Fermi Linux 7.1.1 08/29/01 This release is based on RedHat Linux 7.1 with the following changes. For more details on the changes see farther below. Items with a * are Fermi Linux change related. If no * then it is a generic RedHat 7.1 issue. Please read this entire document before installing. *Locations linux2.fnal.gov:/export/linux/711/i386/ or linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/711/i386/ Ftp will not be available for this beta. Will add at a later time. *Floppy image locations ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/711/i386/images/bootnet.img To make the install floppy. Put a scratch floppy in "/dev/fd0". Download the above file and dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 Install Net floppies are available from both Yolanda (on WH8NW) and FCC PREP(3west). Note that there is a "drivers" floppy image for "other drivers". See the RedHat documentation for what is on this floppy. The following has been updated. Some of the items are the same as before even though nothing changed. This is because the info is important and I did not want to have to tell people to go and look at the older release notes. See /RELEASE-NOTES for the RedHat release notes. See /Fermi.documentation/ for info on what has changed compared to RedHat 7.1 . See /FERMI.README for a tour of the nfs/ftp/cdrom install areas. There is more detail at the end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -1.* The Release string in /etc/fermi-release now says 7.1.1 . 0*. Fixed a problem where the 2.4.3-12 errata install kernel was passing a umask of 000 to the installer. This causes all files which are created on the fly and not belonging to a rpm, to be created with permissions of rw-rw-rw. Fixed via a change to anaconda the installer. Either version of the install floppy should work now. 1*. All RedHat errata as of August 27, 2001. 2*. Upgrades Note that upgrades requirements for both disk and swap can be large. You select a "workgroup upgrade" choice from the "Install/Fermi Upgrade" scroll window in GUI mode. This is what you want to select. There are 2 choices for each workgroup. One that does a new install and one that does a upgrade. The "RedHat Upgrade" selection will give you a "RedHat" upgrade which only upgrades existing packages to new versions if new versions exist. It gives NO new packages other than ones it deems necessary. It is NOT what you want. 3a*. Fermi Kerberos rpm depends on the Fermi Kerberos ups/upd product which has been ported to Fermi Linux 7.1.x . It is included in this release. All workgroups who wish it be included please contact me. It is located in /contrib/kerberos/ 4*. afs is in /RedHat/RPMS/. This should work with both smp and non smp kernels. This is the openafs version vs the Transarc product. We use what works. The following workgroups will get afs installed by default just as in 6.1.x . Astro FnaluInteractive ODS OSS Theory CMSdesktop CMSserver CMSfarm 5*. The problem that Dane was having with the upsupdbootstrap has been fixed. The upsupdbootstrap was using commands that did not exist during the install. This rpm has been moved to the workgroup area. 6.* The latest version of flpr is included. It is located in /Fermi/RPMS/ . It is supported by it's author. The ups/upd version of flpr is still installed via the ups/upd bootstrap if it was selected. ________________________________________________________________________ Older info which is still relavant. 1. Adaptec scsi support is still poor, just not as bad as it was. If your install hangs and you have adaptec scsi then reboot with "linux apic" at the install boot prompt. This has helped at least one user. 2. Install turns on IDE DMA by default. This can cause some cdroms/disks to be "sad". So if you have problems during the install in particular with it "hanging" the suggested fix is to turn dma off during the install. This can be done by at the install prompt typing linux ide=nodma or text ide=nodma 3. inetd and /etc/inetd.conf have been replaced with xinetd and /etc/ xinetd.d/ . Similar features but done differently. 4. Other RedHat features are still there. 5. The current kernel is still 2.4.3 . The test kernel in /contrib/kernel has been removed as it is too old. New test version soon. 6*. You are able to install only via nfs. Ftp installs do not work at this time. Still working on this. Should be back at a later date. 7*. The default for firewall is off still. You can still select what you want. 8. Both text and graphical installs should work as long as they work with the default RedHat install. The reason for the "if" is that the normal RedHat installer will switch to "text" mode if it cannot do graphical mode. Note that ftp installs only work in text mode. 9.* Cdrom installs are now available. Will post images to ftp:/linux1.fnal.gov/linux/7xtest/DONOTEXPORT/iso/ Please Go forth and test and report back. -connie & Troy & Marc & Kevin __________________________________________________________________________ Errata from RedHat /RedHat/RPMS/ /updates/RedHat/RPMS/ before krb5-workstation-1.2.2-12.i386.rpm krb5-libs-1.2.2-12.i386.rpm krb5-server-1.2.2-12.i386.rpm krb5-devel-1.2.2-12.i386.rpm openldap-2.0.11-8.i386.rpm openldap-clients-2.0.11-8.i386.rpm openldap-devel-2.0.11-8.i386.rpm openldap-servers-2.0.11-8.i386.rpm openldap12-1.2.12-3.i386.rpm telnet-0.17-18.i386.rpm telnet-server-0.17-18.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-common-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-client-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm wireless-tools-21-1.i386.rpm elm-2.5.5-1.i386.rpm man-1.5i2-0.7x.i386.rpm nss_ldap-149-4.i386.rpm procmail-3.21-0.71.i386.rpm xinetd-2.3.0-1.71.i386.rpm util-linux-2.10s-13.7.i386.rpm xloadimage-4.1-20.i386.rpm imap-2000c-10.i386.rpm imap-devel-2000c-10.i386.rpm openssl095a-0.9.5a-9.i386.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.6-9.i386.rpm openssl-0.9.6-9.i386.rpm openssl-python-0.9.6-9.i386.rpm openssl-perl-0.9.6-9.i386.rpm gcc-2.96-85.i386.rpm gcc-objc-2.96-85.i386.rpm gcc-java-2.96-85.i386.rpm gcc-chill-2.96-85.i386.rpm gcc-c++-2.96-85.i386.rpm gcc-g77-2.96-85.i386.rpm cpp-2.96-85.i386.rpm libstdc++-devel-2.96-85.i386.rpm libstdc++-2.96-85.i386.rpm XFree86-Mach32-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-FBDev-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-AGX-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-8514-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-3DLabs-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-SVGA-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-S3V-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-S3-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-P9000-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-Mach8-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-Mach64-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm XFree86-W32-3.3.6-38.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm kernel-2.4.3-12.i586.rpm kernel-2.4.3-12.i686.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.3-12.i586.rpm kernel-smp-2.4.3-12.i686.rpm kernel-doc-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm kernel-BOOT-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm kernel-headers-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm kernel-enterprise-2.4.3-12.i686.rpm kernel-source-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.24-2.i386.rpm devfsd-2.4.3-12.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-common-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-client-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm samba-2.0.10-2.i386.rpm wireless-tools-21-1.i386.rpm SysVinit-2.78-17.i386.rpm mgetty-1.1.25-5.i386.rpm mgetty-sendfax-1.1.25-5.i386.rpm mgetty-viewfax-1.1.25-5.i386.rpm mgetty-voice-1.1.25-5.i386.rpm netscape-common-4.77-1.i386.rpm netscape-communicator-4.77-1.i386.rpm netscape-navigator-4.77-1.i386.rpm rhn_register-1.3.2-1.noarch.rpm rhn_register-gnome-1.3.2-1.noarch.rpm up2date-gnome-2.5.4-1.i386.rpm up2date-2.5.4-1.i386.rpm gftp-2.0.8-1.i386.rpm kdelibs-2.1.2-1.i386.rpm kdelibs-sound-2.1.2-1.i386.rpm kdelibs-devel-2.1.2-1.i386.rpm kdelibs-sound-devel-2.1.2-1.i386.rpm losetup-2.11b-3.i386.rpm arts-2.1.2-1.i386.rpm mount-2.11b-3.i386.rpm Xconfigurator-4.9.29-1.i386.rpm mouseconfig-4.22-1.i386.rpm minicom-1.83.1-8.i386.rpm samba-swat-2.0.8-1.7.1.i386.rpm samba-common-2.0.8-1.7.1.i386.rpm samba-client-2.0.8-1.7.1.i386.rpm samba-2.0.8-1.7.1.i386.rpm krb5-devel-1.2.2-5.i386.rpm krb5-libs-1.2.2-5.i386.rpm krb5-server-1.2.2-5.i386.rpm krb5-workstation-1.2.2-5.i386.rpm docbook-style-dsssl-1.64-2.noarch.rpm ypbind-1.7-8.i386.rpm gnupg-1.0.6-1.i386.rpm xinetd-2.1.8.9pre15-2.i386.rpm LPRng-3.7.4-23.i386.rpm