Did you put :80, or leave it off altogether? Can you browse to the server machine from the same network that you are trying to install from? Are you certain that you are getting an IP address (with the correct gateway) on the install machine, e.g. can you ping it from the http server? Forrest > I tried it on port 80 and the only way the behavior changed > was instead of > getting the error message immediately, it spent quite a while > trying to get > both url's before giving up and spitting back the same error > message. It > again didn't actually try to contact the webserver. I don't > think I have > any packages selected that require the second CD, but even > so, it would have > to actually contact the webserver to know that I don't have > it mounted also, > so that factor is not coming into play just yet... > > - > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Taylor, ForrestX [mailto:forrestx.taylor@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:58 PM > To: 'kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: RE: next problem (http retrieval) > > > > oops, looks like I spoke too soon -- I am not seeing any hits in the > > webserver log as a result of attempting this kickstart.... so > > it's not even > > connecting to the webserver.... > > > > I changed the URL line in my ks.cfg to this: > > > > url --url http://10.9.5.72:8080/kickstart > > > > Under the kickstart directory on that webserver is mounted > > disk 1 of the > > RedHat 7.2 distribution (i.e. > > http://10.9.5.72:8080/kickstart/RedHat/ is a > > valid directory). > > > > The third VT now adds the following lines to the log of > what loader is > > trying to do, right after it sets the hostname) > > > > * url address 10.9.5.72:8080 > > * url prefix /kickstart > > * copying file to fd 11 > > * wrote 7 339549 bytes > > * transferring > > http://10.9.5.72:8080//kickstart/RedHat/base/netstg1.img to a > fd > > Here it is trying to get the netstg1.img from the location > that you gave it. > It cannot get it, so it tries this: > > > * transferring > > http://10.9.5.72:8080//kickstart/disc1/RedHat/base/netstg1.img to a fd > and then on the main VT I get an error dialog that says > "File /kickstart/RedHat/base/netstg1.img not found on server." > John My guess is that it is the :8080 port that is failing. Can you try it on the standard port 80? Also, you need to have both discs mounted, and apparently the loader will check for disc1/ and disc2/ in the directory that you give. Forrest
