Hi, My RedHat 7.3 distribution and kickstart config files are all sitting on my computer at work. I'm trying to use kickstart to install a computer at home over a cable-modem. This used to work in RHL 7.1, but stopped working at 7.2, and still doesn't work at 7.3. Basically, the installation gets my config file via NFS, then attempts to mount the isos from my server. It prints out "Welcome to Red Hat Linux" on the blue screen then hangs. <ctrl><alt><f3> says this: mounting nfs path deimos:/usr/local/admin/kickstart/dist/7.3/isos mntloop loop0 on /tmp/loopimage as /mnt/source/valhalla-i386-disc1.iso fd is 16 <ctrl><alt><f4> says this: nfs warning: mount version older than kernel eth0: found link beat eth0: autonegotiation complete: 10baseT-HD selected nfs: server deimos not responding, still trying I know that my servers's /etc/exports and /etc/hosts.allow file are correct because I can boot the very same machine and mount the configs and isos via NFS. And when I take this machine into work, kickstart works just fine on it. Anybody know what's going on? I'll include my config file below. Thanks, Cheryl --------------------------- ks.cfg ------------------------------------- # ks.cfg ### Language Specification lang en_US langsupport en_US ### Network Configuration ### Source File Location nfs --server deimos --dir /usr/local/admin/kickstart/dist/7.3/isos ### Keyboard Configuration ### Will get set to 'us' by default ### if nothing specified in /etc/sysconfig/keyboard keyboard us ### Partitioning Information ### Whether to clear out the Master Boot Record (yes/no) ### Which partitions to format (--linux/--all) ### --linux - only format existing linux partitions ### --all - format all existing partitions ### Which partitions to set up on new system as well ### as size of those partitions # # rhino RH7.X # # /dev/hda1 2 GB swap # /dev/hda2 2 GB / # /dev/hda5 2 GB /export/home # /dev/hda6 52 GB /scr # #zerombr yes #clearpart --linux #clearpart --all #part /boot --size 16 ####### EDIT HERE ############# part / --size 1000 --onpart hda5 part swap --size 127 --onpart hda6 part /export/home --size 100 --noformat --onpart hda7 ############################### install ### Mouse Configuration mouse genericps/2 --emulthree #oldgenghis ####################################### ### Time Zone Configuration ### Will get set to 'US/Eastern' if ZONE is missing ### from /etc/sysconfig/clock or if file is missing entirely timezone US/Pacific ### X Configuration ### Will set up system for minimal resolution and color depth; ### may wish to run Xconfigurator manually after system installation xconfig --defaultdesktop=GNOME --startxonboot ### Root Password Designation ### '--iscrypted' does not work properly with release 6.1 as shipped; ### will need to get updates from http://support.redhat.com/errata ### in order for this to work correctly; can also just specify ### root password in plain text and change it after system installation; ### e.g. 'rootpw ThisIsThePassword' will get root's password to ### "ThisIsThePassword" rootpw --iscrypted /8alp2cSTLJbM ############### EDIT HERE ############# ### Authorization Configuration auth --useshadow ### Bootloader Configuration bootloader --location=mbr --md5pass=$1$laBA//$lhDSaufJ3rBH5lV8PEOlv0 ### Reboot the computer after the installation is over reboot ### Package Designation ### The package names, as well as the groups they are a part of can be ### found in the /RedHat/base/comps file; individual packages can be ### specified by entering their names one per line; ### groups (e.g. 'X Window System') can be specified ### by appending a "@" in front of the group name; ### e.g. '@ X Window System' %packages @ Printing Support @ GNOME @ KDE @ Software Development @ NFS File Server fortune-mod gnome-media rdist rmt dump autorun autofs bc mt-st timidity++ sane-backends screen cdrecord mkisofs cdda2wav xcdroast sharutils gv vim-X11 dos2unix unix2dos fvwm2 fvwm2-icons metamail ### Commands To Be Run Post-Installation %post # # DONE #
