> > I have been able to install 7.2 by nfs but, darn it, 7.1 is > looking for a > > dhcp server. What's going on? > > Sorry if I am all wrong but I can't see what's wrong with kickstart > using > or not DHCP server for installation. > > The decision for requesting dhcp is what is in syslinux.cfg (or what > is typed at boot), the magic word "network". > > In syslinux.cfg we can have: > > to boot using dhcp > ------------------ > label ks > kernel vmlinuz > append network initrd=initrd.img ks=floppy > > to boot without dhcp > -------------------- > label ks > kernel vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.img ks=floppy > > > Anne > -- > Anne Possoz Service Informatique Central Tel : (41/21) 693.22.49 > Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland) Anne, The problem is that some people want to install via the network (e.g. NFS), but they don't have a DHCP server. Forrest
