Sorry if I'm on the wrong list. I got bit by Bug 5589 ( https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5589). It's a couple years old and looks to be a simple fix. Anything I can do to help?
Leam
On 27/07/15 14:17, leam hall wrote:
Sorry if I'm on the wrong list. I got bit by Bug 5589 (https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5589). It's a couple years old and looks to be a simple fix. Anything I can do to help?
When we setup the minimal iso - I believe this was a decision taken by design, to not have this media be a replacement for the regular distro install media. Mostly since kickstart and option based installs will largely differ in terms of what works and does not work properly ( and we dont test the minimal iso for use in this case ).
If you need to use the media in a loopback format, use the DVD media instead.
For what the bug report says, a better way to run the install is to use the iso as an iso and just attach an empty disk to the same vm, power it up and you get the minimal install working just fine.
The minimal install is a great tool for doing simple builds for base machines. The regular DVD puts in a lot of cruft and a Kickstart build assumes you have a kickstart infrastructure.
It really seems a matter of "do it right or don't do it at all." If you have a minimal install ISO, please have it meet the same expectations the other images meet. In many cases the minimal install is much more useful than a net or prompt based install.
Leam
On 07/30/15 08:47, Karanbir Singh wrote:
On 27/07/15 14:17, leam hall wrote:
Sorry if I'm on the wrong list. I got bit by Bug 5589 (https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5589). It's a couple years old and looks to be a simple fix. Anything I can do to help?
When we setup the minimal iso - I believe this was a decision taken by design, to not have this media be a replacement for the regular distro install media. Mostly since kickstart and option based installs will largely differ in terms of what works and does not work properly ( and we dont test the minimal iso for use in this case ).
If you need to use the media in a loopback format, use the DVD media instead.
For what the bug report says, a better way to run the install is to use the iso as an iso and just attach an empty disk to the same vm, power it up and you get the minimal install working just fine.
Hi,
On 30/07/15 14:00, Leam Hall wrote:
The minimal install is a great tool for doing simple builds for base machines. The regular DVD puts in a lot of cruft and a Kickstart build assumes you have a kickstart infrastructure.
Simple builds for base machines is exactly what the minimal iso is meant to target, we dont intend to fork the entire distro into a minimal set and haveto support it like that,
It really seems a matter of "do it right or don't do it at all." If you have a minimal install ISO, please have it meet the same expectations the other images meet.
I am not sure what you mean by that ? We do set expectations for the minimal iso and your use case isnt one of them.
- KB
Leam
On 07/30/15 08:47, Karanbir Singh wrote:
On 27/07/15 14:17, leam hall wrote:
Sorry if I'm on the wrong list. I got bit by Bug 5589 (https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5589). It's a couple years old and looks to be a simple fix. Anything I can do to help?
When we setup the minimal iso - I believe this was a decision taken by design, to not have this media be a replacement for the regular distro install media. Mostly since kickstart and option based installs will largely differ in terms of what works and does not work properly ( and we dont test the minimal iso for use in this case ).
If you need to use the media in a loopback format, use the DVD media instead.
For what the bug report says, a better way to run the install is to use the iso as an iso and just attach an empty disk to the same vm, power it up and you get the minimal install working just fine.
If you build multiple ISO images that can be used to build from, and one of the images can't be used to build, it seems like a problem.
There are three basic ISO images, the DVD, the Net Install, and the Minimal. If someone doesn't have a cheap internet connection and new enough hardware to support a DVD, they are stuck. That's where the Minimal ISO comes in. It's also fantastic for those who like a trim system build without all the kruft.
What I don't get is that fixing this bug just seems to be adding a couple known lines to the .treeinfo file. What makes it so problematic?
Leam
On 07/30/15 11:55, Karanbir Singh wrote:
Hi,
On 30/07/15 14:00, Leam Hall wrote:
The minimal install is a great tool for doing simple builds for base machines. The regular DVD puts in a lot of cruft and a Kickstart build assumes you have a kickstart infrastructure.
Simple builds for base machines is exactly what the minimal iso is meant to target, we dont intend to fork the entire distro into a minimal set and haveto support it like that,
It really seems a matter of "do it right or don't do it at all." If you have a minimal install ISO, please have it meet the same expectations the other images meet.
I am not sure what you mean by that ? We do set expectations for the minimal iso and your use case isnt one of them.
- KB
Leam
On 07/30/15 08:47, Karanbir Singh wrote:
On 27/07/15 14:17, leam hall wrote:
Sorry if I'm on the wrong list. I got bit by Bug 5589 (https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5589). It's a couple years old and looks to be a simple fix. Anything I can do to help?
When we setup the minimal iso - I believe this was a decision taken by design, to not have this media be a replacement for the regular distro install media. Mostly since kickstart and option based installs will largely differ in terms of what works and does not work properly ( and we dont test the minimal iso for use in this case ).
If you need to use the media in a loopback format, use the DVD media instead.
For what the bug report says, a better way to run the install is to use the iso as an iso and just attach an empty disk to the same vm, power it up and you get the minimal install working just fine.
-
Karanbir Singh -
leam hall