PXE/KS FC2 Installs

[Leonard Isham]

On 6/23/05, MW Mike Weiner (5028) <MWeiner at ag.com> wrote:
> On 6/22/05, MW Mike Weiner (5028) <MWeiner at ag.com> wrote:
> > List readers -
> >
> > I have made major break throughs in my efforts to get PXE/KS fc2
> > installs to work.
> >
> > However I have a new issue this morning, I fire up the test box, it
> > goes out, gets an IP, gets the kickstart script, begins the install
> > albeit in an X window. There was an error installing 'X'.rpm This can
> > indicate a media failure, lack of disk space, and/or hardware problem.
> 
> > This is a fatal error and your install will be aborted. Please verify
> > your media and try your install again.
> >
> > Well, when I reboot the system to try again, it fails on yet another
> > RPM. I rsync'd the RPMS down from loop-mounted ISOs so I am unsure why
> 
> > it is complaining of bad media. Has anyone else had this problem, and
> > how do we work around this issue? I see nothing in any logs on the
> > server providing the install media.
> >
> > OK, I grabbed another test box, exactly like the first one, and yes,
> > the random RPM complaints seems to carry over to another new box, I
> > had to flash the bios to upgrade the version of PXE on the test box
> > and now that's fine and it can see the dhcpd server fine. Just seems
> > to randomly pick an RPM and complain about it, then wants a reboot.
> > Has anyone else seen this? And if so, how do I correct the issues?
> >
> 
> Based on your random errors I'd guess that you and errors on the
> harddrive or network (bad cable, card swicch port...)
> --
> Leonard -
> 
> Appreciate the response, I did try another server, and even changed
> kickstart to serve up the iso's rather than raw rpms, and I STILL get
> the random complaints of bad media (corrupted RPMS). What is the best
> way to debug the problem here? I need to get this going, I have several
> hundred boxes I need to put through this same process, and at this
> point, it going to be VERY painful. I will reboot the victim with a
> mem86+ boot disk and see if there is any issues with the memory, but the
> hardware I am serving the DHCP/PXE/KS/RPMS from is a new box and been
> running great with no hardware issues.
> 

Different NIC maybe the Linux driver is the problem? 

-- 
Leonard Isham, CISSP 
Ostendo non ostento.