CentOS - Oct 2005 - USB Stick Install

Hello all,

    I'm looking at setting up a sort of 'appliance' server and as
such
its really not going to have a lot packages etc. I thought of installing
4.2 on a 1gb USB stick, however, the stick is not even recongnized by
anaconda. It did appear when I did 'modprobe usb-storage.ko' as /dev/sdc
(i have already have 2 SATA disks which are sda, sdb). Then the disk
partitioner does not allow me to install on the USB stick, its not even
listed as an available drive. Does anyone have any redhat/centos
experience with this ? I've successfully managed to get OpenBSD and
Ubuntu to install and boot on exactly the same kit so there is nothing
wrong hardware wise. I might try and disconnect the SATA drives before
attempting the install to see if that make any difference.

Thanks.

Bards.

On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 07:42, Bards1888 wrote:
>     I'm looking at setting up a sort of 'appliance' server and
as such
> its really not going to have a lot packages etc.
Before you re-invent this particular wheel, you might want to 
check out the beta 7.x version of SME server at
http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php?Downloads
which is based on Centos4.

-- 
  Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com

SME 7.x beta series is built on CentOS 4.  So it also feels
like RHEL.  Give it a look see.

Chris
 
 
>>>bards1888 at gmail.com 10/28/05 9:22 am >>> 
Les Mikesell wrote: 
 
>On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 07:42, Bards1888 wrote: 
> 
>  
> 
>>   I'm looking at setting up a sort of 'appliance' server
and as such
>>its really not going to have a lot packages etc. 
>>    
>> 
> 
>Before you re-invent this particular wheel, you might want to 
>check out the beta 7.x version of SME server at 
>http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php?Downloads 
>which is based on Centos4. 
> 
>  
> 
Thanks for the link Les, 
 
I'm set on Centos, no need for me to try SME, the main reason I like 
Centos is mainly do to the fact that it 'feels' like RHEL. I dont 
particularly want to step further away from RHEL towards SME. 
 
Did you see my post from yesterday (titled 'Minimal Server Install') 
where Johnny Hughes said he managed to get Centos 4 down to 550mb ? 
Also, the tip from Ash Christopher to go here; 
 
http://www.owlriver.com/tips/tiny-centos/ 
 
is fairly useful. 
 
 
I was just providing a bit of background info by mentioning the reduced 
number of packages. I'm now looking for some help with the USB stuff. 
 
 
Cheers, 
 
 
 
Brian. 
 
 
 
 
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Bards1888 wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
>     I'm looking at setting up a sort of 'appliance' server and
as such
> its really not going to have a lot packages etc. I thought of installing
> 4.2 on a 1gb USB stick, however, the stick is not even recongnized by
> anaconda. It did appear when I did 'modprobe usb-storage.ko' as
/dev/sdc
> (i have already have 2 SATA disks which are sda, sdb). Then the disk
> partitioner does not allow me to install on the USB stick, its not even
> listed as an available drive. Does anyone have any redhat/centos
> experience with this ? I've successfully managed to get OpenBSD and
> Ubuntu to install and boot on exactly the same kit so there is nothing
> wrong hardware wise. I might try and disconnect the SATA drives before
> attempting the install to see if that make any difference.
RedHat don't support installs on removable drives - see:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/anaconda-devel-list/2005-July/msg00021.html

But, looking at the anaconda source - in partedUtils.py at around line 833:

             if isys.driveIsRemovable(drive) and not flags.expert:
                 DiskSet.skippedDisks.append(drive)
                 continue

So it looks like if you boot the installer with 'expert' on the command 
line it may work.

I've just tried this, I can get disk druid to see the USB drive - but I 
did have to 'go back' and re-try disk druid before it found the USB 
drive - I didn't get as far as installing (I don't have a 1GB USB 
stick), but it may work...

James Pearson