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1 fai (3~beta56) unstable; urgency=low
2
3 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf,sources.list: move from sarge to etch
4 * fai: export FAI_ACTION, fix -c and -C in usage()
5 * subroutines-linux: fix path of resolv.conf
6 * fai-chboot: remove devfs=nomount
7 * package_config/DEFAULT: replace kernel-image with linux-image
8 * faireboot: stop udevd
9 * rename class XFREE to XORG, use xorg packages
10 * bin/fai: rename $targetdir to $FAI_ROOT
11 * remove blank from debconf locales data (closes: #386192)
12 * package_config/GERMAN: new file includes packages for german
13 environment
14 * new script FAIBASE/20-removable_media creates fstab entries and makes
15 directories under /media
16 * new script and man page: ainsl, ainsl.1
17
18 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:45:01 +0200
19
20 fai (3~beta21) unstable; urgency=medium
21
22 * make pathes conform to FHS:
23 (closes: #340608, #311524, #336650, #309554, #340609)
24 * use /srv/tftp/fai instead of /boot/fai
25 * use /srv/tftp/fai/pxelinux.cfg instead of /boot/fai/pxelinux.cfg
26 * use /srv/fai/config instead of /usr/local/share/fai
27 * use /srv/fai/nfsroot instead of /usr/lib/fai/nfsroot
28 * use /var/lib/fai/config instead of /fai
29 * use /var/lib/fai/mirror instead of /mnt
30 * create_ramdisk: call mkrw with -n
31 * setup_harddisks: use more secure options for /proc line
32 * fai-chboot: use tcp as default for nfs, nfs v3 can will become default
33 with etch, existent .disable pxe file will be removed automatically,
34 add headline when copying from template, change in options: -d is now
35 -D, -r is now -d, -r is not used any more, abort if $pxedir does not
36 exist (closes: #373596)
37 * subroutines-linux: task_updatebase does not use updatebase.log any
38 more (closes: #366823), try ftar $FAI/basefiles before extracting
39 base.tgz, create policy-rc.d in the chroot, copy sources.list from
40 $FAI_ETC_DIR, replace $FAI_REMOTESH with local variable $remotesh, fix
41 path for resolv.conf
42 * move /etc/fai/sources.list to /etc/fai/apt/sources.list
43 * fix lintian error: build-depends-indep-should-be-build-depends
44 debhelper
45 * complies with policy 3.7.2
46 * added a linda override for fai-quickstart (ignore /usr/doc-symlink
47 warning)
48 * added Section: headers to binary packages in control
49 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf: remove variables: $nfssize,
50 $NFSROOT_PACKAGES, $package
51 * new config file /etc/fai/NFSROOT which contains the package list
52 * fai.conf: remove FAI_REMOTESH and FAI_REMOTECP, use FAI_LOGPROTO
53 instead, LOGSERVER, LOGREMOTEDIR, LOGPASSWD removed installserver
54 removed (closes: #332837)
55 * lib/subroutines: remove get_fai_cvs(), get_fai_dir(), now separate
56 scripts, print warning if CD-ROM does not use DMA mode, eject fai-cd
57 at the end of the installation
58 * fai: replace $rclog with $LOGIDR/fai.log, add option -C,--cfdir,
59 -c,--class (closes: #353535), add support for dirinst, cleanup LOGDIR
60 before using it again (closes: #369534), remove variable rundir, mkdir
61 /var/run/fai if not existing, trap uses subroutine clean_exit() for
62 dirinst
63 * fai-setup: use getent for getting IP address, make it a bash script,
64 change $HOME of LOGUSER (closes: #290449), do not use SERVERINTERFACE
65 for getting hostname, add all IP addresses and host names to
66 ssh_known_hosts (closes: #286692), remove variable FAICLIENTS, use IP
67 address and netmask for exportfs line (closes: #381261)
68 * make-fai-nfsroot: new subroutine all_host_entries(), use
69 install_packages and /etc/fai/NFSROOT for installing packages into the
70 nfsroot, install fai-nfsroot before other packages are installed, do
71 not exit if getent returns no information, rename -c to -C, use
72 readlink to determine $cfdir (closes: #358765)
73 * variable $fstab replaced with fstab (no more Solaris support using
74 vfstab)
75 * savelog.LAST: set reboot=1 if no errors are found
76 * fcopy: fix bug (closes: #374415)
77 * control: update to Standards-Version: 3.7.2, fai-quickstart depends on
78 tftpd-hpa
79 * make-fai-bootfloppy: read make-fai-nfsroot.conf instead of fai.conf,
80 replace backticks with $(), fix test (closes: #384624), rename -c to -C
81 * lib/get-boot-info: get network info via DHCP if ip=dhcp was set
82 * prcopyleft: remove osname from copyright logo
83 * subroutines: add task dirinst (closes: #322634), do not execute task
84 prepareapt on softupdates (closes: #315000), save FAI_CLASSES and
85 disk_var.sh to /var/lib/fai, do not save variables.log to /var
86 * move fai-divert to fai-client package
87 * ftar: fix exit code when no matching class was found
88 * move code from script get-config-dir to task_confdir()
89 * rename $DO_INIT_TASKS to $do_init_tasks
90 * install_packages: add option -p
91 * fai-mirror: use packages.nfsroot instead of packages.arch, check if
92 obsolete variables are used, remove -a, add -B
93 * add policy-rc.d support instead of diverting start-stop-daemon
94 * remove varaible diskvar, use $LOGDIR/disk_var.sh instead
95 * fai-debconf: use read-only temp file during reconfigure
96 * get-config-dir-file: access config space via local path, used by
97 fai-cd
98 * fai-cd: use $FAI instead of /fai
99 * fai-mirror: generate distrib name from FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP
100 * move some -c to -C, so now all scripts use -C for cfdir, setting
101 $FAI_ETC_DIR is the same as specifying -C cfdir, print message if this
102 variables is used
103 * move NEWS to NEWS.Debian
104 * VERSION: default is kernel 2.6.17
105
106 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:54:38 +0200
107
108 fai (2.10.5) unstable; urgency=high
109
110 * fixes patch from last NMUs. (really, really closes: #373955)
111 * make-fai-nfsroot: print debootstrap version
112 * add package lftp to nfsroot
113 * create_ramdisk: make more directories writeable
114 * 20hwdetect.source: add some usb modules
115 * dhcpd.conf: next-server is needed in dhcpd3 >=3.0.3
116
117 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:28:21 +0200
118
119 fai (2.10.4) unstable; urgency=high
120
121 * Non-maintainer upload.
122 * Fix previous patch; it should remove files from $FAI_ROOT/etc, not
123 /etc, as faireboot is not run inside the chroot. (Really
124 Closes: #373955)
125
126 -- Steinar H. Gunderson <sesse@debian.org> Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:59:55 +0200
127
128
129 fai (2.10.3) unstable; urgency=high
130
131 * Non-maintainer upload.
132 * Remove /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/{10,90}fai in faireboot, since the settings
133 used during install_packages are not appropriate for the finished
134 system. (Closes: #373955)
135
136 -- Steinar H. Gunderson <sesse@debian.org> Sun, 9 Jul 2006 15:54:55 +0200
137
138 fai (2.10.2) unstable; urgency=medium
139
140 * lib/get-boot-info: call dhclient with different configuration and
141 script names, closes grave bug (closes: #369265), remove dpkg-divert
142 calls for /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-script and /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf
143 * create_ramdisk: make /etc/lvm writeable (closes: #365035)
144 * do not call mkrwsize if directory does not exist (closes: #365037)
145 * lib/mkrw: add option -n
146 * make-fai-nfsroot: grep before appending to file (closes: #364748),
147 enable DNS inside the nfsroot (closes: #358783)
148 * lib/subroutines-linux: task_prepareapt(): check $IPADDR before
149 appending to file (closes: #331258)
150 * lib/subroutines: make 100MB ramdisk for /fai when booting from CD
151 * bin/fai: do not mount --bind /tmp/fai on softupdate
152
153 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:51:19 +0200
154
155 fai (2.10.1) unstable; urgency=low
156
157 * fai-chboot: fix division by zero error
158 * fai.conf: remove $OS_TYPE
159 * fai: remove $OS_TPYPE, set $targetdir, eval_cmdline is not needed for
160 install and dirinst, move prcopyleft() and additional code into
161 external script, use /var/log/fai/current as default LOGDIR,
162 /tmp/fai is currently a mount --bind to it
163 * fai-do-scripts: replace --no-lock with -K, this should fix cfengine's
164 segfault bug
165 * install_packages: add commands for y2pmsh, yast and rpm
166 * mount2dir: add more fs types that should be skipped
167 * fai-mirror: use different source.list when downloading packages for
168 debootstrap (closes: #361786), remove comments from PACKAGES line
169 (closes: #358910), add option -C, (closes: #318299), recreates
170 Package.gz and Release file using apt-ftparchive
171 * fai-cd: add option -C (closes: #312198), print FAI version in grub
172 menu, not fai-cd version
173 * make-fai-nfsroot: print warning if -f is still used, add config for
174 aptitude to allow unsigned packages without prompting
175 * menu.lst: enable timeout, use localboot as default, remove syslogd
176 flag, remove unused entries, fix IP address for demohost
177 * subroutines: new path /var/log/fai/current/showvar.log
178 * fai-guide.sgml: include package splitting into fai guide
179 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: new names packages in fai-kernel, add
180 console-tools to nfsroot (closes: #363480)
181 * get-boot-info: do not try to activate the first four ethernet devices
182 * conf/apt.conf: add aptitude option so untrusted repositories will also
183 be used
184 * instsoft.FAIBASE: use fcopy for kernel-img.conf
185 * subroutines-linux: use IP address when calling fai-chboot in
186 task_chboot, this helps when the install client has two network cards
187 and the host name lookup fails
188 * mkrw: fix typo (closes: #363521)
189 * dhcpd.conf: make deny unknown-clients default, remove range definition
190 * S99fai-setup: enable networking for faiserver
191
192 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:46:12 +0200
193
194 fai (2.10) unstable; urgency=low
195
196 * setup_harddisks: mapdisk(): add support for more than two disks, fix
197 wrong comments (closes: #356265), allow logical partitions to be
198 bootable (closes: #344536)
199 * make-fai-nfsroot: do not copy files from /etc/apt to the nfsroot,
200 detect kernel version for new kernel name (closes: #352939),
201 remove patches-* file when using -K (closes: #348350), remove
202 update-modules call, remove symlink creation to /tmp, add warning if
203 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY is still used
204 * fai-chboot: change output of -l and -L, major rework of the lsdir
205 function, add more options for different listing formats, add template
206 copy function (closes: #342471, #356136), options added: -g -c -t -o
207 * 20-hwdetect.source: test if discover is installed
208 * make-fai-bootfloppy: remove obsolete message (closes: #347974)
209 * fcopy: remove newline from $source, add \Q, (closes: #350015), warning
210 if unlink fails, add option -n (closes: #356378), preserving is not an
211 error (closes: #360183)
212 * make example scripts more cfengine2 compatible (closes: #312201)
213 * hooks/instsoft.FAIBASE: do not pause when kernel modules are already
214 available (closes: #314613)
215 * install_packages: new feature, just unpack packages (closes: #277079),
216 add urpmi, urpme and yum support
217 * fai: exit script if no parameters are given and no run from nfsroot
218 * subroutines: add verbose output when defining variables, add
219 subroutines mkrw and mkrwsize, set $diskvar during softupdate to
220 /var/log/fai/disk_var.sh, task_savelog: test if files exist before
221 copying them
222 * remove FAIBASE/20-save_diskvar (closes: #312296)
223 * task_sysinfo: call lshw if available
224 * lib/get-boot-info: remove duplicate network device names
225 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: use SERVERINTERFACE for detecting subnet
226 (closes: #341577)
227 * create_ramdisk: use mkrw for making directories writeable
228 * fai-mirror: add warning if some files do not exist
229
230 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:11:30 +0200
231
232 fai (2.9.1) unstable; urgency=low
233
234 * install_packages: add aptitude-r to @commands (closes: #343361)
235 * new command fai-statoverride (like dpkg-statoverride)
236 * fai-chboot: use NFS v2 as default until FAI will drop sarge support
237 * fai.8: fix typo (closes: #343642)
238 * doc/classes_description.txt: remove all unused classes, update
239 description (closes: #322026)
240 * add script AMD64/99-discover-bug
241 * add class FAISERVER
242 * updatebase: mount /sys into chroot
243 * mkdebmirror: remove non-US stuff
244 * savelog.LAST: add segfault to error pattern
245 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: fix typo (closes: #346428)
246 * make-fai-nfsroot: do not try to copy file if resolv.conf does not
247 exist
248 * menu.lst: add entry for faiserver
249 * fai-cd: adjust space, new code for generating sources.list file
250 * fai-debconf: add test if debconf data file exists (closes: #348857)
251
252 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:37:31 +0100
253
254 fai (2.9) unstable; urgency=low
255
256 * splitting binary package fai into fai-server, fai-client, fai-doc and
257 fai-nfsroot (closes: #210507)
258 * adjust some paths
259 * remove beowulf and advanced examples
260 * increase compat level to 4
261 * delete sunos code from source
262 * scripts/ directory is now bin/
263 * fai-cd: fixed hardcoded sources.list for the install client to be
264 generated, code by Michael Tautschnig (closes: #320024) and at least
265 partially #329547, test if nfsroot was created (closes: #317495), test
266 if mkisofs is available (closes: #334871), exist unless arch is i386
267 or amd64 (closes: #339098), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid
268 remove subroutine mhide amd module-hide, mkbimage is not needed any
269 more, use grub's stage2_eltorito feature mkisofs uses -no-emul-boot,
270 no floppy emulation needed, size is not limited any more to 2.88M
271 * install_packages: ignore packages ending with - when using -d
272 (closes: #334333), remove backtick evaluation (closes: #322157), add
273 -R to default aptitude call, add aptitude-r for download only mode,
274 add more warnings
275 * lib/create_ramdisk: make /etc/network/run/ifstate writable
276 (closes: #312128)
277 * fai-mirror: add -i to egrep (closes: #312508), add option
278 DPkg::force-conflicts::=yes (closes: #328138), only aptitude can
279 install conflicting packages, test if $mirrordir starts with a slash
280 (closes: #328139), check if $FAI_CONFIGDIR is valid (closes: #334577)
281 * fai-do-scripts: do not execute S[0-9][0-9]* any more (closes: #310999)
282 * fcopy: add preinst support, ignore .svn dirs (closes: #297550), do
283 chroot before using getpwnam (closes: #283475), add option -U
284 * fai-guide.sgml: include README.disk_config into fai guide, minor
285 fixes, (closes: #332295, #332318, #332293, #332291)
286 * make-fai-nfsroot: use --one-file-system instead of -l (closes: #308806),
287 new test if ssh package is installed (closes: #322759), create
288 apt.conf.d file to support unsigned repositories, fail if debootstrap
289 return with error code (closes: #342120)
290 * subroutines: test if hooks are executable (closes: #338524), new stamp
291 file name when action is softupdate
292 * make-fai-bootfloppy: fix code for -i when using a relative path
293 (closes: #314551), add option -I (closes: #337271), create more space
294 on boot floppy (closes: #294593), add option -B
295 * FAIBASE/10-misc: with the new fai-kernels package we can call tune2fs
296 even when using a 2.6 kernel (closes: #307147)
297 * ftar: test if $single is set (closes: #340421)
298 * FAIBASE/30-interface: do not overwrite resolv.conf if it's a symlink
299 (closes: #305783)
300 * setup_harddisks: add i2o support (closes: #317797), add workaround for
301 udev behaviour
302 * GRUB/10-setup: use -U with fcopy, so grub's menu.lst will not be
303 overwritten during softupdate (closes: #313069, #314995)
304 * subroutines-linux: fix idempotent code (closes: #340422)
305 * fai: do not use color logo if $console was set, start udev if
306 available (closes: #334373), test if run as root
307 * lib/updatebase: mount /dev into chroot during installation if we are
308 running udev
309 * fai-chboot: read $NFSROOT from fai.conf, add nfsroot option to kernel
310 parameters, root-path can now be removed from dhcpd.conf
311 * add support for unsigned repositories
312 * LAST/50-misc: fix code that detect of a kernel is installed, now it
313 does not break if more than one kernel is installed
314
315 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:53:00 +0100
316
317 fai (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=high
318
319 * fix important bug: remove non-US entry (closes: #310392)
320 * package_config: remove nonfree package t1-xfree86-nonfree from
321 examples (closes: #310705)
322
323 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 25 May 2005 13:59:39 +0200
324
325 fai (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=high
326
327 * fix a serious bug, remove debconf support (closes: #309209), debconf
328 support may be included again after sarge
329 * fix important bug, do not delete files in /etc/fai (closes: #309707)
330 * control: remove dependency on debconf
331 * postinst, postrm: remove debconf code
332 * rules: do not call dh_installdebconf
333 * remove debian/config, debian/template
334 * remove files in debian/po: POTFILES.in de.po fr.po templates.pot
335 * fai.conf: set placeholder for installserver, since debconf will not
336 set it any more
337 * conf/make-fai-nfsroot.conf, conf/sources.list: use ftp.debian.org
338 instead of debconf's default values
339 * man/fai-chboot.8: minor document patch (closes: #309138, 309142)
340 * fai-guide.sgml: minor document patch, move section "For the impatient
341 user" to the front (closes: #309134, #309556)
342 * README.build-sources: add memo to use -ICVS in the future
343
344 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 19 May 2005 15:54:18 +0200
345
346 fai (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=high
347
348 * remove old unused scripts from cvs source
349 * updatebase: use mktemp for creating temp file, this closes a serious
350 security bug (closes: #307838)
351 * fai: create dir only during initial installation, fixes a critical bug
352 (closes: #307632)
353 * subroutines-linux: do not "mount --bind" when FAI_ROOT=/, closes
354 important bug (closes: #307631)
355
356 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 6 May 2005 09:23:34 +0200
357
358 fai (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
359
360 * only minor bug fixes, no major changes to the code, but a lot of them
361 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add missing $ to variable (closes: #304824)
362 * install_packages: add missing aptitude-r call (closes: #305544),
363 add $qopt and $devnull, used when install_packages is called with
364 verbose from fai-mirror
365 * fai-mirror: fix wrong path (closes: #304179), remove needless test if
366 mkinitrd-cd is available, add $qflag, return if $pkglist is empty, not
367 when $addpackages is empty
368 * fai: added $COLOR_FAI_LOGO, which is off when doing softupdate
369 * fai-cd: add test if mkinitrd-cd is available
370 * fai-savelog: set FAI_ACTION to noaction if undef (closes: #305283)
371 * savelog.LAST: add error message to global pattern
372 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: remove --arch i386, since debootstrap now uses
373 dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead of another call which
374 needed gcc, change comment
375 * make-fai-nfsroot: split i386 and amd64 packages list, remove packages
376 from amd64 which are not available (closes: #306264)
377 * menu.lst/postinst: use BOOT_PARTITION instead of ROOT_PARTITION
378 (closes: #305861)
379 * install_packages.8: remove option -f
380 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: remove wrong information (closes: #304980)
381 * control: add grub to suggests
382 * rules: make hooks and postinst script executable
383 * FAIBASE/10-misc: do not call tune2fs when using 2.6 kernel. This may
384 hang the system
385 * fr.po: added french debconf templates (closes: #306232)
386 * de.po, templates.pot: remove fuzzy lines
387 * README.disk_config: add notes about boot option
388 * debian/postinst: replace sed -i with perl -pi -e since old sed does
389 not support -i
390 * fai-setup: change informational message
391 * fai-mount-disk: mount file systems read only
392 * 50-host-classes: move host specific class definitions to new script
393 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos and other minor mistakes
394
395 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:20:53 +0200
396
397 fai (2.8) unstable; urgency=high
398
399 * remove ext2resize from $packages (closes: #303565)
400 * major rewrite of simple examples (closes: #290554)
401 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about nfsroot location (closes: #303915)
402 * fai-guide.sgml: major update for new release
403 * setup_harddisks: add support for device names disk1 and disk2,
404 reformat some output, print some messages only if $verbose is set
405 * rcS_fai: renamed to fai, add manual page fai.8
406 * fai: add $rundir, remove unused dirs at the end, call set_disk_info
407 before task_defvar, add variable $DO_INIT_TASKS, add code for
408 softupdate support, rename rcS.log to fai.log, add copyright message
409 to usage(), add option -N --new, always test $DO_INIT_TASKS with -eq
410 * apt.conf: replace force-confnew with force-confdef
411 * make-fai-nfsroot: use dpkg --print-installation-architecture instead
412 off uname -m, add arch dependent package name to, remove "" for
413 matching * in KERNELPACKAGE, test if $KERNELPACKAGE is empty
414 $NFSROOT/var/tmp/packages.arch, use shadowconfig instead of pwconv
415 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: comment FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, set FAICLIENTS to
416 local class-C network, remove ext2resize until available again
417 * subroutines: add task softupdate, add support for softupdate, add
418 $DO_INIT_TASKS, minor changes in get_fai_cvs(), use swapoff -a for
419 disabling swap partitions, test $DO_INIT_TASKS always with -eq, use
420 /var/log/fai/FAI_CLASSES
421 * subroutines-linux: script prepare_apt is now updatebase, add support
422 for softupdates, add task_prepareapt, sliently skip task_chboot if
423 LOGUSER is undefined, $disklist now sorted, print setup_hardisks
424 output also to console
425 * install_packages: cleanup of multiple packages with different
426 install/remove operations, add installable(), check if a package is
427 listed in a package index and not only in the dpkg database, add
428 force-confdef and force-confold to apt-get, install_packages.conf
429 unused, remove -f, sub read_config_file
430 * fai-do-scripts: now executing scripts matching [0-9[0-9]*, S[0-9]*
431 also supported for backwards compatibility
432 * fai-mirror: add check if mkinitrd-cd and apt-move are installed, arch
433 dependent packages defined in make-fai-nfsroot, replace sed with bash
434 builtin, add $debdist, return if $addpackages is empty
435 * fai-chboot: change message
436 * load_keymap_consolechars: much simpler code
437 * create_ramdisk: create /tmp/var/run/fai
438 * fai.conf: installserver will be set by debconf, by default LOGUSER is
439 unset
440 * sources.list: insert MIRRORHOST which will be replaced by debconf data
441 * Makefile: install device2grub to new location, rename rcS_fai to fai
442 * control: add libapt-pkg-perl for install_packages, remove dependency
443 on nfs, because fai can also only be used for softupdate
444 * postrm: cleanup debconf data on purge
445 * postinst: use debconf
446 * rules: add dh_installdebconf call, remove chmod of rcS_fai
447 * utils/mkdebmirror: --ignore-missing-release --ignore-release-gpg
448
449 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Sat, 9 Apr 2005 23:43:27 +0200
450
451 fai (2.7) unstable; urgency=high
452
453 * closes grave bug, make-fai-nfsroot.conf: replace raidtools2 with mdadm
454 (closes: #299952), move cfengine from $packages to $NFSROOT_PACKAGES
455 * closes important bug, make-fai-nfsroot: use resolv.conf from install
456 server during creation of nfsroot (closes: #301230)
457 * rcS_fai: set classes before fai-class is called (closes: #301179), set
458 hostname if HOST was specified on the commandline
459 * fcopy: fix wrong variable name
460 * package_config/KERNEL_SOFT: replace `echo $kernelversion` in package
461 name with 2.6.8
462 * fai-guide.sgml: fix a lot of broken http links, add info for fai-cd
463 * install_packages: add setdownloadonly() and $opt_d
464 * conf/install_packages.conf removed
465 * fai-mirror: source make-fai-nfsroot.conf, add add_base_packages(),
466 allow - in class names, add option -a, call install_packages with -d,
467 add PKGCOMP for apt-move.conf, do not exit 9 if $FAI_DEBMIRROR is not
468 defined, log aptitudes actions to /dev/null
469 * fai-mirror.1: add option -a
470 * install_packages.8: add option -d
471 * add fai-cd script for creating a bootable FAI CD image (closes: #265444)
472 * add fai-cd.8 man page
473 * add conf/menu.lst: needed by fai-cd
474 * control: add mkinitrd-cd to Suggests, add Build-Depends-Indep on
475 debhelper greater version 3
476 * class/DEFAULT.var: use kernel-image-2.4-386 as default kernel package
477 * fai-savelog-ftp: remove $ENV{LOGREMOTEDIR} from mkdir since we just cd
478 to it
479
480 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:51:34 +0100
481
482 fai (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
483
484 * add task debconf (closes: #136503)
485 * new script fai-debconf
486 * add manual page fai-debconf.1
487 * control: use nfs-kernel-server by default (closes: #293876)
488 * QUESTIONNAIRE: minor update
489 * packages_config/XFREE: remove some -dev packages
490 * packages_config/SERVER: remove symlinks
491 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add debconf-utils
492 * replace backticks with $()
493 * fai-do-scripts: use local variables, make it a bash script
494 * fai-guide.sgml: update for debconf support, add aptitude in
495 install_packages config
496
497 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:00:05 +0100
498
499 fai (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=medium
500
501 * 06hwdetect.source: add comment, add class NVIDIA which is not currently
502 used, bug fix: correct SCSI detect 2.6 kernel, replace backticks with
503 $(), discard error messages from modprobe, enable dma mode for ide
504 devices (with fai CD it was not enabled)
505 * make-fai-nfsroot: use "" when testing variables, add link for
506 discover, remove resolv.conf created by debootstrap (closes: #281264),
507 create list of all packages in base.tgz, add packages for x86_64,
508 remove unneeded files in $FSROOT/etc/fai
509 * ftar: bug fix do not do recursive removal if $target/$dir is /
510 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #287150), add info about
511 /files/packages/ (closes: #290359)
512 * add task_savelog to die() (closes: #290526)
513 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix: support /media directory, choose last
514 installed kernel if more than one kernel is installed in nfsroot
515 * setup_harddisks: bug fix: redefined mountpoint are too often reported,
516 allow space before primary and logical keyword
517 * create_ramdisk: bug fix: make directory for discover
518 * fai-setup: typo in variable name (closes: #289271), reload nfs server
519 instead of restart, read make-fai-nfsroot.conf, use variable
520 FAICLIENTS
521 * fai-class: bug fix: option -T hangs the script, make it a bash script,
522 replace backticks `` with $(), bad variable name in testclass()
523 * share/subroutines: bug fix: cd to / so umount -a will not fail too
524 often, kill sshd before rebooting, umount $target/proc before
525 umounting all otger file systems, copy FAI_CLASSES variables.sh
526 disk_var.sh to $target/var/log/fai
527 * fai-chboot: bug fix: do not fail on subnet IP addresses, test if host
528 lookup is possible before calling $h->name (closes: #290007)
529 * install_packages: add option -f, add command{pending},
530 command{dpkgc}, print max number of packages only in verbose mode
531 * install_packages.8: add option -f, add info about
532 install_packages.conf
533 * new config file: install_packages.conf, used for fai-mirror(1)
534 * rcS_fai: remount / with noatime, set variables if booting from CD, set
535 hostname to $HOST it was unset, remove unused variable, minor code
536 cleanup
537 * DEFAULT/S01: add copying of /etc/modules
538 * DEFAULT/S10: add message where grub writes boot record
539 * class/01alias: add class FAICD if running from fai CD, add classes for
540 host gnomehost (used by fai-cd)
541 * package_config/DEMO: replace install with aptitude
542 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add variable FAICLIENTS, remove package dpkg-dev
543 * script/LAST: enable shadow passwords for passwd and group in examples,
544 eject cdrom when running from fai CD
545 * task_sysinfo: call hwinfo if available
546 * fai-savelog: do not save remotely if $LOGSERVER is not set
547 * new command fai-mirror and manual page fai-mirror.1
548 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/DEFAULT: change HorizSync, use pc105 keyboard model
549 * .../XF86CXonfig-4/MATROX: removed because DEFAULT works now
550
551 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 21 Jan 2005 04:24:26 +0100
552
553 fai (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=medium
554
555 * install_packages: bug fix. Do not remove package names which are
556 search patterns for aptitude, read /etc/fai/install_packages.conf if
557 it exists
558 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add patterns that will be ignored
559 * fcopy: add support for svn and arch, add option -I, use variable
560 $FCOPY_IGNOREDIRS if set
561 * fcopy.8: add option -I
562
563 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:14:08 +0100
564
565 fai (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=medium
566
567 * add missing Beowulf examples
568 * fai-guide.sgml: fix error in link
569 * fai-start-stop-daemon: add short options, because so some init.d
570 scripts use them
571 * rcS_fai: do not use -t when remounting
572 * make-fai-nfsroot: print error when $KERNELPACKAGE is not found, add a
573 package for alpha architecture
574 * share/subroutines: do not dump variable $HOME and $PWD to variables.sh
575 * doc/QUESTIONNAIRE: typos, add example for answer
576 * install_packages: use warn instead of print for warning and verbose
577 messages, add aptitude support
578 * Fai.pm: add () to subroutine calls
579 * prerm: do not exit when nfs server reload fails (closes: #279024)
580 * setup_harddisks: add $devdisklist to call of sfdisk (closes: #276033)
581 * preparte_apt: divert programs before calling apt-get update
582 * subroutines-linux: redirect stdin of install_packages unless in debug
583 mode (closes: #264727)
584
585 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:38:58 +0100
586
587 fai (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=high
588
589 * subroutines: remove $rootpw from variables.sh (closes: #270871)
590 * update to kernel 2.4.27
591 * make-fai-nfsroot: force link creation of ifstate (closes: #270463),
592 use /etc/shadow in $NFSROOT
593 * make-fai-makefsroot.conf: add xfsprogs and xfsdump packages, adjust
594 size, install with chmod 0600 (closes: #270666, #271113)
595 * DEFAULT/S10: removed: add auto to /etc/modules
596 * class/DEFAULT.var: use single quotes instead of double quotes,
597 $kappend contains kernel parameters, new default kernel package
598 kernel-image-2.4.27-1-386
599 * scripts/DEFAULT/S20: remove unused action
600 * packages_config/DEFAULT: add iproute to NETTOOLS
601 * make-fai-nfsroot.8: add info about make-fai-nfsroot.conf,
602 add option -K which first removes all kernels from nfsroot
603 (make-fai-bootlfoppy is broken if multiple kernels are in the nfsroot)
604 * fai-setup: add option -e which does not set up nfs environment, which
605 may hang some production systems for a while
606 * fai-setup.8: add info for new option
607 * Makefile: install make-fai-nfsroot.conf with 0600
608
609 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:40:36 +0200
610
611 fai (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=high
612
613 * install_packages: fix broken taskinst action, workaround for new
614 tasksel behaviour
615 * DEFAULT/S10: fix broken grub entry for FAI_BOOTPART when two kernels
616 are in the nfsroot
617 * fai-chboot: add option -e the opposite of -r, uses nearly the same code
618
619 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:09:15 +0200
620
621 fai (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=medium
622
623 * catnc() greps through more than one file
624 * changlog messages of fai-setup moved from 2.5.2 to 2.6
625 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add package names which include the string "error"
626 as ignorepatterns
627 * make-fai-nfsroot.conf: add portmap again, since nis setup needs it
628 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -k which installs a new kernel for the
629 nfsroot (closes: #256187), /root/.profile sources variables.sh, test
630 if $NFSROOT/prco/self exists before umount, kernel_install() includes
631 all code for installing the kernel, create dir $NFSROOT/var/state only
632 when not already existing, call umount_dirs and reset trap exit for
633 normal finishing script
634 * control: recommends dhcp3-server (closes: #263260), update to
635 standards 3.6.1, remove sp from build-depends
636 * rcsfai.var is not needed any more
637 * share/subroutines: do not dump readonly variables to variables.sh
638 * faireboot: make it a bash script, source variables.sh, source
639 subroutines, send message to faimond
640 * fai-divert: do not execute if dpkg-divert is not available
641 * install_pacakges: add support for tasksel remove, set default number
642 of packages from 4711 to 99
643 * package_config/COMPILE: replace task c-dev by list of packages names
644 * prepare_apt: make diversion of invoke-rc.d
645 * rules: call dh_clean after make clean
646 * prerm: test if $nfsserver is empty (closes: #263906)
647 * NETWORK/S40: remove /etc/hosts from fcopy list
648 * DEFAULT/S20: add async to export options
649 * fai-savelog: define $HOSTNAME to output of command hostname
650 * subroutines-linux: task_chboot() use `hostname` instead of $HOSTNAME,
651 sndmon() use $sndhostname instead of $HOSTNAME
652 * remove doc/README.package_problems
653 * fai-guide.sgml: add hint about dhcpd/nfsroot (closes: #264486), fix
654 typos
655
656 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:02:13 +0200
657
658 fai (2.6) unstable; urgency=low
659
660 * fai-setup: fix hostname detection when hostname includes a dash -,
661 pass all fai-setup options to make-fai-nfsroot (closes: #255830)
662 * fai.conf: move make-fai-nfsroot specific variables to make-fai-nfsroot.conf
663 * fix typo in lib/get-boot-info (closes: #242739, #239405)
664 * fix link in fai-guide.sgml (closes: #237794)
665 * fix typo in make-fai-bootfloppy.8 (closes: #238608)
666 * make-fai-bootfloppy: change lilo labels in (closes: #248955),
667 check if -s option is IP-address or hostname, new path for stage
668 files, remove install= line for lilo.conf, newer lilo does not need
669 boot-menu.b, added support for old an new lilo
670 * make-fai-nfsroot: add package dmidecode for some archs, add
671 module-init-tools, libapt-pkg-perl, smartmontools, usbutils, lvm2,
672 raidtools2, hwinfo, remove portmap package, jove to nfsroot, do not
673 copy bootsector, use mkelf-linux,
674 new code for creating timezone and localtime (closes: #201440), always
675 show $NFSROOT when copying verbosely, insert newline before adding
676 $FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY to sources.list, warning if $FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
677 used, use new make-fai-nfsroot.conf file, divert discover-modprobe,
678 add -q to depmod, create var/state dir, add subroutine fdivert(),
679 use fdivert instead ov ln or mv commands
680 * create_ramdisk: use tmpfs instead of shm, create dir for discover
681 * fcopy: -i always exists with 0
682 * rcS_fai: if a file /.nocolorlogo exists, do not enable colored
683 logo and let scroll region unchanged
684 * 06hwdetect.source: new call of discover (closes: #248532), be silent
685 when loading modules, use pipe instead of exec for find, mount usbfs
686 after loading an usb module, add $videodrv to additional.var, load
687 different modules when using a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel
688 * 11modules.source: moved into 06hwdetect.source
689 * lib/task_sysinfo: first call discover, then load modules using
690 discover, call smarctl for each disk, call lsusb, print partition
691 table with parted
692 * fai-divert: create dummy script only when dpkg-divert will succeeds
693 * fai-savelog: copy LOGDIR recursively, add remote log method none,
694 add -xdev to find
695 * subroutines: use /proc/uptime to determine installation time, use $()
696 instead of backticks, set terror when error occurs, add catnc(),
697 report FAI_FLAGS in one line, send message to faimond when starting a
698 hook
699 * subroutines-linux: set terror if error, add sndmon TASKERROR, do not
700 copy kernel image and initrd to install server, remove echo command
701 when defining kernel append parameters as variables
702 * faimond: always flush output
703 * fai-chboot: add option -o, special treatment of hostname default, also
704 list default config file when using -l, die with error message if
705 hostname is unknown, remove path from program name
706 * install_packages: add option -L, calling system with array should be
707 more efficient, new code for detecting unknown package names uses
708 AptPkg, add subroutine mkpackagelist(), remove path from program name
709 * bootsector, bootsector.8 removed
710 * class/LAST.var: removed because $hdparm is not needed any more
711 * class/70partition: remove definition of class FAI_BOOTPART
712 * class/01alias: remove unimportant examles, remove catnc definition,
713 remove beowulf example
714 * DEFAULT/S01: remove copying of bootsector, remove our local stuff
715 * scripts/BOOT: grub-install does not probe floppy drive, use bash,
716 replace backtics with $()
717 * hooks/instsoft.SERVER not needed any more
718 * hooks/savelog.LAST: add more messages to ignore
719 * disk_config/SMALL_IDE: remove partition /fai-boot, make / and /var
720 bigger, /usr smaller
721 * package_config/*: adjust package names to sarge distribution
722 * S40: remove NISLPRCLIENT and bootptab stuff
723 * examples/etc/sources.list: remove proposed updates lines
724 * mkdebmirror: mirror woody and sarge in one directory
725 * new FAQ
726 * THANKS: juergen added
727
728 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:22:44 +0200
729
730 fai (2.5.4) unstable; urgency=low
731
732 * DEFAULT/S01,S20: add async option to export lines
733 * fai-guide.sgml: add info how to boot a SUN Sparc, add URL for Sparc
734 * make-fai-nfsroot: add gnu-efi and silo to arch package lists, add
735 sparc64 arch, ppc arch uses vmlinux not vmlinuz
736 * make-fai-bootfloppy: create and use device.map for grub_floppy
737 (closes: #233018), remove unused ip entry for fixed ip addresses,
738 create iso9660 iso image with option -i
739 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add option -i and an example for creating a
740 cdrom image
741 * rcS_fai: add prcopyleft() and fstart(), use mkfifo and tee instead of
742 bash special >(), mount sysfs if available
743 * doc/README.disk_config: add info about lazyformat
744 * THANKS: added holger
745
746 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:07:31 +0100
747
748 fai (2.5.3) unstable; urgency=low
749
750 * make-fai-bootfloppy: call grub in chroot environment, so correct libc
751 is used, add option c and F, DHCP is now default boot protocol, be
752 more verbose
753 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option c which sets $cfdir (closes: #219824)
754 add variable nfssize, remove package strace, check if $NFSROOT is set,
755 mkdir $RUNDIR is not need any more, use $cfdir instead of fixed
756 /etc/fai, do not copy fai-chboot to nfsroot, call certain commands in
757 a LC_ALL=C environment, add more verbose messages, new options for
758 mknbi-linux call (closes: #181393), test if FAI_SOURCES_LIST is
759 defined or a sources.list file exists, be verbose when copying
760 important files if option -v is set
761 depmod -a ... || true so it does not stop the whole system
762 * debian/control: replace netboot package with mknbi
763 * debian/dirs: add var/run/fai, remove unused directory utils
764 * debian/prerm: check if $NFSROOT is set, sleep 2 before removing nfsroot
765 * man/make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add new options F and c
766 * man/make-fai-nfsroot.8: add new option c
767 * lib/task_sysinfo: show ide disk geometry
768 remove detect call
769 most text reformated, because subroutine definition removed
770 * doc/Makefile: remove some new tempfiles, add "|| true" to rm so it
771 does not complain
772 * fai-chboot: add option -S, complain when host names are missing for
773 option -r
774 * fai.conf: add packages to the exclude list for debootstrap
775 new name for KERNELPACKAGE
776 add comment how to use NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS (closes: #219433)
777 remove FAI_SOURCES_LIST examples, use sources.list instead
778 disable FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY by default
779 put important variables to the top
780 * examples/etc/sources.list: new file, that shows examples of different
781 access method to the Debian mirror
782 * fai-guide.sgml: describe new handling of sources.list, add manref to
783 make-fai-nfsroot, new line for tftpd in inetd.conf, add info on use
784 without DNS
785 * class/06hwdetect.source: modprobe ide-detect needed for 2.4.24 kernel,
786 remove ide-probe-mod, add isa-pnp
787 * lib/get-boot-info: new code to extract ip parameters, fix problems
788 when one parameter is missing
789 * share/subroutines: islinux() not needed any more, task_chboot: always
790 copy new kernel image to /boot/fai/$HOSTNAME-localboot
791 * apt.conf: replace values yes with true
792 * rcS_fai: new code for task action pipe at the end, new mount option
793 for remounting /dev/root, copyright has one line less
794 * examples/etc/dhcpd.conf: new example for a local 192.168.1 subnet, add
795 nfs mount options to root-path
796 * VERSION: default is kernel 2.4.24
797 * chkdebnames: most parts rewritten
798 * setup_harddisks: typos
799
800 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:42:40 +0100
801
802 fai (2.5.2) unstable; urgency=low
803
804 * rcS_fai: print copyright message in red, set scroll region, add
805 actimeo for nfs mounts
806 * fai.conf: add exim4 packages to exlude list
807 * make-fai-nfsroot: add netcat to nfsroot; remove libdetect0 from
808 package list (closes: #219420), copy preferences from /etc/fai
809 (closes: #219824), use apt-get dist-upgrade instead of upgrade,
810 do not create base.tgz in $NFSROOT/.. and then move file
811 * setup_harddisks: add -f tp mkfs.xfs option (closes: #219439)
812 * faimond, faimond.8 added
813 * subroutines-linux: add sndmon subroutine, try to connect faimond, on
814 success, enable monitor feature, test if $ret is empty, make it a bash
815 script, show nc output only when debugging
816 * fai-guide.sgml: typo in URL
817 * class/01alias: use other IP-addresses for exmaples
818 * lib/fai-mount-disk: extend regex to support devfs names
819 (closes: #218541)
820 * scripts/DEFAULT/S01: create S61hdparm if $hdparm is not empty,
821 set cdromdevice to SCSI if available, add code for lprng setup if
822 NISLPRCLIENT and LPD
823 * class/LAST.var: do not set a default value for FAI_ACTION, change in
824 comment
825 * add postrm file to remove all files when purging
826 * subroutines: add sndmon messages, script should be bash script, change
827 debug code in ifclass
828 * install_packages: remove pinning info before checking for misspelt
829 package name, usage() points to the man page
830 * fai-setup: chown of /boot/fai
831 * utils/softupdate, lib/prepare_apt: use dist-upgrade
832 * debian/compat created and debian/conffiles removed
833 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: add noatime,actimeo=900 options, add linux logo
834 to login messages
835 * sunos/makefile: add fai-savelog to solaris tarball
836 * hooks/savelog.LAST: added "unexpected IO-APIC" to ignore pattern
837 * Fai.pm: test if /var/adm/messages exists
838 * lib/task_sysinfo: add dmidecode call, add sfdisk -d call, change fdisk
839 call
840
841 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:20:10 +0100
842
843 fai (2.5.1) unstable; urgency=low
844
845 * share/subroutines: use $SECONDS instead of date +%s
846 * fcopy: add usage info for -M
847 * add chapter "advanced FAI" to fai guide
848 * dhcclient-perl: add new names to mapping table
849 * lib/create_ramdisk: start devfsd if needed
850 * share/subroutines-linux: task_chboot should return, not exit; copy
851 initrd.img to install server if needed for the kernel
852 * make-fai-nfsroot: add $NFSROOT_ETC_HOST before calling apt-get
853 upgrade; remove mkdir of fai_config
854 * package_config/DEFAULT: add nfs-common for all
855 * examples/simple/scripts/DEFAULT/S01: add -n to head command (closes: #205547)
856 * sunos/scripts/SUNOS/S05: add -t to expand
857 * sunos/bin/newfs:chown -> chmod
858 * make-fai-bootfloppy: use perl one liner to get IP and host name, call
859 grub executable from nfsroot
860 * fai-guide.sgml: fix typos (closes: #204763)
861 * package_config/DEFAULT: always install nscd package for speedup
862 * Makefile: remove mv of NETWORK1; add variable libfiles
863 * rcS_fai,fai-setup: add async to mount and exports options
864
865 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:58:16 +0200
866
867 fai (2.5) unstable; urgency=low
868
869 * add script fai-chboot
870 * add script fai-savelog-ftp
871 * add vaiables to fai.conf: FAI_LOGPROTO LOGSERVER LOGPASSWD; used by
872 fai-savelog-ftp, localhost is default for $installserver
873 * make-fai-nfsroot: add option -f, change to #! /bin/bash, copy
874 resolv.conf to $NFSROOT, add libnet-perl, trap errors, add bad_exit()
875 * make-fai-bootfloppy: bug fix, add root=/dev/nfs (closes: #198568),
876 remove ip=both for fixed ip-address, change to !# /bin/bash
877 * make-fai-bootfloppy.8: add example with fixed IP address
878 * changes in package_config, added XFREE class
879 * install_packages: add force-yes to apt-get install, remove warnings
880 from apt-cache output, limit number of packages used at once using
881 $MAXPACKAGES
882 * bug fix: /proc/cmdline info is trashed when reading a long kernel
883 command line
884 * make-fai-nfsroot: create package list that depends on architecure,
885 make symlink for syslogd
886 * scripts/BOOT: noew code for generating grub entries, add grub entry
887 for memtest; add entries for re-installation
888 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S01: do never fsck ext3 partitions; add -M to some
889 fcopy calls; add user demo; use fcopy for /etc/kernel-img.conf
890 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: enable tcp connections for X server for CS_KOELN
891 * fcopy: add option -M and -b; add variables FCOPY_LASTLOG and
892 FCOPY_UPDATELOG; remove substring from an ewarn call
893 * subroutines: append $FAI_ACTION to file $rcsfaivar; faiend must not
894 reboot for SunOS
895 * subroutines-linux: add support for fai-chboot
896 * hook faiend.LAST renamed to savelog.LAST
897 * setup_harddisks: add XFS filesystem support, add sfdisk environment
898 variable
899 * fai-savelog: make a bash script; use -exec instead of xargs because of
900 sunos version of xargs
901 * fai-class: remove comment lines also in the file $HOSTNAME
902 * class/{dom,kueppers}: add NOSECURETTY
903 * lib/get-boot-info: print warning message if no boot protocol was
904 detected, add network info to boot.log if booting from floppy with
905 fixed IP address
906 * chkdebnames: bug in regex fixed
907 * lib/create_resolv_conf: use resolv.conf from installserver if $DOMAIN
908 is not defined
909 * lib/task_sysinfo: call programm sysinfo if available
910 * scripts/NETWORK1/S40: copy /etc/network/interfaces /etc/hosts /etc/networks
911 using fcopy, add -i to fcopy calls
912 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S10: create etc/hostname only if fcopy fails, add
913 password protection to grub menu
914 * class/01alias: use classes from file demo if hostname is demohost; add
915 catnc(); use catnc instead of cat
916 * class/11modules.source: now uses code from DEFAULT.mod
917 * examples now live in /usr/share/doc/examples{simple,advanced}
918 * utils move back to doc/examples/utils directory
919 * utils/rshall: add exclude function
920 * class/06hwdetect.source tries to detect video card
921 * Makefile: do not create symlinks (closes: #195377), new directories
922 for examples
923 * rcS_fai: compute and print installation time in seconds
924 * dhcpd.conf: remove unused commands
925
926 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:02:26 +0200
927
928 fai (2.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
929
930 * set correct year in fai guide
931 * dhcp3 support
932 * make-fai-bootfloppy: force ext2 when mounting floppy, blank first
933 sector
934 * make-fai-nfsroot: FAI_BOOT determines which boot protocol to set up,
935 fix ownership of $NFSROOT/root/.ssh/authorized_keys (closes: #183989)
936 * use ext3 in most disk_config samples
937 * Makefile: do not copy executable twice
938 * minor changes to packages_config/AUDIO
939 * install_packages: call "apt-get clean" to remove unused package files
940 * fai.conf: add FAI_BOOT, add SERVERINTERFACE, add example how to access
941 a mirror created by mkdebmirror via HTTP
942 * S20: bug fix, move inserting $rootpw from GERMAN to any section
943 * fai-class: add . to PATH; test operator == replaced by -eq
944 * DEFAULT/S01: new location for bootsector executable
945 * dhclient-perl: use short hostname
946 * new script fai-do-scripts, contains the do_script() subroutine and
947 task_configure code
948 * QUESTIONAIRE: added questions
949
950 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:57:12 +0200
951
952 fai (2.4) unstable; urgency=low
953
954 * not alles changes in templates/* are listed here, there are to many
955 * use command fai-class to define classes, fai-class writes status of
956 every script to status.log
957 * make variables local or unset them after use, unset function
958 definitions after use
959 * add config files for XFree86 4.1
960 * many changes in the package_config files
961 * bootsector: do not use dpkg to get hardware architecture, add man page
962 * a lot of spelling mistakes corrected. Thanks Era! (closes: # 155735)
963 * control: correct name for Debian distribution (closes: #150887)
964 * new templates: hooks/partition.kueppers.source, hooks/faiend.LAST
965 package_config/WWWKIOSK, class/WWWKIOSK.var, package_config/paeffgen
966 * make-fai-nfsroot: add -l to tar when creating base.tgz (closes: #151173),
967 add noatime to mount, new mknbi-linux options, check for existence of
968 mknbi-linux (closes: #167900), replace $UID with `id -u`, do not call
969 rdev, remove packages that are already installed by debootstrap, new
970 option for mknbi-linux, always do setup for dhcp and bootp, write PATH
971 to /root/.profile, correct location for syslog.conf, copy sources.list
972 from /etc/fai if available, add diversion for discover, add rsync, ssh
973 to nfsroot, do not die when mknbi-linux is missing, do not create
974 device nodes (closes: #174844)
975 * class/70partition: bug fix. Use the same file as setup_harddisks to
976 determine classes which depend on partitions
977 * scripts/*: convert some shell code to cfengine code, do not use fcopy
978 if only a few lines has to be changed
979 * scripts/BOOT: echo each kernel module to a seperate line in, add
980 supoprt for kernel using initrd, use fcopy for lilo.conf and menu.lst,
981 /etc/modules, lilo.conf can also boot the old kernel, add initrd
982 option when using grub
983 * scripts/DEFAULT1/S20: use declaration directories, add WWWKIOS entries
984 * scripts/LAST: add call: apt-get -f install, copy sources.list
985 * scripts/USB removed, now made in S20
986 * scripts/FAI_BOOTPART: missing $target added, remove rdev call
987 * share/subroutines*: better regex for matching disks in /proc/partitions,
988 task_sysinfo, prepare_apt, add link last to last action performed, new
989 variable $LOGSERVER, list_disks move to a external script, disable
990 debugging output in ifclass(), write exit status of scripts and hook
991 to status.log and stdout, create_resolv_conf now an external script,
992 write exit status of hooks to status.log, do not define $revclasses,
993 save variables to variables.sh, subroutine task unsets the definition
994 of the executed task after its execution, source hooks/subroutines now
995 in fai_setup, remove task_backup, move load_keymap_consolechars to
996 rcS_fai
997 * share/subroutines-linux: remove diskandsize(), disk_info now called
998 set_disk_info() which calls externel script
999 * task_instsoft(): mount --bind /fai /tmp/target/fai so packages in
1000 /fai/files/packages can be installed using apt-get
1001 * new script disk-info prints a list of all disks and their sizes
1002 * new script get-boot-info contains subroutines for getting info via
1003 BOOTP or DHCP, also detects network devices
1004 * DEFAULT/S01: install $addpackages with one dpkg call, installation of
1005 default kernel creates symlinks in /, make /root accessable only by
1006 root, use fcopy -r to copy all dot files for the root account, do not
1007 copy sources.list
1008 * ftar: conditional rm -rf, echange in error message
1009 * test if mknbi-linux is available (closes: #167900)
1010 * make-fai-bootfloppy: add grub support, code reorganized and split into
1011 more subroutines, rmdir lost+found and copy fewer files to get more
1012 space on the floppy, replace $UID with `id -u`, create a generic boot
1013 floppy independant of the boot protocol, use one image with multiple
1014 append parameters, new options -v, -d, -l, -g
1015 * bug fix: hooks can now skip its task again
1016 * NFS file systems are also mounted with noatime.
1017 * rcS_fai: create var/run/sshd directory, /usr/local/{bin,sbin} at the
1018 very beginning of PATH, add /usr/lib/fai to PATH, PATH is defined
1019 before doing anything else, create_ramdisk is an extern script, new
1020 options for remounting /, remove some unused variables
1021 * task_sysinfo now a separate script; add lsmod call, new test if
1022 executables are available is using which, move log file from kudzu to
1023 $LOGDIR
1024 * adddivert, mkdivert, rmalldivert, rmdivert moved to the new script
1025 fai-divert
1026 * fai-divert: be quiet unless debug is set
1027 * mount_local_disks, umount_local_disks, fstab_mount move to new script
1028 fai-mount-disk
1029 * Fai.pm and subroutines* are moved from lib/ moved to share/
1030 * Fai.pm: call disk-info to get size of all disks
1031 * fai-setup: ssh-keygen needs option -t (closes: #156947), test if
1032 nfsserver is set
1033 * fai.conf: correct line containing proposed-updates, new variable
1034 FAI_LOCAL_REPOSITORY, new directory for debian mirror, add
1035 architecture to debootstrap options, move some nfsroot packages to
1036 make-fai-nfsroot script, add $FAI_LOCATION, remove FAI_SHAREDIR
1037 * setup_harddisks: allow more that 3 primary partitions, new regex for
1038 matching disks and partitions, write less info to stdout, do not write
1039 info to stdout which is written to a separate file, name of partition
1040 table changed from hda.sfdisk to partition.hda
1041 * add sources.list in conf, it's used when FAI_SOURCES_LIST in undefined
1042 * fai_modules_off: add block-major-{104,105}
1043 * remove debian/undocumented
1044 * install_packages: add option -l, only print the list of packages,
1045 add option -h, -t does not executes the commands, support for classes
1046 listed after command, change in echo strings, add option to manual
1047 * disk_config/: make /fai-boot partition larger, CS_KOELN use more
1048 flexible values for partitions sizes
1049 * add suffix -386 to name of kernel-image package
1050 * save_log_*(): do not create loops in symlinks, moved to external
1051 script fai-savelog
1052 * apt.conf: add option force-confdef to dpkg call
1053 * 06hwdetect script loads SCSI and IDE modules and prints /proc/scsi
1054 info, less messages in verbose mode, detect SCSI devices correctly
1055 * move mount2dir to lib directory, echo different messages for verbose
1056 and debug flags
1057 * fcopy bug fix: option -r does not work correctly, when no matching
1058 file for a class is found, do not exit with error, add option -i and
1059 -B, use $LOGDIR, set $ROOTCMD for postinst scripts
1060 * templates/package_config: use nfs-kernel-server
1061 * debian/rules: use dh_installman to install manual pages
1062 * ATA33.var no longer needed, no tuning via hdparm in *.var
1063 * lots of updates and additions to the manual
1064
1065 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:45:29 +0100
1066
1067 fai (2.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
1068
1069 * default name for fai kernel-image has changed
1070
1071 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 14:42:00 +0200
1072
1073 fai (2.3.3) unstable; urgency=medium
1074
1075 * enable use strict in perl scripts
1076 * remove some potato specific code
1077 * typo fixed (closes: #143272)
1078 * add some packages to SERVER
1079 * copy id_dsa* and id_rsa* files in make-fai-nfsroot
1080 * debian/rules uses DH_COMPAT=3
1081 * add packages to AUDIO, changes in SERVER
1082 * potato specific code removed
1083 * faireboot kills syslogd before booting
1084 * change symlink of rcS_fai (closes: #146430)
1085 * print warning before removing nfsroot
1086 * do not compress pdf files in /usr/share/doc/
1087
1088 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 16 May 2002 09:27:15 +0200
1089
1090 fai (2.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
1091
1092 * bug fix: THISLOG is unused variable
1093 * added save_log_*(): only remove files (-type f added)
1094 * load net-pf-1 kernel module (unix socket)
1095 * minor changes in package_config files
1096 * added script class/S03hwdetect.source
1097 * dhclient-perl: dhcp use host_name
1098 * faireboot: use rmalldivert for removing diversions
1099 * $divertlist not used any more; use dpkg-divert --list
1100 * setup_harddisks writes list of swap devices; they are enables using swapon
1101
1102 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:47:39 +0200
1103
1104 fai (2.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
1105
1106 * bug fix in make-fai-bootfloppy, fcopy
1107 * first letter in description now uppercase (closes: #142017)
1108 * add option -m to make-fai-bootfloppy
1109 * save keymap to boottime.kmap.gz
1110 * add many comments to shell scripts
1111 * copy $loguserhome/.ssh/*.pub files to $NFSROOT/root/.ssh
1112 * packages from $addpackages are also installed to the system if
1113 they exist in $FAI/files/packages/
1114 * minor changes in package_config files
1115 * move task_confdir() to subroutines-linux
1116 * added create_resolv_conf(); code removed from task_confdir
1117 * jobsrunning() subroutine for linux and solaris added
1118 * faireboot: source fai.conf and subroutines-$OS_TYPE
1119 * subroutines-linux: additional way to determine all ethernet devices
1120 * move some packages from $NFSROOT_PACKAGES into make-fai-nfsroot
1121 * add more .ssh/ files to nfsroot
1122 * $FAI_SUBDIR renamed to $FAI_SHAREDIR
1123 * rcS_fai: add $osname
1124 * write some variabel definitions to $rcsfaivar (used for remote logins)
1125
1126 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:30:04 +0200
1127
1128 fai (2.3) unstable; urgency=low
1129
1130 * default configurations are for Debian 3.0
1131 * add auto stanza to /etc/network/interfaces (closes: #114627)
1132 * now depends on debootstrap (closes: #128457)
1133 * set DEBIAN_FRONTEND to "noninteractive" (closes: #131855)
1134 * Fai.pm now copied to new location if woody in use (closes: #125839)
1135 * package upgrade does not remove nfsroot (closes: #123463)
1136 * many files: use $FAI instead of fixes /fai, config file moved to
1137 from /etc/fai.conf to /etc/fai/fai.conf
1138 * store log files to $LOGDIR (default to /tmp/fai), can be set in fai.conf
1139 * read also subroutines-$OS_TYPE file
1140 * fai.conf: moved to /etc/fai/fai.conf
1141 variables removed: FAI_ARCH, UTC (now in class/*.var), KERNELVERSION
1142 variables added: FAI, FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
1143 * make-fai-nfsroot sets up pxelinux environment
1144 automaticly determine kernel version; added get_kernel_version(),
1145 copies /etc/fai/.cvspass to nfsroot, can now write the floppy image to
1146 a file
1147 added call_with_stamp subroutine, for easy creation of stamps
1148 Tue Jan 29 20:19:27 CST 2002 -- Chad Walstrom <chad@debian.org>
1149 Added support to run script as a recovery operation. This is a
1150 glue-script; we may as well provide the ability to fix problems and
1151 continue. Changes include:
1152 - Adding a RUNDIR environment variable
1153 - A command line option "-r" for recover operations
1154 - logic tests and stampfiles to appropriate function calls
1155 Checked for existance of character file dev/boot255 before calling mknod.
1156 Checked for existance of $NFSROOT/proc/modules file before calling
1157 umount $NFSROOT/proc
1158 Recursively copies contents of /etc/fai/ directory (good if using CVS)
1159 Install $NFSROOT_PACKAGES in a second pass, to sidestep conflicts
1160 (e.g. so that ssh may replace rsh-client)
1161 Don't set up $LOGUSER's home directory if that variable is undefined
1162 add variable FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
1163 * conf/fai_modules_off: more modules turned off
1164 * call openvt with full shell path (closes: #134641)
1165 * hooks are also skipped if task is skipped
1166 * hooks that end in .source are sourced
1167 * class/*.mod file can now define variables
1168 * add ADAPTEC.mod file
1169 * apt/conf: set Assume-Yes "true" so apt-get (and tasksel) is noninteractive
1170 * lib/subroutines: /dev/ida/ and /dev/rd/ support in
1171 subroutine:umount_local_disks, added $netdevices_up, use $tfsab
1172 instead of fstab (for solaris support), /fai is now $FAI, mount shm
1173 file system if available, otherwise use normal ramdisk, strip comment lines
1174 when defining classes via scripts, added subroutine do_script,
1175 do_scriptss calls every script class/<classname>/S[0-9]* when class is
1176 not a file, execute all S[0-9]* scripts in a directory
1177 /fai/scripts/$class/, skip all comment lines when definig classes
1178 task_partition() call setup_harddisks only if no disk_var.sh exists
1179 defclass also sources all scripts class/S*.source
1180 add subroutines adddivert(), rmalldivert(); task_finish calls
1181 rmalldivert, task_sysinfo calls kudzu; save_log*() -maxdepth not
1182 needed for find, save_log*() now uses date and time for directory name;
1183 /tmp/fai now $LOGDIR, can be set in fai.conf; new cvs co code
1184 * templates/scripts: change NET and NETWORK examples; now called S10,
1185 S40 and located in directory /fai/scripts/NETWORK/
1186 BASE and DEFAULT moved to DEFAULT/S20 and DEFAULT/S01
1187 * setup_harddisk: raid support for /devc/rd, /dev/ida and cciss driver
1188 for Compaqs Smart Array Controllers, called with -d
1189 * doc/Makefile: detect if anything is really to do
1190 * use gzip -dc instead of zcat
1191 * make-fai-bootfloppy: do not copy /boot/System.map to floppy, new
1192 option -s
1193 * added prtnetgr; change netgroup example and script all_hosts to use it
1194 * fcopy: added debug message if executing postinst, ignore CVS
1195 directories, use File::Find, now sets envionment variables $target and
1196 $FAI_ROOT, bug fix in -d option, new options -L and -P
1197 * KERNELVERSION not needed in fai.conf, now automaticly determined in
1198 make-fai-* scripts
1199 * FAI_FILES removed
1200 * Files added: THANKS, preinst, prtnetgr, pxelinux.cfg
1201 * Manual pages added fai-setup, install_packages, make-fai-bootfloppy,
1202 make-fai-nfroot
1203 * add use stict pragma for perl scripts
1204 * add auto.master and auto.scratch config for kernel automounter
1205 * mkdebmirror: use passive ftp mode
1206 * added autofs to package_CONFIG/BEOWULF
1207 * debian/prerm: do nothing when upgrading package
1208 * scripts/fai-setup: determine loguserhome earlier (closes: #136851)
1209 * new standards version 3.5.6
1210
1211 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:29:15 +0200
1212
1213 fai (2.2.3) unstable; urgency=low
1214
1215 * added ATOMCLIENT in disk_config
1216 * setup_harddisks detects harddisk even if no valid partition table is
1217 available
1218 * added dosfstools to nfsroot
1219 * added .rhosts for ATOMCLIENTS
1220 * added detect, discover and lsdev to sysinfo
1221 * make-fai-nfsroot: now ash compatible (closes: #117431)
1222 clean apt cache before creating base.tgz, make
1223 liloconf silent, verbose output can be redirected to a file
1224 call mknbi only for kernels using BOOTP, added sysutils package
1225 * scripts/DEFAULT: chmod 1777 the defined scratch partition
1226 * wake on LAN section added to fai guide
1227 * reiserfs patch added to setup_harddisks
1228 * nfs-user-server support for woody
1229 * DEFAULT: scratch directories are writeable for all users
1230 * utils moved from doc directory to /usr/share/fai
1231 * install_packages: check all package names, remove unknown packages
1232 from install list; PRELOAD support for url of type file:
1233 * dpkg-divert is quiet unles verbose is set
1234 * make diversion for broken liloconfig (closes: #113906)
1235 * added class NOGETTY
1236 * install_packages: add code for command PACKAGES hold
1237
1238 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:01:02 +0100
1239
1240 fai (2.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1241
1242 * bug fix in get_dhcp_info()
1243 * added jmon to BEOWULF
1244
1245 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:52:35 +0200
1246
1247 fai (2.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1248
1249 * bugs in mkdebmirror fixed
1250 * replace compat from nsswitch.conf templates (closes: #113902)
1251 * FAI_FLAGS can contain comma or space separatedd list of flags
1252 * echo device before BOOTP request
1253 * all_hosts uses netgroup allhosts
1254
1255 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:19:14 +0200
1256
1257 fai (2.2) unstable; urgency=low
1258
1259 * fix lilo bug in make-fai-bootfloppy
1260 * user can define their own action using FAI_ACTION and
1261 creating a command /fai/hooks/$FAI_ACTION
1262 * rcS_fai rearranged; move a lot of subroutines into subroutines
1263 * hooks can force rcS_fai to skip the default task
1264 * timeout for bootpc can be set in rcS_fai
1265 * new subroutine ether_info sets variable $ethers
1266 * unused subroutine myyes removed
1267 * prepare-apt.log renamed to updatebase.log
1268 * task_sysinfo only probes available disks
1269 * install_packages: support for new task packages using tasksel
1270 * get_bootp_info() and get_dhcp_info() uses multiple network interfaces
1271 via variable $netdevices
1272 * layout of local Debian mirror for non-US changed
1273 * mkdebmirror: non-US has new location, minor bugs removed
1274 * rmdivert moves distrib.dpkg-new files
1275 * new chapter about installing a Beowulf cluster
1276 * bug in list_disks() fixed
1277 * diskless class is automaticly defined, improved diskless hook
1278 * package nfs-common added to nfsroot for lockd, statd
1279 * support for additional variable definitions and classes
1280 * new utilities: all_hosts, rshall and softupdate
1281 * new examples for Beowulf cluster: atoms, ATOMCLIENT, BEOWULF
1282 * defvar and devclass are now called before task_action
1283 * bug fix: fcopy down not convert from octal when using file-modes
1284 * all file in /files/root/ use file-modes
1285 * tlink can show symlink of a host or all file in /boot/fai
1286 * new class NOSECURETTY, NOTCPD
1287
1288 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 14 Sep 2001 14:35:49 +0200
1289
1290 fai (2.1) unstable; urgency=low
1291
1292 * user visible changes are now reported in NEWS file
1293 * setup_harddisk: do not check if root partition is in first 8GB, do not
1294 check if it's a primary partition
1295 * make-fai-nfsroot: uses debbootstrap if FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP is
1296 defined (closes: #100914)
1297 use /etc/apt/sources.list is FAI_SOURCES_LIST is undefined
1298 * call some commands with prefix LC_ALL=C, so diffrent locale does
1299 not change the output
1300 * ftar: do not call tar with option I, j or z, use pipe instead
1301 * rcS_fai: added hook support, use all ntpserver for ntpdate, always
1302 extract base.tgz, no version number in base.tgz; read_config() removed;
1303 move some task from fai_init to fai_setup to get their output;
1304 create etc/hosts with fqdn in target directory; $revclasses contains
1305 classes in reversed order
1306 * new flag createtv; controls if ctrl-c will reboot or give a shell and
1307 if two additional terminals will be available
1308 * debhelper compatability level now 2
1309 * woody support: using debootstrap, different package lists
1310 * added class DISKLESS
1311 * subroutine disk_info rewritten, ignores cdrom
1312 * fai-setup: do not generate ssh key if already existing
1313 * cat <<EOF calls corrected
1314 * mkdebmirror now mirrors also testing and unstable by default
1315 * grub support in scripts/BOOT and scripts/FAI_BOOTPART
1316 * new utility chkdebnames check debian package names
1317 * new script device2grub convert normal device names to grub device names
1318
1319 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:55:29 +0200
1320
1321 fai (2.0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1322
1323 * typo in ftp Debian mirror fixed
1324 * corrected wrong cvs tag, some more little changes
1325
1326 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:11:23 +0200
1327
1328 fai (2.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1329
1330 * Default Debian mirror access now via ftp. This can take much time to
1331 download the required packages. (closes: #101596)
1332 * Check if LOGUSER is defined, (closes: #101620)
1333 * wget now recommends, (closes: #101594)
1334 * Use ntpdate if a ntp server is defined (tag nt in bootptab),
1335 (closes: #101899)
1336 * DEFAULT script writes fqdn and short hostname into etc/hosts,
1337 (closes: #101820)
1338 * Bug fix. Check if imggen executable is available.
1339
1340 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:33:33 +0200
1341
1342 fai (2.0) unstable; urgency=low
1343
1344 * first upload to Debian archive
1345 * kernel-2.2.19 support
1346 * order of classes now (with increasing priority):
1347 DEFAULT, <other classes>, $HOSTNAME, LAST
1348 * architecture is now also a class (see S01alias.sh)
1349 * class/*.source renamed to class/*.var, because they define variables
1350 * new description of all classes
1351 * $moduleslist is the list of modules that will be loaded by the new system
1352 * names of examples changed to make them more comprehensible
1353 * FAI_PACKAGEDIR now FAI_DEBMIRROR
1354 * new fcopy script for copying files with classes
1355 * new ftar script for extracting tar files with classes
1356 * manual pages for fcopy, ftar
1357 * converted many cfengine scripts to shell scripts
1358 * several classes and scripts removed and rearranged
1359 * S90partitions.pl replaces the old shell version
1360 * add FAI_BOOTPART class and scripts
1361 * klogd, syslogd running during installation
1362 * make-fai-bootfloppy can take additional parameters for the kernel and
1363 supports multiple network interface cards
1364 * kernel append parameters define variables in rcS_fai
1365 * added subroutines ifclass, rwmount
1366 * new command bootsector can enable, disable or list magic number of
1367 boot sector
1368 * make many variables local
1369 * better debugging of shell scripts
1370 * remote login has all subroutines available
1371 * faireboot -s saves log files to install server
1372 * sfdisk call removed from subroutines and Fai.pm, since it's not
1373 portable; unfortunately setup_hardisk still using it
1374 * new mount2dir command; this task is removed from setup_hardisk
1375 * files in package_config can use dpkg --get-selections format
1376 * redundant packages in package_config/COMPILE removed
1377 * PRELOADRM feature for package_config
1378 * comments in files in package_config/ are now everything after a #, not
1379 only at the beginning of a line
1380 * lvm not in nfsroot by default, grub now included
1381 * access from install clients to server can be done via rsh/rcp or
1382 ssh/scp (see fai.conf)
1383 * modprobe displays less errors
1384 * templates now stored in /usr/share/fai
1385 * all release timestamp in this changelog until version 1.4.2 are
1386 wrong; they indicate the time when I started hacking the next version;
1387 these are the correct release dates:
1388 Jun 20 2000 fai_1.1beta2.tar.gz
1389 Jul 11 2000 fai_1.2.0beta1.tar.gz
1390 Oct 26 2000 fai_1.3.0test1.tar.gz
1391 Nov 6 2000 fai_1.3.0test2.tar.gz
1392 Nov 23 2000 fai_1.4.0.tar.gz
1393 Dec 7 2000 fai_1.4.1.tar.gz
1394 Dec 12 2000 fai_1.4.2.tar.gz
1395
1396 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Tue, 15 May 2001 14:28:31 +0200
1397
1398 fai (1.4.2) unstable; urgency=low
1399
1400 * add wget to suggests list
1401 * xviddetect called for FAI_ACTION=sysinfo
1402 * fai.conf: added missing / in ftp definition of FAI_SOURCES_LIST
1403 * added parted to nfsroot and package_config/MINI_SOFT
1404 * FAI_KEYMAP files can also be located in /fai/files
1405 * added subroutine load_keymap_consolechar (was included in rcS_fai)
1406 keymap now called correctly
1407 * the little FAI banner is now printed on startup
1408 * variable hdparm tunes your hard disks and creates rcS.d script
1409
1410 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 11 Dec 2000 16:36:31 +0100
1411
1412 fai (1.4.1) unstable; urgency=low
1413
1414 * swap order of class ALL and hostname
1415 * CLASS ALL renamed to DEFAULT
1416 * templates/class/S*.source files renamed
1417 * scripts in class/ reorganized. First *.{sh,pl) are executed, then
1418 $class.source are sourced for all defined classes
1419 * install kernels removed, now included in package fai-kernels
1420 * hdparm available in nfsroot, sysinfo prints hparm -i
1421 * classs/ATA33.source can tune harddisk during installation
1422 * class DEBIAN_DEVEL commented out, because this software package list
1423 mostly segfaults dpkg
1424 * base?_?.tgz now included in nfsroot; BASETGZ not needed any more
1425 * bug fixed: setup_harddisks don't mount preserved partitions if mount
1426 point is not in root directory
1427 * bug fixed: no dns support during chroot in make-fai-nfsroot
1428
1429 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:34:41 +0100
1430
1431 fai (1.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
1432
1433 * faireboot is faster and more reliable
1434 * package depends on nfs-server
1435 * keymap created by shell script ALL (uses $FAI_KEYMAP)
1436 * mk3comimage removed (uses non free software), now netboot is used
1437 * first version of the FAI Guide included
1438 * use dpkg-divert to fake some programs (solves many problems)
1439 * yes pipes <CR> to apt-get during installation
1440 * all definitions from global.conf are moved to fai.conf
1441 * make-fai-nfs now uses chroot when calling apt-get
1442 so nfsroot must not use the same Debian distribution as the server
1443 * $MNTPOINT is mount point for Debian mirror
1444 * postinst tasks are moved to fai-setup script
1445 * $UTC, $FAI_CONFIGDIR added to fai.conf
1446 * bug fixed: loopback device was not set up
1447
1448 -- Thomas Lange <lange@debian.org> Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:20:00 +0100
1449
1450 fai (1.3.0test2) unstable; urgency=low
1451
1452 * loopback device is set up during installation
1453 * create resolv.conf via script RESOLV instead of using cfengine
1454 * printers are defined in class/ not in cfengine script
1455 * mount nfs directories using rsize=8192
1456 * bug fixed: make-fai-nfsroot removes /boot/*-$KERNELVERSION
1457
1458 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 3 Nov 2000 10:26:03 +0100
1459
1460 fai (1.3.0test1) unstable; urgency=low
1461
1462 * kernel in nfsroot is now build with kernel-package (make-kpkg)
1463 * installkernel now supports loadable modules
1464 * class/S05modules.sh can load modules (example global.mod)
1465 * add script make-fai-bootfloppy
1466 * client's timezone during installation is now the same as on server
1467 * FAI_ACTION sysinfo now mounts all local disk and searches for fstab
1468 * add support for expect scripts
1469 * add nfs-kernel-server support
1470 * do not create account fai if it already exists (e.g when using NIS)
1471 * new format for keymap and consolefont definition
1472
1473 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:08:02 +0200
1474
1475 fai (1.2.0beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1476
1477 * two virtual terminals available (press alt-F2 or alt-F3)
1478
1479 * make-fai-nfsroot removes pcmcia-cs
1480 installs additionals packages: lvm raidtool2 ext2resize sshd dhcp-lient
1481 flag verbose controls output level
1482 nfsroot is created without any interaction
1483 base2_2.tgz is fetched via wget if it's not found in /tmp
1484
1485 * new start-stop-daemon script instead of symlink to fake it
1486
1487 * configuration for kernel 2.2.17
1488
1489 * start sshd during installation for remote access;
1490 add "sshd" to FAI_FLAGS to enable this
1491 remote reboot possible via: ssh -l root hostname faireboot
1492
1493 * additional dhcp support available (bootp is still the default)
1494
1495 * cvs repository available
1496
1497 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Fri, 30 Jun 2000 13:41:13 +0200
1498
1499 fai (1.1beta2) unstable; urgency=low
1500
1501 * PRELOAD feature, faireboot added
1502
1503 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:29:14 +0200
1504
1505 fai (1.1beta1) unstable; urgency=low
1506
1507 * Initial Release.
1508
1509 -- Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de> Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:16:23 +0200

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