Hi,
try and copy the bootnet.img to a floppy, then copy your ks.cfg file
onto the floppy and edit the syslinix.cfg file to look something like
this
default ks
prompt 0
label ks
kernel vmlinuz
append ks=floppy initrd=initrd.img
then it should boot up straight into kickstart, if your having problems
mounting the filesystems check the other consoles (alt-f1, alt-f2, etc)
and check for any errors. I had a problem where the ethernet driver for
the realtek8139 wouldn't load properly.
cheers
Martin.
On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 18:47, farry Philippe-Auguste wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for the info,
>
> I tried to use the bootnet.img file copied to a diskette and I still got
> the same error message. The only difference is that after the error
> message, I get prompted for the type of install and if I choose nfs, it
> prompted me for the server and directory. After I put in the info, I
> got a message telling me that it couldn't mount the specified directory.
>
> I tried to mount the directory on another RH box and it works fine.
>
> also I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by:
>
> edit the configuration (ks default, short pause)
>
> can you please be more specific ?
>
> Pls advise
>
> Farry
>
> John wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Farry Philippe-Auguste wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi list
> >>
> >>I'm a newbie with the kickstart install. I setup a NSF server and a
> >>DHCP server. Then I created the ks.cfg file with the kickstart gui.
> >>
> >>The NFS directory that I'm exporting is /home/farryp/setup. I copied
> >>the ks.cfg file in the directory.
> >>
> >>Then I put in the boot cd and at the boot prompt, I typed:
> >>
> >> boot: linux nfs=192.168.1.3:/home/farryp/setup/ks.cfg
> >>
> >>Then I got the error message
> >> Error opening: Kickstart file /tmp/ks.cfg: No such file
> >>or directory
> >>
> >>I tried the same thig with a boot diskette. No luck same error
> >>
> >>NFS and DHCP are tested and are running. Am I sending the right command
> >>to the kernel ?
> >>
> >>pls advise
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You must use the bootnet.img image copied to floppy. I generally copy
> >the file, edit the configuration (ks default, short pause) and use the modified version.
> >
> >Getting the ks file from the server is a fine idea.
> >
> >
> >
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