Kickstart problem
Ezra Taylor
ezra.taylor at gmail.com
Mon Jan 12 21:03:55 UTC 2009
I'm going to try 5.1 now. I hope all goes well. Thank you all for your
help.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Gents:
> I just successfully install 4.5 using kickstart. What
> could have changed on 5.2 that it is not allow me access to the keyboard
> while doing the kickstart. I couldn't do a Alt-F[1234] with 5.2. Do you
> guys know what's up with 5.2?
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Ezra Taylor <ezra.taylor at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Maarten:
>> For some reason, I can't do a Alt-F[123]. My
>> keyboard is locked. I don't understand this. Also, I used http and the
>> same error message appearred. Note, I logged into another box and was able
>> to use wget to pull down the file. Lastly, I'm using a cheap Linksys switch
>> to connect the machines.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Broekman, Maarten <
>> Maarten.Broekman at fmr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>> > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ezra Taylor
>>> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:26 PM
>>> > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>>> > Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>>> >
>>> > Hello Broekman:
>>> >
>>> > I'm serving dhcp requests on eth1. The client host is getting its
>>> > connection from eth0. I can see from tcpdump and syslog
>>> > that the client is
>>> > getting a ipaddress from dhcpd. I switched the cables from
>>> > the client and
>>> > the the client boots from harddrive. My nfs setup is as follows.
>>> >
>>> > */etc/exports*
>>> > /opt/apps *(ro,async)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > *Output from showmount command*
>>> >
>>> > [etaylor at hellraiser ~]$ showmount -a
>>> > All mount points on hellraiser:
>>> > 192.168.0.130:/apps/install
>>> > 192.168.0.130:/opt/apps/install
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Broekman, Maarten
>>> > <Maarten.Broekman at fmr.com
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > See below...
>>> > >
>>> > > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
>>> > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ezra Taylor
>>> > > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:10 PM
>>> > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
>>> > > > Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Hello all:
>>> > > > I followed all of your suggestions and
>>> > > > I'm still not able
>>> > > > to download the kickstart file. Just to let you know, while
>>> > > > receiving the
>>> > > > above messages, the keyboard is disabled. I'm not even able
>>> > > > to modify the
>>> > > > the line that shows the the location of the ks.cfg file.
>>> > > > Also, I tried
>>> > > > downloading the file using http. Using http still
>>> > produces the error
>>> > > > message "Error downloading kickstart file". I'm starting to
>>> > > > think this is a
>>> > > > network issue.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > > From: "Ezra Taylor" <ezra.taylor at gmail.com>
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:19:40
>>> > > > > > To: <chaim.rieger at gmail.com>; General Red Hat Linux
>>> > discussion
>>> > > > > > list<redhat-list at redhat.com>
>>> > > > > > Subject: Re: Kickstart problem
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > Thanks for your quick response.
>>> > > > > > *
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > ks.cfg*
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > text
>>> > > > > > install
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > nfs --server=192.168.0.2
>>> > --dir=/opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > lang en_US.UTF-8
>>> > > > > > keyboard us
>>> > > > > > mouse none
>>> > > > > > timezone America/New_York
>>> > > > > > rootpw --iscrypted $1$UD.SyMgz$PFb6a0vs2lCJxWWtEO.sE1
>>> > > > > > network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --noipv6
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > firewall --disabled
>>> > > > > > selinux --disabled
>>> > > > > > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > bootloader --location=mbr
>>> > > > > > clearpart --all
>>> > > > > > zerombr yes
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > part /boot --fstype ext3 --asprimary --size 500
>>> > > > > > part swap --fstype swap --asprimary --size 2048
>>> > > > > > part / --fstype reiserfs --asprimary --size 4096 --grow
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > skipx
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > %packages
>>> > > > > > @base
>>> > > > > > @development-libs
>>> > > > > > @editors
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > /tftpboot/boot/pxelinux.cfg/default
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > default a
>>> > > > > > timeout 500
>>> > > > > > prompt 1
>>> > > > > > display pxelinux.msg
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > label a #Centos 5.2 - 32 bit(reiserfs)
>>> > > > > > kernel vmlinuz-centos-5.2-32bit
>>> > > > > > append text ksdevice=eth0
>>> > > > eth0_ethtool="autoneg=off speed=100
>>> > > > > > duplex=half" console=tty0 load_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=8192
>>> > > > > > initrd=initrd.img ks=nfs:192.168.0.2:
>>> > > > > > /opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386/ks/ks.cfg
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > */etc/exports*
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > /opt/apps/install *(ro,no_root_squash)
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > */etc/dhcpd.conf*
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > ddns-update-style interim;
>>> > > > > > next-server 192.168.0.2;
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>>> > > > > > # option routers 192.168.0.1;
>>> > > > > > option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>>> > > > > > option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
>>> > > > > > range 192.168.0.3 192.168.0.130;
>>> > > > > > default-lease-time 51000;
>>> > > > > > max-lease-time 51000;
>>> > > > > > filename "/boot/pxelinux.0";
>>> > > > > > allow booting;
>>> > > > > > allow bootp;
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > }
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:47 PM,
>>> > <chaim.rieger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > >> Please post ks.cfg
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
>>> > > > > >> From: "Ezra Taylor" <ezra.taylor at gmail.com>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:42:37
>>> > > > > >> To: <redhat-list at redhat.com>
>>> > > > > >> Subject: Kickstart problem
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> Hello all:
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> I'm getting the error below when trying
>>> > > > to kickstart my
>>> > > > > >> box. The kickstart server is running RHEL 5.2 and the
>>> > > > client is 5.2.
>>> > > > > >> Any
>>> > > > > >> suggestions?
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> Error downloading kickstart file
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >>
>>> > > > > >> --
>>> > > > > >> Ezra Taylor
>>> > > > > >> --
>>> > > > > > --
>>> > > > > > Ezra Taylor
>>> > > > > --
>>> > > > --
>>> > > > Ezra Taylor
>>> > > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Several questions:
>>> > > - Are you sure that the OS is seeing eth0 as the
>>> > interface you
>>> > > expect? I know that on RHEL4 and RHEL5 certain hardware
>>> > is probed PCI
>>> > > slots first and then motherboard so the first onboard interface is
>>> > > something other than eth0.
>>> > >
>>> > > - Can you see the server connecting to the dhcp
>>> > server to get
>>> > > it's network information?
>>> > >
>>> > > - Are the NFS exports set up correctly to allow
>>> > your server to
>>> > > mount and read the directory?
>>> > >
>>> > > Maarten Broekman
>>> > > Email: maarten.broekman at fmr.com
>>> > >
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>>>
>>> Are all the options in your append line correct? The "Error getting
>>> kickstart file" means that it can't find the ks.cfg in the path you
>>> specified (/opt/apps/install/centos/5-2/i386/ks/ks.cfg). If that is the
>>> correct location, one of your ethtool options may need to be adjusted
>>> (are you really connected to a network that requires 100Mb _half_
>>> duplex?)
>>>
>>> Do you get any other messages on the alternate consoles (Alt-F2, Alt-F3,
>>> Alt-F4) that indicate a problem (possibly a link error)?
>>>
>>> Just trying to figure out all the potential problems.
>>>
>>> --Maarten
>>>
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