syslinux command line?

[Cameron, Thomas]

OK, mea culpa, I have not described my problem or my t-shooting steps very well.

I am accessing the box I am trying to kickstart via the Java web interface to the Integrated Lights Out (iLO) board.  Through this interface, I can see the server POST and I can do things like hit F8 to go into the RAID config utility (firmware level) and stuff like that.  It's just like sitting at the console with a keyboard and mouse.  I am mounting a floppy image that I got from HP as the virtual floppy.  This image is specific to the Proliant I am trying to kickstart - it has the correct RAID and network card drivers.  I verified that it works by watching alt-F4 and I see the RAID controller and the NICs start up.

The Proliant has two Broadcom 5700 series gigabit NICs.  I have tried the following (ip addresses obfuscated) command lines.  The first tries to boot off of eth0, the second off of eth1.

linux text ks=nfs:345.678.237.39:/usr/local/export/rhel21asu2/ks/ks-tx2pmms01.cfg ip=345.678.195.89 dns=345.678.3.251 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=345.678.195.1 ksdevice=eth0

and 

linux text ks=nfs:345.678.237.39:/usr/local/export/rhel21asu2/ks/ks-tx2pmms01.cfg ip=345.678.195.89 dns=345.678.3.251 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=345.678.195.1 ksdevice=eth1

Under alt-F4 I see both NICs initiated, so I know the driver is loading.  But I see pump (the dhcp client) initiate at the same time.  It's like it never reads the ipaddress stuff from the syslinux command line.

Is there another argument I need to pass from the command line like "boot=static?"

Thanks!
Thomas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kickstart-list-admin at redhat.com
> [mailto:kickstart-list-admin at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Ajay Shekhawat
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:43 PM
> To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: syslinux command line?
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 02:11:42PM -0600, Cameron, Thomas wrote:
> > I tried this syntax but the installer goes into "sending 
> dhcp request" 
> > and then "Error opening /tmp/ks.cfg - no such file or directory."
> > 
> > Sorry, I should have mentioned that we are running RHEL 2.1AS-u2.
> > 
> > Thomas
> 
> Long shot here: is the module for the network card loaded?
> Can you see anything on the other consoles ( Alt-F2, Alt-F3, 
> Alt-F4 ) ?
> 
> Ajay
> 
> 
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