
300 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add patterns that will be ignored
301 * fcopy: add support for svn and arch, add option -I, use variable
302 $FCOPY_IGNOREDIRS if set
303 * fcopy.8: add option -I
304
305 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:14:08 +0100
306
307 fai (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=medium
308
309 * add missing Beowulf examples
310 * fai-guide.sgml: fix error in link
311 * fai-start-stop-daemon: add short options, because so some init.d
312 scripts use them
313 * rcS_fai: do not use -t when remounting
314 * make-fai-nfsroot: print error when $KERNELPACKAGE is not found, add a
315 package for alpha architecture
316 * share/subroutines: do not dump variable $HOME and $PWD to variables.sh
317 * doc/QUESTIONNAIRE: typos, add example for answer
318 * install_packages: use warn instead of print for warning and verbose
319 messages, add aptitude support
320 * Fai.pm: add () to subroutine calls
321 * prerm: do not exit when nfs server reload fails (closes: #279024)
322 * setup_harddisks: add $devdisklist to call of sfdisk (closes: #276033)
323 * preparte_apt: divert programs before calling apt-get update
324 * subroutines-linux: redirect stdin of install_packages unless in debug
325 mode (closes: #264727)
326
327 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:38:58 +0100
328
329 fai (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=high
330
331 * subroutines: remove $rootpw from variables.sh (closes: #270871)
332 * update to kernel 2.4.27
333 * make-fai-nfsroot: force link creation of ifstate (closes: #270463),
334 use /etc/shadow in $NFSROOT
335 * make-fai-makefsroot.conf: add xfsprogs and xfsdump packages, adjust
336 size, install with chmod 0600 (closes: #270666, #271113)
337 * DEFAULT/S10: removed: add auto to /etc/modules
338 * class/DEFAULT.var: use single quotes instead of double quotes,
339 $kappend contains kernel parameters, new default kernel package
340 kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386
341 * scripts/DEFAULT/S20: remove unused action
342 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add iproute to NETTOOLS
343 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about make-fai-nfsroot.conf,
344 add option -K which first removes all kernels from nfsroot
345 (make-fai-bootlfoppy is broken if multiple kernels are in the nfsroot)
346 * fai-setup: add option -e which does not set up nfs environment, which
347 may hang some production systems for a while
348 * fai-setup.8: add info for new option
349 * Makefile: install make-fai-nfsroot.conf with 0600
350
351 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:40:36 +0200
352
353 fai (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=high
354
355 * install_packages: fix broken taskinst action, workaround for new
356 tasksel behaviour
357 * DEFAULT/S10: fix broken grub entry for FAI_BOOTPART when two kernels
358 are in the nfsroot
359 * fai-chboot: add option -e the opposite of -r, uses nearly the same code
360
361 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:09:15 +0200
362
363 fai (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=medium
364
365 * catnc() greps through more than one file
366 * changlog messages of fai-setup moved from 2.5.2 to 2.6
367 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add package names which include the string "error"
368 as ignorepatterns
369 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add portmap again, since nis setup needs it
370 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -k which installs a new kernel for the
371 nfsroot (closes: #256187), /root/.profile sources variables.sh, test
372 if $NFSROOT/prco/self exists before umount, kernel_install() includes
373 all code for installing the kernel, create dir $NFSROOT/var/state only
374 when not already existing, call umount_dirs and reset trap exit for
375 normal finishing script
376 * control: recommends dhcp3-server (closes: #263260), update to
377 standards 3.6.1, remove sp from build-depends
378 * rcsfai.var is not needed any more
379 * share/subroutines: do not dump readonly variables to variables.sh
380 * faireboot: make it a bash script, source variables.sh, source
381 subroutines, send message to faimond
382 * fai-divert: do not execute if dpkg-divert is not available
383 * install_pacakges: add support for tasksel remove, set default number
384 of packages from 4711 to 99
385 * package_config/COMPILE: replace task c-dev by list of packages names
386 * prepare_apt: make diversion of invoke-rc.d
387 * rules: call dh_clean after make clean
388 * prerm: test if $nfsserver is empty (closes: #263906)
389 * NETWORK/S40: remove /etc/hosts from fcopy list
390 * DEFAULT/S20: add async to export options
391 * fai-savelog: define $HOSTNAME to output of command hostname
392 * subroutines-linux: task_chboot() use `hostname` instead of $HOSTNAME,
393 sndmon() use $sndhostname instead of $HOSTNAME
394 * remove doc/README.package_problems
395 * fai-guide.sgml: add hint about dhcpd/nfsroot (closes: #264486), fix
396 typos
397
398 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:02:13 +0200
399
400 fai (2.6) unstable; urgency=low
401
402 * fai-setup: fix hostname detection when hostname includes a dash -,
403 pass all fai-setup options to make-fai-nfsroot (closes: #255830)
404 * fai.conf: move make-fai-nfsroot specific variables to make-fai-nfsroot.conf
405 * fix typo in lib/get-boot-info (closes: #242739, #239405)
406 * fix link in fai-guide.sgml (closes: #237794)
407 * fix typo in make-fai-bootfloppy.8 (closes: #238608)
408 * make-fai-bootfloppy: change lilo labels in (closes: #248955),
409 check if -s option is IP-address or hostname, new path for stage
410 files, remove install= line for lilo.conf, newer lilo does not need
411 boot-menu.b, added support for old an new lilo
412 * make-fai-nfsroot: add package dmidecode for some archs, add
413 module-init-tools, libapt-pkg-perl, smartmontools, usbutils, lvm2,
414 raidtools2, hwinfo, remove portmap package, jove to nfsroot, do not
415 copy bootsector, use mkelf-linux,
416 new code for creating timezone and localtime (closes: #201440), always
417 show $NFSROOT when copying verbosely, insert newline before adding
418 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY to sources.list, warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
419 used, use new make-fai-nfsroot.conf file, divert discover-modprobe,
420 add -q to depmod, create var/state dir, add subroutine fdivert(),
421 use fdivert instead ov ln or mv commands
422 * create_ramdisk: use tmpfs instead of shm, create dir for discover
423 * fcopy: -i always exists with 0
424 * rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
425 logo and let scroll region unchanged
426 * 06hwdetect.source: new call of discover (closes: #248532), be silent
427 when loading modules, use pipe instead of exec for find, mount usbfs
428 after loading an usb module, add $videodrv to additional.var, load
429 different modules when using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel
430 * 11modules.source: moved into 06hwdetect.source
431 * lib/task_sysinfo: first call discover, then load modules using
432 discover, call smarctl for each disk, call lsusb, print partition
433 table with parted
434 * fai-divert: create dummy script only when dpkg-divert will succeeds
435 * fai-savelog: copy LOGDIR recursively, add remote log method none,
436 add -xdev to find
437 * subroutines: use /proc/uptime to determine installation time, use $()
438 instead of backticks, set terror when error occurs, add catnc(),
439 report FAI_FLAGS in one line, send message to faimond when starting a
440 hook
441 * subroutines-linux: set terror if error, add sndmon TASKERROR, do not
442 copy kernel image and initrd to install server, remove echo command
443 when defining kernel append parameters as variables
444 * faimond: always flush output
445 * fai-chboot: add option -o, special treatment of hostname default, also
446 list default config file when using -l, die with error message if
447 hostname is unknown, remove path from program name
448 * install_packages: add option -L, calling system with array should be
449 more efficient, new code for detecting unknown package names uses
450 AptPkg, add subroutine mkpackagelist(), remove path from program name
451 * bootsector, bootsector.8 removed
452 * class/LAST.var: removed because $hdparm is not needed any more
453 * class/70partition: remove definition of class FAI_BOOTPART
454 * class/01alias: remove unimportant examles, remove catnc definition,
455 remove beowulf example
456 * DEFAULT/S01: remove copying of bootsector, remove our local stuff
457 * scripts/BOOT: grub-install does not probe floppy drive, use bash,
458 replace backtics with $()
459 * hooks/instsoft.SERVER not needed any more
460 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add more messages to ignore
461 * disk_config/SMALL_IDE: remove partition /fai-boot, make / and /var
462 bigger, /usr smaller
463 * package_config/*: adjust package names to sarge distribution
464 * S40: remove NISLPRCLIENT and bootptab stuff
465 * examples/etc/sources.list: remove proposed updates lines
466 * mkdebmirror: mirror woody and sarge in one directory
467 * new FAQ
468 * THANKS: juergen added
469
470 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:22:44 +0200
471
472 fai (2.5.4) unstable; urgency=low
473
474 * DEFAULT/S01,S20: add async option to export lines
475 * fai-guide.sgml: add info how to boot a SUN Sparc, add URL for Sparc
476 * make-fai-nfsroot: add gnu-efi and silo to arch package lists, add
477 sparc64 arch, ppc arch uses vmlinux not vmlinuz
478 * make-fai-bootfloppy: create and use device.map for grub_floppy
479 (closes: #233018), remove unused ip entry for fixed ip addresses,
480 create iso9660 iso image with option -i
481 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add option -i and an example for creating a
482 cdrom image
483 * rcS_fai: add prcopyleft() and fstart(), use mkfifo and tee instead of
484 bash special >(), mount sysfs if available
485 * doc/README.disk_config: add info about lazyformat
486 * THANKS: added holger
487
488 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:07:31 +0100
489
490 fai (2.5.3) unstable; urgency=low
491
492 * make-fai-bootfloppy: call grub in chroot environment, so correct libc
493 is used, add option c and F, DHCP is now default boot protocol, be
494 more verbose
495 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option c which sets $cfdir (closes: 219824)
496 add variable nfssize, remove package strace, check if $NFSROOT is set,
497 mkdir $RUNDIR is not need any more, use $cfdir instead of fixed
498 /etc/fai, do not copy fai-chboot to nfsroot, call certain commands in
499 a LC_ALL=C environment, add more verbose messages, new options for
500 mknbi-linux call (closes: #181393), test if FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
501 defined or a sources.list file exists, be verbose when copying
502 important files if option -v is set
503 depmod -a ... || true so it does not stop the whole system
504 * debian/control: replace netboot package with mknbi
505 * debian/dirs: add var/run/fai, remove unused directory utils
506 * debian/prerm: check if $NFSROOT is set, sleep 2 before removing nfsroot
507 * man/make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add new options F and c
508 * man/make-fai-nfsroot.8: add new option c
509 * lib/task_sysinfo: show ide disk geometry
510 remove detect call
511 most text reformated, because subroutine definition removed
512 * doc/Makefile: remove some new tempfiles, add "|| true" to rm so it
513 does not complain
514 * fai-chboot: add option -S, complain when host names are missing for
515 option -r
516 * fai.conf: add packages to the exclude list for debootstrap
517 new name for KERNELPACKAGE
518 add comment how to use NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS (closes: #219433)
519 remove FAI_SOURCES_LIST examples, use sources.list instead
520 disable FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY by default
521 put important variables to the top
522 * examples/etc/sources.list: new file, that shows examples of different
523 access method to the Debian mirror
524 * fai-guide.sgml: describe new handling of sources.list, add manref to
525 make-fai-nfsroot, new line for tftpd in inetd.conf, add info on use
526 without DNS
527 * class/06hwdetect.source: modprobe ide-detect needed for 2.4.24 kernel,
528 remove ide-probe-mod, add isa-pnp
529 * lib/get-boot-info: new code to extract ip parameters, fix problems
530 when one parameter is missing
531 * share/subroutines: islinux() not needed any more, task_chboot: always
532 copy new kernel image to /boot/fai/$HOSTNAME-localboot
533 * apt.conf: replace values yes with true
534 * rcS_fai: new code for task action pipe at the end, new mount option
535 for remounting /dev/root, copyright has one line less
536 * examples/etc/dhcpd.conf: new example for a local 192.168.1 subnet, add
537 nfs mount options to root-path
538 * VERSION: default is kernel 2.4.24
539 * chkdebnames: most parts rewritten
540 * setup_harddisks: typos
541
542 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:42:40 +0100
543
544 fai (2.5.2) unstable; urgency=low
545
546 * rcS_fai: print copyright message in red, set scroll region, add
547 actimeo for nfs mounts
548 * fai.conf: add exim4 packages to exlude list
549 * make-fai-nfsroot: add netcat to nfsroot; remove libdetect0 from
550 package list (closes: #219420), copy preferences from /etc/fai
551 (closes: 219824), use apt-get dist-upgrade instead of upgrade,
552 do not create base.tgz in $NFSROOT/.. and then move file
553 * setup_harddisks: add -f tp mkfs.xfs option (closes: #219439)
554 * faimond, faimond.8 added
555 * subroutines-linux: add sndmon subroutine, try to connect faimond, on
556 success, enable monitor feature, test if $ret is empty, make it a bash
557 script, show nc output only when debugging
558 * fai-guide.sgml: typo in URL
559 * class/01alias: use other IP-addresses for exmaples
560 * lib/fai-mount-disk: extend regex to support devfs names
561 (closes: #218541)
562 * scripts/DEFAULT/S01: create S61hdparm if $hdparm is not empty,
563 set cdromdevice to SCSI if available, add code for lprng setup if
564 NISLPRCLIENT and LPD
565 * class/LAST.var: do not set a default value for FAI_ACTION, change in
566 comment
567 * add postrm file to remove all files when purging
568 * subroutines: add sndmon messages, script should be bash script, change
569 debug code in ifclass
570 * install_packages: remove pinning info before checking for misspelt
571 package name, usage() points to the man page
572 * fai-setup: chown of /boot/fai
573 * utils/softupdate, lib/prepare_apt: use dist-upgrade
574 * debian/compat created and debian/conffiles removed
575 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: add noatime,actimeo=900 options, add linux logo
576 to login messages
577 * sunos/makefile: add fai-savelog to solaris tarball
578 * hooks/savelog.LAST: added "unexpected IO-APIC" to ignore pattern
579 * Fai.pm: test if /var/adm/messages exists
580 * lib/task_sysinfo: add dmidecode call, add sfdisk -d call, change fdisk
581 call
582
583 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:20:10 +0100
584
585 fai (2.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
586
587 * share/subroutines: use $SECONDS instead of date +%s
588 * fcopy: add usage info for -M
589 * add chapter "advanced FAI" to fai guide
590 * dhcclient-perl: add new names to mapping table
591 * lib/create_ramdisk: start devfsd if needed
592 * share/subroutines-linux: task_chboot should return, not exit; copy
593 initrd.img to install server if needed for the kernel
594 * make-fai-nfsroot: add $NFSROOT_ETC_HOST before calling apt-get
595 upgrade; remove mkdir of fai_config
596 * package_config/DEFAULT: add nfs-common for all
597 * examples/simple/scripts/DEFAULT/S01: add -n to head command (closes: #205547)
598 * sunos/scripts/SUNOS/S05: add -t to expand
599 * sunos/bin/newfs:chown -> chmod
600 * make-fai-bootfloppy: use perl one liner to get IP and host name, call
601 grub executable from nfsroot
602 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #204763)
603 * package_config/DEFAULT: always install nscd package for speedup
604 * Makefile: remove mv of NETWORK1; add variable libfiles
605 * rcS_fai,fai-setup: add async to mount and exports options
606
607 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:58:16 +0200
608
609 fai (2.5) unstable; urgency=low
610
611 * add script fai-chboot
612 * add script fai-savelog-ftp
613 * add vaiables to fai.conf: FAI_LOGPROTO LOGSERVER LOGPASSWD; used by
614 fai-savelog-ftp, localhost is default for $installserver
615 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -f, change to #! /bin/bash, copy
616 resolv.conf to $NFSROOT, add libnet-perl, trap errors, add bad_exit()
617 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix, add root=/dev/nfs (closes: #198568),
618 remove ip=both for fixed ip-address, change to !# /bin/bash
619 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add example with fixed IP address
620 * changes in package_config, added XFREE class
621 * install_packages: add force-yes to apt-get install, remove warnings
622 from apt-cache output, limit number of packages used at once using
623 $MAXPACKAGES
624 * bug fix: /proc/cmdline info is trashed when reading a long kernel
625 command line
626 * make-fai-nfsroot: create package list that depends on architecure,
627 make symlink for syslogd
628 * scripts/BOOT: noew code for generating grub entries, add grub entry
629 for memtest; add entries for re-installation
630 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S01: do never fsck ext3 partitions; add -M to some
631 fcopy calls; add user demo; use fcopy for /etc/kernel-img.conf
632 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: enable tcp connections for X server for CS_KOELN
633 * fcopy: add option -M and -b; add variables FCOPY_LASTLOG and
634 FCOPY_UPDATELOG; remove substring from an ewarn call
635 * subroutines: append $FAI_ACTION to file $rcsfaivar; faiend must not
636 reboot for SunOS
637 * subroutines-linux: add support for fai-chboot
638 * hook faiend.LAST renamed to savelog.LAST
639 * setup_harddisks: add XFS filesystem support, add sfdisk environment
640 variable
641 * fai-savelog: make a bash script; use -exec instead of xargs because of
642 sunos version of xargs
643 * fai-class: remove comment lines also in the file $HOSTNAME
644 * class/{dom,kueppers}: add NOSECURETTY
645 * lib/get-boot-info: print warning message if no boot protocol was
646 detected, add network info to boot.log if booting from floppy with
647 fixed IP address
648 * chkdebnames: bug in regex fixed
649 * lib/create_resolv_conf: use resolv.conf from installserver if $DOMAIN
650 is not defined
651 * lib/task_sysinfo: call programm sysinfo if available
652 * scripts/NETWORK1/S40: copy /etc/network/interfaces /etc/hosts /etc/networks
653 using fcopy, add -i to fcopy calls
654 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S10: create etc/hostname only if fcopy fails, add
655 password protection to grub menu
656 * class/01alias: use classes from file demo if hostname is demohost; add
657 catnc(); use catnc instead of cat
658 * class/11modules.source: now uses code from DEFAULT.mod
659 * examples now live in /usr/share/doc/examples{simple,advanced}
660 * utils move back to doc/examples/utils directory
661 * utils/rshall: add exclude function
662 * class/06hwdetect.source tries to detect video card
663 * Makefile: do not create symlinks (closes: #195377), new directories
664 for examples
665 * rcS_fai: compute and print installation time in seconds
666 * dhcpd.conf: remove unused commands
667
668 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:02:26 +0200
669
670 fai (2.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
671
672 * set correct year in fai guide
673 * dhcp3 support
674 * make-fai-bootfloppy: force ext2 when mounting floppy, blank first
675 sector
676 * make-fai-nfsroot: FAI_BOOT determines which boot protocol to set up,
677 fix ownership of $NFSROOT/root/.ssh/authorized_keys (closes: #183989)
678 * use ext3 in most disk_config samples
679 * Makefile: do not copy executable twice
680 * minor changes to packages_config/AUDIO
681 * install_packages: call "apt-get clean" to remove unused package files
682 * fai.conf: add FAI_BOOT, add SERVERINTERFACE, add example how to access
683 a mirror created by mkdebmirror via HTTP
684 * S20: bug fix, move inserting $rootpw from GERMAN to any section
685 * fai-class: add . to PATH; test operator == replaced by -eq
686 * DEFAULT/S01: new location for bootsector executable
687 * dhclient-perl: use short hostname
688 * new script fai-do-scripts, contains the do_script() subroutine and
689 task_configure code
690 * QUESTIONAIRE: added questions
691
692 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:57:12 +0200
693
694 fai (2.4) unstable; urgency=low
695
696 * not alles changes in templates/* are listed here, there are to many
697 * use command fai-class to define classes, fai-class writes status of
698 every script to status.log
699 * make variables local or unset them after use, unset function
700 definitions after use
701 * add config files for XFree86 4.1
702 * many changes in the package_config files
703 * bootsector: do not use dpkg to get hardware architecture, add man page
704 * a lot of spelling mistakes corrected. Thanks Era! (closes: # 155735)
705 * control: correct name for Debian distribution (closes: #150887)
706 * new templates: hooks/partition.kueppers.source, hooks/faiend.LAST
707 package_config/WWWKIOSK, class/WWWKIOSK.var, package_config/paeffgen
708 * make-fai-nfsroot: add -l to tar when creating base.tgz (closes: #151173),
709 add noatime to mount, new mknbi-linux options, check for existence of
710 mknbi-linux (closes: #167900), replace $UID with `id -u`, do not call
711 rdev, remove packages that are already installed by debootstrap, new
712 option for mknbi-linux, always do setup for dhcp and bootp, write PATH
713 to /root/.profile, correct location for syslog.conf, copy sources.list
714 from /etc/fai if available, add diversion for discover, add rsync, ssh
715 to nfsroot, do not die when mknbi-linux is missing, do not create
716 device nodes (closes: #174844)
717 * class/70partition: bug fix. Use the same file as setup_harddisks to
718 determine classes which depend on partitions
719 * scripts/*: convert some shell code to cfengine code, do not use fcopy
720 if only a few lines has to be changed
721 * scripts/BOOT: echo each kernel module to a seperate line in, add
722 supoprt for kernel using initrd, use fcopy for lilo.conf and menu.lst,
723 /etc/modules, lilo.conf can also boot the old kernel, add initrd
724 option when using grub
725 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: use declaration directories, add WWWKIOS entries
726 * scripts/LAST: add call: apt-get -f install, copy sources.list
727 * scripts/USB removed, now made in S20
728 * scripts/FAI_BOOTPART: missing $target added, remove rdev call
729 * share/subroutines*: better regex for matching disks in /proc/partitions,
730 task_sysinfo, prepare_apt, add link last to last action performed, new
731 variable $LOGSERVER, list_disks move to a external script, disable
732 debugging output in ifclass(), write exit status of scripts and hook
733 to status.log and stdout, create_resolv_conf now an external script,
734 write exit status of hooks to status.log, do not define $revclasses,
735 save variables to variables.sh, subroutine task unsets the definition
736 of the executed task after its execution, source hooks/subroutines now
737 in fai_setup, remove task_backup, move load_keymap_consolechars to
738 rcS_fai
739 * share/subroutines-linux: remove diskandsize(), disk_info now called
740 set_disk_info() which calls externel script
741 * task_instsoft(): mount --bind /fai /tmp/target/fai so packages in
742 /fai/files/packages can be installed using apt-get
743 * new script disk-info prints a list of all disks and their sizes
744 * new script get-boot-info contains subroutines for getting info via
745 BOOTP or DHCP, also detects network devices
746 * DEFAULT/S01: install $addpackages with one dpkg call, installation of
747 default kernel creates symlinks in /, make /root accessable only by
748 root, use fcopy -r to copy all dot files for the root account, do not
749 copy sources.list
750 * ftar: conditional rm -rf, echange in error message
751 * test if mknbi-linux is available (closes: #167900)
752 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add grub support, code reorganized and split into
753 more subroutines, rmdir lost+found and copy fewer files to get more
754 space on the floppy, replace $UID with `id -u`, create a generic boot
755 floppy independant of the boot protocol, use one image with multiple
756 append parameters, new options -v, -d, -l, -g
757 * bug fix: hooks can now skip its task again
758 * NFS file systems are also mounted with noatime.
759 * rcS_fai: create var/run/sshd directory, /usr/local/{bin,sbin} at the
760 very beginning of PATH, add /usr/lib/fai to PATH, PATH is defined
761 before doing anything else, create_ramdisk is an extern script, new
762 options for remounting /, remove some unused variables
763 * task_sysinfo now a separate script; add lsmod call, new test if
764 executables are available is using which, move log file from kudzu to
765 $LOGDIR
766 * adddivert, mkdivert, rmalldivert, rmdivert moved to the new script
767 fai-divert
768 * fai-divert: be quiet unless debug is set
769 * mount_local_disks, umount_local_disks, fstab_mount move to new script
770 fai-mount-disk
771 * Fai.pm and subroutines* are moved from lib/ moved to share/
772 * Fai.pm: call disk-info to get size of all disks
773 * fai-setup: ssh-keygen needs option -t (closes: #156947), test if
774 nfsserver is set
775 * fai.conf: correct line containing proposed-updates, new variable
776 FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, new directory for debian mirror, add
777 architecture to debootstrap options, move some nfsroot packages to
778 make-fai-nfsroot script, add $FAI_LOCATION, remove FAI_SHAREDIR
779 * setup_harddisks: allow more that 3 primary partitions, new regex for
780 matching disks and partitions, write less info to stdout, do not write
781 info to stdout which is written to a separate file, name of partition
782 table changed from hda.sfdisk to partition.hda
783 * add sources.list in conf, it's used when FAI_SOURCES_LIST in undefined
784 * fai_modules_off: add block-major-{104,105}
785 * remove debian/undocumented
786 * install_packages: add option -l, only print the list of packages,
787 add option -h, -t does not executes the commands, support for classes
788 listed after command, change in echo strings, add option to manual
789 * disk_config/: make /fai-boot partition larger, CS_KOELN use more
790 flexible values for partitions sizes
791 * add suffix -386 to name of kernel-image package
792 * save_log_*(): do not create loops in symlinks, moved to external
793 script fai-savelog
794 * apt.conf: add option force-confdef to dpkg call
795 * 06hwdetect script loads SCSI and IDE modules and prints /proc/scsi
796 info, less messages in verbose mode, detect SCSI devices correctly
797 * move mount2dir to lib directory, echo different messages for verbose
798 and debug flags
799 * fcopy bug fix: option -r does not work correctly, when no matching
800 file for a class is found, do not exit with error, add option -i and
801 -B, use $LOGDIR, set $ROOTCMD for postinst scripts
802 * templates/package_config: use nfs-kernel-server
803 * debian/rules: use dh_installman to install manual pages
804 * ATA33.var no longer needed, no tuning via hdparm in *.var
805 * lots of updates and additions to the manual
806
807 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:45:29 +0100
808
809 fai (2.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
810
811 * default name for fai kernel-image has changed
812
813 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 14:42:00 +0200
814
815 fai (2.3.3) unstable; urgency=medium
816
817 * enable use strict in perl scripts
818 * remove some potato specific code
819 * typo fixed (closes: #143272)
820 * add some packages to SERVER
821 * copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
822 * debian/rules uses DH_COMPAT=3
823 * add packages to AUDIO, changes in SERVER
824 * potato specific code removed
825 * faireboot kills syslogd before booting
826 * change symlink of rcS_fai (closes: #146430)
827 * print warning before removing nfsroot
828 * do not compress pdf files in /usr/share/doc/
829
830 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 09:27:15 +0200
831
832 fai (2.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
833
834 * bug fix: THISLOG is unused variable
835 * added save_log_*(): only remove files (-type f added)
836 * load net-pf-1 kernel module (unix socket)
837 * minor changes in package_config files
838 * added script class/S03hwdetect.source
839 * dhclient-perl: dhcp use host_name
840 * faireboot: use rmalldivert for removing diversions
841 * $divertlist not used any more; use dpkg-divert --list
842 * setup_harddisks writes list of swap devices; they are enables using swapon
843
844 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:47:39 +0200
845
846 fai (2.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
847
848 * bug fix in make-fai-bootfloppy, fcopy
849 * first letter in description now uppercase (closes: #142017)
850 * add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
851 * save keymap to boottime.kmap.gz
852 * add many comments to shell scripts
853 * copy $loguserhome/.ssh/*.pub files to $NFSROOT/root/.ssh
854 * packages from $addpackages are also installed to the system if
855 they exist in $FAI/files/packages/
856 * minor changes in package_config files
857 * move task_confdir() to subroutines-linux
858 * added create_resolv_conf(); code removed from task_confdir
859 * jobsrunning() subroutine for linux and solaris added
860 * faireboot: source fai.conf and subroutines-$OS_TYPE
861 * subroutines-linux: additional way to determine all ethernet devices
862 * move some packages from $NFSROOT_PACKAGES into make-fai-nfsroot
863 * add more .ssh/ files to nfsroot
864 * $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR
865 * rcS_fai: add $osname
866 * write some variabel definitions to $rcsfaivar (used for remote logins)
867
868 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:30:04 +0200
869
870 fai (2.3) unstable; urgency=low
871
872 * default configurations are for Debian 3.0
873 * add auto stanza to /etc/network/interfaces (closes: #114627)
874 * now depends on debootstrap (closes: #128457)
875 * set DEBIAN_FRONTEND to "noninteractive" (closes: #131855)
876 * Fai.pm now copied to new location if woody in use (closes: #125839)
877 * package upgrade does not remove nfsroot (closes: #123463)
878 * many files: use $FAI instead of fixes /fai, config file moved to
879 from /etc/fai.conf to /etc/fai/fai.conf
880 * store log files to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai), can be set in fai.conf
881 * read also subroutines-$OS_TYPE file
882 * fai.conf: moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
883 variables removed: FAI_ARCH, UTC (now in class/*.var), KERNELVERSION
884 variables added: FAI, FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
885 * make-fai-nfsroot sets up pxelinux environment
886 automaticly determine kernel version; added get_kernel_version(),
887 copies /etc/fai/.cvspass to nfsroot, can now write the floppy image to
888 a file
889 added call_with_stamp subroutine, for easy creation of stamps
890 Tue Jan 29 20:19:27 CST 2002 -- Chad Walstrom <chad@debian.org>
891 Added support to run script as a recovery operation. This is a
892 glue-script; we may as well provide the ability to fix problems and
893 continue. Changes include:
894 - Adding a RUNDIR environment variable
895 - A command line option "-r" for recover operations
896 - logic tests and stampfiles to appropriate function calls
897 Checked for existance of character file dev/boot255 before calling mknod.
898 Checked for existance of $NFSROOT/proc/modules file before calling
899 umount $NFSROOT/proc
900 Recursively copies contents of /etc/fai/ directory (good if using CVS)
901 Install $NFSROOT_PACKAGES in a second pass, to sidestep conflicts
902 (e.g. so that ssh may replace rsh-client)
903 Don't set up $LOGUSER's home directory if that variable is undefined
904 add variable FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
905 * conf/fai_modules_off: more modules turned off
906 * call openvt with full shell path (closes: #134641)
907 * hooks are also skipped if task is skipped
908 * hooks that end in .source are sourced
909 * class/*.mod file can now define variables
910 * add ADAPTEC.mod file
911 * apt/conf: set Assume-Yes "true" so apt-get (and tasksel) is noninteractive
912 * lib/subroutines: /dev/ida/ and /dev/rd/ support in
913 subroutine:umount_local_disks, added $netdevices_up, use $tfsab
914 instead of fstab (for solaris support), /fai is now $FAI, mount shm
915 file system if available, otherwise use normal ramdisk, strip comment lines
916 when defining classes via scripts, added subroutine do_script,
917 do_scriptss calls every script class/<classname>/S[0-9]* when class is
918 not a file, execute all S[0-9]* scripts in a directory
919 /fai/scripts/$class/, skip all comment lines when definig classes
920 task_partition() call setup_harddisks only if no disk_var.sh exists
921 defclass also sources all scripts class/S*.source
922 add subroutines adddivert(), rmalldivert(); task_finish calls
923 rmalldivert, task_sysinfo calls kudzu; save_log*() -maxdepth not
924 needed for find, save_log*() now uses date and time for directory name;
925 /tmp/fai now $LOGDIR, can be set in fai.conf; new cvs co code
926 * templates/scripts: change NET and NETWORK examples; now called S10,
927 S40 and located in directory /fai/scripts/NETWORK/
928 BASE and DEFAULT moved to DEFAULT/S20 and DEFAULT/S01
929 * setup_harddisk: raid support for /devc/rd, /dev/ida and cciss driver
930 for Compaqs Smart Array Controllers, called with -d
931 * doc/Makefile: detect if anything is really to do
932 * use gzip -dc instead of zcat
933 * make-fai-bootfloppy: do not copy /boot/System.map to floppy, new
934 option -s
935 * added prtnetgr; change netgroup example and script all_hosts to use it
936 * fcopy: added debug message if executing postinst, ignore CVS
937 directories, use File::Find, now sets envionment variables $target and
938 $FAI_ROOT, bug fix in -d option, new options -L and -P
939 * KERNELVERSION not needed in fai.conf, now automaticly determined in
940 make-fai-* scripts
941 * FAI_FILES removed
942 * Files added: THANKS, preinst, prtnetgr, pxelinux.cfg
943 * Manual pages added fai-setup, install_packages, make-fai-bootfloppy,
944 make-fai-nfroot
945 * add use stict pragma for perl scripts
946 * add auto.master and auto.scratch config for kernel automounter
947 * mkdebmirror: use passive ftp mode
948 * added autofs to package_CONFIG/BEOWULF
949 * debian/prerm: do nothing when upgrading package
950 * scripts/fai-setup: determine loguserhome earlier (closes: #136851)
951 * new standards version 3.5.6
952
953 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:29:15 +0200
954
955 fai (2.2.3) unstable; urgency=low
956
957 * added ATOMCLIENT in disk_config
958 * setup_harddisks detects harddisk even if no valid partition table is
959 available
960 * added dosfstools to nfsroot
961 * added .rhosts for ATOMCLIENTS
962 * added detect, discover and lsdev to sysinfo
963 * make-fai-nfsroot: now ash compatible (closes: #117431)
964 clean apt cache before creating base.tgz, make
965 liloconf silent, verbose output can be redirected to a file
966 call mknbi only for kernels using BOOTP, added sysutils package
967 * scripts/DEFAULT: chmod 1777 the defined scratch partition
968 * wake on LAN section added to fai guide
969 * reiserfs patch added to setup_harddisks
970 * nfs-user-server support for woody
971 * DEFAULT: scratch directories are writeable for all users
972 * utils moved from doc directory to /usr/share/fai
973 * install_packages: check all package names, remove unknown packages
974 from install list; PRELOAD support for url of type file:
975 * dpkg-divert is quiet unles verbose is set
976 * make diversion for broken liloconfig (closes: #113906)
977 * added class NOGETTY
978 * install_packages: add code for command PACKAGES hold
979
980 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:01:02 +0100
981
982 fai (2.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
983
984 * bug fix in get_dhcp_info()
985 * added jmon to BEOWULF
986
987 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:52:35 +0200
988
989 fai (2.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
990
991 * bugs in mkdebmirror fixed
992 * replace compat from nsswitch.conf templates (closes: #113902)
993 * FAI_FLAGS can contain comma or space separatedd list of flags
994 * echo device before BOOTP request
995 * all_hosts uses netgroup allhosts
996
997 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:19:14 +0200
998
999 fai (2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1000
1001 * fix lilo bug in make-fai-bootfloppy
1002 * user can define their own action using FAI_ACTION and
1003 creating a command /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION
1004 * rcS_fai rearranged; move a lot of subroutines into subroutines
1005 * hooks can force rcS_fai to skip the default task
1006 * timeout for bootpc can be set in rcS_fai
1007 * new subroutine ether_info sets variable $ethers
1008 * unused subroutine myyes removed
1009 * prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
1010 * task_sysinfo only probes available disks
1011 * install_packages: support for new task packages using tasksel
1012 * get_bootp_info() and get_dhcp_info() uses multiple network interfaces
1013 via variable $netdevices
1014 * layout of local Debian mirror for non-US changed
1015 * mkdebmirror: non-US has new location, minor bugs removed
1016 * rmdivert moves distrib.dpkg-new files
1017 * new chapter about installing a Beowulf cluster
1018 * bug in list_disks() fixed
1019 * diskless class is automaticly defined, improved diskless hook
1020 * package nfs-common added to nfsroot for lockd, statd
1021 * support for additional variable definitions and classes
1022 * new utilities: all_hosts, rshall and softupdate
1023 * new examples for Beowulf cluster: atoms, ATOMCLIENT, BEOWULF
1024 * defvar and devclass are now called before task_action
1025 * bug fix: fcopy down not convert from octal when using file-modes
1026 * all file in /files/root/ use file-modes
1027 * tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
1028 * new class NOSECURETTY, NOTCPD
1029
1030 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 14 Sep 2001 14:35:49 +0200
1031
1032 fai (2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1033
1034 * user visible changes are now reported in NEWS file
1035 * setup_harddisk: do not check if root partition is in first 8GB, do not
1036 check if it's a primary partition
1037 * make-fai-nfsroot: uses debbootstrap if FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP is
1038 defined (closes: #100914)
1039 use /etc/apt/sources.list is FAI_SOURCES_LIST is undefined
1040 * call some commands with prefix LC_ALL=C, so diffrent locale does
1041 not change the output
1042 * ftar: do not call tar with option I, j or z, use pipe instead
1043 * rcS_fai: added hook support, use all ntpserver for ntpdate, always
1044 extract base.tgz, no version number in base.tgz; read_config() removed;
1045 move some task from fai_init to fai_setup to get their output;
1046 create etc/hosts with fqdn in target directory; $revclasses contains
1047 classes in reversed order
1048 * new flag createtv; controls if ctrl-c will reboot or give a shell and
1049 if two additional terminals will be available
1050 * debhelper compatability level now 2
1051 * woody support: using debootstrap, different package lists
1052 * added class DISKLESS
1053 * subroutine disk_info rewritten, ignores cdrom
1054 * fai-setup: do not generate ssh key if already existing
1055 * cat <<EOF calls corrected
1056 * mkdebmirror now mirrors also testing and unstable by default
1057 * grub support in scripts/BOOT and scripts/FAI_BOOTPART
1058 * new utility chkdebnames check debian package names
1059 * new script device2grub convert normal device names to grub device names
1060
1061 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:55:29 +0200
1062
1063 fai (2.0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1064
1065 * typo in ftp Debian mirror fixed
1066 * corrected wrong cvs tag, some more little changes
1067
1068 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:11:23 +0200
1069
1070 fai (2.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1071
1072 * Default Debian mirror access now via ftp. This can take much time to
1073 download the required packages. (closes: #101596)
1074 * Check if LOGUSER is defined, (closes: #101620)
1075 * wget now recommends, (closes: #101594)
1076 * Use ntpdate if a ntp server is defined (tag nt in bootptab),
1077 (closes: #101899)
1078 * DEFAULT script writes fqdn and short hostname into etc/hosts,
1079 (closes: #101820)
1080 * Bug fix. Check if imggen executable is available.
1081
1082 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:33:33 +0200
1083
1084 fai (2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1085
1086 * first upload to Debian archive
1087 * kernel-2.2.19 support
1088 * order of classes now (with increasing priority):
1089 DEFAULT, <other classes>, $HOSTNAME, LAST
1090 * architecture is now also a class (see S01alias.sh)
1091 * class/*.source renamed to class/*.var, because they define variables
1092 * new description of all classes
1093 * $moduleslist is the list of modules that will be loaded by the new system
1094 * names of examples changed to make them more comprehensible
1095 * FAI_PACKAGEDIR now FAI_DEBMIRROR
1096 * new fcopy script for copying files with classes
1097 * new ftar script for extracting tar files with classes
1098 * manual pages for fcopy, ftar
1099 * converted many cfengine scripts to shell scripts
1100 * several classes and scripts removed and rearranged
1101 * S90partitions.pl replaces the old shell version
1102 * add FAI_BOOTPART class and scripts
1103 * klogd, syslogd running during installation
1104 * make-fai-bootfloppy can take additional parameters for the kernel and
1105 supports multiple network interface cards
1106 * kernel append parameters define variables in rcS_fai
1107 * added subroutines ifclass, rwmount
1108 * new command bootsector can enable, disable or list magic number of
1109 boot sector
1110 * make many variables local
1111 * better debugging of shell scripts
1112 * remote login has all subroutines available
1113 * faireboot -s saves log files to install server
1114 * sfdisk call removed from subroutines and Fai.pm, since it's not
1115 portable; unfortunately setup_hardisk still using it
1116 * new mount2dir command; this task is removed from setup_hardisk
1117 * files in package_config can use dpkg --get-selections format
1118 * redundant packages in package_config/COMPILE removed
1119 * PRELOADRM feature for package_config
1120 * comments in files in package_config/ are now everything after a #, not
1121 only at the beginning of a line
1122 * lvm not in nfsroot by default, grub now included
1123 * access from install clients to server can be done via rsh/rcp or
1124 ssh/scp (see fai.conf)
1125 * modprobe displays less errors
1126 * templates now stored in /usr/share/fai
1127 * all release timestamp in this changelog until version 1.4.2 are
1128 wrong; they indicate the time when I started hacking the next version;
1129 these are the correct release dates:
1130 Jun 20 2000 fai_1.1beta2.tar.gz
1131 Jul 11 2000 fai_1.2.0beta1.tar.gz
1132 Oct 26 2000 fai_1.3.0test1.tar.gz
1133 Nov 6 2000 fai_1.3.0test2.tar.gz
1134 Nov 23 2000 fai_1.4.0.tar.gz
1135 Dec 7 2000 fai_1.4.1.tar.gz
1136 Dec 12 2000 fai_1.4.2.tar.gz
1137
1138 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 15 May 2001 14:28:31 +0200
1139
1140 fai (1.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
1141
1142 * add wget to suggests list
1143 * xviddetect called for FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
1144 * fai.conf: added missing / in ftp definition of FAI_SOURCES_LIST
1145 * added parted to nfsroot and package_config/MINI_SOFT
1146 * FAI_KEYMAP files can also be located in /fai/files
1147 * added subroutine load_keymap_consolechar (was included in rcS_fai)
1148 keymap now called correctly
1149 * the little FAI banner is now printed on startup
1150 * variable hdparm tunes your hard disks and creates rcS.d script
1151
1152 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:36:31 +0100
1153
1154 fai (1.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
1155
1156 * swap order of class ALL and hostname
1157 * CLASS ALL renamed to DEFAULT
1158 * templates/class/S*.source files renamed
1159 * scripts in class/ reorganized. First *.{sh,pl) are executed, then
1160 $class.source are sourced for all defined classes
1161 * install kernels removed, now included in package fai-kernels
1162 * hdparm available in nfsroot, sysinfo prints hparm -i
1163 * classs/ATA33.source can tune harddisk during installation
1164 * class DEBIAN_DEVEL commented out, because this software package list
1165 mostly segfaults dpkg
1166 * base?_?.tgz now included in nfsroot; BASETGZ not needed any more
1167 * bug fixed: setup_harddisks don't mount preserved partitions if mount
1168 point is not in root directory
1169 * bug fixed: no dns support during chroot in make-fai-nfsroot
1170
1171 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:34:41 +0100
1172
1173 fai (1.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1174
1175 * faireboot is faster and more reliable
1176 * package depends on nfs-server
1177 * keymap created by shell script ALL (uses $FAI_KEYMAP)
1178 * mk3comimage removed (uses non free software), now netboot is used
1179 * first version of the FAI Guide included
1180 * use dpkg-divert to fake some programs (solves many problems)
1181 * yes pipes <CR> to apt-get during installation
1182 * all definitions from global.conf are moved to fai.conf
1183 * make-fai-nfs now uses chroot when calling apt-get
1184 so nfsroot must not use the same Debian distribution as the server
1185 * $MNTPOINT is mount point for Debian mirror
1186 * postinst tasks are moved to fai-setup script
1187 * $UTC, $FAI_CONFIGDIR added to fai.conf
1188 * bug fixed: loopback device was not set up
1189
1190 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:20:00 +0100
1191
1192 fai (1.3.0test2) unstable; urgency=low
1193
1194 * loopback device is set up during installation
1195 * create resolv.conf via script RESOLV instead of using cfengine
1196 * printers are defined in class/ not in cfengine script
1197 * mount nfs directories using rsize=8192
1198 * bug fixed: make-fai-nfsroot removes /boot/*-$KERNELVERSION
1199
1200 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:26:03 +0100
1201
1202 fai (1.3.0test1) unstable; urgency=low
1203
1204 * kernel in nfsroot is now build with kernel-package (make-kpkg)
1205 * installkernel now supports loadable modules
1206 * class/S05modules.sh can load modules (example global.mod)
1207 * add script make-fai-bootfloppy
1208 * client's timezone during installation is now the same as on server
1209 * FAI_ACTION sysinfo now mounts all local disk and searches for fstab
1210 * add support for expect scripts
1211 * add nfs-kernel-server support
1212 * do not create account fai if it already exists (e.g when using NIS)
1213 * new format for keymap and consolefont definition
1214
1215 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:08:02 +0200
1216
1217 fai (1.2.0beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1218
1219 * two virtual terminals available (press alt-F2 or alt-F3)
1220
1221 * make-fai-nfsroot removes pcmcia-cs
1222 installs additionals packages: lvm raidtool2 ext2resize sshd dhcp-lient
1223 flag verbose controls output level
1224 nfsroot is created without any interaction
1225 base2_2.tgz is fetched via wget if it's not found in /tmp
1226
1227 * new start-stop-daemon script instead of symlink to fake it
1228
1229 * configuration for kernel 2.2.17
1230
1231 * start sshd during installation for remote access;
1232 add "sshd" to FAI_FLAGS to enable this
1233 remote reboot possible via: ssh -l root hostname faireboot
1234
1235 * additional dhcp support available (bootp is still the default)
1236
1237 * cvs repository available
1238
1239 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:41:13 +0200
1240
1241 fai (1.1beta2) unstable; urgency=low
1242
1243 * PRELOAD feature, faireboot added
1244
1245 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:29:14 +0200
1246
1247 fai (1.1beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1248
1249 * Initial Release.
1250
1251 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:16:23 +0200

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