Carl, Yes, originally I was trying this using a NetApp 720. I don't have a wealth of experience with these, so I decided to try it against a normal Linux NFS server, but ended up with the same results. I'll post the exact error message later, but the general error it's giving is that it can't connect to the NFS server (the error reported via the alt-f3 screen). I can connect to the server without fail from other machines when using dhcp or static IPs (I have the NFS server wide open for testing). For the time being I've switched to ftp as I can't devote much more time to playing with the nfs install (even though it would be preferable). -Stephen > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Riches [mailto:riches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:18 PM > To: Stephen Bolinger > Cc: Carl Riches > Subject: RE: Problems with NFS install... > > > > I'be been following some of this thread because we started having a > similar problem following some system changes. Are you using a Network > Appliance file server as your nfs host for kickstart? I wonder about this > based on your statement that your kickstart files are in /vol/vol0. We > didn't have any problems until we started using a NetApp filer as our nfs > host for RH6.2 installations. This problem got put on the back burner > until we could start using RH7.0 to see if this was a version-specific > problem. Maybe there is a problem with the way the RedHat installation > goes after the nfs mount? > > Carl > > Carl G. Riches > Software Engineer > Department of Mathematics > Box 354350 voice: 206-543-5082 or 206-616-3636 > University of Washington fax: 206-543-0397 > Seattle, WA 98195-4350 internet: riches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Stephen Bolinger wrote: > > > Thanks all for your comments. Unfortunately, I still do have > it working. > > Previously, I was attempting to use a ks.cfg on the floppy. I > tried to load > > the ks.cfg from the nfs server, but I get the error that it > can't find file > > "/tmp/ks.cfg". Is it supposed to be in a /tmp dir under the > nfs share or is > > this just something that it tries when it can't connect to the > nfs server? > > > > I also tried switching to a basic linux nfs server (rather than > connecting > > to the netapp directly). Still with the same results though. > > > > So to recap, I made the modification to syslinux.cfg to be: > > default kickstart > > prompt 1 > > timeout 2 > > label kickstart > > kernel vmlinuz > > append ks=nfs:192.168.1.90:/mnt/kickstart/ks.cfg > initrd=initrd.img network > > > > The setup starts, prompts me for which ethernet card (eth0, > eth1, eth2), I > > select eth0 then it tells me is can't find "/tmp/ks.cfg". By this time, > > it's already leased an IP and bound it to eth0 (I can ping it). > Any more > > ideas? Should I switch to ftp? > > > > Thanks! > > > > -Stephen Bolinger > > > > When I boot to the > > > > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Stephen Bolinger wrote: > > > > > > > The install begins to go into a manual install and asks if I > > > want an NFS, > > > > FTP or HTTP install. > > > > > > There's something wrong here with where ever it is you have put > > > your ks.cfg. > > > The installer can't find it for whatever reason (otherwise it > wouldn't be > > > asking you what type of install you need :-). > > > > > > It's also been my experience that if you try to use the ks > option and the > > > kickstart can't find a ks.cfg anywhere, it'll pretend to drop > back to a > > > manual install but it'll fail (exactly like you're > describing) when you > > > try to continue by manually feeding in the information. > > > > > > Check your syslinux.cfg for the image you're using to boot > and make sure > > > that you have something that looks like: > > > > > > label kickit > > > kernel vmlinuz > > > append ks=nfs:192.168.1.90:/kickstart/ks.cfg > initrd=initrd.img network > > > > > > Note that we're assuming your ks.cfg is in the NFS dir above. > And we're > > > also assuming that you're using a NetApp filer and that > /kickstart will be > > > aliased automagically to /vol/vol0/kickstart. :-) > > > > > > Take it easy, > > > > > > -- > > > Kelley Spoon Main: 210-892-4000 > > > Rackspace Managed Hosting Fax: 210-892-4329 > > > 112 East Pecan, Suite 600 Email: kspoon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > San Antonio, TX 78205 <http://www.rackspace.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > >
