CentOS ™ / Blue Quartz ™
Installation CD v4.8

NuOnce Networks is extremely proud to announce the availability of our 4th major release of the CentOS / Blue Quartz installation CD. 

The NuOnce Networks Installer takes two great technologies, CentOS & BlueQuartz, and combines them into 1 really awesome platform. Using this software, you can easily turn most ordinary PCs into a full Web, FTP, E-Mail, DNS & MySQL Server! BlueQuartz provides you an easy to use Web GUI that takes the hassles out of administrating a complex system! Best of all, it runs on top of a modern Enterprise Class Linux Distro, CentOS. With regular updates, and best of breed support, you know you are in great hands!

• Pentium II or better
• AMD K7 or better
• 256mb RAM
• 30 gig hard drive
• 1 port 10/100 ethernet

• CD-ROM
• Available Serial Port
• 2nd ethernet port
• Hardware RAID Controller

How do I install your CD?

Advanced Mode Installer

Hard Drive Install Options

• IDE - Single hard drive install
• IDE - Dual hard drive install. 
  This will combine both drives together using LVM
• IDE - RAID Mirror
• SATA/SCSI - Single hard drive install
• SATA/SCSI - Dual hard drive install. 
  This will combine both drives together using LVM
• SATA/SCSI - RAID Mirror
   
• You can install all options via Serial Install.  Special option just for Serial Install

• Start by downloading the ISO from my site, or one of the available mirrors
• Using some CD writing application, burn the ISO Image to your CD
• Insert CD into CDROM
• Select which option you wish to use
• Watch as everything gets installed.
• At the end, you will be prompted to remove the CD and reboot.  Do so.
• Your Server should reboot, and go through a normal boot up process.
• You will be presented with a quick setup wizard.  Answer the 4 questions asked.
• Watch additional .PKGs be installed
• You will see a print out giving even more directions.  Go into the GUI to set your hostname and password.
• Start moving your users & sites over!

Serial Installation

• Null Modem connected to Serial Port 1 on your new server.
• Baud: 38,400
  Data Bits: 8
  Parity: N
  Stop Bits: 1
  Flow Control: Off or None

How do I make a custom CD?

Download the ISO image to a Linux Box, and then run this script

mkdir cd_image
mount -o loop -t iso9660 Nu-CentOS-BQ-4.8.iso cd_image
mkdir custom_cd
cd cd_image
cp -Rp * .discinfo ../custom_cd
cd ..
umount cd_image
rmdir cd_image
cd custom_cd
find ./ -name TRANS.TBL -exec rm -f {} \;

You can now make changes to the CD.  The ONLY recommend changes should occur in /PKGS

Here you can place your addon software.  Everything in this directory will be copied to /tmp/PKGS.  There is 1 script that gets executed.  It is called "install.script".  Please put any addon changes at the BOTTOM of this file!  There are lines already in there that will check to see if you setup RAID.  Do NOT remove these lines!

If you wish to add additional PKGS, copy them into the PKG/ dir, and then add entries into the "install.files" file.  The packages are installed starting from the TOP and going DOWN.  The base installer will ONLY install .PKGS located in this file.  If you wish to install RPMS, use the "install.script" file.

The "install.script" is ran right after the PKGS are installed.  If you need to make changes to the base install, this is the place to do it. Here, you can easily install/uninstall RPMS.

To make your life easier, use FULL PATHS!  Use: /bin/rm instead of just rm, it may make a huge difference!

After you make all of your changes, now is the time to create an ISO image. This is what I recommend, if you do another way, great!

You need to have "mkisofs" installed to be able to do this

To Install:
  /usr/bin/yum install mkisofs

cd custom_cd
mkisofs -o ../Nu-CentOS-BQ-4.8.iso \
        -V 'BQ-CentOS Install v4.8' \
        -b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
        -c isolinux/boot.cat \
        -no-emul-boot \
        -boot-load-size 4 \
        -boot-info-table \
        -R -J -T .

That's it, it should create your new ISO.  From there, just burn it to a CD!
 

Release Notes

Release 4.8 ( Nov 15, 2007 )

• CentOS Updated - 4.5 Nov 15 2007
• New Loader Kernels installed (stage2.img & initrd.img)
• Maintenance Update -- No new features, fully updated

Release 4.7 ( June 1, 2007 )

• CentOS Updated - 4.5 June 1, 2007
• BlueQuartz Updated - 1.20061012
• Maintenance Update -- No new features, fully updated

Release 4.6 ( October 24, 2006 )

• CentOS Updated - 4.4 October 24, 2006
• BlueQuartz Updated - 1.20060918 - October 24, 2006
• Maintenance Update -- No new features, fully updated

Release 4.5 ( August 15, 2006 )

• CentOS Updated - 4.3 August 15, 2006
• BlueQuartz Updated - 1.20060815 - August 15,2006
• DoveCot replaced Qpopper & Imap2000.
• SMTP Auth built into the GUI now.
• Appgate Mindterm Java SSH Client built into GUI.
• Add DNS Management into the SiteAdmin level
• Better Auto DNS.
- Select which hosts are automatically created.
- Setup a default MX Record
- Allows for true out of the box functionality now!

• Disable User E-Mail
- Finally an easy solution to disable an user's email
• Disable Whole Domain E-Mail
- To much Spam to one of your domains? Just disable all
  email accounts in 1 click! Enable it in just 1 click to!

• Fixed dnsImport.pl script - can import "PTR" records now.
• Fixed some issues introduced with BQ -
Problem w/ Mod Auth External (fixed via yum update)
Problem w/ Different GUI => System (fixed via yum update)

• Introduced Blackwhole lists into Sendmail.mc. They are disabled by default.
• Moved dnsImport into it's own RPM to install it easier
• Changed mysql-gui to be compatible w/ BQ RPM Format.

Release 4.3 ( June 12, 2006 )

• CentOS Updated - June 12, 2006
• BlueQuartz Updated - 2006040101 - June 12, 2006
• Install RPM Changed to: nuonce-cd-installer*.rpm
• GRUB RAID Re-Added with proper, automatic, rebuilding!
• Added better security to /tmp -
- Can't execute any files! - Reduces bots and hacks!
- Cron uses /home/.tmp instead of /tmp to work out of.
- Package Installer uses /home/.package_install_tmp

• Added YUM Repo for NuOnce Networks, Inc.
• Added NuOnce - "nuonce-cd-upgrade" RPM so core updates can be easily added without a complete restore! - Updatable via "yum update" now!
• Added NuOnce + Solarspeed YUM GUI for updating via the web.
• Added better support for SMTP-Auth
• Removed displaying version of Sendmail when you initiate connection.
• Removed "kudzu" from starting on startup. Caused some issues with Ethernet cards
• Fixed "MySQL Addon". delete.php was missing
• Fixed "MySQL Addon". Would fail to change passwords. Added Japanese Support to "MySQL Addon" - Thanks Hisao!
• Fixed "/etc/xinet.d/proftpd". Removed some ident requests to speed up connection
• Fixed "/etc/proftpd.conf". Disabled reverse DNS & IDENT Request
• Fixed "/etc/pam.d/pop3". Helps with POP3 Connection
• Fixed "/etc/xinet.d/pop3". Helps with reverse DNS connections.

Release 4.2 ( April 9, 2006 )

• Replaced MS Frontpage Extensions RPM
• Fixed admserv log errors with new php.ini

Release 4.1 ( April 7, 2006 )

• Permissions problem fixed with MS Frontpage Extensions
• Grub RAID Option removed - It would rebuild, but not boot
• LILO RAID Fixed! - It would rebuild, but not boot. It boots now!
• Wizard would hang. Patch offically applied now!
• 10x - 15x faster RAID rebuilds

Release 4.0 ( April 4, 2006 )

• Upgrade to CentOS v4.3
• Updated to BlueQuartz version 2006040101 - 4-04-06
• Updated CentOS to latest patches - 4-04-06
• Updated Hostsfix to 1.1 - Small bug, added blank lines
• Updated mod_auth_external lib to 1.1
• Rebuild Setup Script & Network Reconfigure Script
• Changed "auto clean up" of /tmp from 30 days to 3 days
• Changed "upload_max_size" for Default PHP.
• Removed "Auto Create" default virtual site. Caused problems with Sendmail.
• Added in Merlot Skin for GUI <= Thanks Hisao @ BlueQuartz.org
• Added back "pdksh", it was needed for ASP
• Merged FrontPage & RAID into Core BlueQuartz <= Thanks Hisao!
    -- Updated RAID-Tools to 3.2 - Fixed some problems with rebuild
• Merged HostFixs + Midnight Commander into Base Install
• Merged Mod Auth External into Base Install

Release 3.5 ( January 5, 2006 )

• Updated to Blue Quartz version 20051130
• Updated CentOS to latest patches - 1/05/06
• CMU built into base install
• CCE Shell Tools Installed
• RAID v3.1 typo. GUI reports RAID v3.0 instead of 3.1. It is indeed 3.0
• CentOS / Anaconda Installer upgraded to 4.2
• Fixed Mail Stats Directory for (man mailstats)
• Allow user passwords to be changed via passwd command
• PHP Scripts send email as "admin" instead of apache
• Minor Updates to kickstart.
  - Got rid of "--is-encrypted".
  Changed to just "admin" for easier access
• Cleaned up inital "named" config files. Lots of junk / not used configs
• Changed Logwatch Detail from low => high. Provides more output
• Modified Inital Network Setup Scripts
• Remove the following shells
  
  - pdksh
  - tcsh
  - rsh
  

Release 3.0 ( December 8, 2005 )

• Select between GRUB or LILO as your boot loader!
• Fixed "makewhatis" weekly cron error
• httpd user added back for compatibility reasons
• Fixed another "vacation.pl" with sending responses
• Fixed problems with Install Script
  - Admin Error log filed up with PHP Errors
  - Comment in script was not commented out
  - Some scripts re-written so they are easier to read
  - Apache still had problems sending mail -- fixed now
  
• RAID Package updated to 3.1
• "root" can't login by default using SSH. You must enable it!
• Kickstarts moved into boot loader now
• Base Virtual is added during Quick Setup Wizard now
• Rescue Mode added. Use as a Linux Rescue CD!
• CD Boot Menus re-written to add more functionality
• http://domain/admin is added back per requests
• Your entire Network can no longer relay using Sendmail
• CRON Scripts based like RaQ550 Format. More times to run apps
• Small fix to vacation.pl's symlink
• Removed up2date rpm. This was causing problems for people!
• Hosts Fix package added. Auto create virtual IPs in /etc/hosts now
• Finally Branded it "NuOnce Installer"

Release 2.5 ( October 17, 2005 )

• CMU Fails to import Users, no /etc/lock dir
• "mail" program did not report if user had mail
• /etc/named did not exist. Mainly for historical reasons it is back
• Virtual Site name moves in VHOST management screen
• "locate" database did not update. Fixed to do it automatically
• Admin profile properly created
• BIND Zone Transfers no longer fail

Release 2.0 ( September 21, 2005 )

• Changing DNS during setup no longer crashes the install wizard
• Ghost route of "169.254/16" is no longer a problem
• Network ID & Broadcast ID are now correct
• You can change your network settings via shell.  It will update GUI settings
• Apache default character set changed to ISO 8859-1

Release 1.2 ( August 22, 2005 )

• Perl's SUID Binary added
• NCFTP Binary added

Release 1.1 ( June 21, 2005 )

• Lack of dual processors and hyper threading technology fixed
• Fixed "rpm --import" issue
• System no longer auto reboots.

Release 1.0 ( May 29, 2005 )

• Initial release.  No known bugs.

Known Issues

• USB CD ROM issue. The install may drop into text mode, “ask for language”. If this is the case, reboot the server and watch the monitor, when there is a pause and the display reads “loading /sbin/loader” remove and reinsert the CD ROM USB cord. You should see info box “loading USB storage driver and the install should continue without intervention.

Legal Warning

By downloading this ISO and installing it on your servers, you agree not to hold NuOnce Networks, Inc. liable for anything.  We make no claims that this is free of defects.  NuOnce Networks, Inc. does not maintain the software packages found on this CD, accept where noted in the software.  If you are hacked, your server catches on fire, or is lost or stolen, you agree to release NuOnce Networks from any legal or civil liability.  Support is provided via support forum for free.  Paid support is offered via email and phone.