Fermi Linux 7xtest alpha 06/18/01 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 linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/7xtest/i386/ ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/7xtest/i386/ *Floppy image locations ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/7xtest/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 Note that there is a "drivers" floppy image for "other drivers". See the RedHat documentation for what is on this floppy. 1*. All errata as of June 16, 2001. 2*. autorpm support with fix for circular dependencies. I took the original released version of RedHat and used autorpm to update to this errata level and it worked ok. 3*. Basic workgroup support. The shell script at the end is missing. This has the effect of NOT having ups/upd bootstrap support. Also RPMS which were specific to and provided by the workgroup is also missing. 4*. You should be able to install via nfs or ftp. Have not done many ftp installs but they should work. Just did a ftp install and it worked but it used text mode. Will try to preserve ftp installs but not making any promises. 5*. Migrated the following rpms from 6.1.x . See below for details zz_fermi-release-7xtest-a.i386.rpm zz_tcp_wrappers_change-1.2-2.noarch.rpm zz_inittab_change-1.0-2.i386.rpm serialconsole-1.0-2.noarch.rpm autorpm-config-3.0-2.noarch.rpm workgroup tag rpms zz_ntp_configure-2.0-1.i386.rpm 6*. Got Nedit from RedHat powertools. This requires openmotif so got openmotif from ICS. We will start with this version of openmotif as it is what CDF is testing. More choices later. 7. 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. * Thanks to Troy for the suprise during the graphical installer. 8*. No cdrom installs at the moment. Have to figure out how to make 2 cd's out of one install tree. 9. SSH support is via openssh which is installed by default. 9a*. Fermi Kerberos rpm in the really near future. 10*. NO afs yet. Ibm(Transarc) client does not work. 11. Adaptec scsi support is very poor. RedHat is working on this. I suggest that if you have Adaptec scsi that you NOT install RedHat 7.1.anything. In some cases it will not even install. 12. ISA network cards are NOT auto detected by default, either during the install or afterwards. 13. 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 14. RedHat has already announced a new errata kernel. I have been waiting for it to be released for quite a while. So do not get too attatched to the existing kernel as it will be replaced soon. 15. inetd and /etc/inetd.conf have been replaced with xinetd and /etc/ xinetd.d/ . Similar features but done differently. 16. Other RedHat features are still there. 17. Upgrades are not disallowed by I am not sure you will get what you want. So please do NOT upgrade yet. 18. gcc is 2.96.3 straight from RedHat. Please Go forth and test and report back. -connie & Troy __________________________________________________________________________ Errata from RedHat 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 Authored by Fermi Workgroup tag files -- so we know which workgroup it is Theory-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm SDSS-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm RIP-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm PAT-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm OSS-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm ODS-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm GenericFarm-tag-2.0-6.noarch.rpm FOCUS-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm FnaluInteractive-tag-2.0-5.noarch.rpm FermiStandAlone-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm Farms-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm D0offsite-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm D0desktop-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CUSTOM-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm ConsoleServer-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CMSserver-tag-2.0-6.noarch.rpm CMSfarm-tag-2.0-6.noarch.rpm CMSdesktop-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CDF-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFonline-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFoffsite-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm CDFlevel3-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm Astro-tag-2.0-4.noarch.rpm Changes /etc/redhat-release to say "Fermi with 7xtest" zz_fermi-release-7xtest-a.i386.rpm Modifies /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny for fnal.gov only access - Same as 6.1.x version zz_tcp_wrappers_change-1.2-2.noarch.rpm Modifies /etc/inittab to require "root" password for single user mode zz_inittab_change-1.0-2.i386.rpm Enables "broadcast" to ntp and polulates /etc/ntp/step-tickers with Fermi time servers zz_ntp_configure-2.0-1.i386.rpm Enables serial console serialconsole-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Autorpm config file that points to fermi servers autorpm-config-3.0-2.noarch.rpm Added by Fermi From Redhat powertools nedit-5.1.1-5.i386.rpm perl-libnet-1.0703-5.i386.rpm From ICS openmotif-2.1.30-5_ICS.i386.rpm openmotif-devel-2.1.30-5_ICS.i386.rpm Modified by Fermi Installer changes anaconda-7.1-5f1.i386.rpm anaconda-runtime-7.1-5f1.i386.rpm Change to help circular dependencies autorpm-1.9.9-1f1.noarch.rpm