Dear list,
We have problems using our new Dell Optiplex XE2 models. When I install the OS (Ubuntu 12.04) using our cobbler server, the Xvideo support is disabled and we required that for our applications.
I noticed that the Xvideo support *is* enabled if I simply used the pre-installed Ubuntu 12.04 in the Optiplex units. However, using this "factory" Ubuntu is not an option --I need to be able to reinstall the machine using Cobbler at any given time.
After much investigation, I decided to install an Ubuntu 12.04 version provided by Dell http://linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/precise/12.04-OSP1/, as indicated here http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/DriversDetails?productCode=optiplex-xe2&driverId=WKYKM (see "Installation Instructions" below). However, I'm unable to import this image to cobbler, no matter how I tried. It seems like this is not a full Ubuntu image, but I was wondering if I could "add the missing pieces" using the working Ubuntu 12.04 image already in our cobbler server without losing the customizations made by Dell. Does this even make sense? Is there any way of importing such an image in Cobbler?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best regards
On 04/16/2015 10:05 AM, Rubén Pérez wrote:
After much investigation, I decided to install an Ubuntu 12.04 version provided by Dell http://linux.dell.com/files/ubuntu/precise/12.04-OSP1/, as indicated here http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/DriversDetails?productCode=optiplex-xe2&driverId=WKYKM (see "Installation Instructions" below). However, I'm unable to import this image to cobbler, no matter how I tried. It seems like this is not a full Ubuntu image, but I was wondering if I could "add the missing pieces" using the working Ubuntu 12.04 image already in our cobbler server without losing the customizations made by Dell. Does this even make sense? Is there any way of importing such an image in Cobbler?
Cobbler only requires distribution kernel, initrd and package repository root directory. cobbler import is just a wrapper to make distro/profile creation simpler. You can do it manually, simply create a distro and a profile for your custom Ubuntu 12.04.
Required parameters in distro are name, initrd, kernel and kickstart metadata (tree parameter). Required parameters in profile are name, distro and kickstart file path.
Regards, Alan Evangelista
Ubuntu has two installers; the gui manual method (forget what its called) and the debian installer method.
You need to import the alt or server versions of ubuntu into cobbler that use debian installer. The standard gui ones don't work.
Alastair Munro
On 2015-04-16 14:05, Rubén Pérez wrote:
Dear list,
We have problems using our new Dell Optiplex XE2 models. When I install the OS (Ubuntu 12.04) using our cobbler server, the Xvideo support is disabled and we required that for our applications.
I noticed that the Xvideo support *is* enabled if I simply used the pre-installed Ubuntu 12.04 in the Optiplex units. However, using this "factory" Ubuntu is not an option --I need to be able to reinstall the machine using Cobbler at any given time.
After much investigation, I decided to install an Ubuntu 12.04 version provided by Dell [1], as indicated here [2] (see "Installation Instructions" below). However, I'm unable to import this image to cobbler, no matter how I tried. It seems like this is not a full Ubuntu image, but I was wondering if I could "add the missing pieces" using the working Ubuntu 12.04 image already in our cobbler server without losing the customizations made by Dell. Does this even make sense? Is there any way of importing such an image in Cobbler?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best regards
-- Rubén Pérez Vázquez
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