FC2 network kickstart not working
paul at rh.sbrk.co.uk
paul at rh.sbrk.co.uk
Thu May 27 21:32:26 UTC 2004
On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 08:44:34AM -0500, Ken Teh wrote:
> I had the same problem until I switched to using DNS names for the server
> both at the syslinux boot prompt, that is, for example,
> linux ks=nfs:fcserver.mynet:/disks/fc2/ks/bugs
> The symptoms were exactly as you described. The DCHP part goes off
> without problems, but the installee never contacts the NFS server. Hope
> this helps. I'm guessing they changed anaconda. Live and learn.
Hmm. I've just looked at the alt-f3 and see this:
* url is 192.168.8.2:/kickstart/
* file location: nfs://192.168.8.2:/kickstart/192.168.8.10-kickstart
* failed to mount nfs source
I tried modifying dhcpd.conf to specify a name but it just
turns it back into an IP address there and then. So I specified
ks=nfs://pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/ on the boot command line
instead of just ks. On alt-f3 I see:
* url is pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/
* file location: nfs://pxenfs.sbrk.co.uk:/kickstart/192.168.8.10-kickstart
Bingo! It works!
Thank you Ken.
Paul
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