How to set up a FAI install server on Debian lenny using FAI 3.4.x ================================================================== FAI 3.4.x is ready-to-go for Debian Squeeze, but can also be used on a server running lenny. - Add this line to /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://fai-project.org/download squeeze koeln - Install new FAI 3.4.x packages on your system - Replace any occurrences of 'squeeze' with 'lenny' in the following files: /etc/fai/make-fai-nfsroot /etc/fai/apt/sources.list - Add the aufs-modules package to /etc/fai/NFSROOT: < linux-image-486 > linux-image-486 aufs-modules-2.6-486 - Since fai 3.4.x is only available in the squeeze repository of fai-project.org (and depending on the date possibly also from Debian squeeze and unstable/sid) add this line to /etc/fai/apt/sources.list deb http://fai-project.org/download squeeze koeln - Call fai-setup -v or make-fai-nfsroot -v - In the config space you have to add the class GRUB (providing grub1) to your install clients instead of the class GRUB_PC (providing grub2). Have a look at class/50-host-classes. - When building a fai-cd, use option -G1.