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for your ks.cfg in (assuming Apache HTTPD) access_log? Do you see any
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>SSTinsley@upsfreight.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 17 May 2007 5:19
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Discussion list about Kickstart<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Unable
to get any httprequests:Unable toretrieve netstg2.imgfile<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I finally gave up and copied my
ks.cfg to a CDROM and changed my pxelinux.cfg to load the KS cfg file from CD
the drive. Anaconda could read the ks.cfg. The ks.cfg file pointed to a RedHat
release image on an NFS server. However, Anaconda said it could not read the
NFS release and displayed a screen to input the corrected NFS image
information. The defaults from the KS cfg file where displayed as defaults. I
entered nothing different and hit OK. Anaconda was able to now mount the RHEL
image using the same information as was specified in the KS cfg file. I think
Anaconda has a few bugs in handling network interfaces and protocols. I would
love to figure out a fix, but I got to get some servers installed.
</FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I'll keep and eye out for your
posts to see if you have any better luck. I still have not heard back from
Redhat. So much for paid support. </FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>Get me back on Solaris!!</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
size=2><TT>kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com wrote on 05/16/2007 11:03:13
AM:<BR><BR>> I feel your pain.<BR>> I'll let you know if I find
anything.<BR>> Thanks<BR>> <BR>> -Mukarram.<BR>> <BR>>
-----Original Message-----<BR>> From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>>
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of<BR>>
SSTinsley@upsfreight.com<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:00 AM<BR>>
To: Discussion list about Kickstart<BR>> Subject: RE: Unable to get any
http requests:Unable toretrieve<BR>> netstg2.imgfile<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> I have been fighting almost the identical problem. See the thread
entitled <BR>> <BR>> "Re: Kickstart via PXE/NFS" <BR>> <BR>> After
the kernel is loaded via configuration set up in the pxelinux config<BR>>
file, the <BR>> network will not come up and the ks.cfg file can then not
be loaded. I get<BR>> the <BR>> network config screen asking to use DHCP
or to enter static info for setup<BR>> of eth0. It <BR>> has really bee
frustrating. I finally just placed my ks.cfg on CDROM and was<BR>> able
<BR>> to get the rest of the PXE auto install to complete. <BR>>
<BR>> If you get a resolution, I will be very interested. I have had a case
open<BR>> with <BR>> RedHat for 2 days waiting for a response. <BR>>
<BR>> kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com wrote on 05/16/2007 04:38:30
AM:<BR>> <BR>> > Nope. Nothing in the error logs.<BR>> >
<BR>> > In my troubleshooting, this is what I've found...<BR>> >
<BR>> > When I remove the ks=http://<ServerIP>/<PATH>/ks.cfg
from my "default"<BR>> file<BR>> > Client PXE boots, shows menu and
loads vmlinuz/initrd.<BR>> > Then it shows up the Language selection.
No luck.<BR>> > However, when I change my default file to read:
ks=/<PATH>/ks.cfg,<BR>> > Client PXE boots, shows menu and loads
vmlinuz/initrd.<BR>> > Then it gives the error "Error opening kickstart
file (null): Bad address"<BR>> > I do some more research (see link
below)<BR>> >
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Fedora/2004-06/5939.html<BR>> >
and modified the ks.cfg file...add more network parameters like so:<BR>>
> network --device=eth0 --bootproto=static --ip=171.67.39.139<BR>> >
--netmask=255.255.255.224 --gateway=171.67.39.129
--nameserver=171.64.7.77<BR>> > --hostname=as-test.stanford.edu<BR>>
> Still no luck.<BR>> > I then changed my --device=eth0 to
--device=link and then to<BR>> > --device=eth1...still no luck.
Then put it back to --device=eth0.<BR>> > Then I change my PATH
from:<BR>> > url --url
http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise<BR>> > to<BR>> > url
--url http://171.67.39.130/ENT_LINUX_64<BR>> > Still no luck.<BR>>
> Again nothing in the http logs.<BR>> > <BR>> > It looks like
the installer is reading the ks.cfg file silently since it<BR>> >
complained that it couldn't find it from the default file when I
didn't<BR>> > specify the http://<servername>. <BR>> >
Can I figure out what is reading and stopping. Is there a way to look
at<BR>> > the kickstart logs (If there is any...I haven't seen
one).<BR>> > <BR>> > I tried to create logging as well in my
ks.cfg file...no luck...no output:<BR>> > %pre
--log=/tmp/my-pre-log<BR>> > echo 'Hello, World!'<BR>> > <BR>>
> Here is my directory/file setup:<BR>> > <BR>> > TFTP:<BR>>
> <BR>> > /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg<BR>> >
[root@as-kickball pxelinux.cfg]# ls<BR>> > default
pxeos.xml<BR>> > <BR>> > [root@as-kickball linux-install]#
ls -lR<BR>> > .:<BR>> > total 32<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2
root root 4096 May 14 00:31 ENT_LINUX_32<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2
root root 4096 May 16 00:30 ENT_LINUX_64<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2
root root 4096 May 14 21:09 msgs<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 12952 Oct 24 2006 pxelinux.0<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root
root 4096 May 16 00:25 pxelinux.cfg<BR>> > <BR>> >
./ENT_LINUX_32:<BR>> > total 0<BR>> > <BR>> >
./ENT_LINUX_64:<BR>> > total 5984<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root
root 4310479 May 14 15:29 initrd.img<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root
85 May 16 00:30 ks.cfg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1
root root 1792835 May 14 15:29 vmlinuz<BR>> > <BR>> >
./msgs:<BR>> > total 24<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 534
May 14 21:00 boot.msg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 668 Oct 24
2006 expert.msg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 871 Oct 24
2006 general.msg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 860 Oct 24
2006 param.msg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 530 Oct 24
2006 rescue.msg<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 545 Oct 24
2006 snake.msg<BR>> > <BR>> > ./pxelinux.cfg:<BR>> >
total 20<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 511 May 16 00:25
default<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 511 May 15 23:34
default.bak<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 461 May 15 14:44
default.dhcp<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 573 May 15 13:30
default.staticIP<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 42 May 14
16:28 pxeos.xml<BR>> > <BR>> > My HTTP directory:<BR>> >
<BR>> > [root@as-kickball /]# ls -lart /var/www/html<BR>> > total
24<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Mar 21 19:17 ..<BR>> >
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 May 14 00:35 .<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x
3 root root 4096 May 14 00:40 ENT_LINUX_32<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x
3 root root 4096 May 15 15:49 ENT_LINUX_64<BR>> > <BR>> >
[root@as-kickball /]# ls -lart /var/www/html/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/<BR>>
> total 136<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 114688 Feb 24 13:15
RPMS<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 14 15:53
base<BR>> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1386 May 15 15:05
ks_ent_linux_64.cfg<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May
15 15:49 ..<BR>> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1242 May 16 01:08
ks.cfg<BR>> > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 May 16 01:08
.<BR>> > <BR>> > I am at a loss now. I am sure it's
something simple as it mostly is.<BR>> > Help is appreciated.<BR>>
> <BR>> > Tomorrow, I'll tell my networking guy to enable "spanning
tree" so I could<BR>> > use dhcp and get the static crap out of my
way.<BR>> > Will let you know more.<BR>> > <BR>> >
-Mukarram.<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > -----Original
Message-----<BR>> > From: kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> >
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mike Jennings<BR>>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 8:47 PM<BR>> > To: Discussion list
about Kickstart<BR>> > Subject: Re: Unable to get any http
requests:Unable to retreive<BR>> > netstg2.imgfile<BR>> > <BR>>
> Is the apache log showing any 404 errors? My stupid screwups are
<BR>> > always shown in the error log when I typo
something.<BR>> > <BR>> > Mike<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>>
> <BR>> > On May 15, 2007, at 10:39 PM, Mukarram Syed wrote:<BR>>
> <BR>> > ><BR>> > > Colin,<BR>> > > I changed
it from ksdevice=eth0 to ksdevice=link<BR>> > ><BR>> > >
Sorry, that didn't help.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Wonder what else
could it be, why is it not connecting to the http <BR>> > >
server?<BR>> > > I don't see any traffic in tcpdump after
pxeboot.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > -Mukarram.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > > From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> > >
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Coe, Colin
<BR>> > > C. (Unix<BR>> > > Engineer)<BR>> >
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:56 PM<BR>> > > To: Discussion list
about Kickstart<BR>> > > Subject: RE: Unable to get any http
requests:Unabletoretreive<BR>> > > netstg2.imgfile<BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > > Try changing 'ksdevice=eth0' to
'ksdevice=link'. With 2.6 kernels, <BR>> > > the<BR>>
> > kernel's idea of what eth0 and eth1 are often differs from the BIOS/
<BR>> > > PXE<BR>> > > stack.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> CC<BR>> > ><BR>> > >> -----Original
Message-----<BR>> > >> From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> > >>
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mukarram Syed<BR>>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2007 8:42 AM<BR>> > >> To:
'Discussion list about Kickstart'<BR>> > >> Subject: RE: Unable to
get any http requests:<BR>> > >> Unabletoretreive
netstg2.imgfile<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> John,<BR>> >
>> Sorry...just to make things clear.<BR>> > >> eth0 works
to get the dhcp/tftp request and eth1 does not.<BR>> > >> However,
I tried using both is what I meant.<BR>> > >><BR>> >
>> We have a problem with dhcp, the networking folks here did<BR>>
> >> not enable "spanning tree" on the switch ports, until
that<BR>> > >> happens I am using static<BR>> > >> ip.
I double checked the syntax etc.<BR>> > >><BR>> >
>> Thanks<BR>> > >> -Mukarram.<BR>> > >><BR>>
> >> -----Original Message-----<BR>> > >> From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> > >>
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of John<BR>> >
>> Summerfield<BR>> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:32
PM<BR>> > >> To: Discussion list about Kickstart<BR>> >
>> Subject: Re: Unable to get any http requests: Unable<BR>> >
>> toretreive netstg2.imgfile<BR>> > >><BR>> >
>> Mukarram Syed wrote:<BR>> > >>> Thanks Colin for the
quick response<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>> Yes. It does have.
It's a Dell PE2950.<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> I have
already tried that option as well.<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> I tried both ksdevice=eth0 and ksdevice=eth1 and they don't
work.<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >><BR>> > >> If
you can connect all network interfaces, that might help,<BR>> > >>
because it then doesn't matter whether either one or both is used.<BR>>
> >><BR>> > >> If you run arpwatch that will report on
which interfaces are<BR>> > >> used (by mac address and
IP).<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> More below...<BR>> >
>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> -Mukarram.<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>> _____<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>> From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> > >>>
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of<BR>> > >>
Coe, Colin C.<BR>> > >> (Unix<BR>> > >>>
Engineer)<BR>> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:52
PM<BR>> > >>> To: Discussion list about Kickstart<BR>> >
>>> Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to
retreive<BR>> > >>> netstg2.imgfile<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> Does the machine you're on have multiple Ethernet<BR>> >
>> interfaces? If so,<BR>> > >>> what you may find
is adding 'ksdevice=link' will assist.<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> CC<BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>> _____<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> From:
kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com<BR>> > >>>
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of<BR>> > >>
Mukarram Syed<BR>> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2007 7:50
AM<BR>> > >>> To: kickstart-list@redhat.com<BR>> >
>>> Subject: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to
retreive<BR>> > >>> netstg2.img file<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>> Hi<BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>> I am sure there is some information regarding my request,
but I am<BR>> > >>> unable<BR>> > >> to<BR>>
> >>> find it, hence the post.<BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> I
configured my kickstart server using http.<BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>> I am able to pxeboot the client, but my client is not
able<BR>> > >> to get the<BR>> > >>> netstg2.img
file from the server.<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> I am
able to http into my netstg2.img directory from a web browser<BR>> >
>>> from another server in the same subnet successfully.<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> Also I tried to put in a boot cdrom and run the
following:<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> Linux
ks=http://<ServerIP>/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg<BR>> >
>>> ip=<ClientIP><BR>> > >>>
netmask=255.255.255.224 gateway=<GatewayIP><BR>> >
>><BR>> > >><BR>> > >> I have never used static
IP for ks, I alway configure<BR>> > >> everything I can with dhcp.
However, I do know that that's<BR>> > >> not the format the kernel
expects for the ip parameter. Check<BR>> > >> your documentation,
if I were writing a script tp parse ip=<BR>> > >> then I'd conform
to the existing standards (that is, the way<BR>> > >> the kernel
expects it), and that's what works with Ubuntu.<BR>> > >><BR>>
> >><BR>> > >><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> Still no
luck. It goes straight to the cd installer.<BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> I tried
to tcpdump the traffic on the MAC address of the client, it<BR>> >
>> outputs<BR>> > >>> the tftp information and after that
it stops.<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> I don't see any
http traffic coming from the client.<BR>> > >><BR>> >
>> That's fairly consistent with you specifying ip= incorrectly.<BR>>
> >><BR>> > >> btw, if you're using PXE, the why are you
trying to spectify<BR>> > >> static IP info?<BR>> >
>><BR>> > >> btw, as I recall, pxelinux has an option to
pass on the IP<BR>> > >> address info it gets in the proper format
for the kernel to parse.<BR>> > >><BR>> > >><BR>>
> >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>>
> >>> I'd appreciate some help in this regard.<BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>> I've spent all day trying to
troubleshoot this but no luck.<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> Thanks
Much<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>><BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> Mukarram Syed<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>
Unix Systems Administrator,<BR>> > >>><BR>> >
>>> Stanford University.<BR>> >
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