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[automated-distro-installer] / README

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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fai/config/class/50-host-classes.
 Before doing a fai install, you will need to populate /q/root/luks and
 /q/root/shadow, see their references. You might also want to copy
 existing /etc/ssh/*host* to
-/p/c/machine_specific/HOST/filesystem/etc/ssh.
+/p/c/machine_specific/HOST/filesystem/etc/ssh
 
 host-* luks keyfiles generated like:
 head -c 2048 /dev/urandom | od | s dd of=/q/root/luks/host-demohost
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ fresize # resize swap or boot partitions in a host
 
 # Replacing a raid 10 disk
 
-# i expect better results with newer kernel and btrfs progs than the default stretch
-fai-server buster
-
 pxe-server -S HOST fai
 
 # btrfs replace or delete. prefer replace. to setup partitions on replacement drive:
@@ -180,12 +177,33 @@ reboot
 
 # Expected output in fai logs
 
+On focal,
+fai.log:updatebase.UBUNTU    FAILED with exit code 1.
+the real error is dpkg-reconfigure locales, seems to be related
+to a workaround for < 20.04, relevant comment:
+# in case the locales are already included inside the base file (Ubuntu)
+in config/hooks/instsoft.DEBIAN
+
+
 For flidas, when installing systemd, this error happens, and it's
 a superflous upstream bug based on reading the post install script:
 
 addgroup: The group `systemd-journal' already exists as a system group. Exiting.
 Operation failed: No such file or directory
 
+On nabia/newer, python is removed, now its python3,
+and its easier to just let the package get removed than
+do host class package config.
+fai.log:WARNING: These unknown packages are removed from the installation list: python python-minimal
+
+Similar to python, linux-image-amd64 is the debian package name
+for the kernel, linux-image-generic is for ubuntu, but the
+DEBIAN class is defined on ubuntu and its easier to just let
+the package get removed with this warning:
+fai.log:WARNING: These unknown packages are removed from the installation list: linux-image-amd64
+Also, cryptsetup-initramfs is new to buster/nabia, it gets removed
+on earlier versions.
+
 
 # linode notes
 
@@ -268,6 +286,29 @@ umount dev
 umount sys
 reboot
 
+# for switching the boot to root2
+zboot
+# for switching back, efibootmgr, if there is a problem with the root filesystem detection,
+# boot into the debian bootstrap distro, run partition.DEFAULT using comments for mktab arg.
+# then manually run iboot and then reboot.
+
+
+# pine rock64 notes
+# the only useful image is ubuntu 18.04 ayafun or something.
+# using emmc usb:
+s mount /dev/sdb7 /mnt/1
+s cp `which qemu-arm-static` /mnt/1/usr/bin
+s chroot /mnt/1 qemu-arm-static /bin/bash
+usermod --login iank --move-home --home /home/iank rock46
+groupmod --new-name iank rock64
+passwd iank
+# boot it
+s apt-get update
+s apt dist-upgrade
+
+
+
+
 
 # TODO
 Change arch to archlike and to support arch and parabola