[sles-beta] Beta 2 installation notes

[Joe Doupnik]

     On network adapter renaming. I followed the URL you included below. 
For amusement, here is its final solution:
>
>
>     I don't like this, how do I disable this?
>
> You basically have four options:
>
>  1. You disable the assignment of fixed names, so that the
>     unpredictable kernel names are used again. For this, simply mask
>     udev's rule file for the default policy: |ln -s /dev/null
>     /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules| (since v209: this file
>     was called |80-net-name-slot.rules| in release v197 through v208)
>  2. You create your own manual naming scheme, for example by naming
>     your interfaces "internet0", "dmz0" or "lan0". For that create
>     your own udev rules file and set the NAME property for the
>     devices. Make sure to order it before the default policy file, for
>     example by naming it |/etc/udev/rules.d/70-my-net-names.rules|
>  3. You alter the default policy file, for picking a different naming
>     scheme, for example for naming all interface names after their MAC
>     address by default: |cp
>     /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules
>     /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules|, then edit the file
>     there and change the lines as necessary.
>  4. You pass the net.ifnames=0 on the kernel command line (since v199)
>

     My view: not acceptable. What I do not yet know is what happens 
when we copy a VMware virtual machine as that changes the MAC address, 
and what name additional adapters are given. Udev rules used to be 
automatically generated, plain to see and readily modified. The helpful 
udev file it suggest we read is only 605 lines of systemd-speak. Now we 
almost need a training course.
     Thanks, and indeed thanks for your feedback on the many things we 
encounter,
     Joe D.


On 10/03/2014 13:50, Frederic Crozat wrote:
> (replying, keeping in mind this report is more SLED than SLES=
>
> Le samedi 08 mars 2014 à 15:53 +0000, Joe Doupnik a écrit :
>>       The UK keyboard language selection now works. Good. But the text
>> mode screen has not picked it up.
> Please open a service request for this.
>
>>       Partitioner troubles with the first partition persist, in spades.
>> Now I find that upon trying to re-edit the partition table after the
>> system has lost /dev/sda1 (/boot) it will not permit the swap partition
>> to be deleted. That prevention is not correct, not usable, and the popup
>> error message saying the system cannot run without a swap file is also
>> not true.
> Please open a service request for this.
>
>>       Partitioner "Expert" menu is not filled in yet, just a white screen
>> block
> Fixes for the expert partitioner are coming for Beta3 but please, fill a
> service request to make sure bug fixed are the same one you are seeing.
>
>>      Upon the installation retry the overall system choice for startup
>> runlevel sticks at graphical no matter what we click.
>
>>       When we are in the software installation and use the Search feature
>> to enter a particular choice then the search result is shown as empty,
>> even though the item has been preselected elsewhere (a pattern).
> Please open a service request for this.
>
>>       The same area now generally (except as noted above) shows the
>> detailed RPMs involved, which is good.
>> But let's go ahead.
>>       The login screen shows a personal name rather than the proper username
> The idea here is to display "Real Name" (ie GECOS field) when there is
> enough space, otherwise login (username) is displayed.
>
>>       The Gnome layout is much improved over beta 1, but we could well do
>> without emulation of that Win 8 thing. Take away the huge clock and its
>> stray audio icon and the far left systray triangle, put things back in
>> the start menu (not hidden in an obscure icon in systray), as they were
>> in the golden age. The changes made between beta 1 and beta 2 are all in
>> the right direction, and more such progress toward the clean classical
>> style of yore would be appreciated. Yes, I know it is a heck of a lot of
>> work involved.
> Unfortunately, we won't be merging the "system menu" (sound / network /
> power / shutdown) with the applications menu.
>
> Regarding the "huge clock", on SLES, when you open it, it will be much
> smaller (not trying to display calendar events, this is a SLED thing).
>
> BTW, if you want real adventure, you might want to try "GNOME Shell",
> which is also available in SLE12 (just select "GNOME Shell" in the login
> dialog, when asked for your password) ;)
>
>>       Trying to escape the GUI, no go. Control-BS-BS recycles to the GUI.
>> Terminal, su -, init 3 (yes, heresy) freezes the machine. But, in that
>> frozen state another Control-BS-BS finally yields the text mode screen
>> (non-GUI). Whew. Oh, do I get a prize for finding that easter egg?
>> I will trade that prize for a way to define the startup run level in a
>> simple clear way.
> This is noted in the Beta2 announcement : bnc#866055. Until it is fixed,
> use "systemctl kill xdm" to ensure Xorg is properly terminated.
>
>>       How does one get rid of the lan adapter retro-name (ens32) and
>> regain regular eth0, 1, etc?  At present I must go into YaST | Network
>> and rename the device by hand. I dread the thought of having to do this
>> for each upgrade.
> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PredictableNetworkInterfaceNames/
>
> might help you. Beware that Network interface renaming isn't working
> properly in Beta2, will be fixed in Beta3.
>

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