Hi Seth,
I'm attempting to install from a cdrom. I just want to retrieve the
kickstart config file via nfs.
P.
On 02/14/01, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
> the machine has no floppy drive?
> where are you getting the installer medium? cdrom? initrd?
>
> -sv
> On 12 Feb 2001 20:09:18 -0800, Philip J. Hollenback wrote:
> > I have a set of systems I need to install redhat 6.2 on.
> >
> > No floppies, so kickstart via nfs seems ideal.
> >
> > However, when I start the installer with the lilo line "linux ks",
> > the install dies shortly after /sbin/loader, and I must reboot the
> > system.
> >
> > The python stack trace is something like:
> >
> > file "/usr/bin/anaconda" line 45 in ? [ "text" "debug" "gui" ... ]
> > file /usr/lib/anaconda/isys.py line 198 in getopt
> > return apply (_isys.getopt.args)
> > TypeError: bad argument --kickstart: missing argument
> >
> > I take that to mean that the installer is expecting something after
> > "linux ks". I'm confused, because the docs say you can just use
> > "linux ks" with no additional arguments to have the installer retrieve
> > ks.cfg via nfs.
> >
> > I experimented with other lilo options, and I was able to get the
> > installer to run successfully when I place the ks.cfg file on a
> > filesystem on the hard drive. Manually specifying nfs options
> > ("linux ks=nfs:server:/kickstart/ks.cfg", for example) also does
> > not work. In that case, the installer ignores the request and
> > just starts a normal gui install.
> >
> > What am I missing here? Any ideas why I can't just run "linux ks"
> > to do the install?
> >
> > kickstart via nfs is really the best choice for my configuration.
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Philip J. Hollenback
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