Hi, Pat ! Yep, everything is going well now ! .. of course :-) Sorry, for troubles, but the error messages wasn't familiar for me .. .. usually it will be call "install images didn't match with repository" .. i've had to use --delete-option for the rsync of the 6rolling-repo :-) Anyway .. Thanks for the great work & cheers Martin On Fri, 20 Jul 2012, Pat Riehecky wrote: > I've just fired off a pxe boot using the images from > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/os/images/pxeboot/ > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/os/images/pxeboot/ > > and I was able to get past the partitioning menu and complete the > installation. > > This is a bit odd. > > The exception you've listed below is some of the code added in 6.3. > > Can I have you re-download the pxe initrd.img along and try again? > > Pat > > On 07/20/2012 07:59 AM, Martin Flemming wrote: >> Hi ! >> >> Is this right, that a test installation only works with DVD/Networkimages ? >> >> i want to install via pxe, but after partitioning, >> the installations breaks with e.g. >> >> anaconda exception report >> Traceback /tmp/updates/yuminstall.py >> line 596 in readRepoConfig >> if not BETANAG and ("rawhide" in repo.id or development" in repo.id >> >> and >> >> NameError : global name 'BETANAG' is not defined >> >> >> Or is my installation enviroment a buggy ? >> >> Thanks & cheers >> >> >> Martin >> >> >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Connie Sieh wrote: >> >>> Since there has been interest in the release of SL 6.3 I am forwarding >>> this testing anouncment which normally only goes to scientific-linux-devel >>> . >>> >>> -Connie Sieh >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Scientific Linux 6.3 Beta 1 i386/x86_64 July 16, 2012 >>> >>> These are notes of the "Alpha/Beta" releases for Scientific Linux 6.3 . >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> THIS IS NOT FOR PRODUCTION. >>> >>> This is for testing. Please report back any issues to >>> [log in to unmask] . >>> >>> There should be no expectation that a "yum" upgrade to SL 6.3 will work. >>> A new install is the recommended method to move from >>> "sl6rolling"(this alpha release) and the released "SL 6.3". >>> >>> Items marked with * are changes from the last release >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> DOWNLOAD INFO >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> DVD: >>> >>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/iso >>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/iso >>> >>> Network Install Images: >>> >>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/i386/images/boot.iso >>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6rolling/x86_64/images/boot.iso >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> CHANGES WE MADE SINCE PREVIOUS RELEASE >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *yum-conf-sl6x-1-2 >>> - Updated GPG key list, CERN's key is now listed here too >>> >>> *redhat-logos-60.0.14-2.sl6.5 >>> - Now provides 'linux-logos' >>> >>> *kmod-openafs-1.6.1-112.sl6.71 >>> *openafs-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-authlibs-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-authlibs-devel-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-client-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-compat-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-devel-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-kernel-source-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-kpasswd-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-krb5-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-plumbing-tools-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> *openafs-server-1.6.1-112.sl6 >>> - Updated to more current version, this is based on OpenAFS 1.6.1 >>> >>> *sl-indexhtml-6-2.sl6.6 >>> - Updated Swedish translation by Alexander Lindqvist >>> >>> *sl-bookmarks-6-2.sl6 >>> - Now includes links to useful non-SL provided resources >>> >>> *sl-release-6.3-0.rolling >>> - Updated to point at 6rolling >>> >>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-4.1-1.el6 >>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-96-4.1-1.el6 >>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-192-4.1-1.el6 >>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-384-4.1-1.el6 >>> *SL_enable_serialconsole-1152-4.1-1.el6 >>> - added '-r' option to script for removal of the configuration >>> - now removes configuration when uninstalled >>> - Switched to augeas based configuration >>> - The old script can be found in the %doc folder >>> - removed support for non-grub bootloaders as none are available for >>> SL6 >>> - a number of SPEC file changes to make things cleaner >>> - Now uses 'conflict' to ensure only one version installed at a time >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> RPMS ADDED IN THIS RELEASE >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> *rpmfusion-free-release-6-1.noarch.rpm >>> *yum-conf-rpmfusion-6-0.1.noarch.rpm >>> - Simplified access to this repository was requested by the community >>> The 'non-free' repository is not included. It is the responsibility >>> of the end user to verify their compliance with the licensing of the >>> rpms in the rpmfusion repository. >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> MAJOR CHANGES TUV MADE >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> *libreoffice >>> - openoffice.org has been replaced with libreoffice. The libreoffice >>> packages 'provide' the right packages to maintain compatibility >>> for kickstart and yum installs. >>> >>> *anaconda >>> - Anaconda now alerts users to the beta status of a release when it >>> is tagged appropriately. Upstream has added this functionality and >>> we are taking advantage of it for the beta cycle. >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> POSSIBLE UPGRADE PROBLEMS >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> *libproxy-mozjs >>> - Requires an old version of xulrunner, upstream bug 797779. >>> We have removed it from SL6.3. When an updated package is released >>> we will build it. If you need this package you can pull it from 6.2 >>> >>> *libvirt-qpid >>> - Requires an old version of qpid-cpp-client, upstream bug 839006 >>> We have removed it from SL6.3. When an updated package is released >>> we will build it. If you need this package you can pull it from 6.2 >>> >>> *sanlock >>> - Upstream has removed the i686 sanlock packages, we have done the >>> same. >>> If upstream returns i686 support, we will add those packages. >>> >>> *tboot >>> *pacemaker >>> *pacemaker-libs >>> *pacemaker-libs-devel >>> - Upstream only features these packages on x86_64, previously they were >>> in both arches on SL6. In SL6.3 we match upstream and have removed >>> the packages from the i686 tree. If upstream returns i686 support, >>> we will add those packages. >>> > > > -- > Pat Riehecky > Scientific Linux Developer > >