Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreivenetstg2.imgfile

Callahan, Tom CallahanT at tessco.com
Wed May 16 00:13:01 UTC 2007


The path and network settings from the kickstart "can" apply once it pulls the ks file. Make sure the network settings are correct in the kickstart file.

You could create a %pre section in your installer, and attempt to pull the file using something like wget. Write a small script to do it, and on failure, tell it to just sit there. Then you can use CTRL-F1 thru CTRL-F4 to see what the errors were.


Botched kickstarts can get tricky, especially when it seems like a network issue.

Thanks,
Tom Callahan


-----Original Message-----
From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Mukarram Syed
Sent: Tue 5/15/2007 8:04 PM
To: 'Discussion list about Kickstart'
Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreive	netstg2.imgfile
 
Thanks Colin for the quick response 

 

Yes.  It does have.  It's a Dell PE2950.

 

I have already tried that option as well.  

I tried both ksdevice=eth0 and ksdevice=eth1 and they don't work.

 

-Mukarram.

 

 

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From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Coe, Colin C. (Unix Engineer)
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:52 PM
To: Discussion list about Kickstart
Subject: RE: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreive netstg2.imgfile

 

Does the machine you're on have multiple Ethernet interfaces?  If so, what you may find is adding 'ksdevice=link' will assist.

 

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		From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mukarram Syed
	Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2007 7:50 AM
	To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
	Subject: Unable to get any http requests: Unable to retreive netstg2.img file

	Hi 

	I am sure there is some information regarding my request, but I am unable to find it, hence the post.

	 

	I configured my kickstart server using http.

	I am able to pxeboot the client, but my client is not able to get the netstg2.img file from the server.

	I am able to http into my netstg2.img directory from a web browser from another server in the same subnet successfully.

	 

	Also I tried to put in a boot cdrom and run the following:

	Linux ks=http://<ServerIP>/ENT_LINUX_64/Enterprise/ks.cfg ip=<ClientIP> netmask=255.255.255.224 gateway=<GatewayIP>

	 

	Still no luck. It goes straight to the cd installer.

	 

	I tried to tcpdump the traffic on the MAC address of the client, it outputs the tftp information and after that it stops.

	I don't see any http traffic coming from the client.

	 

	I'd appreciate some help in this regard.  

	I've spent all day trying to troubleshoot this but no luck.

	 

	Thanks Much

	 

	 

	Mukarram Syed

	Unix Systems Administrator, 

	Stanford University.

	 

 
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