<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I did what Kennedy suggested. Thanks much.<o:p></o:p> Connected the KVM and did the Alt-F commands.<o:p></o:p> What I found is this:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> "<o:p></o:p> ...<o:p></o:p> ...<o:p></o:p> getting kickstart file<o:p></o:p> looking for first netDev with link<o:p></o:p> eth0 has link, using it<o:p></o:p> doing kickstart...setting it up<o:p></o:p> waiting for link...<o:p></o:p> 4 seconds<o:p></o:p> no DNS servers, can't look up hostname<o:p></o:p> ks location: <a href="http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg">http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg</a><o:p></o:p> transferring <a href="http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg">http://171.67.39.130//./ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg</a> to a fd<o:p></o:p> failed to retrieve <a href="http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg">http://171.67.39.130///ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg</a><o:p></o:p> trying to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">CD</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> device hda<o:p></o:p> "<o:p></o:p> As I said before, I could retrieve all the above http links from another system on the same subnet as my kickstart install server and the client.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> After which I modified my default file to the following:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> label 1 <o:p></o:p> kernel ENT_LINUX_64/vmlinuz<o:p></o:p> append nofb initrd=ENT_LINUX_64/initrd.img ramdisk_size=10000 lang= devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216 ksdevice=link ip=171.67.39.139 netmask=255.255.255.224 gateway=171.67.39.129 dns=171.64.7.77 ks=http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I put the dns= entry in there.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The I get the following:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> "<o:p></o:p> ...<o:p></o:p> Adding 171.64.7.77<o:p></o:p> dnsserver is 171.64.7.77<o:p></o:p> doing kickstart...setting it up<o:p></o:p> waiting for link<o:p></o:p> 4 seconds<o:p></o:p> reverse name lookup failed<o:p></o:p> ks location: http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg<o:p></o:p> transferring http://171.67.39.130//./ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg to a fd<o:p></o:p> failed to retrieve http://171.67.39.130///ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg<o:p></o:p> trying to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">CD</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> device had<o:p></o:p> "<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Here is the network information from my ks.cfg file:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> #Network information<o:p></o:p> network --device=eth0 --bootproto=static --ip=171.67.39.130 --netmask=255.255.255.224 --gateway=171.67.39.129 --nameserver=171.64.7.77 --hostname=as-kickball.stanford.edu<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The hostname is invalid. It’s a bogus name. I’ll try to make it a valid name and check it out.<o:p></o:p> Should there be a hostname in the default file as well since I am using static IP?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I think I am getting close here. Something else is missing for the reverse lookup to work.<o:p></o:p> Suggestions would be helpful at this point.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -Mukarram.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: Mukarram Syed [mailto:muksyed@stanford.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:00 AM To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart' Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests:Unable toretreive netstg2.imgfile <o:p> </o:p> I tried Alt+f1, Alt+f2 etc. no effect.<o:p></o:p> I am doing all this from the cyclades console.<o:p></o:p> I might have to go in front of the box and try it out, which I should be doing in a few hours.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks for the suggestion.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -Mukarram.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p> From: kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of KENNEDY VAN DAM Eric<o:p></o:p> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:46 AM<o:p></o:p> To: Discussion list about Kickstart<o:p></o:p> Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests:Unable toretreive netstg2.imgfile<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> > -----Message d'origine-----<o:p></o:p> > De : kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com <o:p></o:p> > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] De la part de Mukarram Syed<o:p></o:p> > Envoyé : mercredi 16 mai 2007 10:39<o:p></o:p> > À : 'Discussion list about Kickstart'<o:p></o:p> > Objet : RE: Unable to get any http requests:Unable to <o:p></o:p> > retreive netstg2.imgfile<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > Nope. Nothing in the error logs.<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > In my troubleshooting, this is what I've found...<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > When I remove the ks=http://<ServerIP>/<PATH>/ks.cfg from my <o:p></o:p> > "default" file<o:p></o:p> > Client PXE boots, shows menu and loads vmlinuz/initrd.<o:p></o:p> > Then it shows up the Language selection. No luck.<o:p></o:p> > However, when I change my default file to read: ks=/<PATH>/ks.cfg,<o:p></o:p> > Client PXE boots, shows menu and loads vmlinuz/initrd.<o:p></o:p> > Then it gives the error "Error opening kickstart file (null): <o:p></o:p> > Bad address"<o:p></o:p> > I do some more research (see link below)<o:p></o:p> > http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Fedora/2004-06/5939.html<o:p></o:p> > and modified the ks.cfg file...add more network parameters like so:<o:p></o:p> > network --device=eth0 --bootproto=static --ip=171.67.39.139<o:p></o:p> > --netmask=255.255.255.224 --gateway=171.67.39.129 <o:p></o:p> > --nameserver=171.64.7.77<o:p></o:p> > --hostname=as-test.stanford.edu<o:p></o:p> > Still no luck.<o:p></o:p> > I then changed my --device=eth0 to --device=link and then to<o:p></o:p> > --device=eth1...still no luck. Then put it back to --device=eth0.<o:p></o:p> > Then I change my PATH from:<o:p></o:p> > url --url http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise<o:p></o:p> > to<o:p></o:p> > url --url http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64<o:p></o:p> > Still no luck.<o:p></o:p> > Again nothing in the http logs.<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > It looks like the installer is reading the ks.cfg file <o:p></o:p> > silently since it<o:p></o:p> > complained that it couldn't find it from the default file <o:p></o:p> > when I didn't<o:p></o:p> > specify the http://<servername>. <o:p></o:p> > Can I figure out what is reading and stopping. Is there a <o:p></o:p> > way to look at<o:p></o:p> > the kickstart logs (If there is any...I haven't seen one).<o:p></o:p> > <o:p></o:p> > I tried to create logging as well in my ks.cfg file...no <o:p></o:p> > luck...no output:<o:p></o:p> > %pre --log=/tmp/my-pre-log<o:p></o:p> > echo 'Hello, World!'<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sorry if the suggestion has already been made.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Did you try to go to the other consoles ? There is a lot of information there which can help to debu your problem.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p> Kickstart-list mailing list<o:p></o:p> Kickstart-list@redhat.com<o:p></o:p> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>