pxe

[Gilboa Davara]

On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 22:37 +0200, Martin Papadopoulos wrote:
> Martin Papadopoulos schrieb: 
> > eric magaoay schrieb:
> >   
> > > Martin,
> > > I have been using PXE boot/install F7 development builds without a
> > > problem (mostly x86_64, but sometimes i386 -build tree). Make sure
> > > your config setup in dhcpd.conf and config file(s) under pxelinux.cfg
> > > directory is correct. Try using the boot kernel/initrd located in:
> > > 
> > > /isolinux/vmlinuz
> > > /isolinux/initrd.img
> > > 
> > > eric
> > > 
> > > Martin Papadopoulos wrote:
> > >     
> > > > hello,
> > > > 
> > > > since the early dev phases of f7 , no single vmlinuz version is bootable
> > > > via pxe.
> > > > boot the pxe vmlinuz provided always leeds to "invalid or corrupt kernel
> > > > image"
> > > > it's really bugging since nowadays pxe and kickstart are common
> > > > infrastructure methods for deployment :-(
> > > > 
> > > > greetz
> > > > 
> > > > martin papadopoulos
> > > > 
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > pooh.
> > je*** ch*** ,
> > i had a type in the pxelinux.cfg and misinterpreted the pxelinux message.
> > sorry guys.
> > 
> > works fine now.
> > 
> > thanx a lot. have a nice we
> > 
> > greetz martin papadopoulos :-)
> > 
> > 
> >   
> another problem with pxe and f7 rc2
> 
> i tested under vmware with scsi disk as hard drive ( not ide ) and
> anaconda says it can't find any disks.
> maybe the scsi driver is missing in vmlinuz or in the initrd ?
> 
> greetz
> 
> martin papadopoulos

Known issue.
Something seems to be broken with LSI SCSI driver. (Though, AFAIR, the
problem is with the SCSI layer within vmware [though I'm not sure])
You'll have to switch your vmware configuration to IDE.

- Gilboa