[Casper] Casper Imaging Errors

[Criss Myers]

I've not changed by passwords

But under Casper 6 I had a partition script that created a windows  
script, now that's in Casper 7 I I stopped using it, but I might go  
back to it now

Criss

On 29 Jul 2009, at 17:57, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> I have a first run script that wipes out all partitions, and I  
> suggest everyone does this, since the erase drive option only  
> formats and doesn't lay down a new partition.
>
> Also, make sure your passwords are correct for all your accounts,  
> because if I recall, when I saw that problem it was due to me  
> changing a password and the accounts didn't match so they couldn't  
> authenticate.
>
> FYI
>
> Tom
>
> >>> Criss Myers <cmyers at uclan.ac.uk> 07/29/09 11:33 AM >>>
> That sound like me, it fails at the first run script, the bind etc ,  
> plus the adobe, all od which I need, but it's random and only about  
> 5% of the time,
>
> I'm only fix was a boot from DVD and disk erase
>
> On 29 Jul 2009, at 17:19, Eric Young <eyoung at thayer.org> wrote:
>
>
>> Luckily (I think) it seems to lay down 99% of the image... it just  
>> sort of skips the bind to OD, name, and a few minor scripts I run  
>> at the end.. Annoying but not a show stopper.  It would be  
>> interesting if its failing at different points in the process for  
>> different people's builds.
>>
>>
>> On Jul 29, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Criss Myers wrote:
>>
>>> Yea I see at the end when it's creating the first run script
>>>
>>> The only thing I could do was boot from DVD and erase the hard disk
>>>
>>> On 29 Jul 2009, at 16:58, Eric Young <eyoung at thayer.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I have a ticket open for the "NilObjectException was not  
>>>> handled"  error, I am only seeing it at the very end of the  
>>>> install.. seemingly as Imaging is creating the login hooks
>>>>
>>>> I am only seeing this error on PPC machines.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 29, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Steven Diver wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am seeing a some errors with Casper Imaging v7, that have just  
>>>>> cropped up in the last few hours, and I am at a loss on how to  
>>>>> resolve them...
>>>>>
>>>>> When netbooting a machine with a Casper NetInstall image, Casper  
>>>>> Imaging opens and one of two things happens...
>>>>>
>>>>> I go thru Casper Imaging, select my options, and when I select  
>>>>> an Install Configuration, I immediately get the following error  
>>>>> message:
>>>>>
>>>>> An excetption of class NilObjectException was not handled. The  
>>>>> application must shut down.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hit
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I am dropped into a Terminal window, I need to restart, and  
>>>>> I get the same error the next time I go into Casper Imaging.
>>>>> If that doesn't happen, as soon a the NetInstall imagine loads,  
>>>>> and Casper Imaging launches, I get an
>>>>>
>>>>> Error parsing xml for Autorun
>>>>>
>>>>> message. And again, upon hitting
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I am dropped into a Terminal window and need to restart.
>>>>> I have tried everything I can think of...so I am wondering if  
>>>>> anyone has seen this issue or experienced this issues, or just  
>>>>> has any ideas...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>>
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