Re: Problems Installing Via NFS

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On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 Rebecca.R.Hepper@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello

Are u sure you use a bootnet image disk?

It seems that you use a boot.img disk

> Hello All,
>
> I am having some problems installing via NFS.
>
> I believe my NFS server is set up correctly as I can mount the exported
> directory from other computers.  On my NFS server, I copied both RedHat 7.1
> install CD's to /redhat.disks/redhat-7.1.  And I placed my ks.cfg file in
> /redhat.disks
>
> In my ks.cfg I use this line:   nfs --server 10.2.115.30 --dir
> /redhat.disks/redhat-7.1
>
> My syslinux.cfg includes the following:
> label fof
>   kernel vmlinuz
>   #append ks=file:/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img lang= devfs=nomount vga=788
>   append ks=nfs:10.2.115.30:/redhat.disks/ks.cfg initrd=initrd.img network
>
> When I try to install, I get prompted for a language, keyboard type, then
> an installation method of either Local CDROM or hard drive.  If I do an
> ALT-F3, the last line says "trying to mount device hde" and if I do an
> ALT-F4 it says "<6> CDROM:  open failed"
>
> I tried using the name rather than the IP address with the same results.
> I also tried using the ks=file line in syslinux.cfg rather than having the
> ks.cfg file on my NFS server, same results.
>
> I must be doing something wrong since it is not reading my ks.cfg file.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you,
> Rebecca
>
>
>
>
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