Topic: Fresh SME8 on MiniPC workarounds - USB Install

[apmuthu]

Installed SME8 (i386) on a MiniPC (Atom Mainboard) with 2 NICs using the USB install method outlined below:

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 Make USB with RMPrepUSB
 -> Install Grub4DOS on USB and grldr
 -> Copy SMEServer ISO and menu.lst and default
 -> Install SME 8 with SATA as IDE in BIOS in MiniPC using
        sme raid=none nolvm
 -> Boot with Puppy Linux and copy grldr to sda1
 -> Boot with HBCD -> Mini WinXP -> Install Grub4DOS to MBR of sda (hd0)
 -> Edit grub/grub.conf in sda1 for kernel line and boot comment
 -> remap by editing grub/device.map for hd order
 -> Reboot MiniPC -> First Boot
 -> Set admin password
 -> LAN IP as 192.168.x.1
 -> WAN as DHCP with Ethernet Address
 -> signal-event halt
 -> Move to Builder Network (no mouse / kbd)

The USB SME files (menu.lst, grldr, default) referred to above are at:
http://www.apmuthu.com/files/USBSMEfiles.zip

Login as root from another PC on the SME LAN network.

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nano /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth1
Insert:
  BOOTPROTO=dhcp

remove the IPADDR line
 
connect the wan cable.

ifdown eth1
ifup eth1
ipconfig
 
nano /etc/yum.conf
Insert:
  keepcache=1

yum update

There will be 143 packages to be updated and 7 to be installed totalling 223 MB as on date.
 
The new kernel will be:

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# uname -a
Linux box001 2.6.18-348.3.1.el5 #1 SMP Mon Mar 11 19:40:14 EDT 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux