Ah I understand you now.... On my server I mount --bind the dvd iso to a directory and use that as the source for my distro tree... <div class="gmail_quote">2009/12/11 Gerd Mueller <<a href="mailto:gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de">gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de</a>> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">:) I used netinstall for the distro-tree. That was wrong <div class="im"> Gerd -- Gerd Mueller Mika Timing GmbH Strundepark Kuertener Str. 11b 51465 Bergisch Gladbach Phone: +49 (0)2202-2401-153 Mobile: +49 (0)151 5500 4015 Fax: +49 (0)2202-2401-253 email: <a href="mailto:gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de">gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de</a> WEB Adresse: <a href="http://www.mikatiming.de" target="_blank">www.mikatiming.de</a> Key ID: 2AA04C1F </div>Am Freitag, den 11.12.2009, 09:23 +0000 schrieb James Hogarth: <div><div></div><div class="h5">> Hmm that's odd... I always use a netinstall CD for my kickstarts... > > I use a custom isolinux.cfg file to have labels predetermined for a > variety of configurations.... DB, base, web slave, varnish proxy etc > depending on the role the system is to have... The kickstarts differ > by activation key used (for different packages/channels and > configuration channels) and network configurations... > > To save space on my ESX farms I use a netinstall cd to kickstart them > (dont' have access to dhcp in my environment for PXE) since the ~5-9MB > netinstall for teh purpose of kickstart is much better than the space > for the CD/DVD.... > > One thing that does ring a bell given you say the CentOS first CD > works for this is... > > I have seen similar behaviour when attempting to use, say, a 5.0 RHEL > CD to kickstart from a 5.1 repo mirror... and vice versa. If memory > serves anaconda doesn't like booting from kernel 'A' and then finding > kernel 'B' in the kickstart distro tree.... > > What base (5.x) version was the netinstall iso you were trying to use? > I see you have a 5.4 tree.... > > If you need help building a custom iso for kickstart purposes let me > know and I'll share my build scripts and isolinux behaviour. > > James > > 2009/12/11 James Hogarth <<a href="mailto:james.hogarth@gmail.com">james.hogarth@gmail.com</a>> > You wont' see anything in your browser at the path there as it > appears spacewalk only delivers content requested and not > everything in the 'virtual' directory...... > > How far do you get with the KS installation? Package install, > partitioning, no KS file found, etc? > > 2009/12/11 Gerd Mueller <<a href="mailto:gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de">gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de</a>> > > Hi, > > I cannot get the kickstart installation do work. After > configuring I > find following parameter in my kickstart file: > > url --url > <a href="http://spacewalk." target="_blank">http://spacewalk.</a>.../ks/dist/Centos-5.4-x86_64 > > If I open this path with a standardbrowser I don't > find anything > underneath this path. If I change the manually > parameter to > > url --url > <a href="http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.4/os/x86_64" target="_blank">http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.4/os/x86_64</a> > > the kickstart installation runs but doesnot finish > successfully. > > I am sure I am missing something her. But what? > > Any help would be appreciated > > Thank you > > Gerd > > > > > > > > -- > Gerd Mueller > > Mika Timing GmbH > Strundepark > Kuertener Str. 11b > 51465 Bergisch Gladbach > > Phone: +49 (0)2202-2401-153 > Mobile: +49 (0)151 5500 4015 > Fax: +49 (0)2202-2401-253 > email: <a href="mailto:gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de">gerd.mueller@mikatiming.de</a> > WEB Adresse: <a href="http://www.mikatiming.de" target="_blank">www.mikatiming.de</a> > > Key ID: 2AA04C1F > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Spacewalk-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> </div></div> _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Spacewalk-list@redhat.com">Spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-list</a> </blockquote></div>