Re: method= param ignored?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Ed,

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Ed Brown wrote:

> Hi Connie,
> 
> # cat /etc/redhat-release
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 3 (Taroon Update 1)
> 
> So yes, I think, to your question: "are we using update 1".
> 
> But I'm not clear if you mean anaconda IS broken in this release, or was

It is broken in the Update 1 release which is your release. 

> broken in the beta release before.  It sure seems broken now.  I could

RedHat put out a beta of Update 1,  Anaconda was NOT broken in that 
release.

> not see that it was trying to go anywhere, on the alternate consoles. 
> If a ks=... parameter is supplied, it does go get that.  If that
> kickstart file has a "url --url ..." line, it will use that. If it
> doesn't, the "where do you want to install from" dialogue comes up.  If
> no ks url is supplied, then after choosing language and keyboard,
> anaconda prompts for the redhat CD: not even a choice of where to
> install from. 
> 
> I'd be very interested in your patch.

It is available from

ftp://linux.fnal.gov/linux/lts301/SRPMS/anaconda-9.1.1-7f1.RHEL.src.rpm

-Connie Sieh

> 
> thank you,
> Ed 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 13:18, csieh wrote:
> > Ed,
> > 
> > If this is update 1 of RHEL3 RedHat broke that functionality in the 
> > anaconda between the one in the Update 1 beta and the one released with 
> > Update 1.  Are you using update 1.
> > 
> > I have created a patch if needed.
> > 
> > You can check where it is trying to go on the alt-f3 screen.
> > 
> > -Connie Sieh
> > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Ed Brown wrote:
> > 
> > > I haven't had any success using the
> > > "method=ftp://ip.of.server/path/to/dir/that/contains_'RedHat'_dir"
> > > parameter at the boot: prompt. (RHEL3)  The GUI prompt for install
> > > method appears, and installation proceeds if the same server and path
> > > are entered there, or if the url line is supplied in a kickstart file. 
> > > The parameter is documented in command-line.txt in the anaconda
> > > documentation.  Am I missing something?
> > > 
> > > thanks,
> > > Ed
> > > 
> > > 
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Anaconda-devel-list mailing list
> > > Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list
> > > 
> > 
> 
> 



[Index of Archives]     [Kickstart]     [Fedora Users]     [Fedora Legacy List]     [Fedora Maintainers]     [Fedora Desktop]     [Fedora SELinux]     [Big List of Linux Books]     [Yosemite News]     [Yosemite Photos]     [KDE Users]     [Fedora Tools]
  Powered by Linux